Dogs

Sgt. Shane Worth of the Oceanside RCMP and Rana are featured in the 2024 ‘Officers on Pawtrol’ calendar, a major fundraiser for the Balfour’s Friends Foundation. (Donna Michiel photo)

Charity calendar features Vancouver Island police and their best friends

‘Officers on Pawtrol’ calendar is a fundraiser for the Balfour’s Friends Foundation

 

The BC SPCA seized seven poorly looked after dogs from a property in Cherryville. (BC SPCA photo)

7 dogs seized from ice and snow of outdoor Okanagan pens

BC SPCA swoops in after call from citizen about poor living conditions for the dogs

 

New Westminster police are asking for help locating a stolen vehicle and the dog that was inside it. The department says the 2012 Fiat 500 Sport was stolen from the 800-block of Carnarvon Street at about 12:50 a.m. on Jan. 15, 2023. (Photos courtesy of New Westminster Police Department)

B.C. man’s dog stolen after car nabbed with pup inside of it: police

Owner hoping to reunite with 6-year-old border collie, ‘Zoey’

 

A pug who started out as a foster pet but quickly found his forever home. 2023-12-05 (News Staff/Thomas Eley)

Surprise pet Christmas presents are ill-advised: Victoria BC SPCA

It’s a decision that you should look at as a commitment for 10 to 20 years

A pug who started out as a foster pet but quickly found his forever home. 2023-12-05 (News Staff/Thomas Eley)
A Coombs family says their French Bulldog, Ocean, was killed by a wolf-dog hybrid at Coombs Country Campground. (Photo courtesy Vancouver Island Internet Television)

Family says wolf-dog hybrid killed puppy at Coombs campground

Animal has evaded traps for months; reports of several pet attacks

A Coombs family says their French Bulldog, Ocean, was killed by a wolf-dog hybrid at Coombs Country Campground. (Photo courtesy Vancouver Island Internet Television)
A two-year-old husky-labrador mix that was recently surrendered to the B.C. SPCA location after a horrible dog attack will soon be up for adoption.

Dog suffers horrible leg injury in attack, surrendered to northern B.C. SPCA

Dobby, a 2-year-old husky-labrador mix, will soon be up for adoption

A two-year-old husky-labrador mix that was recently surrendered to the B.C. SPCA location after a horrible dog attack will soon be up for adoption.
Vernon’s Rose the Jack Russell mix is featured in the month of June on the national 2024 Companions for Change calendar. (Beacon Communications photo)

Paddleboarding B.C. pup featured in fundraising calendar

Rose, a Jack Russell mix, appears in 2024 Companions for Change calendar

Vernon’s Rose the Jack Russell mix is featured in the month of June on the national 2024 Companions for Change calendar. (Beacon Communications photo)
Building Academic Retention through K9s (BARK) at UBCO. (Freya Green/UBCO)

Tail-wagging B.C. study concludes everybody benefits from snuggling a dog

UBCO research finds that gender doesn’t play a role in receiving benefits from canine therapy

Building Academic Retention through K9s (BARK) at UBCO. (Freya Green/UBCO)
Kittens in foster care, looking for a new home. 2023-10-17. (BC SPCA)

‘People are seeing the need’: Demand for fostering animals increases in B.C.

Animals of all shapes and sizes are fostered, including birds, rabbits, and horses

Kittens in foster care, looking for a new home. 2023-10-17. (BC SPCA)
A veterinarian inspects a Belgian Malinois puppy’s paw after a training session, to become rescue or detector dog, at the Mexican Army and Air Force Canine Production Center in San Miguel de los Jagueyes, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Precautions here are strict because of a recent canine parvovirus outbreak that sickened some of the puppies. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Mexico’s rescue and drug-sniffing dogs start out at army puppy kindergarten

Facility turns out about 300 expert Belgian Malinois a year

A veterinarian inspects a Belgian Malinois puppy’s paw after a training session, to become rescue or detector dog, at the Mexican Army and Air Force Canine Production Center in San Miguel de los Jagueyes, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Precautions here are strict because of a recent canine parvovirus outbreak that sickened some of the puppies. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Whiskey was in good spirits while enjoying a pet from Leo Jackson after being vaccinated for canine parvovirus at an emergency clinic on Sept. 4. (Photo courtesy of the Coastal Animal Rescue and Education Network)

Canine parvovirus outbreak continues in Tofino – Ucluelet region

The Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation continues to battle a canine parvovirus outbreak in Ty-Histanis

Whiskey was in good spirits while enjoying a pet from Leo Jackson after being vaccinated for canine parvovirus at an emergency clinic on Sept. 4. (Photo courtesy of the Coastal Animal Rescue and Education Network)
17 dogs have been seized from a North Okanagan breeder. (BC SPCA photo)

16 Yorkshire terriers, pregnant Pomeranian seized from B.C. breeder

BC SPCA caring for 16 Yorkshire terriers and 1 pregnant Pomeranian

17 dogs have been seized from a North Okanagan breeder. (BC SPCA photo)
Fish the dog has gained 10 pounds since being brought in after being found emaciated near Enderby at Kingfisher. The BC SPCA hopes somebody will adopt Fish. (Contributed)

Emaciated Lab found in North Okanagan putting on the pounds

Fish – so named as he was found near Kingfisher – continues to get better at BCSPCA branch in Salmon Arm

Fish the dog has gained 10 pounds since being brought in after being found emaciated near Enderby at Kingfisher. The BC SPCA hopes somebody will adopt Fish. (Contributed)
Local dogs are under threat from a potential canine parvovirus outbreak. The deadly virus spreads quickly and emergency vaccination clinics are underway. (photo: freepexels.com)

Vancouver Island First Nation tackling deadly dog virus

CARE working to prevent canine parvovirus from spreading around Tla-o-qui-aht in Tofino region

Local dogs are under threat from a potential canine parvovirus outbreak. The deadly virus spreads quickly and emergency vaccination clinics are underway. (photo: freepexels.com)
Mikki is one of the many dogs in Canada providing companionship to people. Do you know how many dogs live in Canada? (Kim Lawton photo)

QUIZ: Are you enjoying the dog days of summer?

For many, dogs are constant and loyal companions

Mikki is one of the many dogs in Canada providing companionship to people. Do you know how many dogs live in Canada? (Kim Lawton photo)
Victoria Van Mullem and Duke stop to share a moment Saturday, Aug. 12 during the Day of the Dog festival at Bullen Park in Esquimalt. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

PHOTOS: Day of the Dog takes over Esquimalt park

Annual festival features and celebrates everything dog

Victoria Van Mullem and Duke stop to share a moment Saturday, Aug. 12 during the Day of the Dog festival at Bullen Park in Esquimalt. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Fish, a nine-year-old Labrador retriever, was brought into the BC SPCA Shuswap centre after being found emaciated near Kingfisher. (BC SPCA photo)

Fish the fighter: Emaciated Labrador found in rural North Okanagan

Fish was brought to BC SPCA Shuswap animal centre bone-thin, covered in sores

Fish, a nine-year-old Labrador retriever, was brought into the BC SPCA Shuswap centre after being found emaciated near Kingfisher. (BC SPCA photo)
Kathy Mackey holds her dog Fancy as she’s surrounded by dozens of pet neckwear pieces in her Chilliwack home on July 6, 2023. She’s bringing her business, Simply Fetching Pet Designs, to the Chilliwack Fair Aug. 11 to 13. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

‘These ain’t your nana’s bandanas’: B.C. senior creates unique neckwear for dogs

‘They’re all about fun, and fashion and showing off,’ says Kathy Mackey of Simply Fetching Pet Designs

Kathy Mackey holds her dog Fancy as she’s surrounded by dozens of pet neckwear pieces in her Chilliwack home on July 6, 2023. She’s bringing her business, Simply Fetching Pet Designs, to the Chilliwack Fair Aug. 11 to 13. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Saki and Asha, one-year-old husky mixes, were abandoned outside a Prince George BC SPCA facility with porcupine quills embedded in their faces. (BC SPCA)

Abandoned dogs with porcupine quills in their faces left outside BC SPCA centre

1-year-old husky mixes believed to be sisters

Saki and Asha, one-year-old husky mixes, were abandoned outside a Prince George BC SPCA facility with porcupine quills embedded in their faces. (BC SPCA)
DOGtor Burke donated blood 10 times before his death in June 2023. (Hero Dawgs photo/Contributed to Black Press Media)

Late therapy dog ‘Dogtor Burke’ leaves lasting legacy at B.C. hospitals

Burke a Bernese Mountain dog and original member of the Hero Dawgs passed away at the age of six

DOGtor Burke donated blood 10 times before his death in June 2023. (Hero Dawgs photo/Contributed to Black Press Media)