International Dog Day 2024

The team for 2024

Vince - VE6LK - VE6D

Vince has been around Shiba Inu for over 20 years and has had four choose to live with him during that time: Sikoya, Nebo, Oasis and Wrangler.
He was active as a Pet Transporter in New York state and Ontario between 2008 and 2012, providing transport for all breeds along the QEW/401 corridor.
During that same period he worked closely with Helping Homeless Pets at numerous fundraisers around Ontario.
If you aren't aware, a Shiba Inu is the most cat-like dog one can live with.
They choose you more than you choose them - you are their staff! If you want a dog that comes when you call, get a Labrador - but if you have a sense of humour about it, live with a Shiba!

More information about VE6D can be found here. Vince can be heard on-air operating SSB and CW 1300UTC - 0200UTC between August 21 and 26. He will most likely be operating portable while at a POTA entity someplace in Alberta Canada.

Kev - G0TOG - GB0ESD

Kev is a lover of the Old English Sheep Dog and is running Special Event Station GB0ESD - GB0 Englisg Sheep Dog. He says,
Middle centre is "Big Mc" my first rescue, she was so tuff ( Not aggressive) We joked she walked on her knuckles like the dog in the Tom and Jerry cartoons. She would watch my daughter play with other kids in the field across from our home.

If strangers or adults went towards the kids playing, Mc would run across to my daughter and sit by her side.

If Mc felt there may a problem she would push my daughter back to the house.

Bottom centre is Monty our 2nd rescue.

We picked him up so my daughter who still a baby would grow up with a big dog , Big Mc was 9 years old by this time. Big Mc died on the operating table 2 years later.

We didn't know till Monty was 3 years old he had a brain disease. We tried medication which gave us hope, Monty seemed to make a full recovery, but it was not enough. Sadly it was thought best to have him put to sleep, very sad for the whole family.

Far right is Molly My 3rd rescue, Now working for myself, Molly was the first oesd that came to work with me.

Like the other rescue oesd's she was very smart. A bit of a flusey, she would sit on the passenger seat and put her legs out on the dash facia. Molly was the first of my oesd to have a licence to to bark on the amateur bands, MOLLIE, was her callsign issued by the UK's WOOFCOM. Sadly Molly passed 11 years old lying on the floor next to my bed.

Bottom left is Matt, my 4th oesd rescue.

I picked him up when he was 18 months old. He was the saddest oesd I ever took in. He had been locked in a very small dark room never been out for exercise. Matted (That's how he got his name) He was very shy or scared of anything he might of get in trouble for in the past. With regular walks with me and the family he came around bit by bit. Matt like Molly would come to work every day and got use to meeting different people all over the UK and Ireland. So many trips into Ireland and back to UK, even the customs would stop us just to greet him. Matt also had his callsigns from WOOFCOM M4TTY. Sadly Matt developed arthritis , and when he was almost 12 years old he stated to yelp when he took a step. Once more we had to send our best friend to cross the rainbow bridge.

Matt never recovered from his trauma of being alone in a locked room.


After 40 years I'd never been without an Old English Sheep Dog. Now in my late 60's and had suffered with Pneumonia , I didn't think if fair to take on another oesd. So what did the family do? They bought me a full size oesd stuffed toy. Middle centre, He (his name is Murph) is so big he takes up the whole of the passenger side of my 18 wheeler and can still hang his head out of the window.

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KB2FMH

Caryn, co-ordinator for K2D, tells us that "James, KB2FMH joined the team only a day before we started K2D because he wasn't sure of his schedule." He's doing a great job operating K2D, "James has been an amazing op, pulling in incredible DX late at night doing SSB.
I think he has worked the entire planet by now, spreading the word." says Caryn.



James shared these photos with Caryn after viewing the dogdayradio.org website and seeing the pictures.
He felt inspired to share Sadie's story.
Sadie is a rescued Australian shepherd who joined the family of James' son, with his wife and their 3-year-old boy, Bodhi, in Colorado.

Caryn adds, "It's a good life for Sadie, no?" For sure!