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Recipe: Bacon & Cheddar Dog Treats

Russell & Riley—a picture that completely captures their different personalities It really doesn’t take much to impress my furry friends—a little shredded cheddar and some bacon fat will do the trick. (I actually have a mason jar filled with bacon fat for this very reason!) The dough for these bacon and cheddar dog treats comes together very quickly, just like for the previous recipe we posted for

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Pub Night Fundraiser for the Dogs

TAGS had a really good year, both fundraising- and adoption-wise. But this is a new year now, and we have prepared fresh ideas to save more dogs and cats from high-kill shelters or pounds. Click on the image and like this event on Facebook! During times like this, when people think twice about where to spend their money, it becomes especially hard to receive

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New Year’s Eve Fireworks—What to Do If Your Dog Runs Away

Fireworks – CC image courtesy of bortescristian on Flickr New Year’s Eve is almost here, and so is snow and freezing cold! You have to leave the house with several layers of clothing just to make sure you won’t get cold. Does it sound familiar? Imagine if you are not prepared at all and have to spend some nights out there in a snowstorm.

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If the World Ends Today

5 Tips to Make This Day Useful 1. Take your dog for a long walk to the park (if the weather allows—read our cold weather tips for dogs) and give him some attention. Play some fun games with the ball or Frisbee. It’s good to spend some quality time with your pet not just because of some crazy Mayan predictions, but realistically, the holidays

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Recipe: Pumpkin Peanut Butter Dog Treats

Photo credit: Dogtipper.com Have you got your Christmas baking list ready? How about some treats for your furry best friend? Store-bought dog treats are expensive and filled with hard-to-pronounce ingredients, so we’ve started to bake our own cookies for our pooches. We still buy the dog bully sticks as they’re great for cleaning our dog’s teeth, but when it comes to snacks, good boy

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Santa Photography Day in PetSmart

Thank you all who came and helped out or supported our charity on this rainy winter day!  Mr. and Mrs. Claus with June Bug. June Bug is up for adoption! Despite the weather, the Whitby PetSmart store was extraordinarily busy. A lot of people came to have their pets’ holiday photo taken with us. We ended up selling 63 pictures! TAGS received half of

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