Blissful Nationwide Pet Day from Ontario Barks 2025
In as we speak’s submit, the Chairdog of the Ontario Barks committee reveals off his greatest buds at their favorite provincial parks with their people!
Oh boy! It’s Nationwide Pet Day once more? *zoomies*
Let’s be fur-real, day-after-day is pet day at my home.
From my ever-growing assortment of squeaky toys (minus the eyes and stuffing, clearly), to the wonderful, lengthy W-A-L-Ks stuffed with sniffies, and people magical second dinners (thanks, spare human), life is fairly pawesome.
However one of the best half? Generally, the human masses up the automobile, they seize my leash, and we head off to a provincial park (there are lots of!) for an journey!
Want proof? Take a look at my fellow fun-loving furriends beneath! (Oh, and I lastly mastered the right head tilt for further treats; extremely suggest!)
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Case the Labrador Retriever and Seeker the Golden Retriever
“We love bringing our canine with us once we go tenting. My lab, Case, loves going within the canoe and had a good time within the Algonquin Backcountry, and my golden, Seeker, would spend all day at a pet seashore if I let her!”
Human: Colleen Downing, Reservation Service Advisor
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Primrose the Shih Tzu
“Primrose is my little mountaineering buddy who cherished nothing greater than laying down in a puddle to chill off after an extended hike. She cherished to observe the sundown on the canine seashore at Wasaga Seaside Provincial Park and scramble up the rocks at Nottawasaga Lookout Provincial Park. My favorite park reminiscence with Primrose is once we did the Standing Rock Sidetrail at Nottawasaga Lookout collectively, and she or he conquered the boulders and slopes fearlessly and with little help- not unhealthy for 10 pound canine! Though Primrose handed away in December at age 12, I preserve her reminiscence in my coronary heart and recall the reminiscences we made collectively each time I camp or hike in a park.”
Human: Hannah Stockford, A/Useful resource Administration Technician at Wasaga Seaside Provincial Park
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Morris the Husky
“Morris loves coming to work with me within the off season so we are able to take a snow break and discover the paths, in search of contemporary animal tracks. He’s additionally wonderful at checking all of the mouse traps contained in the Customer Centre for me!”
Human: Daybreak Brown, Senior Operations Technician at French River Provincial Park
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Gus the Corgi/Labrador
“Greatest Ontario Parks journey was once I went to Joe Perry Lake at Bon Echo with him final 12 months. Educating him to not soar out of the canoe to catch flies was an journey and lesson that didn’t at all times stick, haha. Took him for hikes, performed within the water in a leash-free train space, sat on the rocks watching loons and both an otter or muskrat. Only a nice weekend with my greatest pal.”
Human: Kendra Marjerrison, Social Media Assistant
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Odis the Bloodhound/Akbash Combine
“Odis has been an avid explorer of Ontario Parks since he was only a pup. He loves becoming a member of his people on year-round adventures, with a particular fondness for mountaineering. Odis has loved tenting journeys and day outings to parks within the Kingston space, together with Sharbot Lake Provincial Park, Bon Echo Provincial Park, Charleston Lake Provincial Park, and Frontenac Provincial Park. He significantly loves serving to his people deal with the Frontenac Climbing Problem, particularly his favourite path – the Tetsmine Lake Loop.”
Human: Erica Kendrick, A/Park Planner, Southeast Zone
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Django the Black Labrador/Border Collie Combine
“Django simply turned 10 and is now an outdated man. At house, he sleeps all day, and on walks, he tugs the leash to move again to the entrance door. However as quickly as he realizes the tenting gear is being packed into the automobile: he is aware of he’s headed to a provincial park and his inside pet comes out. Final summer time, Django and I had been 9 hours aside once I was figuring out of Chapleau. My associates stunned me by bringing him up for a northern Ontario street journey to Ivanhoe Lake PP, the place we spent a complete week tenting collectively. Django spent his days paddle boarding, canoeing, swimming, benefiting from the pet lending library and napping on the off-leash pet seashore.”
Human: Alysa Cortes, Lands Stewardship Group Chief
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Remi the German Shorthaired Pointer
“At 8 months outdated, Remi has spent his life to this point rising up and exploring Murphys Level Provincial Park however he’s prepared enterprise out this summer time with tenting journeys deliberate to Frontenac Provincial Park and Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park! We each love going mountaineering and are very excited to take a look at some new trails collectively.”
Human: Rachel Needham, A/Chief Park Naturalist at Murphys Level Provincial Park
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Peter the Papillon
“Peter is at all times looking out for his subsequent lakeside journey. Whereas he enjoys lounging round a campsite, he’s happiest when he can really feel the sand beneath his paws. He likes to splash within the shallows, however virtually by no means commits to a full swim. His favorite place to discover in Ontario Parks are the sandy shorelines of Lake Travers in East Algonquin!“
Human: Emma Fuller, Chief Park Naturalist at Bon Echo Provincial Park
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Winston the West Highland White Terrier
“Steph’s new four-legged pal, Winston, made his first ever Ontario Parks go to to Sibbald Level Provincial Park this early spring! Mystical fog lined the park’s day use space and took on a fascinating virtually magical environment alongside the waterfront. Winston was keen to smell out each intriguing scent and examine all of the puddles that got here alongside on our stroll. It was a day stuffed with marvel and journey for the younger pet. Winston could be very excited to proceed his Ontario Parks adventures this coming summer time!”
Human: Stephanie Etherington, Market Growth Specialist
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Mowgli the Aussie Doodle
“We love taking Mowgli for walks all through Sandbanks! He’s solely 5 months outdated, so the sights and smells of spring are so thrilling for him to discover. This time of 12 months is absolutely peaceable; we really feel like we now have the path all to ourselves!”
Human: Reilly Kunc, A/Assistant Superintendent at Sandbanks Provincial Park
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Winston the Australian Blue Heeler/German Shepherd and Akita the Bernese Mountain Canine
“My spouse and I moved to Northwestern Ontario for work, and we each knew our furry companions would benefit from the outdoor as a lot as us! When our pups aren’t laying throughout us, they’re begging to be outdoor! And after an extended day, there’s nothing that relaxes me extra, than all of us nestled collectively on the sofa!”
Human: Rye Witter, Assistant Park Superintendent at Sleeping Big Provincial Park
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Jasper the Husky/Lab
“Jasper loves adventuring in Ontario Parks. We dwell simply exterior of Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park, so we now have spent a lot of time strolling their trails and tenting of their campground. I work at Rainbow Falls Provincial Park and Jasper has spent a lot of time visiting his mother within the Northshore Cluster. He’s hiked the Casque Isle Path and visited Rainbow Falls many instances, however his favorite is falling asleep listening to the waves on the Rossport Campground in Rainbow Falls Provincial Park. Jasper says ‘I really like the North shore!’”
Human: Sophia Farmer, Assistant Park Clerk at Rainbow Falls Provincial Park
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Bisco and Foley
“What occurs when two park rangers fall in love? They transfer in collectively and identify their canine after protected areas. That is Bisco (Biscotasi Provincial Park) and her youthful sister Foley (Foley Mountain Conservation Space). Foley joined the household one week in the past and had an incredible first go to to Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park whereas Bisco is an Ontario Parks celebrity and has been to Lake Superior PP, Chutes PP, Ouimet Canyon PP, White Lake PP, Neys PP, Rainbow Falls PP, Sleeping Big PP, and Kakabeka Falls PP! She’s an incredible camper and goes to show her sister all of the methods this summer time with tenting journeys already deliberate in Sleeping Big PP and Neys PP. Foley says ‘learn the indicators and keep secure!’”
People: Cara Freitag, Discovery Chief at Sleeping Big Provincial Park, and Charlotte Westcott, Analysis and Communications Analyst
Zero the Doberman Pinscher
“Final summer time, Zero and I acquired out to 4 completely different provincial parks collectively for each day use and tenting alternatives: Mikisew PP for tenting, Algonquin PP for tenting, Oxtongue River-Ragged Falls (day use), and Uxbridge City PP (day use). Zero has change into a beautiful tenting companion and is at all times up for exploring new trails with me, regardless of the climate! He pushes me to hike additional and get exterior day-after-day to take pleasure in the advantages of nature. There’s nothing like seeing the joy in your pup’s face once they understand we’re at a park prepared for an epic journey.”
Human: Rhiannon Good, A/Content material Growth Specialist
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In search of extra ulti-mutt doggo locations?
The Chairdog of the Ontario Barks committee has put collectively an inventory of the prime 5 dream canine locations at Ontario Parks to make your subsequent W-A-L-Ok further particular!
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A reminder from the committee
Longer day hikes may be difficult for each people and our canine companions.
Please know your canine’s limits, keep away from lengthy hikes on scorching days, and guarantee you’re ready with a lot of water and meals for you and your greatest furry pal!
Want extra details about bringing your furry companion to one in all our provincial parks? We’ve acquired all the main points right here.
Oh, and don’t furrget to fulfill the members of final 12 months’s Ontario Barks committee!
Farewell fur now,
The Chairdog of the Ontario Barks committee
