{"id":20118,"date":"2025-05-10T15:15:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T19:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/?p=20118"},"modified":"2025-05-10T15:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T19:15:24","slug":"pets-of-patrollers-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/2025\/05\/pets-of-patrollers-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Pets of patrollers \u2013 May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20100\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174513\/CSP-Email-Banner-May-2025-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174513\/CSP-Email-Banner-May-2025-11.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174513\/CSP-Email-Banner-May-2025-11-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174513\/CSP-Email-Banner-May-2025-11-560x187.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><b>By Diana Lee, Communications and Marketing Manager (<\/b><\/i><span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"mailto:diana.lee@skipatrol.ca\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><i><b>diana.lee@skipatrol.ca<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, serif;\"><i><b>)<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For our fourth feature of the year, meet our May furry friends:<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\"><b>Hilo, British Columbia<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20108 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174607\/img.052025-Hilo-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174607\/img.052025-Hilo-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174607\/img.052025-Hilo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174607\/img.052025-Hilo-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174607\/img.052025-Hilo-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174607\/img.052025-Hilo-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174607\/img.052025-Hilo-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Hilo, is a six-year-old, Bernese Mountain Dog and Kirby\u2019s best buddy. Hilo loves the snow and getting out to the ski hill, catching snowflakes outside the new day lodge at Troll Resort in central B.C.<\/p>\n<p>Owner: Kirby Booker, Troll Resort, Pacific North, Prince George Zone, British Columbia.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\"><b>Bella and Pucky, Quebec<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-20118 gallery-columns-3 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\/img-052025-bella-and-pucky\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174609\/img.052025-Bella-and-Pucky-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174609\/img.052025-Bella-and-Pucky-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174609\/img.052025-Bella-and-Pucky-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174609\/img.052025-Bella-and-Pucky-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174609\/img.052025-Bella-and-Pucky-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174609\/img.052025-Bella-and-Pucky-560x746.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174609\/img.052025-Bella-and-Pucky.jpg 1180w\" 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\/img-052025-bella-and-pucky-02\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174612\/img.052025-Bella-and-Pucky-02-769x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174612\/img.052025-Bella-and-Pucky-02-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174612\/img.052025-Bella-and-Pucky-02-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174612\/img.052025-Bella-and-Pucky-02-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174612\/img.052025-Bella-and-Pucky-02-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174612\/img.052025-Bella-and-Pucky-02-560x746.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174612\/img.052025-Bella-and-Pucky-02.jpg 1180w\" 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\/img-052025-pucky-and-bella\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174559\/img.052025-Pucky-and-Bella-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174559\/img.052025-Pucky-and-Bella-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174559\/img.052025-Pucky-and-Bella-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174559\/img.052025-Pucky-and-Bella-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174559\/img.052025-Pucky-and-Bella-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/08174559\/img.052025-Pucky-and-Bella.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span lang=\"en-CA\">Pucky (5 years old, the redhead) and Bella (7 years old, the blonde) are my babies, and everyone knows them at Station de ski Mont Castor, where I&#8217;ve been patrolling for 37 years now. They&#8217;re my third generation of golden retrievers. Over the years, my dogs have closed the slopes, worked at the ticket office and even taken part in student sports to motivate the youngsters. They all wait for the photo to be taken in disguise, and they play along because they get a treat afterwards. I can&#8217;t imagine my life without a dog, for my physical and mental health. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-CA\">Owner: Andr\u00e9e M\u00e9tivier, I&#8217;m a patroller at Station de ski Mont Castor in Matane and we&#8217;re part of the Eastern Quebec zone.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\"><b>How to get your pet featured<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Please send an email to Diana Lee (<span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><a href=\"mailto:diana.lee@skipatrol.ca\">diana.lee@skipatrol.ca<\/a><\/u><\/span>) 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 <span style=\"color: #467886;\"><u><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><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Diana Lee, Communications and Marketing Manager (diana.lee@skipatrol.ca) For our fourth feature of the year, meet our May furry friends: Hilo, British Columbia Hilo, is a six-year-old, Bernese Mountain Dog and Kirby\u2019s best buddy. 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