by Amherst | Jul 27, 2017 | Blog
Melissa has spent the last year working as an assistant at Amherst and has done an amazing job. Her dream is to be a Veterinarian and she recently found out that her application to study Veterinary medicine at the University of Saskatchewan has been accepted. We are...
by Amherst | Jun 23, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorised
Summer Heat Affects Pets Summer weather has officially arrived in Vancouver and with that comes increased outdoor fun with our four-legged companions. Whether you’ll be hiking, biking or just playing fetch with your pet this summer, one thing to keep in mind during...
by Amherst | Jun 2, 2017 | Blog, Roast's Posts
Recently, I was busy preparing for a trip to meet my husband, who is currently deployed with the Canadian Armed Forces. We’d be spending nearly three wonderful weeks in Belgium and the Netherlands, and we were thrilled, but I’m admittedly a bit of a worrywart, and as...
by Amherst | May 26, 2017 | Blog, Gilmour's Guides
A week back, I took my guide dog Marley, along with little wiggle-bum Aurora, to Pacific Spirit Forest trails, the talking GPS squawking off street names along the way. Arriving at the leash release zone, off they went while I used my white mobility cane, with...
by Amherst | Apr 28, 2017 | Blog, Roast's Posts
Pot Roast doesn’t have a lot of experience around children because we don’t have many friends with kids, so he has little opportunity to interact with them. On top of that, Roast has a hard time understanding that he’s 75 pounds and has a head as hard as a helmet, so...
