Behchokǫ̀ kids build homes for four-legged friends – CBC

Mar 20, 2024

Tłı̨chǫ Animal Care Society also wants to help spay, neuter, and vaccinate Tłı̨chǫ dogs

Bear, a dog N.W.T. residents would describe as a “northern special” in Behchokǫ̀, is getting a dog house that matches his bark — loud.

The house’s insulated walls are painted blue, pink, teal and orange. The legs that lift it off the ground, to keep snow from drifting in, are all different colours too. The removable roof is a bright, sunny yellow.

“You can tell there was kids involved, and they put a lot of love into it,” observed Dana Mackenzie, one of the founding members of the Tłı̨chǫ Animal Care Society. “It’s beautiful. Never seen anything so beautiful all day.”

Bear’s new shelter was the end result of a dog house-making workshop at the Learning Together Gathering in Behchokǫ last week. The workshop was spearheaded by Tiarella Hanna, another one of the society’s founding members.

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