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Welcome to the Animatch Dog Blog. Here you'll find post about dogs in the news, funny dog pictures and other dog related stories found around the web. Enjoy!
2021 Animatch Calendars
Wednesday September 16, 2020
Back by popular demand, the Animatch calendar! It's filled with gorgeous photos and money saving coupons. At only $10 each they make a great little gift and stocking...
Virtual Craft Fair
Thursday September 3, 2020
With social distancing and other face to face measures in place to protect us all from Covid-19, non-profit organizations have been presented with challenges relating to fund raising events. ...
This is what commercial breeding can end up looking like. Please watch our video.
Wednesday September 2, 2020
https://youtu.be/SojaD6Kb5oE
Keep those bottles and cans coming ....
Monday July 27, 2020
**Update on our Bottle & Can Fundraiser** Thank you to everyone who has donated, to date we have raised $4500!! Also, a reminder that our Bottle & Can Drive continues. ...
How old is your dog?
Monday July 20, 2020
New equation shows how to calculate its age in human years Dogs age very quickly during their first five years and much more slowly later on, scientists found.A long...
The pandemic puppy
Thursday July 2, 2020
Animatch and many rescues report that they are running out of dogs for adoption. Part of the reason that there are less dogs available is the fact that people...
More on those pandemic puppies ....
Monday June 22, 2020
Good things come to those who wait. Sadly, patience is a quality that is extremely lacking these days. All too many families decide they want a dog on Monday and...
How to prepare your dog (and yourself) for your inevitable return to normal routine
Tuesday June 16, 2020
Many people have adopted a new dog during this crisis. Many shelters are worried about what will happen once life returns to “normal”. Some fear an influx of...
Gone too soon
Saturday June 6, 2020
In the early morning hours of June 5th, the world lost a generous, kind, and loving person -- Laurie McKay. She fought valiantly but sadly she succumbed to cancer...
Trying something new
Sunday May 31, 2020
For those of you who aren’t aware, in Ontario we can return empty wine and liquor bottles for .20 cents each. This will be an ongoing way to help...
We are open
Saturday May 23, 2020
Although we’ve had to cancel our June meet & greet dates, our retail supporters, Mon Ami (Kirkland), Global Pitou Minou Pointe Claire and Global Pierrefonds remain open and...
“Your New Rescue”
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Miranda Wimbush-Bourque is a past contributor to our Animatch Blog and although she recently moved to Nova Scotia, she has stayed in touch. Miranda who founded Mindful Canine, which...
Thank you, West Jet
Monday May 11, 2020
Animatch is eternally grateful to West Jet for their generous donation of the Gift of Flight. Our recent raffle was won by Evelyn Leslie and raised a whopping $7,430 for...
Animatch loses a great supporter ....
Friday April 24, 2020
Animatch recently lost one of our biggest supporters, after a courageous battle with cancer. Stewart Trapid was an animal lover, who generously donated his time and showed his big-heartedness...
Pandemic spurs people to adopt
Thursday April 16, 2020
Animatch made front page news in the Montreal Gazette (April 16th). Take a look on Helen's take on the recent influx of applications. https://montrealgazette.com/opinion...
I want to foster .... I want to adopt
Wednesday March 25, 2020
Animatch has received an outpouring of requests to foster some of our Adoptees and for that we are grateful. However, for the time being our dogs are safe and...
Poison Prevention Week
Wednesday March 18, 2020
For more than 50 years and since its inception by Congress in 1961, the third week in March has been designated as National Poison Prevention Week. This year it falls on March 1...
COVID-19 and your pets
Wednesday March 18, 2020
There is currently no evidence to suggest that COVID-19 is circulating in animals in Canada.It is possible that some types of animals can be infected with COVID-19 but there...
There has to be a better option
Sunday February 23, 2020
Free to good home. Sounds innocent enough, doesn’t it? There are serious reasons why you should reconsider. Did you know that about 40% of dogs that...
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