Portraits and reported stories of the people whose lives revolve around dogs — the vets on the night shift, the rescuers who can't stop, and the owners for whom a dog is everything.
The Last Vet on Call
Emergency veterinary medicine runs on love — the client's for their animal, and the vet's for their calling. What happens inside an emergency practice after midnight is a story about the cost of both.
The People Who Won't Stop
Every week, someone in a rescue network says yes one more time — to another dog, another litter, another case no one else will take. The science of what drives them, and what it costs.
A Dog at the End of the Leash
For people experiencing homelessness, a dog is family, security, and the last loyal thing. It is also, too often, the reason a shelter turns them away.
CalgaryThe Dog-Friendly City Race: Vancouver vs Toronto vs Calgary
Three Canadian cities are quietly competing to be North America's most dog-liveable place. The metrics — off-leash ratios, transit access, condo policy — reveal a contest that is closer than most residents realise, and more politically contested than anyone admits.