Back by popular demand are the Dog Social Clubs with Bark & Fitz Westboro. We’re planning a few March in-door socials as we continue to plow through the winter weather. Westboro in-store dog socials are designed for dogs to hang out with dogs of similar breed or size under the watchful eye of their owners. Our in-store socials are held on weekday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Taste testing our gourmet food and treats for our canine club members is provided, sniff and play time is a given. Special guests, toy of the month promo, birthday photo booth and $5 nailclips for B.A.R.K. rescue  just to name a few of the activities that we are planning on having.

To register with our Dog Social Clubs, email Stella Social at barkinwestboro@gmail.com with your name, dog’s name, breed description, month & year of birth, along with their favourite treat & food. Stella will write back with what Social Club your dog belongs to and when the next social is. In-door socials at the store are $5 per family. Proceeds will be donated to B.A.R.K. rescue and will include the nailclip, treat & food tasting .

MARCH DOG SOCIALS

• *Danes who are Great~Wed. March 9th* 
• *Medium Combos (25 to 50lbs)~ Wed March 16th*  
• *Small Breed Puppies~ Thu March 17th*  
• *Smug Pugs~ Tue March 22nd*
• *Terriers from Boston & other places~ Thu March 24th*
• *Stella Social for Doxies~ Mon March 28th*
• *Small Fries (under 25lbs)~ Tue March 29th*
• *Large Breed Puppies~ Wed March 30th*

The Bad Dog Mug Shots photos taken at Bark & Fitz in Kanata are now ready to be downloaded. Thanks to the dogs and their humans who participated!

If you had a photo taken at Bark & Fitz in Kanata, please follow these instructions to pick it up:

* Click here to open the album

* Find your photo and click on it to make it bigger

* Above the photo there will be a down-facing arrow icon – click on the icon to download your photo!

Missed out on the Bad Dog Mug Shots at Westfest this year? Not to worry! It was so successful we added another day!!

Phoebe was the lucky winner of the Ottawa Dog Blog Contest Giveaway in February. Allison, Phoebe’s human, sent in a photo of her with all of her prizes!

Hi Liz

We finally made it to Bark & Fitz to collect our prize.
Attached is a photo of Phoebe with the loot. And she offfically a fan of the Canine Life muffins.
Thanks again to you and Bark & Fitz Kanata.

Cheers!
Allison & Phoebe

I’ve mentioned here before at how much energy Paddington has. She is a Morkie, which means she is half Yorkie so she has more energy than you ever thought a dog her size could have. We were searching for ways to decrease her energy level and once we tried out the dog backpack – we were hooked!

Paddington wears her backpack like it’s her job. We put in some small rocks into each side to weigh her down and make her work more and it’s also a great way not to have to carry the poo bags around – Paddington carries the bag in her backpack!

When we first got the pack, I was worried that Paddington wouldn’t be able to move too well in it and we were proved VERY wrong. She runs like crazy and it doesn’t hinder her movement at all.

I made a quick video at Bruce Pit to demonstrate how much Paddy loves her pack. Please forgive the wobblyness and the orientation of the video as I shot it with my phone.

Paddington LOVES her backpack. We only use it when we go walking so she knows as soon as we get it out, we are going somewhere fun.

When you first start using the pack with your dog, just get him or her to wear the pack empty, and after a while you can add things to weigh it down. If you have a larger dog, instead of rocks you can try filling a water bottle a little bit and placing it on each side to add some extra weight. Make sure to increase the weight gradually and not to get the load too heavy!

The backpack Paddington has is by Ruff Wear and is available at Bark & Fitz Kanata and Westboro. It is available in the awesome green that Paddington wears so fabulously, or a really nice ice blue.

Feeding your dog a balanced, all natural, fresh food diet, is now as convenient as serving a bowl of kibble.

CANINE LIFE is an alternative feeding method to kibble and raw foods. It is a complete diet in the form of cooked muffins. Canine Life DOES NOT contain: corn, soy, wheat, or yeast – these are the top 4 food allergens for dogs. They offer healthier choices through the use of 100% human grade and organic ingredients.

CANINE LIFE is a balanced, all natural, fresh food diet for dogs. Developed as a hypoallergenic formula, it is based on the National Research Council‘s (NRC) nutritional requirements for dogs. Feeding your dog a homemade, fresh food diet is now as convenient as serving a bowl of kibble. Visit our CANINE LIFE page to find out just how easy it is.

What makes CANINE LIFE a balanced all natural, fresh food diet?
They use only the finest, 100% human grade, and organic ingredients, in the quantities your dog requires. CANINE LIFE allows you to choose from a variety of ingredients, including:

• Protein: ground beef, chicken, turkey, veal, lamb, ostrich, buffalo, venison, salmon, tuna or mackerel
• Green vegetables: broccoli, green beans, zucchini
• Orange vegetables: carrot, sweet potato, pumpkin, Butternut, Acorn, or Hubbard squash

How does CANINE LIFE come prepared?
CANINE LIFE is baked in muffin tins, and two of the three preparation methods are in the form of muffins. You have a choice as to how you want CANINE LIFE prepared, and they offer you three ways to do this.

Complete Muffin: Includes all ingredients baked, packaged and frozen for easy storage. This is the most convenient method. All you do is thaw, break the muffin up in your dogs dish and serve. You can also warm the muffins in a microwave before serving, 10 – 15 seconds on the HIGH setting.

Meatless Muffin: Includes all ingredients less the meat, baked, packaged and frozen for easy storage. This method gives you the option of feeding a raw meat diet, with the comfort of knowing all the nutritional requirements of your dog, are being met.

Health Food Pre-Mix: Includes all dry ingredients. You add the meat, vegetables, apple, egg, oil, and water, and bake.

With the different combinations of meats and vegetables, your dog will never get bored of eating the same food, day after day.

BARK & FITZ KANATA is pleased to announce the arrival of Canine Life‘s products in our Kanata Centrum location.

145 Roland Michener Dr.,
Unit YO 5B, K2T 1G7
near SCORES & Sleep Country
613.270.0303

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