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Turtle Gardens has Rescued and placed almost 4000 animals since we opened our doors to unwanted pets. Each is vaccinated upon arrival if needed, wormed, fed premium dog food, spayed or neutered and started in basic obedience training. We use positive
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Short term foster home needed for 3 rescue puppies in Victoria
Three little guys are looking for short term foster in Victoria from November 29th for about 3 weeks. What’s involved? They will be going to the Man and his Dog Fashion Show – Stan will pick them up and return them. Then they will be speu...
Rescue dogs in Vancouver – search engine optimization
What the heck does that mean? Stan has been telling me what I need to do to “optimize” my web site. Why I ask. And he gives me all his reasons – when people google to look for a rescue dog your blog doesn’t come up in the top ...
A TG Alumni from 12 years ago!!!
The sun is shining and the dogs are playing! The storm did not materialize though we did get a snow flurrie last night. The dogs were running in and out covered in snow – making a mess and running back out again. They finally got tired out by 1...
Fundraiser: Man and His Dog Fashion Show – Victoria
Enjoy a fun evening with the latest in mens fashions and the greatest in mens friends as 12 guys and their dogs take to the ‘catwalk’ at Outlooks for Men. Tickets are $25, available in store. All proceeds benefit animal rescue. Cash bar. ...
Zoe and Gemma Joy looking stylin’ in their new Turtle Gardens bandannas.
©Turtle Gardens Animal Rescue Society. Have your pet spayed or neutered today. ...
Speuters, Vaccinations and new arrivals – another busy HOT day at Turtle Gardens
I have decided that I don’t like this summer at all! It is way too hot. It does cool down – after 10 pm when the sun finally goes down. The dogs and humans are not happy campers – we are all cranky!! Our guest – Porter was a v...
The faces of Turtle Gardens
It is way too hot! Summer is green and beautiful and colorful and way way too hot for me and half my dogs. my big girl Shaney was almost given her eternal rest before her time simply because with all the recent deaths I thought she had cancer or a st...
Introducing TG’s Yeta and pups and The case of the dying litter.
Someone mailed me a copy of Dog World Magazine. Thank you so much who ever you are! Inside was an article written by D. Caroline Coile PHD – The Case of the Dying Litter. The case was so like Gressie’s that is was an eye opener. It is definitel...
Another sad day for Turtle Gardens and a new arrival
Having old dogs means having death as a frequent visitor. Dave and I have a few senior dogs – Squire is 11, Miss Sasha is 18, Gopher is 16, Marty is 17, Redman is 16, Aardvark is 17, Colby is 15, JohnB (a sherriff dog) is 15, Patches is 13, Mi...
Puppies, updates an a TG Alumni needs our advice help!
The pups did really well with their neuters – BUT they sure hated being locked up!! I got a phone call at noon to please come and pick them up – they wanted to go home! As soon as Dave stoppled the TG Bus and opened the door a stream of p...
Thunderstorms!!
Yesterday was a tough day for me – no computer!! It was a very stormy day – thunder/lightning/hail the size of peas/wind/cloudbursts – one after another so the computer was shut off! The house is a beacon with its metal roof in a...
Puppies, Fundraiser idea - a darn good one and updates and also a spay day too!
There is a reason why I say I don’t like puppies. In my 20 years of Turtle Gardens I have seen 1 in every 5 litters of mommies that is heavily pregnant upon arrival has genetic or infection issues that affect the viability of the litters. The puppi...
Neuter Day at Turtle Gardens and Updates!!!
Another day, another early trip to Burns Lake for Dave. Today is a neuter day – all boys, all big dogs. First is Grizz-too – a very friendly, good natured teenager who walked very nicely to the TG Bus. Then it was his brother Shadow – who also...
Spay Day for Turtle Gardens
It has been raining for 3 days now complete with the red lightning icon on the weather network on my computer!! Heavy rainfall warning - no kidding - we have puddles everywhere. I mopped the common room floor 4 times yesterday trying to keep ahead o...
Fundraising Ideas needed for Turtle Gardens!
Summer is usually a drought time for TG. Our vet bills are reaching $3500 - we have had some extra expenses as well as lots of new arrivals needing speuters, worming and vaccinations. Transportation costs also eat into available funds. Every medical...
Just another day at Turtle Gardens
It has been a trying few days for me. But it has finally settled down into what will be - will be. There are two pups left with Gressie - they seem to be holding their own. They are nursing and are quiet - no keening. Gressie is back to her happy sel...
Vet day at Turtle Gardens
My morning routine has gotten changed with the arrival of the 5 – mischievous, busy, underfoot 12 week old puppies. They sleep next to me all night long – on the floor not on my bed – there isn’t any more room!! My first trek is to the door, ...
Another sad day for Turtle Gardens
When momma dogs come in just before whelping, we often don’t have any history of their lives before arrival. Yeta was so matted I was sure she could not be bred - never underestimate the power of sexual hormones! Yeta had 3 puppies 4 days after...
The neuter of Pongo, faces and updates
Pongo is neutered!!! It was a tiny abdominal testicle and he is very sore and cranky but home and safe. He refused to come out of the TG Bus so Dave covered him with a fleecy blanket and let him sleep. He is such a nice dog but he is a roamer. He is ...
Oh doG!! More puppies at Turtle Gardens!
The TG Bus is home!! Dave and Bear are exhausted after this marathon transport but the dogs are with their families. Today is Pongo’s third attempt at neuter – a crypto-orchid of monumental proportions!! His errant testicle is very difficult to f...
The new TG Bus is on the road – Part 3
Dave and Bear are on their way home again. It was a grueling marathon! He so missed the SAINTS hidey hole! With so many dogs there was no place to sleep – they couldn’t be left in the van alone. There were 5 that met their families the next day. ...
Updates, Adoptions and Sleepovers for Turtle Gardens
The first update from this adoption trip is Gunnar – new home –new name!! Hi Yvette, I just wanted to let you know Gunnar made it wayyyy out to Beaverton, Oregon just fine today! We met Ken and Alex at a self-service dog wash in Seattle as there...
The new TG Bus is on the road – part 2!!
Dave and Bear left last night in the new improved TG Bus!! The dogs were all loaded with plenty of room left over - how cool is that!! They got as far as past Quesnel, pulled over for a few hours snooze and were past 100 Mile House by 8am. They arriv...
The new TG Bus is on the road!
It is with great pleasure that I announce the arrival of the New TG Bus!! All of us at Turtle Gardens thank the Friends of Turtle Gardens especially Jim Cave who found the van, bid on it and facilitated a personal loan to ensure we were able to take...
A sad day and a surprise at Turtle Gardens
I knew that Lucy is a very old girl but I had hoped she would recover from her stroke to enjoy the warm and sunny summer days. It was not to be. Lucy had a major stroke last night and passed away in my arms with her family around her. She was my good...
Another school day!
Another day, another chore done. Gressie and her babes are now in the ex-pen out of the way. She finally let me touch the pups. They are double in size already. And Gressie has gained weight too – can she ever eat! I will deworm her today so her fo...
Busy days at Turtle Gardens
These days are very busy. I have the greenhouse planted this year. And work around the property is progressing well. Once some finances stabilize we will finish all our renovations – most of the materials are here but the odds and ends are still n...
A not so good day at Turtle Gardens
Pongo is still not neutered. His errant testicle is too hidden to find and remove. He has an appointment with a specialist on June 30th. He was very sore when he came home – he was not a happy camper. He refused to come out of the TG Bus. So he s...
Another neuter day at Turtle Gardens
Three in a row is a little rough on Dave! He is tired from all the driving and getting up early is not his forte. But he was in good humour this morning when I handed him his morning coffee. And that is a big bonus! You gotta have humour for this l...
Speuter day at Turtle Gardens and new arrivals
Another busy day ahead. Thank doG for good coffee! Dave is on his way again this morning – this time with Fritzi aka Gabriel and Charlie. Fritzi has a home in Kay Bay – what a glorious and beautiful place!! He was a Burns Lake Pound pup so we don...
