Vanessa Vander Valk
@vanessavanv.bsky.social
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Journalist, New Brunswicker, dog lover and early riser.
Evening dog walk report. 19 degrees C and sunny just before 6:30. Sam had her arthritis shot today and I think it’s already helping to loosen her up! ❤️🐕😃
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about 11 hours ago
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Dog walk report. A pleasant 13 degrees C and cloudy just past 5 this morning. The ground is damp! We had showers! Let’s see more of that ❤️🐕
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1 day ago
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Dog walk report. Cloudy and a balmy 11 degrees just past 6 this morning. Hopefully we’ll see some showers today. Sam is happy to walk today ❤️🐕
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2 days ago
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Dog walk report. A brisk 6 degrees C just past 5 this morning. Sam isn’t really interested in more than a sniff and stretching her legs. I get it. Monday ❤️🐕
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3 days ago
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Great message for today - and any day. There’s always hope
add a skeleton here at some point
4 days ago
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Dog walk report. A chilly 2 degrees C just before 7 this morning. Sam had me up just before 4, but I managed to convince her that more sleep might be nice. She’s a little stiff, but her next arthritis shot is just days away ❤️🐕
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4 days ago
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Dog walk report. 15 degrees C and sunny at 6:30 pm. I saw a squirrel 🐿️. Apparently Sam did not 🤷🏻♀️❤️🐕
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4 days ago
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Dog walk report. A brisk 6 degrees C just past 5 this morning. It’s clear, breezy and chilly. I should have grabbed some gloves 🧤. The stars are incredible. I wish I could share them with you ❤️🐕
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5 days ago
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Dog walk report. Clouds and 15 degrees just before 5:30 this morning. A few drops of rain!!! Just a few drops, but it’s such an unfamiliar feeling after these last weeks of drought. Bring on Friday 😃🐕❤️
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6 days ago
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Evening dog walk report. Sunny and 23 degrees C. Perfect walking weather. Tons of bird song. Fall begins Monday, and we’re ready 🐕
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6 days ago
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Dog walk report. A few clouds and 11 degrees C at 5 this morning. Bit of a breeze. Super quiet when you’re out this early. We saw just one car 🚗, one raccoon 🦝 and no joggers ❤️🐕
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7 days ago
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Dog walk report. 10 degrees C. Another totally clear early morning. About 5:30. Stars and crickets and one jogger so far. Happy Sam ❤️🐕
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8 days ago
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Evening dog walk report. 23 degrees C and completely clear. A few leaves 🍂 are beginning to change colour. Samantha is quite pleased to take an after work walk about ❤️🐕
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8 days ago
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Dog walk report. 10 degrees C at 5:30 this morning. Sam is motoring today. In a hurry to get into Tuesday ❤️🐕
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9 days ago
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Evening dog walk report. A delightful 22 degrees at 6:30 pm. After work walk with Sam. Great way to finish the day 🐕❤️🇨🇦
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9 days ago
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Dog walk report. Just past 5:00 on a Monday morning. It’s 10 degrees C and totally clear. Crickets. Welcome to a new week ❤️🐕
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10 days ago
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Dog walk report. 9 degrees C just before 5:00 this morning. Sam was restless - so we walk! Mostly clear skies. Stars ✨ and crickets 🦗 and my best friend 🐕❤️
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11 days ago
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Dog walk report. 7 degrees and clear at 6:15 this morning. Brisk, but lovely. Happy Friday ❤️🐕
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13 days ago
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Evening dog walk report. 21 degrees C and just stunning. Sam glows in the sun ☀️ 🐕❤️
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13 days ago
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Forgot to post this dog walk report this morning. Sam wasn’t really into it. It was 8 degrees C at 5:30. Now it’s 2:45 and 24 degrees ❤️🐕
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14 days ago
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Dog walk report. 6 degrees C and so very foggy at 6:30 this morning. Sammy doesn’t need to see. She’s got that amazing sense of smell as her guide ❤️🐕
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15 days ago
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Dog walk report. Feels like fall. A brisk 6 degrees C at 6:00 this morning. Totally clear. Moon. Stars. Sam enjoys the cooler temperatures. All good ❤️🐕
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16 days ago
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Dog walk report. 12 degrees C and cloudy, just before 6 this morning. The moon, the clouds and the tree look gorgeous. Sam is moving slowly. It’s allowed. It’s Monday, after all ❤️🐕
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17 days ago
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Dog walk report. 18 degrees C and cloudy just before 6 this morning. Definite humidity. Let’s hope for rain! We have some new ideas to try for Sam’s medicine. Thanks everyone ❤️🐕
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19 days ago
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Dog walk report. 14 degrees C just past 6 this morning. Partly cloudy and you can feel humidity in the air. Sam has some new medicine but she’s not cooperating. Any ideas for getting a couple of capsules into a suspicious dog? Peanut butter and hotdogs already rejected ❤️🐕
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20 days ago
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Dog walk report. 11 degrees C at 5:30 this morning. My weather app says it’s clear, but who can tell with the fog? Welcome to Thursday ❤️🐕
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21 days ago
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Dog walk report. 21 degrees C at 8 pm. Totally clear. A beautiful evening with my buddy ❤️🐕
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21 days ago
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Dog walk report. 12 degrees C and clear just past 6 this morning. Just beautiful. It’s going to be another warm day, but we’re enjoying the crispness of the early hours ❤️🐕
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22 days ago
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Dog walk report. 11 degrees C and clear just before 5:30 this morning. Crickets! But also September energy. Even at this hour we’ve seen a jogger, a cyclist and two cars. Happy back to school/work day ❤️🐕
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23 days ago
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Dog walk report. Totally clear and 11 degrees C at 5:45 this morning. It’s going to be a beautiful Labour Day. Enjoy ❤️🐕
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24 days ago
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Dog walk report. 10 degrees C at 6:15 this morning. I saw something orange with a bushy tail running between these shrubs. 🐱 or 🦊? We have both in the neighbourhood. Sam didn’t see, but she certainly smells! ❤️🐕
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25 days ago
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Dog walk report. About 11 degrees C just past 6 this morning. Cloudy and calm. No showers yet, but we’re hoping for some around noon. No Saturday sleep in for us - we’re enjoying the quiet of the early morning ❤️🐕
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26 days ago
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These
@niallharbison.bsky.social
stories both break my heart, and make me hopeful
add a skeleton here at some point
27 days ago
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Dog walk report. A brisk 10 degrees C at 5:50 this morning. Just wispy clouds. Sam is enjoying a good wander. There’s a vague scent of skunk 🦨 in the air. We don’t mind. It’s the Friday before a long weekend ❤️🐕🎉
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27 days ago
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Dog walk report. 12 degrees and clear just before 5:30 this morning. Too early for birds, but we have flowers, stars and crickets! Also the winds are right that we can hear the highway. But we’re celebrating 🎉 because Sam slept through the night ❤️🐕
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28 days ago
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Dog walk report. A crisp 11 degrees C and clear at 6:20 this morning. We’re up a little later - so sunrise, birds! Also construction noise. Sam only got me up once in the night. Hoping she’s feeling better ❤️🐕
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29 days ago
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Dog walk report. 17 degrees C just before 5 this morning. The air is so moist I feel droplets on my face, but it’s not rain. Up most of the night with Sam again. Tummy trouble. But she is still interested in an early stroll ❤️🐕
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about 1 month ago
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Dog walk report. Cloudy and 17 degrees at 5 this morning. We’re expecting rain 🌧️ later today. Thank goodness. Sam seems on the mend. She only got me up once in the night. We’re up before the birds - but lots of crickets ❤️🐕
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about 1 month ago
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Dog walk report. 15 degrees at 4:45 this morning. We haven’t slept a wink. Sam has an upset stomach and she asked to go out every hour, then every half hour. I decided it’s time to give up and go for a walk ❤️🐕 Crickets 🎶
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about 1 month ago
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Dog walk report. I wish you could see how amazing the early morning sky is at 5:20 this morning. Gorgeous. It’s clear and 11 degrees C. Sam is enjoying a neighbourhood walk-about ❤️🐕
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about 1 month ago
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Dog walk report. Mostly clear and 11 degrees C just before 6 this morning. A very focused sniffer this morning. Welcome to Friday ❤️🐕
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about 1 month ago
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Evening dog walk report. An idyllic 21 degrees C at 8:10 this evening. Beautiful night for a stroll ❤️🐕
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about 1 month ago
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Dog walk report. 10 degrees C at just past 6 this morning. Lots of quality sniffing for Sam. It’s garbage day in the neighbourhood ❤️🐕
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about 1 month ago
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Dog walk report. Nearly 6:30 this morning and it’s a crisp 9 degrees C. We’re up late enough that there are birds, and what looks like the beginning of a beautiful sunrise ❤️🐕
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about 1 month ago
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Dog walk report. A chilly 7 degrees C just before 6 this morning. Jacket and socks required. Clear and no wind, though. Sam is loving the cooler temperatures. She’ll taking time to read the news 🗞️ ❤️🐕
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about 1 month ago
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Dog walk report. A crisp 10 degrees C at 5:30 this morning. Breezy. Jacket required. Let’s get this week started ❤️🐕
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about 1 month ago
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Dog walk report. Clear and 14 degrees C at 6:00 in the morning. The sun is coming up and the birds are beginning to sing. Sam need a bath. Maybe we can get that done today ❤️🐕
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about 1 month ago
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Dog walk report. Clear and a brisk 11 degrees C just before 6 this morning. I needed a jacket. Not complaining after the heat this week. Sam moving well after her arthritis shot on Thursday. Slight scent of skunk. Saturday ❤️🐕
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about 1 month ago
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Dog walk report. A beautiful 15 degrees C at 5:45 this morning. Much easier to sleep now that the heat has broken. We finally had some rain so there’s lots of new smells for Sammy. Happy Friday ❤️🐕
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about 1 month ago
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Dog walk report. Just before 6 in the morning and it’s 20 degrees C. Hosed Sam down again last night so she could get some sleep. Expecting a slight cool down today (high of 28, not 36) and hopefully some showers ❤️🐕
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about 1 month ago
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