Whitehorse Dog Population

A summer in the Yukon helps you slow down and really smell the roses, wild ones at that. One can take time, rush hour is brutal and during those 12 minute jaunts from one side of town to the other there is lots of time to reflect. So many important questions can be asked and answered. Some of those questions are just interesting pieces of trivial information...but interesting none the less. We should all take some time in our busy lives and ask some questions. Find out the answers and peak our curiousity. After all this curious nature creates new outlooks and inventions and it has throughout time.

Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada has a population of about 26,000 people and is spread out over a vast geographic area. In fact it is the largest city in Canada....not Toronto. The population is larger in the summer and activities are oriented around friendship, nature and wilderness adventurers. A lot of these people that stay for the winter have dogs and they spend time in the winter dog racing and walking these dogs. I would venture to guess that there are as many dogs as there are people during the off season since many would not have a licence. In any given neighbourhood most of your neighbours have at least one dog and more likely two or three. The dogs seem happy, they get walks, the owners have time for them and they enjoy the freedom of great nature trails and wonderful open space.

We could learn a thing or two from the way of life in the Yukon. Take time each day to smell the roses and spend some time enjoying nature and your family or friends. There is nothing more enjoyable and the benefit will have a great ripple effect on the people in your life.