Category Ontario
Welcome Pet Festival Season 2023! Let’s Get it Started.
From the May long weekend to the end of the summer, you can likely attend a pet festival every weekend depending where you live. Here’s where and when.
Jack Darling Off Leash Dog Park, Mississauga, ON
The Jack Darling Leash Free Dog Park (1180 Lakeshore Road West) was one of the biggest surprises of my spring so far – it’s huge. Approximately, 22-acres of leash free fun through forest, along paths, past ponds and a cement building along the shores of Lake Ontario off Lakeshore Drive in Mississauga.
5 Fun Finds from the Spring Canadian Pet Expo 2023
Five new discoveries from the Spring Canadian Pet Expo 2023 including beads for you pup, new cleaning supplies, and smoothy pulp pet treats. #FamilyGuardPet Expo #petexpo
Sniff Scape and the Benefits of Indoor Scent Games for Dogs
For dogs, smelling is an all-in game for the brain and sometimes 45-minutes of focused scent activity is as tiring as a walk in the dog park. I jumped on the opportunity to test this theory with my pup at Sniff Scape, a limited-time pop-up adventure for pups in Kitchener, Ontario.
Take your dog to Ball’s Falls Conservation Area – Even During Winter Wonderland
Yes, you can take your dog to Ball’s Falls Conservation Area even during Winter Wonderland for an illuminated 1.5 km walk. Check out other dog-friendly Holiday Light Shows too.
Start an annual tradition with your dog … at Presqu’ile Provincial Park
Presqu’ile Provincial Park is dog-friendly. There are many trails ranging in length you can take your leashed dog along, and the road into the park makes it easy to drive in and pull over near the trail entrances or a picnic table if you’ve brought your own food.
Dog-friendly Cidery: West Avenue Cider House
Dog-friendly cider West Avenue Cider House is where rustic meets swank in the combination store, bar, and outdoor seating and firepits. Check it out.
7 Surprising Canadian Pet Companies Coast-to-Coast
Check out these 7 Canadian pet companies coast to coast including surprising finds including seal meat dog treats and java wood chews.
Dog-friendly Apple Picking (& Pumpkin Patches)
Dog-friendly apple picking opportunities in Southern Ontario, along with a few pumpkin patches. Plus, dehydrated apple dog treats.
Mile High Pup: The Dog-friendly Elevated Walk in St Thomas, Ontario
If you’ve driven along Highway 403 to Port Stanley along Lake Erie, you’ve driven through St. Thomas, Ontario and likely under it’s most stop-worthy dog-friendly feature: the Elevated Park along an overhead former railway track. Runner up dog-friendly St. Thomas landmark is the Lions Club wooded off-leash dog park.
