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About 60 dogs are now in Ottawa. Many Ottawa Canine rescues have stepped in to help out and foster these dogs to get them healthy so they can go to their forever homes.

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If you are considering adding a new family member to your brood, please consider one of these beautiful dogs. 22 out of the over 100 dogs rescued are confirmed to be pregnant so adopting a puppy is a great way to adopt as well.

Dontations

Anyone can donate to BARK through PayPal on their website on the memberships and donations page.

Cheques can be made out to “BARK” and mailed to:
2229 Braeside Ave Ottawa, K1H 7J6

Toys etc can be dropped at the Braeside address as well.

Video by: Scott Parker, The Ottawa Citizen taken from this article.

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(Ottawa Dog of the Week for October 12th/09)

“Lola is our Aussie Shep/Beagle mix we adopted eight weeks ago… at eight months old she is full of beans with personality plus. She’s just recovered from being spayed and we are now exercising her again – which has drastically improved our sanity and hers! She is about to start doggy day care.

Our last beloved dog Tasha was 15 ½ when we lost her in January and we had forgotten how much energy is involved in raising a puppy… but with training, lots and lots of exercising and TLC we are seeing how happy and content she can be.” – Lola’s Humans, Jacqui and Mike

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(Ottawa Dog of the Week for February 23rd/09)

“Floyd is a 5 month old Mystery Hound. We adopted Floyd in late November from the Ottawa Humane Society. It’s quite obvious from his appearance that he is a hound but because he was picked up as a stray we aren’t certain what breed(s). We think he is a Bagle (Beagle x Basset) Since he was at the shelter for almost a month before we got him it means he was abandoned in the streets at around 8-10 weeks old. Poor guy.

Right now he is full of puppy energy and is a bit too much for our older dog Samuel. We have to physically separate them a lot. However, Samuel is showing more and more interest in his new canine companion and does seem to enjoy his company when he’s not being chewed on.

Floyd is a typical puppy at this point. Full of energy and is interested in everything. He is exploring the world the only way he knows how, by tasting it and chewing on it. The world is his chew toy!” – Floyd’s Dad, Darren

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(Ottawa Dog of the Week for November 3rd/08)

“his is Ceasar, He is a senior-ish british bulldog that we brought in from the recent Puppymill busts in Montreal. He is such a happy happy boy usually but in this picture, he was so obviously ‘busted’ sitting the the cats box that I couldn’t stop laughing at the look on his face!!! “I’m sorry Mom”. ” – Sent by Roz from Hopeful Hearts

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(Ottawa Dog of the Week for April 14/08)

Well I’ve skipped around to a few homes and now I’m in my forever home. First I was abused by mean people that would leave me outside, hit me and never pay attention to me. Then somehow I ended up in Ottawa all the way from Texas into a home that thought having a dog would be fun until they figured out how much work I was. I was afarid, cowered and stay by myself in a cage all day and most of the night even while I slept!! I was very lonely until, those owners decied to put me up on USEDOTTAWA and than my mom cam and pick me up. From then on I was a happy camper…finally! I play with my sister Heidi and we sleep together all day and wait for our mom to come home – I love it. Although I still cower and still scared of people, I promised my mom I would try hard to trust again. I like to chase balls and play-fight with Heidi outside, I love outside. My mom lets me run free and sniff anything I want. It is a far cry from being in a cage all the time. I like to eat food off the floor because I never actually ate out of a bowl before – I didn’t know what a toy was and I didn’t even know how to walk on a leash!! My mom is working slowly with the bowl issue (she thinks that the people just threw food at me or not at all because I was a stick when I first got here) it’s just crazy how much my life has changed!! I am so happy now especially at bedtime. I have my own special pillow right beside my mom in bed and I love to get my tummy tickled before I fall asleep every night. I follow my mom around like a shadow just inc ase I loose sight of her. I like to meet new people only when my mom is near, I still get nervous when new people come int o our house, I think its mostly because I think they will take me away…I am very afraid of that so I run into the room where they cant get me and sit on my chair. I am a very good girl though and my mom loves me with all her heart.

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