The Northwest Territorial Pipe Band practiced on Saturday, 29 July 2023 to an audience of evacuee dogs from Behchokǫ̀.  Earlier in July the community of Behchokǫ̀ was evacuated due to a wildfire.  The evacuation order still continues a the time this article was published.  The Band's thoughts are with the evacuees and with the first-responders at the scene.  A number of pets have been rescued and fostered until things return to normal.  The Band performed in front of some of the canine evacuees.  Their reactions varied from indifference, to howling and at least one dog trying to bark to the music.