Dr. Bill Haglund, the forensic anthropologist who is heading the exhumation work at the mass grave of the Whistler sled dogs, is well-respected in the industry and once worked on the notorious Green River serial killings of young women around the Seattle area in the early 1980s.

You can hear Haglund in a video describing difficulties investigators faced in the beginning of

The results of the excavation of the grave of the estimated 100  sled dogs slaughtered a year ago won't be known now until Sunday after the SPCA postponed today's press conference.

"As the excavation

It has taken three days to reach the grave of the estimated 100 sled dogs slaughtered in Whistler a year ago at Outdoor Adventures' dog compound in Pemberton but investigators

Dog lovers curious about a holistic approach to their pooch won't want to miss the second annual Petnership Project Holistic Wellness Pet Show.

Last year's event attracted 1,000 participants and organizers are hoping even more will come out Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1 when the event will be held at the Hellenic Community Centre in Vancouver. It's being billed as a one-of-a-kind show that provides "alternative, progressive pet information" from more than 45 exhibitors.

Some of the workshops include a holistic approach

Having a well-trained dog could be just one click away.

In an earlier post I mentioned how the Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS) is moving towards using the "clicker method" for dogs in their advanced training program. As Margaret Hicks, director of training for PADS, explains when the handler uses a hand-held device that makes a clicking sound it serves an an "event marker." The sound indicates to the dog they are doing something desired by the handler, and in the case with PADS they are rewarded

Dog lovers and those against pets in stores are weighing in across the country  on whether dogs should now be banned from Home Depot after a Shih Tzu bit off the tip of a staff greeter's nose in Ottawa.

You can read that story here.

Home Depot is hearing from people from both sides of the issue across the country, and will be making a decision within four to five days on whether to continue allowing dog owners to bring their

Bella tops the list of the 25 most popular dog names of 2010 followed by Max and in third place Bailey, according to this months' edition of Modern Dog Magazine.

I'll write out all 25 names below

 A walk in the woods turned ugly for Vicki Starfire and her dog Sammie who wandered off the path in Sechelt and was injured after the dog's  foot got stuck in a leg hold trap. You can read my story here.