ACTIVITIES

Want to try something new, or perhaps get some tips on an activity you already enjoy? You’ve come to the right place for articles on activities, written by experts and enthusiasts alike.

ACTIVITIES ARTICLES

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

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.

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

Tucker Gordon the Wildlife Control Dog

By Natalie Ann Comeau

Name: ‘Tucker Gordon’
Breed: Retriever cross
Age: Two years
Job title: Wildlife Control Dog

The science behind Canada’s detector dogs

By Natalie Ann Comeau

In a remote provincial park in northern Ontario, an Ontario Provincial Police cadaver dog named ‘Bones’ locates the body of a 19-year-old man three weeks after he had been involved in a boating mishap.

Dogs on Duty: Blitzen the Hearing Ear Dog

By Natalie Ann Comeau

Name: ‘Blitzen’
Breed: Retriever cross
Age: Six years
Job title: Hearing Ear Dog
Place of work: Halifax