Healthy dog euthanized for burial with owner, sparks debate Debate? There’s debate to be sparked? Do me a favour. Read that again, but this time substitute the word “dog” for the word “child”. Then come back and explain to me why this is still ok. Veterinarians and funeral homes in Virginia are rejecting the idea […]
Category Archives: dogs
Six Months Of Shmans
Tansy has been very much neglected up here, but I have once again amassed quite the list of updates, observations and acknowledgements of time. Back in October, Tansy got out her barf bingo dabber and checked off that month. I think the little rip stole some dropped food at a social event at work, but […]
Keeping You In The Shmanda-Loop
You’re probably wondering what the heck’s a Shmandaloop. Well, it’s another nickname for Tansy. Steve came up with it one time when I was booking a Via Rail ticket. They always ask me what the name of the dog is, and in the background, Steve was petting her and said “Shmandaloop. S h m, a […]
Pick Of The Litter: A Fun Little Movie About Guide Dogs
I’ve been meaning to write about this movie, but I wanted to see it first. Now I have, so here I go. It’s a documentary about GDB, the school that trained Trix and Tansy, and it’s called Pick of the Litter. It’s the story of five guide dog puppies, and the process they move through […]
The Tansy Scoop part 2
And now that I’ve put up the super time-sensitive and milestone-type stuff, here’s some random stuff that’s left over. I forgot to include a recent picture of Tansy, so here’s one that was taken close to her seventh birthday. I was at a conference, and when Tans went out to pee, she must have sniffed […]
The Tansy Scoop part 1
Wow. The last time Tansy got a dedicated post was December! That’s just not cool! Of course, as a result, I have a metric ton of things to write down. This one could be a multi-parter. Tansy has entered a time period I affectionately nicknamed “the year of the complex.” She has worked with me […]
What’s That, Lassie? You Can Speak English Now?
I read about the idea of a pet translator, and although it’s in primitive stages, I got a little bit excited. Maybe, finally, this could be what I have been wishing for in this old post. Maybe this would allow me to ask my guide dog why she’s having trouble, or if anything hurts, or […]
No National Service Dog Team Standard! Yea!
I have a happy update to the Canadian service dog team standards story. They have scrapped it! I guess all the comments, meetings with MP\s, and whatever everyone else did convinced them that a one-size-fits-all standard does not work, as we all knew it wouldn’t. Of course, there are articles like this one that make […]
Goodbye To Trixie
Brad, who it can’t ever be said too many times did an amazing job of taking care of Trixie during the last 5 years of her life, has some words to say about her and what happened at the end. Some of what I’m going to write here I know Carin has already written, but […]
What Dogs Are Seeing When They Watch TV
I was interested in watching this video because quite often, Tansy will come out and sit by one of us, get some pets and stare intently at the television. Her two favourite things seem to be crime stuff like Cops and Live PD, or any of the vet shows we watch, especially the Incredible Dr. […]
