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Sled dog racing

By Naomi Kane

There is probably no more quintessentially Canadian canine image than a team of sled dogs racing across a winter landscape

Cancer prevention and treatment

By Jeff Grognet, D.V.M.

Cancer is just as devastating in dogs as it is in people, and has similar varied outcomes. Some victims linger while the cancer takes their life away; others die within hours from complications such as bleeding around the heart.

Pet food recall aftermath

By Cheryl S. Smith

The 2007 pet food recall was an unprecedented event. Of course, there had been pet food recalls before, but always on a much smaller scale and never (at least to anyone’s knowledge)

Dog show and tell

By Naomi Kane

A dog show is mystifying if you don’t know the rules. Crates and tables seem to be everywhere, blow dryers are blowing and hair is flying, people are running around, flinging armband numbers, changing leashes, polishing dogs.

What non-dog owners wish dog owners knew

By Brian Clarke

Over many years of policing in a major city, I have responded to numerous calls involving dog complaints

Obedience ring jitters

By Gail Wormington

After all these years I still get nervous before I enter the ring. Most handlers do, no matter how long they’ve been in the sport. Not to worry. If we didn’t get nervous, it would mean we no longer cared about how we did