Meet the Dogs of Edmonton

The Dog City Festival, a fundraiser for Wellspring Edmonton, is scheduled to take place this summer. In conjunction with Champion PetFoods, Avenue sat down with these professional pooches (and their celebrity owners) for a furry photoshoot and to find out what makes them such good dogs.

Lenard

• Title: Head Coach
• Owners: Lauren Kyle (Interior Designer) and Connor McDavid (Player of Hockey)
• Breed: Bernadoodle
• Age: Nine months
• Favourite Toy: Stuffed bear or people shoes
• Favourite Human Food: Turkey
• Gets in trouble when: He bites furniture or shoes — mostly shoes

Moses

• Title: CCO (Chief Cuddling Officer)
• Owners: Kari Skelton (blogger) and Ryan Jespersen (podcaster)
• Breed: Boxer
• Age: Seven
• Favourite Toy: Any toy another dog is playing with
• Favourite Human Food: Cheese and pepperoni pizza
• Gets in trouble when: Never … except that one time he ate the couch

Harley

• Title: Motivational Barker
• Owners: Brett Fraser (President, Edmonton Stingers Basketball Club)
• Breed: Mini Aussie Shepherd
• Age: Three
• Favourite Toy: Her blue dragon
• Favourite Human Food: Meat and cheese, but only discreetly when no one’s looking
• Gets in trouble when: She barks at the neighbours

Rico

• Title: Crossing guard
• Owner: Kelly Kimo (President, Production World)
• Breed: Havanese
• Age: Six
• Favourite Toy: Rubber chicken
• Favourite Human Food: Cheese
• Gets in trouble when: He doesn’t come when you tell him to come

We’ve featured a quartet of them here, but look for more of these canine board members:

• Ziggy a four-year-old Yorkie-Poo
• Marley, a 10-year-old Schnauzer
• Spartan, a 10-year-old Labrador Retriever
• Cali, a six-year-old Maltese Yorkie
• Sully, a 10-month Multi-Generational Australian Labradoodle
• Chloe, a three-year-old Black Lab
• Buster, a two-year-old Labradoodle
• Franklin, a one-year-old Northern Inuit