Doggy News and Info

Published by csmyth

If anyone has any information about new dog parks opening up, great places to take a dog or other information about travelling with dogs (in Canada), please send it to me and I will list it in this section.

 tctravels@live.ca

  •  www.dogpaddlingadventures.com - Adventures and excursions year round for you and your dog, include canoeing, hiking and skijoring trips. I’ve written about our adventure with the group in my Hiking the Forks of the Credit story under my Travel Writings section.

 

  •  Chatham now has a fenced-in off leash area at John Waddell Park. The side facing the Thames River has a gate, where dogs can exit to enjoy the water.

 

  • We spent a wonderful Christmas at Chateau Montebello in Quebec, about 1 1/2 hours from Ottawa. They are a Fairmont property and are so pet friendly. There are 65,000 acres of beautiful country and when we were there at Christmas, there were many dogs and their owners.  They do offer dog sledding in winter so that area was off limits to the dogs but otherwise there were many cleared trails to walk and enjoy.

                           ~ contributed by Darlene Turner, Chatham, Ontario

 

  • PawsWay is a pet discovery centre in Toronto where you can learn assorted facts about your pet and walk through the Purina Animal Hall of FameTM. Dogs are definitely welcome and general admission is free. PawsWay also holds a variety of events. Dogs are also welcome in the Williams Coffee Pub located in the building. More info can be found at www.pawsway.ca or by calling 416-360-PAWS (7297)

 

  • T J Stables in Chatham, Ontario now has an off-leash area for dogs. Two acres, which are fenced-in include trails and agility equipment. There is also 17 acres of open trails that dogs can run off-leash if they have good call-back. Membership only. Call 519-354-7517 for more info.

     

  •  My friend, Helen, has her own sewing business, The Wright Alteration & Design. She can design whatever your doggy may need to keep warm on those wet or cold weather hikes. Helen lives in the London, Ontario area and can be contacted at seamstressmom2005@yahoo.ca.

  

  • Fargo Ridge, located near Blenheim in southwestern Ontario, offers boarding (for when your dog absolutely can’t go with you) and puppy training classes. They also selectively breed Labrador retrievers. (All the pictures on my Labrador Retriever page, except the first one, are of their dogs.) www.fargoridge.ca 

                                                                                                                             

  • Looking for a travelling pal? Janice Helton, who lives in the Thorndale, Ontario area, breeds dachshunds. (Pictures #DBP4 and DBS1 on my dachshund photography page are of papa Buster.) Janice can be reached at jammeloo@msn.com. She displays current ads on kijiji.