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Wild Wednesday: Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary saves lives of orphaned animals
Wild Wednesday: Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary saves lives of orphaned animals #WildWednesday


Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in North Gower does amazing things for local wildlife and I absolutely adore this amazing team of caring animal lovers. I've donated to them and receive their newsletter, detailing important information about Canadian wildlife and how they are making a difference. This is a really impressive wildlife sanctuary, located right here in Ontario.
July featured pets: Send a 'Before & After' photo of your pet to be featured on Paws For Reaction

Send a 'Before & After' photo of your pet to be featured on Paws For Reaction
Did you get your pet as a puppy or kitten? Are they all grown up now? Did your pet have a significant weight loss? A major change in life? I want to see it!
Book Review: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Book Review: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Paws For Reaction Summer Reading List
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Have you ever wanted to get inside the mind of every character in a story? Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng delivers on that in a way that no other book I've read ever has. The author delivers the perspective of so many characters seamlessly, leaving the reader empathetic for the unique struggle that each character faces. And hating each of them just a little bit. It's impossible to know whose side you're on.


Top Five Friday: Five best water play toys for dogs 
Top Five Friday: Five best water play toys for dogs #FridayFive
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 Hazel and Keira love the water! Swimming in the Ottawa River is her favourite way to keep cool in the summer. Hazel likes to just walk into the river and lay right down. Some dogs require a little more mental stimulation than that. Over the years I've tried out some fun water play toys with my dogs. These are Keira and Hazel's top five dog toys for water, ranked from least likely to make them dunk their faces in, to most likely for her to submerge their entire heads into the river to retrieve it!
July is Wild About Wildlife Month: Introducing Wild Wednesday!

July is Wild About Wildlife Month: Introducing Wild Wednesday!
Are you feeling wild? You should be! Wednesday is Wild About Wildlife Month! Paws For Reaction is showing some love for wildlife around the world! Climate change threatens biodiversity and the effect on habitats where wildlife thrives is devastating. Wiley Molecular Ecology Resources published an integrated framework to identify wildlife populations under threat from climate change. Wildlife around the world is in danger, and animals in Ontario are not exempt from that.
It's your day, eh: Happy Canada Day from Paws For Reaction!
It's our day, eh: Happy Canada Day from Paws For Reaction
Wishing all of you a safe and Happy Canada Day! This is a historic Canada Day for our generation. We are celebrating the True North during a global pandemic. I hope that you find a way to celebrate safely with your friends, family, and fur-babies. 
Happy Canada Day: How to celebrate Canada Day during the global COVID-19 pandemic

Happy Canada Day: How to celebrate Canada Day during the global COVID-19 pandemic
Everything has changed since Canada- and the rest of the world- has been hit with the coronavirus pandemic. While COVID-19 positive trends are decreasing in Ottawa, it is still really important to practice social and physical distancing. This makes traditional Canada Day celebrations difficult or impossible. Many patriotic Canadians are thinking outside the box when it comes to celebrating the True North on July 1st, 2020. Here are some ways you can have a safe and healthy Canada Day during the pandemic.

National Great Outdoors Month: Meet our featured pets enjoying the outdoors!

Paws for Reaction National Great Outdoors Month: Meet our featured pets enjoying the outdoors!

June is National Great Outdoors Month, and I asked you to send me photos of your pets enjoying the outdoors to be featured on Paws For Reaction! My readers did not disappoint! Thank you to everyone who shared their photos! Check out these adorable nature-loving pets! Stay tuned for next month's feature! 

Firework Safety: How to keep your pet safe during fireworks on Canada Day
Firework Safety: Fireworks are scary for your pet. Keep your pets safe this Canada Day
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 It's almost Canada Day- a day to celebrate the True North while rocking your red and white, and filling up on poutine and Beaver Tails. Ottawa will not host the usual celebration on Parliament Hill this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Canadians are allowed to have small gatherings of under 10 people. There will be no big, beautiful fireworks display at the Hill, but some people may still set off backyard fireworks.
Tell us in the comments: Which Hazel are you today?

Paws For Reaction: Which Hazel are you today? Tell us in the comments!


Hazel and I decided to have some fun this weekend! Can you tell us which Hazel mood you are today? Sleepy, happy, drowning, sexy, crazy, or sad? Tell us in the blog comments, or on our Facebook page. Hazel wants to hear from you!

Top Five Friday: Hazel's top five favourite dog treats 
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 It's time to kick off Top Five Friday! I was trying to determine what my first topic would be, but I decided to let Hazel make the list instead. When it comes to things Hazel loves, food is at the top of her list. Here is Hazel's top five dog treats, ranked from least to most yummy! Who am I kidding, she thinks they are ALL super yummy! But I had to rank them based on how she reacts to them. I guess a better way to say it would be ranked from chews them slightly to swallows them whole!

National Great Outdoors Month: Submit a photo of your pet outdoors to be featured
National Great Outdoors Month: Submit a photo of your pet outdoors to be featured

Last chance to get your pet in on this month's feature! June is National Great Outdoors Month, and I'll be featuring pets enjoying the outdoors on Paws For Reaction! Send me a photo of your pet enjoying the outdoors to be featured in a post at the end of the month. Don't forget to tell me your pet's name, gender, and what your pet loves the most about the outdoors!

Monday Motivation: Bob Dylan reminds you to be yourself #MondayMotivation 

Monday Motivation: Bob Dylan reminds you to be yourself #MondayMotivation


Like many of you, I get the Monday blues. When the weekend ends and I have to get back to reality- and leave my dog all day- I find it hard to get motivated. That's why I'm going to kick my Monday morning off with something inspirational. 
Happy Father's Day Pawdre: 5 Best gifts for Dads who love their dogs
Happy Father's Day Pawdre: 5 Best gifts for Dads who love their dogs
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Today is Dad's special day! We are wishing a Happy Father's Day to all of the Dads out there- dog dads included. Buying for Dad can be difficult. If your dad is a dog lover, then these five gifts are just right for him! 

Helping paws: Training service dogs for people with disabilities means meeting their NEADS
Helping paws: Training service dogs for people with disabilities means maintaining health

I can’t imagine my life without my dogs. They have improved my quality of life and mental health in so many ways. My dogs give me so much, but it doesn’t compare the role a service dog plays in the life of someone with disabilities. Matching a person with the right service dog is life-changing, and these dogs require expert training so they can learn to perform tasks to better assist their clients.

POSTPONED: OSPCA All 80's Trivia Night postponed due to aMEOWzing weather
POSTPONED: OSPCA All 80's Trivia Night due to aMEOWzing weather
Sunny skies have meant low registration for the OSPCA All 80's Trivia Night and the event has been postponed until the Fall. I'll let you know the date as soon as it's announced. 
Common canine fears: Why is my dog scared? How do I make my dog less afraid? 

Common fears in dogs and how to make your dog less scared
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 My dog Hazel is a sensitive dog. If something scares her, she's afraid of it for life. It's the strangest thing that scares her. Like fart noises. That's right, the fart noise you make with your mouth scares her enough that she turns around and runs away. Real farts have no effect on her. Traffic cones also really scare her. She was never involved with any type of traffic cone assault, but when she sees one she jumps in the air and runs away with her tail between her legs. 
By the power of fundraising: OSPCA hosting totally 80's inspired virtual trivia night to support pets in need
OSPCA hosting totally 80's inspired trivia night to support pets in need
I pity the fool who doesn't join in the fun on June 19th for the All 80's Virtual Trivia Night! The event kicks off on Zoom at 7:30 pm EST to raise much-needed funds for animals in care at three local Ontario SPCA Animal Centres; Ontario SPCA Renfrew County Animal Centre, Ontario SPCA Midland and District Animal Centre, and Ontario SPCA Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Animal Centre. Trivia hostess Sarah of Forevermore Events will be serving up some choice nostalgic trivia questions this Fur-riday night! Register for $15- all proceeds benefit the pets at the animal centre.
Book Review: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Book Review: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson Summer Reading List Paws For Reaction


A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson is a thrilling young adult read that brings a cold case back to life. I will admit I had a slow start with this book. Don't get me wrong- it's a great book. But my Summer Reading List has been stacked with back to back nail biters and page-turners. Maybe it was that I'm still reeling from having just finished My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell. I needed something fun and easy to digest after that book, and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder satisfied that hunger.
National Great Outdoors Month: Submit a photo of your pet outdoors to be featured
National Great Outdoors Month: Submit a photo of your pet outdoors to be featured on Paws For Reaction
It's time to play outside! June is National Great Outdoors Month, and I'll be featuring pets enjoying the outdoors on Paws For Reaction! Send me a photo of your pet enjoying the outdoors to be featured in a post at the end of the month. Don't forget to tell me your pet's name, gender, and what your pet loves the most about the outdoors!


Hazel says Happy Furrrriday!



I don't know about you, but Hazel and I have had a long week. We're excited to break for the weekend. Happy Furrrriday Paws peeps! Stay safe and stay paw-sitive! 
Doggy PFD: Float on with the best life preservers and life jackets for dogs
Dog PFD: The best life preservers and life jackets for dogs
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Does your dog use a personal floatation device? Are you looking to test the waters with a dog life preserver? Swim season means that many dog owners will be dipping their toes into stores, trying to buy the best life jacket for their dog. So what is the best life jacket for your dog? That depends on a lot of things. It depends on your dog breed, your budget, and how much time your dog spends in the water. There are lots of great life jackets for dogs. I've been searching online to try and find the best life preservers for your dog. 
World Oceans Day update: The humpback whale that was spotted swimming in Montreal waters has died today
The humpback whale that was spotted swimming in Montreal waters has died today
Yesterday I posted about the humpback whale swimming in the St.Lawrence River in Montreal as part of my World Oceans Day celebration. The whale was first spotted on May 30 and as far as local marine biologists were aware, this was the first time that a humpback whale had been spotted in Montreal waters. I'm sad to report that today that same whale was found floating dead in the St. Lawrence River. 
World Oceans Day: 15 ways to save the habitat of the humpback whale


Reports of a humpback whale swimming in the St.Lawrence River in Montreal stunned Canadians on May 30. CBC News reported that as far as local marine biologists were aware, this was the first time that a humpback whale had been spotted in Montreal waters. This is one of the many examples of how the COVID-19 pandemic's restrictions that are keeping waterways clearer, less cars on the road, and fewer people out in the community have positively impacted wildlife and the environment. Not only have carbon emissions been lowered, but wildlife is showing up in places where these animals haven't been seen before.
Tails on the trails: How to keep your dog safe on the hiking trail

National Trails Day June 6 Guide to safe day hiking with your dog
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 I love day hiking with my dogs! It’s a great way to bond with them and stay in shape. June 6 is The American Hiking Society's National Trails Day! Parks and trails are very stimulating for a dog and I find hiking in nature so relaxing. But the wilderness can be a dangerous place and it’s important to take precautions to make sure no one gets hurt- including wildlife you may encounter along the way.
Fall back in love with nature on World Environment Day: Learn how you can help preserve biodiversity 
Fall back in love with nature on World Environment Day: Learn how you can help preserve biodiversity
It's hard to remember when I first fell in love with nature. I have many memories of life outdoors as a child, but it's difficult to remember which memories were the first. These memories are sprinkled throughout my childhood, far in the past, foggy but still clear. One thing I know for certain is that they all involve frogs.
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