Tag: dogs

  • Mutts and Monsters Walk-A-Thon

    Mutts and Monsters Walk-A-Thon

    STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICOLE CALHAU Paws up to everyone who attended the Mutts and Monsters Walk-A-Thon and Tails in Town BBQ at the Oakville Arena Park on Oct. 26. The events raised some $4,000 for The Dog Rescuers Inc. Participants took part in a 1k or 2.5k walk led by Oakville Mayor Rob Burton and his…

  • Woofstock takes over the waterfront

    Woofstock takes over the waterfront

    STORY BY DANIEL FORRESTER Barnsdale Farms celebrated another year of making dogs everywhere happy with it’s 12th annual Woofstock festival on the weekend. Over the course of two days inside North America’s largest festival for dogs, pooches got to enjoy loads of grooming, mountains of treats, racks of designer puppy and “Big Dog” fashions and…

  • Dog Fest at Riverwood

    Dog Fest at Riverwood

    STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANA GREGORIO It was a day for the dogs. Owners and their pooches gathered at the second annual Dog Fest on a warm and sunny September 27 for a day filled with fun and activities for their pets at Mississauga’s scenic Riverwood Park. Mayor Bonnie Crombie and her five-year-old golden husky Adonis…

  • Puppy room helps students de-stress before holidays

    Puppy room helps students de-stress before holidays

    BY VANESSA GILLIS On Tuesday December 9, volunteers from Therapeutic Paws of Canada came to Sheridan so students can cuddle and relax with some adorable canine friends. Find out what you missed here…  

  • Student’s line up for pawsitive reinforcement

    Student’s line up for pawsitive reinforcement

    STORY BY MICHAEL RODRIGUES With exams and final projects lurking over the shoulders of students, how are they suppose to relax? A beer? A cigarette? On Tuesday, about 100 students at Sheridan’s Trafalgar Campus were given a healthier option – therapy dogs. Therapy dogs are used in retirement homes, hospitals and schools to help people…

  • Photo Gallery of DogFest at Riverwood Conservancy

    Photo Gallery of DogFest at Riverwood Conservancy

    PHOTOS BY KATE WOODS On Sunday, September 28, 2014, the Riverwood Conservancy hosted DogFest, an event to raise money and awareness for shelter animals in Mississauga.

  • LIVE EVENT – Dog Festival at Riverwood Conservancy

    LIVE EVENT – Dog Festival at Riverwood Conservancy

    COVERAGE BY KATE WOODS AND PADDINGTON On Sunday, September 28, the Sheridan Sun will be covering the Dog Festival at Riverwood Conservancy in Mississauga. We will be posting live coverage, so be sure to come back and join the Sun’s Kate Woods and her K9 companion, Paddington, as they bring you live coverage of this…

  • Plenty of paws to admire at PawsWay

    Plenty of paws to admire at PawsWay

    STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY LINDA HERMIZ Kennedy, an 11-month-old Irish red and white setter, leaped on guests, showering them with kisses at PawsWay’s biannual puppy and kitten weekend. Lucky for him, the room was filled with animal lovers who returned his affection. Purina PawsWay hosted the two-day event in Toronto where pet experts, breeders, groomers,…

  • A dog may be just what the doctor ordered

    A dog may be just what the doctor ordered

    STORY BY CHAD MASON-AUBERTIN Dogs have a special bond with humans. Guide dogs, bomb or drug-sniffing dogs, police k-9 service dogs all have played well documented roles in history. Man’s best friend, has never been truer. “Your dog loves you unconditionally, it’s just such a lovely aspect of dogs,” said Heidi Van Willegen, co-team leader of…