Peterborough Woman's Epic Episode With The Chipmunk In The Dryer
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Peterborough Hound Named Odie Not Overly Excited About Fox Being In Backyard
/Gwyneth Jones witnessed a real life fox and hound in her backyard Thursday morning (May 19th) on River Road just north of Peterborough—except her hound, Odie, just didn't seem nearly as interested as the fox.
The view from Jones' back patio of the interaction...
"At first I was worried the fox would attack—I think it's a mama and there may be some kits in the woods," Jones tells PTBOCanada. "It's too big to be a baby, but was definitely curious and maybe even wanting to play."
The fox certainly looked like it wanted to do something gauging from this picture Jones took...
Odie ignores fox
So why would 10-year-old Odie ignore the fox? Jones isn't sure.
"I was stunned at my dog's reaction, or lack thereof," Jones tells PTBOCanada. "It's almost like he didn't acknowledge this was an animal. He would have freaked if a dog was on our property, and he chases squirrels and rabbits. It was very odd."
Quentin Has A New Little Buddy At The Zoo From Edmonton
/The Riverview Park & Zoo has welcomed a new addition.
Yao-Ming (or "Awesome"), their new yearling Sichuan takin, just arrived from the Edmonton Valley Zoo.
Yao-Ming
Now Yao-Ming just had his first meeting with Quentin Takin-tino—who came to the zoo back in 2014 from Assiniboine Park & Zoo in Winnipeg—and Yao-Ming appears to be a little nervous.
Yao-Ming and Quentin meeting
They're both kind of figuring each other out...
But the zoo tells PTBOCanada everything is going well between them so far, and we're sure they'll be besties in no time.
Heck, they're already posing for the camera (selfies could be next, and a Twitter account)...
R.I.P. Retired Peterborough Police Service Dog Knight
/Peterborough Police are sad to report the passing of retired Peterborough Police Service Dog Knight, who was euthanized on Monday (March 14th) after a brief illness.
Constable Mason with Knight
In 2005, Knight was purchased by the Knights of Columbus for the Peterborough Police Service. Knight had an amazing eight year career working on the road with Constable Brent Mason before retiring in 2012.
Knight was in his 13th year and had been with DC Mason for nearly 11 years (4 days short). Knight enjoyed his four years of well deserved retirement in the company of DC Mason and will be sadly missed by so many in the community.
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A Keene Woman Is Connecting People To Possibility Through Horse Power
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The magical power of horses
Read MoreThis Facebook Clip Of Baby Meerkats Playing At Riverview Park & Zoo Is Going Viral
/A short clip of the baby meerkats at the Riverview Zoo playing in the animal health clinic is going viral, with nearly 15,000 views since being uploaded earlier this week to the zoo's Facebook page—even Time.com picked it up.
Watch the adorable clip below...
Meerkat fun.Here's a short clip of the baby meerkats playing in the animal health clinic.
Posted by Riverview Park & Zoo on Wednesday, February 17, 2016
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A Peterborough Woman Just Found A Gecko In Her House That Had Been Missing 4 Months
/Peterborough's Carol Edwards had one heck of a surprise this weekend when she decided to clean her kids' rooms. Here is her story below as told on a Facebook post on her page:
"So I decide to rearrange my kids rooms this weekend and once again get rid of 'stuff'. As I move Clayton's [her son] bed, I see a tail. The tail is still alive and is Clayton's Gecko that we thought he lost back late summer. Being so upset that he lost his Gecko he asked for another one for Christmas. Well Reggie lives on, as well as Rovi the new Gecko he got for Christmas. But seriously I am in disbelief! This house has a cat and two dogs. So clearly the cat does not do the job he was brought in to do and the dogs well...they are pretty. You can go 4 months without feeding a Gecko, it will live."
Reggie back safe in his cage
We asked Edwards for more background on this miracle discovery and she told PTBOCanada this:
"So the story was my son Clayton took him outside in the summer as the boys regularly do—fresh air and some 'outside time'. You put them in a pail with a little water which helps them in shedding their skin. That was the last time I saw him. Clayton started freaking out one night a couple weeks after that, saying Reggie was gone. We did a search of the bedroom but because of having other animals in the house, I thought that if he had been out that long the other animals in the house would have eaten him. This was Septemberish."
Reggie in his skull cage
