Emily Howitt

Hello everyone, today I'm going to talk about something that bugs me almost every time I go to the park. In most public parks there are signs indicating that you should leash your dog. Even so, I find that numerous times I have been to Jackson's Park (a local park in Peterborough), only to find that there are people who surprise surprise, do not have their dogs leashed. This is a danger to not only the people around them, but to their dogs. So unless you are in a dog park, here are some common sense reasons to leash your dog: 1. It is to protect your dog from other dogs. I don't know how many times I have pulled my dog away from another dog only to have their owner say "don't worry, he's friendly", I respond with "mine's not". I usually get a weird look and they hurriedly yank their dog back. But what if they weren't quick enough? What if my dog was faster? I'm not joking when I say my dog will bite another dog, and if the other ...

Hey all! This post is slightly exaggerated. Most people have a dog. I myself have one named Roy, but I am especially lucky because my dog is five animals rolled into one! He is part squirrel, bat, pig, cat, and is of course a dog. How does this happen, you say? He looks like an ordinary dog in the picture? It seems that way my friends, but it is not. I assure you he is five animals in one. When he was but a wee little puppy, he cohabited with the squirrels in the backyard and was accepted as their kind. He resembles a bat as he leaps from the couch to the floor in a swoop, and flings himself off the back of a five foot chair. He goes pig on walks, snorting and sniffing the air while sloshing through mud puddles coating himself in it. In his leisure at home, he will lie on the floor and clean his face as a cat would and will climb trees and lie contentedly in the sun. He is of course also a dog and has various dog characteristics such as barking and marking territory. ...