fun in the sun with your dog...

Summer is here and there are all kinds of opportunities to get out with your dog and enjoy your community....festivals, parades, picnics in the park...these are all great chances for your dog to get out an be social. There are a few things to remember, however. Always keep your dog on leash and under control. Be courteous of others - hard to believe, but not everyone will love your dog as much as you do and may not appreciate an overly excited greeting. Be sure to have plenty of water on hand. And, of course, remember your poop bags - no one wants an unpleasant souvenir. See how happy these adopted TAGS dogs are while out on the town with their owners?

Woofstock June 14 in Toronto

Peso (chihuahua in the sombrero) and Robyn (tiny shaved down pomeranian) were just two of the adorable dogs out enjoying this annual event. Worth checking out for all things dog.

Our next generation TAGS Volunteer?

Congratulations to our volunteers Sue and Don and their family on the safe arrival
of their new Grandson!!

Fight to End the Pit Bull Ban

Enough is ENOUGH!
SILENCE IMPLIES ACCEPTENCE ~ Demand our rights are upheld!
Host: Fight to End the "Pit Bull" Ban!
Type: Causes - Protest
Network: Global
Date: Saturday, July 18, 2009
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Toronto: Queens Park, Ottawa: The Supreme Court Building
City/Town: Toronto, ON
Email: end.bsl.now@gmail.com

Description
On Thursday June 11 the Supreme Court of Canada made the decision to deny our appeal of Bill 132 (BSL, "Pit Bull" Ban). This is a democratic country. We have the right to have this appeal heard! The goal of this group is to petition the SCC to hear the case. Too much time, money and effort has gone into this fight to stop now. One way or another we WILL get the ban overturned. Right now the most important thing is that we all stick together and stand up for what is RIGHT! We will petition and protest this decision. This isn’t just about “Pit Bull� owners. This is not just about dog owners. This is about our rights as citizens of this province, as residents of this country. We promote responsible dog ownership, NOT breed bans. Together we CAN change this!

We need to take to the streets in every city and town across this province and stand together to DEMAND change. We have a voice and we WILL use it!

Main locations will be in Toronto and Ottawa.
In Toronto: Queens Park
In Ottawa: The Supreme Court Building

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If any of our brothers and sisters in the Ottawa area can assist with coordination of the protest there it would be forever appreciated. Just shoot me an email @ end.bsl.now@gmail.com

Oppression is all of our CONCERN!!
Think YOUR dog is safe?
Help end BSL and overturn Bill 132

Please Read

Sent to The Animal Guardian Society today, please read in case you know anyone
using this medication.


SPREAD THE WORD!
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Subject: IMPORTANT RECALL PLEASE READ AND PASS ALONG

I just went to get one of our Epileptic Dogs Phenobarbital medication re-filled (human grade) only to find out that as of LAST NIGHT the 60mg tablets have ALL been recalled due to too much medication in each tablet.

PLEASE if any of you have dogs on pheno, or know of someone with an epi (even people with epilepsy) make them aware, and have them check lot numbers and call the pharmacy right away.

Again, the pharmacies were just made aware by the drug manufacturer via fax last night. (I have called both Jean Coutou and Walmart who confirmed, as well as our Emergency Vet Hospital who only heard about it because another client called)

What we have had to do with one of our larger dogs, is instead of giving 2.5 of the 60mg tablets twice a day, we now have to give 5 of the 30mg tablets twice a day (and to tell you the truth I am even nervous about that right now since there is not very much information on the recall) This is in Canada (that I know of)..so if anyone is in the US ordering Canadian you may wish to check as well.

Feel free to crosspost please...