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Local Business Spotlight - Discover Dogs
Discover Dogs, a family-owned small business in East Vancouver, grew out of a love of dogs and a passion for pet nutrition. Jake and Tanya Giammarino started their business with a dog-walking service, which eventually grew into a large dog-walking company before evolving into the brick and mortar store that it is today. “Our interest in nutrition came through our dog-walking,” Jake explains. “You see how a lot of dogs are digesting their food.” They began giving nutritional advice to their clients, and that service morphed into the Discover Dogs...
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Local Business Spotlight - Back to the Bone
Back to the Bone was born out of Daniel and Donna Tutton’s personal experience with their own beloved pet. In 2007, their seven year old black labrador, Max, fell ill. “He wasn’t eating right, he wasn’t keeping food down, the poor guy started dropping weight over the course of a few weeks,” Daniel explains. After spending thousands of dollars at the vet and trying all different types of food, Donna happened to bump into a woman who, upon hearing about Max, asked what they were feeding him. “We thought we...
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The Importance of Preventative Care for Your Pet
They Are What They Eat: How a Good Diet Can Help Prevent Poor Health in Your Pets Eat well, move more, take care of your body. We all know the best things to do to keep ourselves fit and healthy and living longer - but what about our pets? As much as vets are there for us to help treat any illness our dogs and cats may succumb to, the importance of doing what we can to prevent health issues from arising in the first place cannot be underestimated. Here,...
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Local Business Spotlight - In The Raw
Jill Cherrier began her work in the pet food industry when she and her husband moved to Vancouver from Ontario in 1991. Having left a job in the corporate world,...
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National Spoil Your Dog Day
Pets are Where the Heart is: 5 Ways to Spoil Your Dog August 10th is National Spoil Your Dog Day, so we’ve rounded up our five top tips to help you celebrate and spoil the special pup in your life! 1. Take Them to Their Favourite Spot What easier way to give your dog a fun day out than to take them to their favourite dog park or on an energy-burning hike? After all, exercise is a crucial part of your dog’s overall health and well-being. Dog parks offer your...
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Local Business Spotlight - CB Rescue
Colin and Belinda Morrison founded CB Rescue after rescuing a two year old Husky in Calgary that had been chained for her whole life, with no human interaction, no walks, and no caring family to look after her. After successfully placing the dog in a new, loving home, Belinda realized that rescuing dogs was something that she could really do. Already volunteering for other rescues in Calgary and fostering herself, Belinda had always thought about starting her own organization. “I always said if I had a million dollars, I’d start...
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Lost Pet Prevention
5 Tips for Lost Pet Prevention and Pet Safety We’ve compiled a list of our top five tips for pet safety, both indoors and outside, to help you have some peace of mind when it comes to caring for your favourite furry friend. 1. Secured = Safe Keeping your pets leashed when on walks (except in designated off-leash, fenced-in areas) is an easy way to make sure your dog doesn’t suddenly startle and make a run for it if spooked by an unexpected noise. After all, even dogs who are...
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Local Business Spotlight - Doodle Dogs
Long before Doodle Dogs opened its doors in Calgary, co-owner Corey White had the idea of owning a boutique pet store in the city. “I used to love going to Vancouver, and there were so many awesome pet stores there,” explains Corey, who owns the store along with his sister, Meghan. “Fast forward eight years to jobs we don’t like and we finally decided to do a pet store.” Doodle Dogs began in 2016 with 500 square feet of retail space and a 200 square foot dog daycare. It has...
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Pet Hydration Awareness
Keep on Watering: How to Help Your Pet Stay Hydrated This Summer After all those months of cold weather, it’s safe to say that almost everyone looks forward to the summer. Sunshine, trips, beaches, camping - it’s hard to go wrong! But when those temperatures finally start rising and we find ourselves reaching for an ice cold drink at every opportunity, it’s important to remember that our furry friends feel the heat just as we do, and they need to hydrate more than ever in the hot months. This July,...
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Local Business Spotlight - Thrive4Life
For Lucy Jabrayan, founder of Thrive4Life Holistic Pet Food Store, it’s all about the animals. “I’m an animal lover,” she says. “For me it’s so much more than a business, because when you touch people’s lives, even if someone comes into my store and doesn’t make one purchase, but they leave empowered, they leave excited, that’s a job well done. So it’s so much more than a business for me when you’re touching people’s lives and you’re helping animals. It’s so rewarding.”Thrive4Life, which opened in 2018 as a retail store...
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A Paw-Fect Summer!
9 Pet-Friendly Events Across Canada This July and August Looking to get out and about with your favourite pup this summer? We’ve rounded up some of the best dog-friendly events taking place across the country for you to enjoy with your furry friend. 1. Ultimutt Music Bingo with Dog Friendly KW & Becca Hosts Voted the top two Event and Party Planning businesses of 2022 by Kitchener-Waterloo Community Votes, Dog Friendly KW and Becca Hosts are celebrating their achievement with a series of pup-friendly trivia and music bingo events! Bring...
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Partner Profile - Free Korean Dogs
Free Korean Dogs is an organization that grew out of passion - a passion for rescuing dogs not only from abandonment but also from the Korean dog meat market. Korea is the only country in the world that commercially farms dogs for food - every year, millions of Korean dogs are slaughtered for meat consumption. When EK Park, Founder and Executive Director, visited her native South Korea seven years ago, she witnessed firsthand the brutality that so many dogs are subjected to as a result of this trade. Determined to...
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