The Tank Report

Frank Touby — On Sept. 16, 2014, a big black Labrador retriever named Tank became an orphan. His owner, Danny Murphy, died that night and along with Danny’s remains, Tank was removed from their apartment the next morning and sent ...

Frank Touby — Well, Tank friends and fans, we’ve come a long way since adopting the beloved Labrador retriever formerly owned by Danny Murphy, the charismatic Irishman who made so many friends from his post by the LCBO across from ...

 Tank Touby — I wish to thank everyone who was worried about me and who called both Toronto Animal Services and my new home. I was lonely and confused at first but I am okay now. I miss Danny and probably ...

Frank Touby — Hello again, Tank fans. The thing about retrievers is that they are needy. Fixated. Neurotic could be the word if you’re lacking in charitable thoughts because one of that variable breed is utterly focused on you. That ...

Frank Touby — The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Oct. 19 was a spectacular event with weather perfectly suited for marathoners: cool to the point of chilly. Just the thing for someone running 21 miles, even in the sparse tank tops ...

Frank Touby — It occurs to me how lucky we are to have Tank and how that’s equally true for Tank having us. He has blended right in as one of our pack (aka family in dog terms). The first ...

Frank Touby — We have been back in St. Lawrence Neighbourhood a couple of days now after having shuffled off toward Buffalo and our Lake Erie cottage known locally as The Bog. The Tank Report   That’s because it is ...

Frank Touby — Tank spent his first night back in St. Lawrence Neighbourhood on very familiar ground. Not nearly as free-wheeling as he could be at our Lake Erie cottage, but in a known and treasured environment. He visited his ...

We’re back in Toronto as the week comes to an end and Thanksgiving looms large. It’s good to be back in our St. Lawrence Neighbourhood. The Lake Erie cottage was a wonderful break and a time for us to create ...

Frank Touby — I have a stalker. As we start just thinking in terms of packing up to return to Toronto for Thanksgiving and prepare to leave the Lake Erie shore, Tank remains fixated mainly on me. He’s listening to ...