Category dog product

Black Friday Online Pet-themed Gift Sale. Why not?

Ok, so it looks like we are still doing this: Black Friday sales. I’m sure your inbox looks like mine – inundated with sales, sales, sales this week, most online. Until a few years ago, Canadians were exempt from this pre-American Thanksgiving frenzy (Canadian Thanksgiving is in October – check out our post here). But […]

two dogs with face in mask on 'Where to find fabric face masks' poster

Where to find Pet Print Fabric Face Masks: Express Your Dog Love

I wanted to find washable masks made or sold by small business, but they had to be covered with pet themes: dogs, cats, paw print and whiskers. You name it
So where did I find pet print face masks? Find out…

Orange Golf at Canadian International Auto Show 2020 with text: Shopping for Fido at the Canadian Internationl Auto Show

Top Five 2020 Dog-friendly Cars for the Practical Pet Parent Revealed

True, 2020 should have been the year I bought a new dog-friendly car, but that honour goes to 2019 when my faithful KIA Soul finally packed it in after 320,000 km of dog-friendly car trips across North America Likely, not a lot of people are looking at new cars right now (though financing is great), […]

custom socks from PrintsField with dogs and cats on them

Your Pet Your Socks: Wear your love on your feet (20% off discount included)

Need a great pet parent or dog lovers’ gift? Sock it. Even for yourself, or especially for yourself. (Get 20% off – see below). The eve of 2020, I made a weird New Year’s Resolution – no, it wasn’t to stay home for weeks with my dog and two cats but here we are. My […]

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Learn about 5 Surprising Innovations: Solving Pet-Peeves One Pet-Product at a time

The pet industry is huge, growing and almost exclusively focused on solving problems – the root of innovative ideas. Yet, unlike tech, it’s not given it’s innovative due. Sure, there’s plenty of pet tech (check out SuperZoo 2018), but sometimes a simple adjustment to an existing product is all that’s needed. Add a handle, an […]

white dog with Hear Doggy dog toy

Review: Hear Doggy silent squeaky toy

Being at home with the pets is a fabulous benefit those who work from home know. Now, more of us know it, including myself who’s been monitoring online classes while my two cats lobby for my attention and my dog and adventurous travel companion Victor – diagnosed with dementia – walks around, and around and […]

woman with dog in front of RV camper with text: RVing with the Dog

RV, Cottage or Tent with the dog… What’s your preference for dog-friendly travel?

Admittedly, I’ve got this romantic idea of jumping in an RV, packing up the dog and two cats, and hitting the open road across North America – yes, Canada and parts of the U.S. I’ve never been to mid-west America. Only thing is, I have no idea how to do that and know nothing about […]

black dog with leg brace from PawsAbility

Happy New Year: Testing Our Dog Leg Brace at the Festival of Lights, Burlington, ON

Welcome to the Burlington, Ontario annual Festival of Lights Show in Spencer Smith Park along Burlington Bay. It’s been one year since my cocker-cross dog, Victor, was fitted for a back-leg brace. The first place we tested it was along the shores of cold reflective water illuminated by coloured bulbs assembled into various shapes: trains, […]

Beautiful black small dog with Father Christmas Holiday Pics with Santa

This Little Doggie Meets Santa – Happy Holidays Pet Pics (with earthbath wipes)

Happy Holidays! I’m so relieved my aging little mutt Victor is here celebrating with me this year (and hopefully next year too). I schlepped him out to five – yes, five – ‘Pet Photos with Santa (and others)’ days benefiting various animal rescues I support all year. Special thanks to earthbath for sending us eye, […]

border collie dog being wiped with Earthbound cleaning cloths

Gift Guide: 5 Pooch Parent Presents (under $25) for Discerning Dog-lovers

Holiday gifts for fur babies are always on the list – but now it’s time for fun. Forget essentials.

Here are six gift suggestions for dog-loving pet parents for times when want eclipses need: