I may have been hiding under a rock, or actually more like a pile of dirty diapers since I had my baby a few months ago, but it had not really sunk in yet until yesterday that the new dog management plan in Lynn Headwaters Park had gone into effect on January 1, 2013 and [...]
I was just reading a letter to the local paper from a concerned mother about her children’s welfare while they were out and about on their own in her North Vancouver neighbourhood and it really made me stop and think. It was not that she was overly concerned for their safety, it was that she [...]
Some mornings, when you have an energetic one-year old dog waiting to go outside, are a drag. That’s the honest truth. Even on one of the most beautiful mornings of the year so far, the idea of lacing up my trail shoes and heading out with the dog is exhausting. Add in the fact that [...]
There are so many things that make the North Shore special. So much natural beauty, distinctive neighbourhoods, a sense of community, and, even better, fascinating people. One of those fascinating people, Michelle Sevigny, has been on my radar for awhile since I first heard about her company, DOGSAFE Canine First Aid, many years ago and [...]
Hi! You probably don’t remember me because I wrote a post in late August and then…poof… disappeared. Like that. Into thin air. Mea Culpa. Two things happened all at once that turned my life around so fast I started to go backwards. The wind wasn’t beneath my wings but blasting me head on, like I [...]
Now That’s A West Coast Dog! Love ‘em to pieces. Dogs are great motivators to get outside and get moving so I’m going to give you the skinny on dog parks on the North Shore, lower mainland and all over B.C. I’m also tell you how to keep your best friend safe with the help [...]