A tale of a dog’s loving legacy

By PAMELA COWAN, Leader-Post, May 27, 2013

REGINA, SK: JANUARY 6, 2010 - An informational kickoff to the Olympic torch's appearance this weekend in Regina was held at Davin School Wednesday January 6, 2010. The latest details of the run route were unveiled at the event that also included various local mascots along with Suzanna, a Labrador retiever that was a gift to the RCMP from the queen. Here Suzanna sitting at the feet of Roger L. Brown, the commanding officer of Depot division of the RCMP. (Bryan Schlosser/ Regina Leader-Post.) Photograph by: Bryan Schlosser , Regina Leader-Post 

There could be cries of Oh Suzanna throughout Regina on Saturday when a canine member of the royal family takes her leave of the Queen City.
Suzanna, a yellow Labrador retriever whose official moniker is Kenside Wallow of Sandringham, has been greeting visitors at the RCMP Depot division and throughout Regina since November 2010 when she took up residence with commanding officer Roger Brown and his wife Deborah.
However, the dog will soon leave her adoring audiences when she departs Regina with Brown who has been named the New Brunswick RCMP’s new commanding officer.
Unlike her master, Suzanna will be taking up a life of leisure and retire.
When Brown learned of his new posting, he said the question had to be asked: “What is best for the dog?”
“Anyone who has seen the two of us together realize that even if I go away for a week and someone else takes care of her, she just sits and waits at the door,” Brown said. “It’s time to let her be a dog and retire ... If she wants to run in the water and swim, she can as opposed to not getting dirty. If she just wants to sleep or run or play with other dogs, she can.”
It’s fitting Suzanna has a life fit for a Queen given her royal connections...Continue reading...