January 2013
Wordless Wednesday: Paws up!
Noelle’s got two paws up and is waiting for her fur-ever home. This is a blog hop—please click the link below to visit other participating blogs.
Featured Adoptable Dog: Dixie
Dixie is up for adoption! Dixie is a beautiful 1.5-year-old Labrador retriever mix. She came into The Animal Guardian Society‘s care a year ago from a Kentucky pound when she was only a puppy. Her arrival to Canada was adventurous! We laugh at this story now, but it wasn’t so hilarious when it happened. She has always been a shy girl who doesn’t trust
Did You Know TAGS Microchips?
One of the least known aspects of the TAGS organization is its microchip clinics. In an effort to provide the community affordable care for their pets, TAGS offers microchipping of cats and dogs for the very affordable price of $30. But what is a microchip? A microchip is the size of a grain of rice that, when scanned, relays a number that correlates with
Scrub a Dub Dub: Tips for When Your Dog Is in the Tub
Depending on your dog’s opinion of baths, or just water in general, giving them a scrub in the tub can be a quick routine procedure or it can feel as drawn-out as waiting for a four-year-old to finish her vegetables. Either way, you can expect to get wet! Probably looks half the size she was pre-bath!CC image courtesy of Fauxen While giving your dog
Wordless Wednesday: TAGS visits UOIT/DC!
UOIT students hang out with Sheldon (formerly Redman) at Durham College & UOIT’s Puppy Room January 21. This is a blog hop—please click the link below to visit other participating blogs.
Dear TAGS: What’s the best method against pulling?
Hilary asked: I have had a few people recommend a certain way of putting on our dog’s leash to reduce his pulling. Basically it’s as follows: run the leash along the dog’s back to its hips; wrap the leash around the dog’s waist under its belly and loop the leash through itself to make a slip tie (it has a special name but I
Outreach Event – Pet Valu Adoptathon
The Animal Guardian Society is set up for an adoptathon event at the Pet Valu in Oshawa located at the intersection of Taunton and Harmony. The adoptathon will be on Saturday, January 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June Bug, Noelle, Lexi Leigh and Tanya will be at Pet Valu on Saturday and can’t wait to meet you! Click on their names below
Top 5 Fun Winter Activities to Do With Your Dog
Despite the weather getting colder and colder, make some time to exercise with your dog. When it’s mild and calm outside (usually right after it snows), grab your jacket and your dog and get out of the house for some playtime! Aside from the usual snowball throwing, there are other creative ways to tire the dog (and yourself) out. Dawson is up for adoption.
Wordless Wednesday: Raggs
Raggs – a “senior” dog who’s super young at heart This is a blog hop – please click the button below to visit other participating blogs.
TAGS Educates
TAGS feels that it’s important to always educate people about pets. It seems easy to own a dog or a cat, but there is much more to it. We can always improve ourselves to better understand our furry companions. Chappie and Blossum (recently adopted) just graduated! Good job! Hence, TAGS introduced a Dear TAGS section in the blog where you can send your questions