Pawsitive Tails
Do you have a FUN, HEROIC, or TOUCHING story about your pet? WHAT’S UP YUKON wants to hear your ‘PAWSITIVE TAIL’! Please send your story, or story idea, and a photo of you and your pet, to monica@whatsupyukon.com. PHONE 667-2910 EXT.2 FOR MORE INFO.
Issue: 2019-06-26, PHOTO: Graydon Keenan
Graydon & Bandit: Inseparable Buds
I met Graydon and Bandit together, as everyone does, I suspect, because they are rarely apart. Read more
Jun. 26, 2019
Pet Project
I had the pleasure of visiting “The Farm” a few years ago, on Yvette’s birthday. Like all the guests, I was impressed by the beautiful view, the handsomely constructed and decorated home, the tidy corrals and property, the neat rows of farmed... Read more
May 29, 2019
Isssue: 2019-04-24, PHOTO: Bob Gardiner
PAWsitive Support
"I'm afraid it's time sweetie. Posie can no longer keep food down and she is starting to suffer." - Bob Gardiner to his wife, Alexis... Read more
Apr. 24, 2019
Issue: 2019-03-27, IMAGE: courtesy of Chris Caldwell
And baby makes five—from cat in a wolverine suit
Having our second child was an interesting event. My lap had always been owned, lock stock and barrel, by Farley, our cat. As my pregnancy progressed and his lap space got smaller, he relocated his perch to more of a cross-belly lounge. He only... Read more
Mar. 27, 2019
Issue: 2019-02-27
Patsy & Misty: ugliest and cutest dog, respectively
The story of Skagway's ugliest dog is best told by one of her owners. You may remember Frank Wasmer from January's Pet Page. Frank is a treasure bos of "pawsitive tails." As he puts it, "I'm old; I've had a lot of pets." Two more honourable... Read more
Feb. 27, 2019
Issue: 2019-01-16, PHOTO: courtesy of Frank Wasmer
Max - the right ‘wrong’ cat
Frank Wasmer’s door has always been open to a colourful array of souls in all shapes and sizes. Of the human variety, he and his late wife Nancy Schave, have fostered “somewhere in the neighbourhood of 40” children, hosted 7 foreign exchange... Read more
Jan. 16, 2019
