Archive for June, 2010

(posted 25Jun10)

Please everyone keep a watch out for Winter and help bring her home.

She has been spotted anywhere from Dean Park to the McDonalds on the Pat Bay Hwy.

She is a Blue Merle Mini Aussie (grey and white) and is very timid.

If you see her please call Sally right away on the number below and try to keep her in sight until she arrives. You will most likely not get near her but if you have the time to just sit and let her come to you she might, especially if you have food. Don’t make eye contact with her as that will spook her.

Sally said: “I spoke to a guy tonite, who thinks he may have spotted WInter this morning (June 24) at 11am. Walking north down the middle of Central Saanich Rd, just past the Vantreight farms, where the residential 30 km zone starts. Said he wasn’t sure it was Winter, but it was a black and white dog ( which she probably looks like to people as her grey is very light) and she was “walking funny”, which she does Though that does not seem to be slowing her down much -  she must be doing about 5km circles between Dean park and the McDonalds at Mt Newton and Pat Bay. I am doing the same circles, but so far we have not converged. But she has been there before, as I also spoke with a couple who saw her the night she bolted. He followed her for an hour, but could only get 10 feet from her before she would walk away. He said she was hanging around the same spot on Central Saanich, by the Vantreight farms and their fields……There were 5 of us out there tonite for a few hours, but no luck…..thanks for keeping your eyes peeled, I am less than a day behind her for the first time in 13 days…….my cell # is 250-704-9215.” – Sally

I'm ready to go home with you!

If you and your family are wanting to share your home with a new Doberman puppy, you’ll want to contact Sadie at Ravenhill Dobermans.

The latest litter of lovely puppies (15 in total) are ten females and five males, brown and black in colour. As at June 2nd they have had their tails and dew claws done and first vaccinations.

If you’re a DogAboutTown.ca member, you will save $150. off the standard fee of $1,150.

All those interested in giving these beautiful Doberman puppies a loving home will want to call Sadie and set a time for viewing and if you live on Vancouver Island, this will mean a trip to Maple Ridge (a trip well worth the effort) where you will get to meet Sadie and all the Dobie clan, plus all the other wonderful creatures who share her lovely farm setting.

Tell Sadie that Boris sent you and that he and his humans fondly remember the weekend they spent at Ravenhill Dobermans.

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Please help...I really miss my beach...

Please support the request to amend Bylaw #8556 that bans dogs on Cordova Bay beach May to October.

We are asking for the same access to the beach as Cadboro Bay dog owners now enjoy, where you can walk your dog on the beach “before 9:00 a.m. on any day.”

Did you know that dog walkers make up the highest proportion of beach users year round, and that a significantly high proportion of seniors use the beach to walk their dogs?

With respect to the beach area at Cordova Bay, many parents drop their kids off at the Cordova Bay School and then walk their dogs at the beach in the morning.

The only alternative for these many dog lovers while their beach is off limits (May to October) is to drive to Beaver Lake Park or Dallas Road in Beacon Hill Park – not a very “green” choice for the environment.

This is a matter which should be dealt with before we move further into the summer season. If an amendment to the current Bylaw cannot be dealt with in a reasonable amount of time, then a relaxing of the Bylaw should be in place throughout the months of June, July and August while the matter is resolved, so that dog owners and their best friends are not penalized for living near the wrong beach.

If you agree, please send an e-mail to the Mayor of Saanich District with copies to the following addresses:

Mayor@saanich.ca
council@saanich.ca
Rae.Roer@saanich.ca
cba.president@cbasn.com

For more information, please contact :

Peter Spearman
E-mail: pspearma@gmail.com
Phone: 250 380-6930
or
Sheenagh Rose -
E-mail: anthonyr@telus.net
Phone: 250 658-0603

Thank you for supporting this very worthy request to have more beach time for our best friends, because when you’re a dog “Life’s a Beach!”

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