{"id":21770,"date":"2026-03-06T19:19:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/?p=21770"},"modified":"2026-03-10T08:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:20:16","slug":"pets-of-patrollers-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/2026\/03\/pets-of-patrollers-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pets of patrollers \u2013 March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21767\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05001818\/CSP-Email-Banner-March-2026-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05001818\/CSP-Email-Banner-March-2026-13.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05001818\/CSP-Email-Banner-March-2026-13-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05001818\/CSP-Email-Banner-March-2026-13-560x187.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>By Diana Lee, Communications and Marketing Manager (<a href=\"mailto:diana.lee@skipatrol.ca\">diana.lee@skipatrol.ca<\/a>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are our March furry pals:<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\">Zero, Ontario<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-21770 gallery-columns-2 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\/2026\/03\/pets-of-patrollers-march-2026\/zero-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162009\/Zero-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162009\/Zero-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162009\/Zero-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162009\/Zero-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162009\/Zero-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162009\/Zero-1-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162009\/Zero-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" 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\/2026\/03\/pets-of-patrollers-march-2026\/zero-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162035\/Zero-3-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162035\/Zero-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162035\/Zero-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162035\/Zero-3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162035\/Zero-3-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162035\/Zero-3-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162035\/Zero-3-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Zero is a four-year-old American bulldog. His favourite things are being a couch potato, heated blankets (on the couch) and snuggling. His favourite treat is croissants, so he has quite refined taste! We are not sure he\u2019s quite ready to join the CSP Motorcycle Emergency Response Unit (MERU) as a patrol dog, but if dog snuggles count as a treatment, he\u2019s on board.<\/p>\n<p>Owner: Lesley McMillan, ICP Director and APL of MERU and Caledon Ski Club, Central Zone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21779\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162021\/Zero-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162021\/Zero-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162021\/Zero-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162021\/Zero-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162021\/Zero-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162021\/Zero-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05162021\/Zero-2-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\">Bodhi, Ontario<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-21770 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\/2026\/03\/pets-of-patrollers-march-2026\/bodhi-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161953\/Bodhi-3-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161953\/Bodhi-3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161953\/Bodhi-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161953\/Bodhi-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161953\/Bodhi-3-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161953\/Bodhi-3-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161953\/Bodhi-3-560x420.jpeg 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\/2026\/03\/pets-of-patrollers-march-2026\/bodhi-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161944\/Bodhi-2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161944\/Bodhi-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161944\/Bodhi-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161944\/Bodhi-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161944\/Bodhi-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161944\/Bodhi-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161944\/Bodhi-2-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Bodhi is a 12-year-old Siamese cat rescued from the streets of Hamilton. He may be handsome, but don\u2019t mistake that for him being sweet. He\u2019s a cremlin \u2013 a cat gremlin \u2013 and he will take a chunk out of you if you look at him the wrong way! Despite his temper, he complies when he\u2019s told \u201cWe don\u2019t bite family members.\u201d You can take the cat out of the streets, but when it comes to Bodhi, you can\u2019t take the streets out of the cat.<\/p>\n<p>Owner: Kerri \u201cKez\u201d Loudoun, Boler Mountain, Western Zone<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21771\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161938\/Bodhi-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161938\/Bodhi-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161938\/Bodhi-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161938\/Bodhi-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161938\/Bodhi-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161938\/Bodhi-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/03\/05161938\/Bodhi-1-560x420.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/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 name of 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 2026 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) Here are our March furry pals: Zero, Ontario Zero is a four-year-old American bulldog. His favourite things are being a couch potato, heated blankets (on the couch) and snuggling. 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