Dog Blog

Our business, K9Kloud9.com, is run by the Fleming family. For the past few years we have operated on a long distance basis with myself here in British Columbia and my parents in Ontario. This has been challenging to say the least, but that is soon to change. Effective mid-August they will be re-locating to B.C. and K9Kloud9.com will be consolidated. To prepare for this move they have sold their house and are temporarily renting a place in the country where they are staying in a guest house belonging to an amazing couple who have committed themselves to rescuing animals.

As many people know greyhounds are commonly used for dog racing and once they have passed their prime many of these wonderful animals are discarded or put down. It is a horrible scenario but thanks to people like Pete and Debbie many greyhounds have found a slice of heaven at their country property. This life is not only reserved for greyhounds (even though they have 9 living with them currently) the couple also rescues any and all types of animals from horses to various dog breeds.

Life is looking good for these rescued dogs.

As my parents have come to know this wonderful couple they have been kind enough to share their stories for each animal they have rescued and we would like to share these amazing tales with you. Each week we will post a story so you can come to understand the wonderful difference Pete and Debbie are making in the lives of so many dogs.

The story of Bubas:

Bubas joined us in May 2000. He was 5+ years old at the time.
We had a customer come to buy some furniture from us and they said our place was perfect for Bubas. I said "What is a Bubas"? Well he was their neighbours dog, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever.

He lived in a garage in the city. He was never allowed in the house and the man of the house knew this wasn't fair. They were looking for a home for Bubas in the country. So after I went to see him, I talked Pete into going the following week, although he said no way, we already have two dogs. We had Cinders (Rotti cross) and Skippy (cocker spaniel). Well Pete took one look at him and that was that. He was ours. He bit me the first day, and bit Pete twice since. We learned to never touch his collar or you were in for a bite. Other than that, he is a gentle sweet 14 year old, slow but happy fella!

Welcome to our blog and thank you for reading. We are changing things up slightly so as we move forward we would like to use this blog as a place to share opinions, dog experiences, dog stories and more. I hope that by sharing our personal experiences, thoughts and perspectives on owning dogs, loving dogs, operating a dog business etc we can connect with other dog lovers and hopefully provide valuable information, entertainment, and even just a place to see that you are not alone in your experiences - good and bad. We encourage comments and feedback along the way.