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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...
Bandanas Posters & Hugs from King
Hey Momma Yvette My mom’s been teaching Princess MollyDawg to sew and they just finished sending out yet another BIG order of bandanas. I’m glad Jillian and SweetPea like the personalized ones I sent for them. That was MY Idea you know. ...
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...
Updates – TG Alumni – Vancouver
It is milder with blue skies – but a big storm is coming! It is -3 just after noon – still quite chilly but the dogs are all outside playing. Then a big pile up to warm up. And pictures of Yvonne’s dogs! And pics of Bella now...
Tidbits at Turtle Gardens
-15 this morning!! But the sun is shining with no heat whatsoever. The dogs had slammed the door opened so t was just as cold inside as out! Why is it that some dogs don’t like the door to touch them as they go through! Willow and Ruthie are tw...
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. ...
News from Turtle Gardens and Sweetpea and Jillian model their peronalized bandanas!
It was 3.30 am and all of the dogs were outside noisily playing in the falling snow!! They were having a blast! Scrooge got up and turned off the yard floodlights and chased them all back to bed! Get a grip guys – it is too early to play!! The ...
Zoe and Gemma Joy looking stylin’ in their new Turtle Gardens bandannas.
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This week at Simond’s Sanctuary:
We have had a busy week at Simond’s Sanctuary, we have seen new loving homes finding our little shelter, opening up their hearts to our little orphans and welcoming new additions to their families. Thanks to our award winning photographer’...
more Turtle Gardens bandana photos- Teya
Hi Auntie Del, This is Teya here. Boy here we go again, Mommy put those awful bananas around our neck AGAIN! She said we had to model one more time and we have to sit nicely just one more time. Anyways, I thought I’d show her. She tried to put...
Special needs dogs at Turtle Gardens
There are many way for a dog to be labeled special needs. Willow and Birch are special needs for now – they are my demodex girls. Birch has a full coat and seems to be finally cured/immune system matured. Willow is still a bit patchy since her ...
Last Day to order for Pampered Chef – November 15th
You can order for one more week!!! to November 15th. Read all about it on Chris’ BLOG As you may be aware I was just sick with the flu, and now Deb has it. As a result, we need to cancel Sunday’s Pampered Chef Show to be sure we do not sprea...
Hurray for the flu -Stan
I guess you probably noticed some changes on the blog. I have had the flu this week and just needed a change, so I finally got time to do all the little things mom has asked me to do. However, they are not all that simple. <!– http://www.tur...
Animal control to change hands – Burns lake
By Rebecca Billard – Burns Lake Lakes District News click here The contract for dog control that the Village of Burns Lake (VBL) had with dog catcher Astrid Charlotte Vienten recently came to an end. According to Tim Palmer, VBL chief administr...
Another arrival and an update
Thank doG the days are cooler with a brisk wind. Mind you it is smokey from the three fires in the Houston area and yes I am coughing but I still feel a whole lot better than last year! Who would have thought that birds could do so much damage? In ca...
New arrivals and updates at Turtle Gardens
It is still too damn hot! Dogs are short tempered. Birch and Maggie have decided that they will not live together! With Maggie’s delicate skin – she is isolated. So I will be looking for a foster for Maggie – no other dogs unless ol...
Updates too hot for much else :(
It is getting redunculous! It is not only +30 – it has 30% humidity. There is a breeze but the sun is just too hot and overpowers it all! There was a severe thunderstorm warning though it did not materialize in Topley! It did in Houston! So no ...
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...
Dog days of summer at Turtle Gardens
Dog days are hot days! Days for lazing around the beach – it is too hot. I hate hot. I find it too hot these days and the long range forecast is for more HOT SUNNY days to come. I am not happy. Hot makes me cranky and the dogs too. They play an...
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...
