True World War 11 story of an English Pointer named Judy
August 24th, 2010 | 
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Ron Cuthbert of North Bay (shown right), Ontario, brought the true story of a remarkable English Pointer named Judy to my attention. This photo shows Ron with two other soldiers and puppies from Judy’s first litter. The details of Judy’s history are extrapolated from a long out-of-print book by E. Varley, The Judy Story. Read the rest of this entry »
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Guardian in the woods, streams and lakes of Ontario
Colin with Tanner during daily training
This unit assists Conservation Officers in the detection and recovery of evidence and concealed fish and wildlife. The highly trained dogs accompany their handlers every day to work and ride with them in trucks, boats, snowmachines, helicopters and ATVs.
These dogs provide high visibility patrols to deter violators from poaching and/or crime scenes. When someone is lost in the back woods they provide search and rescue support.
Once the trainer has his or her dog, it is up to them to train the dog in obedience, detection, tracking, etc. Frequent and intense refresher courses are mandatory. It is very important for the dog to have complete trust in the trainer. The dogs live with their trainers and are treated as professionals within the family. They are police officers. At present there are only six to seven such dogs working in the province of Ontario.
Colin Cotnam is a Conservation Officer in the Bancroft District and is shown here during training exercises with his Golden Retriever mix, Tanner, who has been a canine officer since 2008. When not directly servicing the south and central part of Ontario, Tanner and Colin conduct educational seminars.
Tags: Captain Kilkenny of ‘The Toronto Irish’, 1939
Thanks to Susan Henderson, Fergus, Ontario
When I read your request for stories in the Canadian Legion magazine I was happy. I have a story about an Irish Wolfhound. This photograph was published by the Star Weekly, Toronto, on October 28, 1939.
Before the war started, my father raised this and other Wolfhounds to show and breed. My dad was 17 years old in this picture. When my grandfather realized that he and his three sons were going to war, he sold and gave away his horses and his dogs. Read the rest of this entry »
To diet or not to diet
- Bob
This is Bob the Pug. He belongs to Trevor Deschamps and Courtney Scott. With their children they live in a residential area of Prince Rupert, B.C.
On April10,2010, neighbours observed what they first thought was a large dog grab Bob from his front lawn and trot away with him in his mouth like a mother would pick up a kitten.
They hollered to Trevor and Courtney that a wolf had picked up Bob and run off with him. Soon everyone, including Courtney who had given birth to her third child just two weeks before, was yelling and running in pursuit down the street into the woods nearby. As they ran they kept hollering and making a lot of noise and throwing rocks and sticks. Finally the wolf, who by all reports was a large and very handsome guy, dropped the Pug and ran off. Bob’s neck was punctured, but he was alright. Apparently his neck was too fat for the wolf to maintain a good bite on him!
Bob is home safe with his family who wonder whether to put him on that diet they’d been considering before wolf boy paid them a visit.