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Thu weather fun-ms! this week is 1“) degrees or more; leaving your dog in the car for own a short time can be deadly, Think of your pets during hot dog days Employees raised funds through a seafood silent auction and bar- heque. On behalf of the employees at Zehrs -- Conestoga mall, Phil Blake. store Manager. and Chet lleymers, seafood Manager, pre- sented a cheque for $1,553.50 to Elaine Ormston, KidsAbility Foun- dation president, and Margaret Bauer. annual campaign manager, on May 30. Strangely enough. many of those jobs have to do with mum. liilhol cat or dog doesrit matter. I pick it up. I clean it up. I walk the animal to make sun- it gas rid of it on lime. Some of the other inhs Indudt- digging din . and taking care ofthe garbage (I'm told it's "icky".; Back. howcver. lo the “blessed event.” tru. impending arrival of kittens has sptrrkickmt IfidsAbility thanks Zehrs In our heavily estrogen-fuelled home. there are certain jobs that only I can do. To be honest. I don't really want any kittens. Don't get me wrong. I love cats, kittens and pets of all kind. That's why we have them. However, it does just add to my chore list. But despite the love and attention she was given, she could not apparently resist the siren call of the streets. or her own wanton desires. Now, she's with kit- ten. Guy was taken in during the fall. almost immediately after our daughter moved into her townhouse. She's the sumnu-t backup cat for Tequila. the "nfortuniuely named Siamese. And of course. an extra stuffed toy forWilliam B. Dog. grumpa. ()r is that ti papa! \n opal.' l grumpy? A grundiu thcr. whutvwr yotl call " Not a rm! nrw. mind you. but u surrogate. lit-(ulna it uppmrx. wt- have lulu-n in - " wavward umlh lisa, would be (my t,htA, the an my " \nungrsl daughter mum-d fiom the lift Int-an urn-h ot lnndnn during her u haul year Thank you so much for your sup- Annual campaign manager kidtchbility - Hmmlmion omce 'e'll have In wait of course for all the Iests to he finished. but it looks like Cm going to be a Bob Barker has an open invitation to my house Margaret Bauer An instantaneous reading means we can remove a pet in hot tempcr We im- mm ahle "w an infrared thermomcter to game the [ampera- lure inside a car. What KW! lh can do when called: The humane society will respond Ill calls ol distress first, Ilowvvcr trt. cannot legally Null a Hindu“ IO gel the dog uul of a far. we musl show "just cause" of distress. If you need to shop. plan ahead and leave Fido at home. If you sees! dog lei] in the car. please contact the KW Humane Such-Iv at 745- "We are particularly busy with these types of calls at shopping areas." says cruelty officer Gary Boos. “Too often the owner stops to pick up something and thinks they will only be a moment," Over the past week. the Kitchen- er-Waterloo Humane Society responded to multiple calls to aid dogs in distress. 3615 Because of a limited ability to sweat, dogs left in cars can go into distress in the lime it takes you to buy a can of soda. Their normal body temperature is 39 degrees. at 4l degrees brain damage can occur. A car heats up rapidly and is like putting your dog in an oven. ' rhe Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society urges owners to remember that even with the win- dows open, and parked in the shade. a dog can suffer sever heat stroke or die in a matter of minutes. . Hear mon- 01 Brian's thoughts an lile with the AUDI Manning (frm'rwry uwhluy morning [mm b to 9 (LIN. on Watrnoo radio station "15.3 K001 FM. Spay and mum your pets. would be one of those lessons. funn- to think of it. your rhildmn too. And game-show hosts. And politicians. Of course, lhrough the miracle of birth there are many things which (an be beamed. Valuable life bes, suns. They're all talking about keeping one. Perhaps I'll get a dump truck to fdl the basement with litter to main: things easier. In All things beikconsidered. I shall L"hUl welcome these new arrivals with open arms. It's not like t have a choice. Not that Guy was ever mistreated in our home. but before this became apparent. kis just say uw was [realm] try home in the house. as a hit of inter, loper. an intruder in the blissful dog-rat-people relationship already underway. this place into a positively giddy atmosphere. l (Kink they're hast encouraging that kim1y1trha1iour by all their talk And they spend time debating just what the kittens will look like. even though. wanton hussy that she is. Guy won't give up who the father is Now, they can] get enough of her. And they talk to her in gunk hahymll voices -- as if. lm some scientific war som pregnanl rats tonderstand that better. Quite odd. in fact. hccause Guy Is a cat whose personal skills are home- what lacking. She's not really cuddly. but prefers to spend most of her time alone. Better gel. ict your pcl NIH) indoors and enjoy the cool comfort ol your air conditioned hornc. or your cool huwmt'nl. keep your pm in a shady. “ell- wnlilan-d place uilh fresh water III " spillprool container. Heat and humidity: When it is um hot for you. think of your fur (nu-red friends, Heat stroke has occurred if the animal is unconscious. Do not wait - take them to a veterinarian immediately! Bring the pet into the shade and offer drinking water. Call the KW Humane Society at 745-5615. lfa hose is handy. use it to bring the animal's body temperature down. Wet the fur kill} lukewarm lo coolwater. If heat exhaustion is suspected time is ofthe essence as brain dam- age can ofcuI rapidly Signs of distress: Heat exhaus- lion in your pet will include time? sive panting or drooling and listless- ness. "These devices are literally life- savers." says Boos. "They are also incredible educational tools as well. You show a dog owner how hot it is in their car and their mouths drop open in disbelief." alums before it is loo late K, It . Humane Society Pa".seeum"eseeas-hesrschoottrogaee,csty and 'eg5orsat councillor. He hosts a pub“: affairs draw on losers Cable " Thursday nights at 7 p.m. Email This year the ' hTer, are I anada's team and cN_rryo"e should get on the Inmagml .. _ " _ W, ,._.._V..._- ”mu“... of the Stank Cup on his front hood and a hockey m'l duct taped to his mot I saw one sign that said "Go Oibers go....hul don't wreck the place" in reference to the rowdiness at the bars along Whyte Avenue after the last Oiler playoff victory Some more thought- ful Sign In on the churches 1es"ow-knowtbrsurethathoaeyisareioonincs- da' A Presbyterian church in Banff changed its sign m "Go Flamesgo' to "God forgive us.Go Oilers' g,J,stttg','d Another church sign read "Pray for the oilers.‘ A United Church around the corner from us in downtown fdmonlnn read, ‘N’mhingcmld be tina than to be in Carolinapa, (men Goo-law an! Fdmomon has gone ssild with the ()ilcrs. Check that. the province of Alberta. and Canada for that matter. has gone wild with the (Mom Everyone is talking about it. and in Lhoonton they are deft nilely painting the city Oiier blue. In [aspen practically all of the suppon staff were either from Ontario or the Maritimes It is, howexer. not trut. that gas prices are arty knvcr here. l hurl a litre is the going rate. the Mbertan economy is henerstting greatly from the oil boom. but the autumn 'oe ,mtt has to pay through the now at the pumps just like the rest of us. Employers are offering-signing bunnies. retention pay and trips In the I "Seri/iran as incentives to gill good help. and keep it. II is true that jobs are easy In come buy in Alberta. and many ofthe reuaurartts have help-wanted sings in the windows. And the weird-linking machines on the road are ones that toil in the bowehs of the earth. extracting minerals, oil and mu- ural gas - the type of equipment that is rarely seen on the roads of soulhvwslcm t httario. The pickup Irdék is a testament to this and is driven proudly. as it should Sum there are hrgh-rech industries and white-collar jobs. but most people work hard. long hours doing manual work "" construction or in the oil fields and natural gas industries. [he pickup iruck. in many ways. is ernhiematic of the hardunrking spirit of this province tt does seem like everyone here drives a pickup truck. but there are other types of xehicks on the road, iusl not as many. That's the best pan... despite our mgmnul differences, inter- provincial politics or political views as a nation. I truly bellow that we are growing up. We are all Canadian. and the moun- tains and the prairies belong ax much to thr. people of Ontario as thc Great - . e t Lakes belong to the people of the MI " h” ‘ "ev. - - ‘ Wild-rose country for sure. and at the same time truly t dian. The Rockies are. however. not the only beautiful parts of the province when one considers and sees the vast rivers. river vat- leys. prairies and abundant wildlife. I say these things with the utmost respect and admiration for the western way. The wild rose pan of Alberta is undeniable: the province is at once both wild and beautiful. The land of the big sky and the never-ending spring day is majestic in its vastness and the irreplaceable beauty of the Rocky Mountains I witnessed one gu, timing Yr, ban with a tttree-foot replica nL- K.__I7 1~ I , . . - _ - the Alberta license plate says "wild-rose country." but it could inst as easily say "pickup-trock country" or "weird-look- imtmach.imrs-eirwdmtTrthirhigttway country" Every couple of years or so my soul n-quirh a Rocky- Mourr lain fa. and thankfully my business travels allmwd my wife. Jill. and I a chance to spend five days in Alberta this past week. Usually my past trips focussed around Calgary and Banff. but this time we were lucky to have an opportunity to explore tasper and Edmonton Dispatch trom the W881 Jana