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: 2019-02-27
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
Issue: 2018-12-05, PHOTO: Tim Green
Sophie, the ‘Dog Who Walked in Front’
Sophie was born in February 2008, in Saskatchewan, to proud golden retriever and poodle parents. She spent a happy, early puppyhood romping through open fields on a farm, near Regina, with her twin sister Sasha. At the age of one, she moved to the... Read more
Dec. 05, 2018
Issue: 2018-11-14, PHOTO: Monica Garcia
Cat-fessions of a dog lover
I love my cat. There, I’ve said it. I was, and am, a dog person. I’ve had dogs my whole life. From my highly intelligent and trainable border collie to my, let’s just say, more-‘independent’ purebred Siberian husky, to my loyal German shepherd... Read more
Nov. 07, 2018
Issue: 2018-07-04
Jolly Saint Nick and Harley Davidson
We live in a territory seemingly dominated by huskies, both in numbers and in our image of the quintessential Yukon dog (the strong malamute even takes center stage on our Coat of Arms and flag!). Read more
Jul. 04, 2018
Issue: 2018-10-03, PHOTO: Courtesy of Cathy Deer Grasholm
Cathy takes a ‘Chance’ (and finds love)
Horses ... Many a little girl reveries in the companionship of this uniquely large pet that often towers over its owner, weighing in at over 1,000 pounds (draft horses upwards of 2,000 pounds!). Not many of us make reality of our childhood... Read more
Oct. 03, 2018
