
Animal rescue partners with LLRIB, Waterhen Lake
Residents of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band and Waterhen Lake First Nation will have further support when it comes to aggressive, stray or at-large dogs in their communities.
That’s thanks to a new partnership with Northern Transitional Dog Rescue (NTRD) and the two First Nations. The dog rescue, which is located 30 minutes north of Meadow Lake, was launched two months ago by Amanda Harder and her partner Josh Voth.
“I started the initiative because on our local reserve, we see firsthand the overpopulation of dogs and how it leads to a lot of community safety issues and things like that,” Harder said.
“We are basically taking dogs, either the ones who are strays or who have owners, we bring them to our facility. I am a professional dog trainer, so what we do is we vaccinate them, we quarantine them, we spay and neuter them, and then we basically teach them house manners [and] train them if they are aggressive. We train them to be friendly, then we bring them back to the reserve so they can continue to be an integral part of the community.”