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posted in 28 Sep, 2009 by Liz  

A Poem for a Friend

Carl Wozny (1998-2009) RIP
the way he smiles when he sleeps
the way the fur bunches in dreadlocks behind his ears
the rise and fall of his breathing
the sound he makes lapping water
the smell of his paws like popcorn
the way he sleeps on his back while the fan blows over him
the little circle dance when he greets [...]

posted in 30 Aug, 2009 by Liz  

Remembering Whiskey

“To my boy, my buddy, Wiskaka, Snoopy and my friend.
I miss you, Tara-Lynn misses you. Everyone that knew you are sad that you are gone.
All the things we did, all the places we went together. I hope you are not hurting anymore. I hope you are chasing squirrels again.
We constantly think about [...]

posted in 27 Jul, 2009 by Liz  

Remembering Duke

It is with great sadness that I announce that Duke, Ottawa’s most famous Great Dane, has passed. Duke was laid to rest last Thursday July 23rd at 3:30pm after a battle with bone cancer. Duke was a staple to the Ottawa and Kanata Bark and Fitz stores. He helped to raise thousands of dollars for [...]

posted in 16 Jul, 2009 by Liz  

Katie’s Condo ~ A fundraising effort

I got an email a while back with a submission for a charity event, which I took as any other and put into the queue to add when I had a moment to do so. When I got to adding this the other day, I realized it’s different than the regular charity events I post [...]

posted in 16 Jun, 2009 by Liz  

In Loving Memory of Samuel

It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of Samuel, our beloved Treeing Walker Coonhound. He was only 8.5 years old.
We took him to the emergency vet on June 7th thinking that we were being over cautious. His only symptom was that he seemed lethargic. All his vitals seemed normal but [...]

posted in 20 Mar, 2009 by Liz  

In Loving Memory of Gordon

Gordon, our beloved fawn pug, was born on July 9th 2006. He came home with us from a breeder in the Ottawa Valley in early September ’06 and quickly became the focal point of our family.
He was keen to learn and set on impressing us. He was graduated with honours from his [...]

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