Lifestyle
Wild Jobs: Warden Service Dog Handler
Back in early 2015, before the Wild Jobs concept was even an idea, I wrote a story called Rescue Dogs: More Than Man’s Best Friend where I detailed the work of avalanche rescue dogs. For […]
Dogs
Charity
Charitable Choices: Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society – AARCS
For our latest Charitable Choices feature we spoke with Deanna Thompson, the Executive Director of the Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS). Describe your charity/non-profit in a few sentences. We are an Alberta based animal […]
Lifestyle
Wild Jobs: Dog Sled Guide
I’ve been trying to make this story a reality for years now. I’ve come close a few times, but there’s always been an obstacle on the path to completion. If you can name a dog […]
Lifestyle
Wild Jobs: Alberta Conservation K-9 Unit
When you think of working dogs what comes to mind? Guide dogs, police dogs, therapy dogs, military dogs, search and rescue dogs, avalanche dogs, and sled dogs all immediately popped into my head. Conservation K-9 […]
History
Historic Photos of Dogsledding from Alberta
Before the invention of automobiles and snowmobiles, winter travel was exceedingly difficult. Northern Indigenous people developed a more convenient mode of winter transport, the dogsled. At its most basic, a team of dogs, typically between […]
Lifestyle
Rescue Dogs
Powder hungry Canadians are flocking to the backcountry in record numbers. The sale of avalanche safety gear and backcountry permits, as well as hut reservations have all tremendously increased over the past few years. With […]