{"id":19616,"date":"2025-03-14T12:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T16:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/?p=19616"},"modified":"2025-03-15T13:12:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T17:12:23","slug":"pets-of-patrollers-march-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/2025\/03\/pets-of-patrollers-march-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Pets of patrollers \u2013 March 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19580\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12191805\/CSP-Email-Banner-March-2025-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12191805\/CSP-Email-Banner-March-2025-17.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12191805\/CSP-Email-Banner-March-2025-17-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12191805\/CSP-Email-Banner-March-2025-17-560x187.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Diana Lee, Communications and Marketing Manager (<a href=\"mailto:diana.lee@skipatrol.ca\">diana.lee@skipatrol.ca<\/a>)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In January 2025, we announced our new Pets of Patrollers feature to highlight the happiness and comfort we experience when our animal friends interact with us. For our second feature of the year, here are our March features:<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\">Kc, Nova Scotia<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19616 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/2025\/03\/pets-of-patrollers-march-2025\/img-032025-kc-01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192152\/img.032025-Kc-01-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192152\/img.032025-Kc-01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192152\/img.032025-Kc-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192152\/img.032025-Kc-01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192152\/img.032025-Kc-01-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192152\/img.032025-Kc-01-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192152\/img.032025-Kc-01-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/2025\/03\/pets-of-patrollers-march-2025\/img-032025-kc-02\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192201\/img.032025-Kc-02-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192201\/img.032025-Kc-02-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192201\/img.032025-Kc-02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192201\/img.032025-Kc-02-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192201\/img.032025-Kc-02-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192201\/img.032025-Kc-02-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192201\/img.032025-Kc-02-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/2025\/03\/pets-of-patrollers-march-2025\/img-032025-kc-03\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192205\/img.032025-Kc-03-532x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192205\/img.032025-Kc-03-532x1024.jpg 532w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192205\/img.032025-Kc-03-156x300.jpg 156w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192205\/img.032025-Kc-03-768x1480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192205\/img.032025-Kc-03-797x1536.jpg 797w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192205\/img.032025-Kc-03-560x1079.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192205\/img.032025-Kc-03.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/2025\/03\/pets-of-patrollers-march-2025\/img-032025-kc-04\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192208\/img.032025-Kc-04-1003x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192208\/img.032025-Kc-04-1003x1024.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192208\/img.032025-Kc-04-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192208\/img.032025-Kc-04-768x784.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192208\/img.032025-Kc-04-560x572.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192208\/img.032025-Kc-04.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Kc, seven years young, mixed breed (with seven now-grown puppies under her belt!)<\/p>\n<p>Kc (and owner Evan) are full-time patrollers at Nova Scotia&#8217;s most northern hill, Cape Smokey. Kc is proficient at hauling gear and breaking trail. Kc&#8217;s first response is giving feel-better kisses and offering her butt for feel better &#8216;rubbins and ruvins.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Owner: Evan Ferguson, Cape Smokey, Nova Scotia Zone<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\">Rudy, Saskatchewan<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Rudy is a four-year-old Golden Doodle that, above all else, loves being outside. Often to a point where he refuses to come back into the warmth!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-19616 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/2025\/03\/pets-of-patrollers-march-2025\/img-032025-rudy-01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192211\/img.032025-Rudy-01-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192211\/img.032025-Rudy-01-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192211\/img.032025-Rudy-01-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192211\/img.032025-Rudy-01-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192211\/img.032025-Rudy-01-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192211\/img.032025-Rudy-01.jpeg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/2025\/03\/pets-of-patrollers-march-2025\/img-032025-rudy-02\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192216\/img.032025-Rudy-02-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192216\/img.032025-Rudy-02-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192216\/img.032025-Rudy-02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192216\/img.032025-Rudy-02-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192216\/img.032025-Rudy-02-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192216\/img.032025-Rudy-02-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192216\/img.032025-Rudy-02-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192216\/img.032025-Rudy-02-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192216\/img.032025-Rudy-02-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/12192216\/img.032025-Rudy-02-375x375.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In this photo, owner Hayden was attempting to shovel the driveway when Rudy decided to use his 70 lbs. of furriness to tackle Hayden into the snowbank!<\/p>\n<p>Owner: Hayden Markwart, Mission Ridge, Qu&#8217;appelle Zone.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\">How to get your pet featured<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Please send an email to Diana Lee (<a href=\"mailto:diana.lee@skipatrol.ca\">diana.lee@skipatrol.ca<\/a>) with the subject line: \u201cPets of Patrollers: Your Name, Your Pet Name\u201d and the following details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name, age, breed of your pet (e.g., Onyx, two years old, German Shepherd dog).<\/li>\n<li>Fun fact or an interesting detail about your pet and what they mean to you.<\/li>\n<li>Attach a photo of your pet (bonus points if they are wearing CSP gear.<\/li>\n<li>Your zone and the resort(s) you patrol at.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mental health is an important aspect of the Canadian Ski Patrol. We hope that these pet photos spark joy throughout your 2025 season!<\/p>\n<p>Even for those who don&#8217;t have pets, interacting or even seeing an animal can boost their mood. Just think of the positive impact of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/healthy-tomorrows\/not-just-another-furry-face-the-scientific-benefits-of-therapy-dogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">therapy dogs<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Diana Lee, Communications and Marketing Manager (diana.lee@skipatrol.ca) In January 2025, we announced our new Pets of Patrollers feature to highlight the happiness and comfort we experience when our animal friends interact with us. 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