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A dog-walking group from B.C. recently posed 55 dogs for a fundraiser helping to provide emergency boarding for pets whose owners are fleeing domestic violence. ....
VANCOUVER It s raining dogs at a 15-metre pool near Nanaimo. Pooch Pool School is the first officially sanctioned dock diving facility on Vancouver Island, and owner Kim Sirett says it s been a long time coming. We ve been champing at the bit for somebody to do this for over a decade, Sirett said. Every competition that we ve been to: Who s going to open a pool on Vancouver Island? The new facility s pool meets the specifications of North America Diving Dogs, a group that organizes and sanctions dock diving competitions. Dock diving is a sport for dogs and their owners that has been growing in popularity in recent years. Competing dogs run the length of a 12-metre dock, then jump into the pool to fetch a toy. They re judged on the height and distance of their jumps. ....