{"id":195417,"date":"2018-12-27T03:58:27","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T08:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=195417"},"modified":"2018-12-27T03:58:27","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T08:58:27","slug":"hundreds-show-up-at-winnipeg-dog-shelter-to-keep-canines-company-on-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/12\/27\/hundreds-show-up-at-winnipeg-dog-shelter-to-keep-canines-company-on-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds show up at Winnipeg dog shelter to keep canines company on Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Those who came out got to play with the dogs in the facility’s two yards and visit with them in the kennels. (Photo<\/a>: Winnipeg Animal Services\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg dog shelter’s idea to keep the animals from getting lonely on Christmas was so popular that people were lined up out the door.<\/p>\n

On a typical holiday, staff at Winnipeg Animal Services clean the kennels and take the dogs out into the yard, but the animals mostly spend the day alone.<\/p>\n

So a few weeks back, workers posted an event on Facebook inviting the public to stop by in the afternoon on Christmas Day to hang out with the pooches.<\/p>\n

The department’s Leland Gordon says they expected a couple of people might come — not hundreds.<\/p>\n

Those who came out got to play with the dogs in the facility’s two yards and visit with them in the kennels.<\/p>\n

Gordon says some of the visitors said they plan to return to adopt a dog when the facility opens for regular hours on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we created the Facebook event we thought … ‘Who’s going to want to come in on a holiday to play with our dogs?’ So we were blown away,\u201d Gordon said.<\/p>\n

Many visitors brought donations for the animals based on a wish list, while others brought treats for the volunteers and staff.<\/p>\n

In the end, there were more visitors than dogs.<\/p>\n

Gordon said most of the dogs are unlicensed strays that were picked up on the streets of Winnipeg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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