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Abbotsford pets of Instagram: Whiskey and Ginger

Learn more about the popular pair of golden retrievers
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Whiskey and Ginger, a pair of Abbotsford golden retrievers, have developed a strong following on Instagram.

This is part seven of an ongoing feature on Abbotsford pets with remarkable followings on Instagram. If you have a pet that you feel should be featured, send an email to sports@abbynews.com.

Account name: @one_whiskey_gingerale_please

Animal type: Dog

Followers: 1,059

Posts: 728

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More snow!!! #snowday #snowmageddon

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Q: When did you get your pet?

A: We got Whiskey in July 2014 when my spouse and I moved to Abbotsford from Montreal/Quebec. We got Ginger the following year in October 2015 - they are niece and uncle.

Q: Why did you decide to start the Instagram account?

A: I decided to start an Instagram account for Whiskey because he is always smiling, then it turned into a bet with my spouse that the account could get 300 followers by Christmas 2017 - we passed that number two months into the bet and I won.

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It’s Friday!!!!!! #fridayfun

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Q: What do you think makes the account so popular?

A: It’s a account of TWO golden retrievers who are always smiling and out on adventures whats not to love and in the early days of the account the wonders of a hashtag haha.

Q: What do you want to achieve with the account?

A: I don’t really want to achieve anything the accounts started as a bet (which I won) and has grown into a way of sharing pictures of the dogs with friends and family who are back east and other people around the world that are dog lovers; its a way to connect with other dog owners. We’ve also found some of their litter mates with the account and have actually met one in town; @daisythegoldie17, @goldenmase and @adayinthelifeofmarley.

It is also nice to spread the word about animal blood donation @aecfvblooddonors to help save other dogs and how you can give back to the community with your dog by volunteering.

Q: What is your favourite part of running the account?

A: The funny behind the scenes things you do to get the dogs to look for a picture and seeing how patient and obedient the dogs are when you ask them to sit and wait or to do a certain trick and hold it to get the picture.

Author’s note – Responses were generated by Tanya, an owner of the dogs.



Ben Lypka

About the Author: Ben Lypka

I joined the Abbotsford News in 2015.
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