Tag Archives: dogs
Dog Stuff: What’s Tuggo? (Hint: it’s not a bowling ball)
Like many innovative products, Tuggo dog toy evolved from a happy accident – specifically a stray bowling ball in inventor Adam Harrington’s backyard.
Saving Pets One Pair of Travel Shoes at a Time
There are many reasons to own comfortable shoes. My two favourites? Travel and dog walking. When I discovered TOMS – those hip canvas Asian-like flats – I thought I’d hit the jackpot. Sure, they look like slippers, but in a bohemian kind of way. Comfortable, colourful, and pairable with jeans, shorts, and casual dress, what’s […]
Travel Door County, WI (Part IV): Dogs Love Whitefish … Dunes
Whitefish Dunes State Park in Door County, Wisconsin isn’t about fish, but it is about dunes … sort of. And dogs. There’s a dog beach and that’s – of course – important. First, the dunes at this 867-acre state park are not the rolling hills of deserts you (and me) are likely visualizing when you […]
Woofstock Part II: Far Out Finds
In my quest to find the ultimate pet indulgence, I thought I peaked at bathrobe. Boy, was I wrong.
Woofstock is crazy.
Woofstock Part I: Guess what I got! Hint: it’s about dogs
Coming back from Woofstock, I’m a little more sunburn, a little more broke and a lot more dog tired. Victor too. By the time we got to Woofstock, we were one-eighth a million strong. On May 28, 2016 (and the next day), an estimated 150,000 pups and people filled the grounds of Woodbine Park in […]
Dog-friendly Toronto: High on High Park Dog Off-leash Park
High Park Dog Off-Leash Park might be the best dog park Victor and I have ever visited. It might be the best dog place in dog-friendly Toronto. Located inside High Park in the west end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the adventure at this leash-free park (if you can find a free parking spot along the […]
Travel Kitchener: Dog Bathrobes at First Annual Pet Expo
Victor is channeling his inner Hugh Hefner. Well, not really, he’s fixed. (Victor not Hef). But my dog is rocking his new silk smoking jacket microfiber bathrobe from Hapu, a small company I discovered at Kitchener, Ontario’s first annual Pet Expo in May 2016. Yes, that’s right. I bought my dog a bathrobe. In fact, […]
Dog-friendly Hamilton: Doggone Breakfast at Munchies Café & Bakery
Dogs, waffles and coffee … what better way to spend a Sunday? I feel so Parisian – in a dog-friendly cafe to boot. But I’m not in France. Nowhere near it. Dog Friendly Cafe, Hamilton, Ontario I’m at Munchies Coffee House and BARKery in Hamilton, Ontario. Here, your pooch can lie at your feet or […]
May the 4th CONTEST! Win a Star Wars dog collar.
Love dogs? Love Star Wars? Welcome to our May the 4th Star Wars Dog Collar Contest! Win a quality handmade Star Wars dog collar for your own four-legged wookie. Check out these handmade dog collars from Handmade in the Hammer, owned by Alison Chapman here in my (almost) hometown of Hamilton, Ontario. Victor loves these […]
#1 Canadian Pet Industry Trend for 2016?
Pet expos are exciting! Expos, festivals, events… whatever you want to call them, they are the ComiCon for companion animal enthusiasts – minus the costumes (unfortunately). Easter weekend, thousands of dog, cat, rodent, bird, reptile and fish fans crowded into the International Centre near the Toronto airport in Mississauga, Ontario to get up close and […]
