I can honestly say that volunteering with Animal Services is one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I feel so fortunate to be able to work alongside people that I respect and with whom I share a similar mindset. The staff and volunteers at Winnipeg Animal Services work together as a team to [...]
Category: Shelter Stories
Project 52 Week 4 – The Eyes Have It
The Project 52 theme for this week is "The Eyes Have It"... a most relevant and interesting topic in so many ways. Being a photographer much of my focus is on the eyes, whether they be canine or human, for it is our eyes that connect us and give us insight in to what the [...]
Training Day for Adira
Adira is a bubbly, happy girl who has been waiting for far too long at Animal Services for a forever family. She came to the shelter last August as an unclaimed stray and shortly after that, entered into the adoption program. Adira is a wiggle bum... I can think of no better way to describe [...]
Shelter Dogs… Deserving of a Second Look
and a second chance... In the shelter environment, the main kennel area is a noisy and often chaotic room... a scary place for many. The confined area and the too close proximity makes it difficult for even the calmest dog to shine. As you walk through the noise and confusion that is the main kennel [...]
Deserving of a Second Look
In the shelter, the kennel area for the adoptable dogs is a noisy and often chaotic room. Just the movement of opening the door and entering can set off a chain reaction of barks and howls… a chorus that winds and bounces in its intensity as dogs rush to the front of their pens, their [...]
Can Dogs Feel Sadness…
Can dogs feel sadness? I believe they can, and I think I met one that has. Donner was six months old when he first ended up at Winnipeg Animal Services as a stray. He came in with a buddy.. both remained unclaimed. His friend, about the same age, maybe a tad older and all black, [...]
