PTBOCanada Pics: Grand Opening Of The Peterborough Dog Club Off-Leash Park

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On Wednesday (October 15th), the Peterborough Dog Club Off-Leash Dog Park held a grand opening ceremony, complete with a bagpiper and ribbon cutting ceremony with the Mayor and dignitaries. Volunteers and donors alike were thanked for their contributions, as it was a long process to to bring the park to fruition. Now officially open with two large pads and an additional tiny pad for smaller dogs, this off-leash park gives pooches a place to socialize and burn off some extra energy.

DIRECTIONS TO DOG PARK:
To get to the dog park, you can park alongside Ashburnham Drive, just North of Lansdowne Street along the right hand side. You will see a small parking lot (which may expand in the future) and a sign along a paved path indicating the direction to the park. You can also park along the rear of Morello's Independent Grocer (400 Lansdowne Street East) and the paved path right there will take you to the park.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Here Is Rick Mercer With Hot Diggity Dogs At The Norwood Fair

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Photo via Hot Diggity Dogs Facebook page

Photo via Hot Diggity Dogs Facebook page

Rick Mercer was at the Norwood Fair Sunday (October 12th) filming a segment for his hit CBC show The Rick Mercer Show.

In the clip below our Aaron Elliott filmed, Rick is with Hot Diggity Dogs Flyball Club, a flyball dog team who are really fun to watch! Rick was assigned “Cracker”, a 12-year-old flyball veteran to help him learn the game.

Watch the video below...

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He was also gracious with fans...

UPDATED: Peterborough Woman Takes To Social Media After Dog Badu Goes Missing After Car Accident

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UPDATE (September 30th): Missing since September 25th, Badu just came came home!! Amazing ending!! Read the update tweets from Sarah below...

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Sarah Reurekas was in a car accident on Thursday afternoon (September 25th) on Highway 7 near Fowlers Corners. Her car was banged up, but Sarah is OK. Unfortunately, her 2-year-old dog Badu was in the back seat and escaped in the commotion of the accident. And now, he's disappeared without a trace. Sarah desperately wants to find him—he might have hurt himself in the accident, and be laying somewhere injured or hiding somewhere. He's a rescue dog, and is shy and might not approach you. Read her story in tweets, and help find Badu by sharing on your social media channels...

For more on the story, watch this segment CHEX Newswatch did.

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This Might Be The Best Selfie Cat Picture Ever Taken In Peterborough

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Yep, Maya the Cat wins the selfie kitty internet with this...

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Beauty Picture Of Jango The Star Wars Kitten Checking Out A Bird

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As Jango's owner Ray Henderson tells us about capturing this image of one of his Stars Wars kittens, "I was working on my laptop and Jango saw a bird, it's a beautiful pic." Or Jango's just realizing there is a whole other galaxy out there.

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A St. Bernard Named Princess Is Missing In Peterborough

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UPDATE: Princess has been found... in the strangest of spots...

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A St. Bernard is missing in the Selwyn area. She answers to the name Princess, and is apparently not the friendliest dog. But the Prince that finds her will make her owner's really happy. Contact the Manns if found or spotted at 705 292 5327.

Princess as a puppy

Princess as a puppy

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Josh The Puppy Has Been Found With The Help Of Social Media

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A puppy dog named Josh went missing in the Sherbrooke and Monaghan area early Saturday morning after he slipped off his leash. His family was worried sick, and took to social media.

The call for help from Stephanie Guyatt on her Twitter handle about her missing dog...

The continued tweets asking for help...

The call for a search party early Sunday morning to look for Josh...

People searching, and tweeting...

The possible sightings...

And then... he's home!

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Pet Store Vanity Hound Having Moving Sale

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Downtown pet store Vanity Hound is moving from their current location at 293 George Street North, to a new location near the intersection of Hwy 28 and Moore Drive.

As part of the move, everything in the store is 10% to 50% off. The current location will close July 31st.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Dog Park Association Unveil Directional Sign So Now You'll Know How To Find Dog Park

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A new directional sign has been unveiled at Peterborough Dog Park—located on Ashburnham Drive on the East side at the entrance to Farmcrest Park by the pedestrian cross walk. After a significant fundraising effort, the dog park opened in March but the installation of the new directional sign will assist users in actually locating the off-leash park. This is a good thing should your dog not be able to sniff it out. Here's pictures of the directional sign and the dog park...

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Peterborough Man Launches Business To Pick Up Your Dog's Doo-Doo

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Aran Hinton with his beloved 3-legged mascot, Scout 

Aran Hinton with his beloved 3-legged mascot, Scout 

Have a dog? Have a backyard full of doo-doo? Well a Peterborough man named Aran Hinton will pick it up for you. This Fleming graduate has launched a business called Dirty Paw Waste Management, where he will come by your house or commercial property and scoop up your dog waste. The Peterborough Economic Development announced this young entrepreneur was awarded a $5,000 grant through a Starter Company grant in Eastern Ontario.

Aran and Scout (picture via @DirtyPawPTBO)

Aran and Scout (picture via @DirtyPawPTBO)

Aran got the the doggone idea for Dirty Paw Waste Management out of his love for animals, which includes the rescue of the company's three legged mascot, Scout. Through Aran's experience with Jackson Creek Vet Services, Jungle Cat World and living within the Peterborough community, he recognized a need for animal waste removal. "With pet ownership on the rise, many people are looking for practical solutions to effectively manage the waste that they create," he says.

Using the tagline "Peterborough's Pet Waste Professionals", Aran says Dirty Paw's service can help home owners reduce the number of bacteria, parasites and worms that enter the home, assist property managers in maintaining animal inclusive rental units and even help event planners that can't have a special day ruined by animal waste.

For more information, go to their website, email them, or follow them on Twitter
@DirtyPawPTBO. If you want a "ruff quote"—they serve the Greater Peterborough area—click here.

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