Month: April 2025

We are grateful for all the memories you gave us, and for every moment you shared with us, whether it was running in the yard, cuddling on the couch, or just sitting quietly by our side. You will always be in our hearts.
And, of course, we will forever remember your funny Tim Allen barks — the unique sound that always made us laugh and reminded us of your playful spirit. It was a sound that could never be forgotten, and it’ll stay with us always. Now, as you run free at the Rainbow Bridge, we take comfort knowing you are in a place full of love and peace, with no more pain. You were more than just a pet – you were family, and you will never be forgotten.
Rest easy, sweet Meda. You’ll always be loved and missed.

As the saying goes, “The Short little lives our pets spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day.” Take today to give your furry friends a hug and a kiss.

Nicknames: Honey, Sweetheart, Little one, mama’s boy
Pet parents: Tanya, Misha, Ana and Curtis
Siblings: Willa, Maddox, Lola and Winston
Favourite toys: Lambchop
Birth/gotcha date: 2019-04-15
Death date: 2025-04-03
Favourite Activity: Running and running and running 🙂
Favourite food: Porkchops, apples, carrots and sweet potatoes
Least favourite thing: Rice
Friends: Luna, Bowie and Kiwi

Gizmo gave us the best 17 years! He was our beloved, handsome, spoiled boy. He was by my side for all the best and worst of times.
Gizmo was truly a bed cat. His favourite spot was lying on my lap in bed. He enjoyed going for drives in the truck and always had the perfect view from the front seat. He loved stretching out and lazing in the sun with his best buddy Harley (buddies for 12 years).
When I worked from home, he never missed a day of curling up on his blanket on the desk right next to me.
Our hearts and home are forever changed!
Everyday was a blessing with him and we will forever love and miss our Gizmo

Nicknames: Gizy
Pet parents: Juanita & Matt
Siblings: Hunter (Human Sibling) & Harley (Kitty Sibling)
Favourite toys: Little mouse toy, cat nip and Lazor light
Birth/gotcha date: 2007-09-15
Death date: 2025-03-19
Favourite Activity: Being my snuggle bed buddy, napping in the sun and going for car rides.
Favourite food: Fancy feast, chicken, roast, Blue Buffalo cat treats
Least favourite thing: Taking his medicine
Friends: Best Bud Harley of 12 years

Sami loved to welcome us home at the door with purrs and kisses. Then lead us to her bowl and demand a treat. She was a little diva and has been a constant source of love and entertainment from the beginning. She filled our home and was loved by all.

Nicknames: baby girl
Pet parents: Giselle and Brian
Siblings: George
Favourite toys: Foxy
Birth/gotcha date: 2012-02-14
Death date: 2025-04-01
Favourite Activity: napping in a sunbeam
Favourite food: cheese
Least favourite thing: medicine
Friends: George

I want to pay tribute to our born and raised Newfoundland girl Sammy … aka SamSam, Sama Ama, Pickle, Poppy, Samalama and Sweet Pea.

Sammy wasn’t a frou frou dog as was evident, even as a pup that she was an independent, muscular and active Chesapeake Bay Retriever. For her first three years we were bringing our property that we moved into back to its original potential from the years of overgrowth. As we weeded, pruned, dug and planted, Sammy thought that she was a wonderful helper. A hole filled with water for a tree was a chance for a ball drop and plunge. A newly planted Butterfly Bush was pulled and paraded as a new prize. She loved to run the trails and woods around us whilst always looking back to be sure that her people were in sight. Swimming was her favourite with never ending energy and excitement. Her special talent was that she was able to retrieve two tennis balls stacked on top of each other in her mouth, we always thought that was impressive! She could lay on her side and shimmy under the gate, not to leave our property, just because she could. She could entertain herself by making a game of tossing a piece of mulch in the air or a fallen apple. When she greeted you it was always with a toothy grin, it was best kind!

Sam was never a cuddle bug, but always wanted to be in our company. She was content to lay by our feet, to have us in her sights. At times she would jump up and lay over our lap if she wanted to be extra close and have her ears rubbed. She enjoyed having some affection from guests to our home, but only if she initiated it.

Sammy felt that it was her job to protect our property. She knew every inch of it and would walk her patrol making sure the squirrels, birds and occasional rabbit knew that this was her place. There’s a Spruce tree in the backyard with the branches low enough for to go under where she would head to scratch her back.

Her favourite spots in the house were to lay in front of the patio doors or in the front foyer where she would keep watch of her domain and in her later years to enjoy the patch of sunshine.

She was a tough girl and she loved life, but most of all she loved her people. She was the most loyal of dogs. The only one that she may have loved more was a Chesapeake that we renamed Jackson when we adopted him from the SPCA at the age of five. At the time he was one year older than Sam and she was smitten. So much so, that when we had to say goodbye to him December 2020 Christmas Eve, she was adrift and mourned for him until the Spring of 2021. We knew that we had our silly SamSam back was when we were out working on the property and she found a piece of mulch and started to play!

Our 3 1/2 year old Jagger, is a lovely boy who Sam treats as the much younger brother who needs to be corrected or tolerated when he is being to rambunctious or won’t share his toy. She squeezes her eyes shut when he runs too close during his Zoomies outside, but she is happy when he gives her some kisses and lays down to keep her company.

Thank you our beautiful girl for choosing us. Thank you for your Chessie smiles. Thank you our loyal and loving companion. You were a wonderful energy who we were blessed to have had in our lives.

The unconditional love that is given by these beautiful beings just splits our hearts open every time we have to say goodbye. May Jessie, Charley and Jackson be waiting for you Sammy to run, swim and explore as Chessies do … whilst checking behind for their people

08/03/10 to 03/19/25

Pet parents: Gary and Lisa Knopp
Siblings?:
Favourite toys: Anything that she could chew
Birth/gotcha date: 2010-08-03
Death date: 2025-03-19
Favourite Activity: Playing and helping
Favourite food: Banana
Least favourite thing: Being away from her family
Friends: Jackson and Jagger

He loved chasing his brother around the house and jumping on him, which always led into a play fight.
He loved crawling underneath the bedsheets to cuddle. If I was still asleep, he would pull on my hair until I woke up and lifted the top sheet for him to crawl in.
If there was an empty basket or box around, he was in it.

Nicknames: Mom’s sook. Mom’s boy.
Pet parents: Sherri
Siblings: Eddie (orange cat) Angel & Spanner (dogs)
Favourite toys: Bouncy balls. Cat nip stuffies. Pom poms.
Birth/gotcha date: 2019-06-20
Death date: 2025-02-06
Favourite Activity: Playing catch with his bouncy balls.
Favourite food: Chicken lickables
Least favourite thing: Hard food or any kind

I feel so privileged to have shared a unique, strong, enduring animal companionship with you in this life for 15 years.

My kaleidoscope- holding so many of my joys and grief, endlessly transitioning, all shared with you as my constant. Ever stoical. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust- I like to think we will come back as flowers or a tree, intertwined.

I hope to always feel the glee and comfort you brought to me and to so many people in your life. Your softness brought out the softness in others and in me — and I loved experiencing that with you, because of you.

Your physiotherapy videos has brought a lot of joy to many family and friends the last 3 years. Thank you for these joys amongst so many more.

Always a puppy to so many and so many times I enjoyed of late correcting people, telling them you were not a puppy. The day Corey and I picked you up on that Stratford farm I will always remember. A Pyrenees golden mix on a Kijiji ad who was supposed to guard the sheep but was too playful.

You enriched my life. Rest in peace my sweetheart. please visit me. I will squeal when I see you next.

Mom and I would like to thank Compassion at Home- their professionalism is unmatched. A beautiful peaceful end for my beautiful girl with Dr Furey and Mark.

Life is cruel and sweet but you were always sweet..

The polar bear sleeps.

Nicknames: Glorebear
Pet parents: Allison Osmond
Siblings: Agnes
Favourite toys: her snuffle blankets puzzles
Birth/gotcha date: 2010-02-01
Death date: 2025-03-31
Favourite Activity: physiotherapy at the VSC
Favourite food: ice-cream
Least favourite thing: not being able to sleep on the deck
Friends: Agnes, Angel, Reese, Winston, Zoe