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Giving rescue pugs their deserved hugs
By Renata Cimpean
Mark Guertin is a volunteer at Pugalug Pug Rescue who takes the rescue’s mission to heart and has adopted many older pugs. Guertin and his wife started by adopting Bugsy in February 2009 at the age of 10 and enjoyed three precious years with him.
Rescue Dog to the Rescue
By Leslie Emmons
Pugalug Pug Rescue is a Toronto-based rescue where a team of dedicated volunteers provides medical care, comfort and food to surrendered pugs until they can find their forever home. We spoke to Brenda Maguire about her experience adopting her pug Donnie-O.
Dog rescue success! Three setters find their forever home
By Mark A. Cadiz
Always fond of animals, it was only natural for Bronwyn Dickson to come to the aid of a dog in need.Known around her Toronto neighbourhood as the lady with three dogs, two English setters and one Irish setter, it’s hard not to notice Dickson and her dogs strolling around in the nearby park.
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Small paws meet hands How one dog became more than a pet
By Melanie Dziengo
Once in a while, when people look to adopt an animal, it turns out to be the opposite — the animal adopts the human. For Lamara Mikheidze, and her boyfriend, their luck turned out that way when a Chihuahua named Lucky came into their lives.
Who says you can’t teach an old dog
new tricks?
By Jamie Anderson
For Port Perry resident Melissa Norwick, becoming the owner of a 6-year-old border collie cross named Logan was one of her proudest moments. Norwick had searched for months to find her first dog and when she found Logan’s profile onPetfinder.com, she said it was love at first sight.
The evolution of Trooper. One strong
pup’s tale of survival and optimism
By Melanie Dziengo
Nameless, abused, and found tied to a tree, the boxer that eventually was named Trooper, still has plenty of love to give. His history was mostly a mystery. But, between the vet, pound, and rescues they were able to somewhat piece it together.