The Straight Poop: Drake about town
By Drake the Dog Reader Columnist Where am I taking my humans today? Sandpoint stay-cation, baby! Everybody sing now: “This town is my town, this town is your town, from North First Street to...
Category: Pets & Animals
How one pup came back from the dead
By Dr. Marty Becker Reader Contributor Lazaruff/Relic was supposed to be dead. That’s what the workers who found him in an abandoned house thought — that he had died of thirst and starvation. When...
Repair mission restores Sandpoint osprey cam
By Reader Staff The osprey pair at Sandpoint’s Memorial Field, dubbed “Sandy and Pete,” have returned from winter migration — and the avian stars already putting on a show as they build their nest...
The Straight Poop: Salon DeMars
By Drake the Dog Reader Columnist Do your ears hang low? Do they wobble to and fro? Can you tie them in a knot, can you tie them in a bow? Since the Missus...
Pet care on demand
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Jenifer Wirz has seen just about everything in her years as a pet sitter and trainer. The Sandpoint entrepreneur is now launching Sandpoint Pet Sitting, a service that aims...
Bobcat sighted on Long Bridge
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A bobcat seeking shelter on the Long Bridge caused a stir Monday, with a Sandpoint Police Department Facebook post on the sighting becoming a minor viral hit. The Sandpoint...
Animal shelter to pursue dog park project
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The longstanding effort to establish a local dog park just got $25,000 closer to reality. Panhandle Animal Shelter Executive Director Mandy Evans announced this week the organization was awarded...
DogFest “Walk and Roll” celebrates service dogs
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Now that we’re in the dog days of summer, it’s high time for a fundraiser supporting our best four-legged causes. Canine Companions for Independence is hosting a fundraiser next...
Banding of Sandpoint osprey to be livestreamed
By Reader Staff An incredible opportunity to view a biologist in action at the Memorial Field osprey nest is just days away with the Project Osprey Banding event – and it’s being streamed live...
Animal Shelter to launch ‘Operation Donation Station’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Panhandle Animal Shelter has announced they are building a new donation and sorting facility just west of their current thrift store location. The 4,500-square-foot facility will feature a parking...
