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MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Manitoba Underdogs Association executive director Jessica Hansen plays with a dog while going out into the community to convince people to bring their animals into the dog spay and neuter clinic on the Chemawawin First Nation Reserve, Manitoba on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018. Many Northern Manitoban communities have problems with stray dog overpopulation, and initiatives like these aim to reduce their numbers in a humane way while increasing the quality of life for dogs and humans. 180224 - Saturday, February 24, 2018.