Blogs by Connie Wilson
If you're a Dachshund lover, this video/song will bring a smile to your face!
Click on this link to see the video.
And speaking of Dachshunds, here's a picture of Esther Louisa Rose, a Doxie near and dear to my heart...
The sun's supposed to be shining bright and sunny in my little corner of the world this weekend, so when Suzi Beber from Smiling Blue Skies emailed me with her Frosty Paws recipe I thought it was a perfect time to share this with you. Refreshing and nutritious, with almost limitless combinations as you choose and mix nutritious
Read more...As a kick-off for the launch of the 7th annual Woofstock summer of love celebration (a 2-day event held every June in Toronto, Canada), what could be more fitting than "mutterings" of Bow Vows. Yep, you heard right, in conjunction with this year's Woofstock, a first-ever Woofstock Doggie Weddings High Tea is planned in honour of love-struck pooches who will celebrate their "commuttment" to canine love and companionship.
Read more...Have a fun and safe long weekend everyone and remember to give recognition and thanks to those in the military service who have died or were injured in the course of their duties to protect our freedom.
Also not to be forgotten are the war dogs that have also played their part in the military like the tiny Yorkshire Terrier named Smoky who was found bedraggled and starving in a foxhole in the New Guinea jungle. No one knows her origin, but she was highly intelligent and was taught
Read more...More important to stand up comedian, Justin Silver, than his spare time comedy routine is his love for animals. A dog walker and trainer who has dedicated his life to rescue work and bettering the lives of dogs, Justin decided to join his love for laughs with his passion to help animals leading him to create an annual charity called Funny For Fido. With the support of local NYC businesses, this annual not-for-profit event brings together the country’s most
Read more...I recently had the pleasure of meeting some of the amazing individuals that work for World Society for the Protection for Animals (WSPA) while on a WSPA-funded trip to help animals in a northern First Nations community (more on that in a future blog and full details of the trip in an upcoming article in the Fall 2009 issue of Modern Dog magazine). Do you know that the WSPA reaches out to communities throughout the world to improve the welfare of animals and end cruelty towards them? Their
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We've all heard of guardian spirits and perhaps you've even wondered if you have one yourself (or perhaps you know you do!). If you're interested in learning more about them you might enjoy reading Animal Spirit Guides: Discover Your Power Animal and the Shamanic Path - by Chris Luttichau. In essence, an animal spirit guide or power animal is a guardian spirit and in this book Luttichau tells us that all animals, from the wolf to the ant carry a message of guidance and hope. He
Read more...On a recent dog-walk down around the ponds at Jericho Beach I happened upon this notice regarding our plummeting bee populations. With over one-third of our crops requiring the help of bees for pollination, it's vital that we be mindful of ways we can help support the colonization of bees. Why not bee-helpful and plant flowering trees and shrubs that attract bees or build a bee home like this sign suggests. For more information visit
Read more...While Kaya and I were out on our usual morning stroll along the Kits Beach sea walk, we caught up with these canine cuties relaxing on a comfortable perch, enjoying the morning air while watching the world go by.
It's been well documented that children trained to love and be kind to animals grow into kind and compassionate adults. It's therefore heartening to see organizations such as the American Humane Society recognize children who go "above and beyond" by dedicating their free time volunteering or organizing events that help animals. In conjunction with this year's Be Kind to Animals Week (observed May 3-9 this year), the American Humane Society awarded two kind kids, Annie Lee
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