Sunday mornings are for lazy walks in the bush tracking Mr Fox. Mummy says Mr Fox stinks so he's easy to track 🦊🤢🐾🐩🌸
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodlecollective

Overstimulated 😆🐩🐾
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I'm helping mum. I'm on squirrel duty and stick removal duty. I'm the bestest helper ever!
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodlecollective #gardenedition

+16C a few days ago, and -19C right now.

Gotta love the prairies.

(Also: thanks, #Edmonton, for all the snow you sent our way...)

#Canada #prairies #SK #weather #AB

It's amazing what you can find in the woods. I picked up an Otto and a Lilu. No teddy bears on picnics just puppy dogs on walkies.
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodlecollective #shihtzu'nfriends

Won't look Wednesday because there's a big black chimcken flying over us and I'm dreaming of chimken nuggies 😋🍗🐩
#wontlookwednesday #raven #poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodlecollective

A baby brindle coloured poodle sitting outside on an antique wooden chair. A bright coloured pot of petunias sits beside the chair. There is a wooden gazebo in the background. The poodle is sporting her first big girl poodle groom.

A baby brindle poodle in a blue harness takes a break on the shady grass while hiking with her two sisters, a black adolescent poodle and a senior labrador with a powder sugar face. There are bright green trees behind them.

A baby brindle poodle, a black adolescent poodle and a sugar coated senior labrador sit infront of a rising autumn sun. The sky is yellow-orange from the harvest dust and faint patches of fog can still be seen hanging low in the air. There are a few trees speckled in the fog behind them.

A baby brindle poodle in a blue harness walks towards the camera. Behind her are her sisters, a black adolescent poodle in a pink harness and a senior labrador with a very sugar coated face. Behind all three dogs is a field full of yellow sunflowers.

Happy #InternationalPuppyDay every-pup! Here is me when I was the new pup on the block!🐩🐾
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors

Happy #InternationalPuppyDay! When I went to my forever home my new family took me on a roadtrip for a camping competition. Even as a pup I was super fashionable! 🏕🐩🐾
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #campingwithdogs #exploreSaskatchewan

The moment I recognised my sister's voice barking for me so we can walkies together (mummy forgot to post this yesterday) I love my sister ❤️ 😌 🐩🐩🐾 @lilu-bean.bsky.social
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodlecollective #sisters

I gossiped with mummy. I showed mummy the wabbit but mummy didn't say release so I watched it with mummy and gave her focus. I'm a #CGN ( #caninegoodneighbour )good girl.
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodlecollective #jackrabbit

I look fabulous in my bows. Maybe I don't hate them after all. 🐩💕😉
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodlecollective

Spring is over. Winter is back. That was fun while it lasted.❄️🐩🌧
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodlecollective #springofdeception

Happy first day of spring everypawdy! First there was snow, then rain, then sun, then rain, & snow again this morning. 8 geese returned to one of the ponds near us. They are quite noisy! 🌧🌨🪿🌿🐩
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodlecollective #spring #canadagoose

Mum I smell bummy wabbit! Happy Friyay!
We ended up following a jackrabbit two blocks because jackrabbits are not the brightest. Xev is my CGN good girl and didn't chase it or bark it. 😁🐩🐾
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodlecollective

Who replaced the snow with water? Not cool 😑 🐩🐾 Also, mum's making me wear these stupid ponytails. She calls it banding but I think they should be banned. Apparently all the show poodles have them.
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #thesnowismelting #urbanpoodlecollective

“We’re in a moment in Canada”: Solomon brings AI pitch to Platform Calgary “We’re in a moment in Canada.” That’s the message Evan Solomon took away from his recent appearance at Platform Calgary on Wednesday, where he took to the stage for a conversation on the future of AI in Canada. > “We have to make sure everyone benefits from this technology, not just a bunch of tech bros.” The federal AI and digital innovation minister told BetaKit he was blown away by the number of people at the event, from a wide spectrum of life experiences, who were “all-in on trying to re-invent stuff, solve problems, create companies, build, find investment.” Around 200 founders, funders, and entrepreneurs from Alberta’s tech sector packed into the downtown event centre to hear from Solomon, who is leading the government’s effort to update Canada’s AI strategy. As part of that process, Solomon commissioned a public consultation and AI Taskforce at the end of last year to provide a “roadmap” for updating the strategy. The government released the initial findings of those efforts in February, to some criticism, and the updated plan is expected to be unveiled as early as next month. Meanwhile, the federal government has had to handle some thorny questions around AI, privacy, and public safety. The most high-profile incident came after AI giant OpenAI revealed that the alleged perpetrator of the Tumbler Ridge shooting had been flagged and banned from its large language model ChatGPT months before the shooting, but that the company did not inform Canadian police. In the wake of those revelations, Solomon met with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to push the company to adopt new safety standards. The federal government’s updated AI strategy will be based on four main pillars, and Solomon told the crowd at Platform Calgary that it will have an emphasis on sovereignty and making sure “AI is for all.” “We have to make sure everyone benefits from this technology, not just a bunch of tech bros,” he said. “Everybody: north, south, east, west.” Around 200 founders, funders, and entrepreneurs from Alberta’s tech sector packed into the downtown event centre to hear from Solomon. Image courtesy Dave Dormer for BetaKit. Solomon says he doesn’t care what someone’s background or political affiliation is, only that their ideas have merit. “The distance between idea and execution has never been shorter, this is why Platform is here,” he said. “You come here, you should have access to the tools to succeed, build and grow based on the merit of your idea. If your idea sucks, you’re going to fail: welcome to being an entrepreneur. If your idea is good, you’re going to get rich: welcome to the rewards for capital.” When the oringinal national AI strategy was launched in 2017, the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) was established in Edmonton, one of three national institutes and centres of excellence. Since then, however, Calgary has been the centre of growth for Alberta’s tech sector, with the city being named the fastest-growing in North America for tech talent. “Edmonton is more research-driven and Calgary is more entrepreneurial-driven and the application of that research,” said Platform Calgary CEO Jen Lussier. “It’s about ensuring that the builders, whether they’re in either city, or other regions, are able to access the same resources, the same investment pool, the same mentors and coaches. That’s literally what we do with Edmonton right now, we’re creating that corridor.” The other two national institutes are the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (Mila), and the Vector Institute in Toronto. **RELATED:Ottawa releases findings from AI task force and public consultation** The aim of sovereignty and keeping Canadian startups in Canada is an important one, said Ferdinand Hingerl, CTO at Ambyint, which supports upstream oil and gas companies through its AI-powered production optimization platform. “One of the things that concerns me a lot about our strategy in general in Canada is that we lose a lot of IP, we lose a lot of talent to our southern neighbours,” he said. Ambyint started in the U.S. and then came to Canada, which is the opposite of how things usually play out, said Hingerl. “We have investors here, we have customers here, and we have talent here,” he said. “However, once you outgrow the startup phase and you get into scale-up, additional growth capital becomes a challenge in Canada. How can we grow our next unicorn here, not just a unicorn, but generally create a larger base of strong international acting corporations that are built here and stay here?” Along with the Calgary talk, Solomon also spent three days in Banff at the first-ever National Summit on AI and Culture. He also spent time earlier in the day on Wednesday at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), which has a growing drone lab. Platform Calgary is a non-profit organization and innovation hub aimed at connecting entrepreneurs with resources, funding, mentors, and programs to launch and scale startups. _BetaKit’s Prairies reporting is_ _funded in part by YEGAF_ _, a not-for-profit dedicated to amplifying business stories in Alberta._ _Images courtesy Dave Dormer for BetaKit._

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We've had some warm temperatures here on the prairies the last couple of days, and it's mostly looking like above-freezing during the day for the foreseeable future [1]. So today I pulled the snow tires off the cars and put the "all-season" [2] ones on.

Please join me tomorrow in celebrating […]

Won't look Wednesday the weatherman lied edition. Wearing my raincoat for nothing. But I still look cute.
#wlw #won'tlookwednesday #poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodlecollective

This is not what you were wearing when we dropped you off Miss Xev. I think you have some explaining to do. 🤔❤️🐩
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #doggydaycare #StPatrick'sDay #bestdayever #urbanpoodlecollective

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It's spring-ish today on the Canadian prairies, and while I was out running errands a car cruised by me in the parking lot. A little Acura coupe with the sunroof open, and a dog's head [1] sticking up out of it, loving the breeze, the smells, and the sights of all the people.

It was a good day […]

Off to doggy daycare for a St Patrick's party. I hope my boyfriends are there.
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #StPatrick'sDay #doggydaycare #MuttHut #urbanpoodlecollective

#scribaland UN BRIN DE MAGIE HELVÉTIQUE
Joie collective, feux d'artifice,randonnées #nocturnes dans les #Grisons, préparatifs familiaux dans les #fermesvaudoises, tranquillité des #prairies d' #Appenzell! Une #symphoniedebonheur, la #magie de la fraternité helvétique... #scribaland1 #magiehelvetique

#scribaland UN BRIN DE MAGIE HELVÉTIQUE
On vibrait d'une joie collective, des feux d'artifice sur le #lacLéman aux randonnées #nocturnes dans les #Grisons, en passant par les préparatifs #familiaux dans les fermes #vaudoises et la tranquillité des #prairies d' #Appenzell! #scribaland1 #unbrindemagie

Urban poodle sisters. Double trouble shenanigans in the garden. Naked poodle edition. @lilu-bean.bsky.social
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodlecollective #shenanigans #doubletrouble #sisters

We've had poodle on a stump and poodle on a park bench. Xev brings you poodle on a fence.
#poodleonafence #poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodlecollective #photos #lovemydog

🎧 Sha la la la la la live for today 🎶
Mum is vibing this afternoon. This makes me a happy poodle because it means going to a big park for walkies 😊 🐩🐾
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodlecollective

Rear view of a small brown-streaked bird perched on a weathered fencepost

Today’s Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Abstract — Any capture showing feather patterns, reflections, or unusual framing.

Grasshopper Sparrow, Nebraska 2022

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Sparrows #Prairies #FlyoverCountry

First paw prints! 🐩🐾🐾❄️
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodlecollective

Helping mum feed the birds because mum needs the supervision. She's so useless without me. 😉🐾🐩❤️
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #birdfeeder #helping #urbanpoodle

Jacket weather is back ☹️🐩
#poodles #dogsofbluesky #prairies #greatwhitenorth #outdoors #urbanpoodle