All posts by Steve King
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Living with a service dog
When life unexpectedly deals you a bad hand, how do you cope? Councillor Mel Foat experienced this in 2013 when a routine cataract operation culminated...
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Dogs’ sense of touch
Of all the senses a dog has, the one most similar to humans’ is the sense of touch. It is also only one of three...
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Dogs during hot weather
They say that one of Canadians’ favourite topics of conversation is the weather. Now I’m not suggesting that dogs “chat” about the weather when they...
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Bernie’s Buddies
The article this week is the third in a series of recognizing dog-related charities. If you follow my weekly articles, you will understand not just...
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Alberta Dachshund Rescue (ADR)
The article this week is the second in a series of recognizing dog-related charities. A number of years ago I became connected with a guy...
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The Guinniss Foundation
Sometimes dogs don’t just impress us, they positively inspire us. This is what happened to Megan Stanley in 2016, the year her dog Guinniss passed...
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Why do dogs howl?
So lying in bed the other night, at around 11:30 Finn lets out this almighty howl in his sleep. This was primal wolf like stuff!...
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Why do dogs chew their feet? Not a simple answer!
We observe dogs chewing their feet as a matter of routine and maybe think nothing of it. But should we be concerned? Like so many...
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Cycling with dogs on leash
There are some things people do to dogs that make me seethe. And whether they do these things through ignorance or simply to be malevolent,...
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Dogs’ gurgling tummies
Who of us hasn’t woken up in the morning sometimes only to find our stomach’s rumbling. Unless you have an underlying medical issue, the normal...
Steve King - PAWS for Thought
Steve King is President and Founder of Community Therapy Dogs Society, a volunteer with Lions Foundation of Canada and a dog trainer.
email: info@ctds.ca
