Gold Winner Bark & Fitz Silver Winner House of Dogs Bronze Winner Jungle Pets The fall is the buying season, explains owner Christine Greening, so Bark & Fitz is stuffed full of new dog and cat accessories. Consider the Indoor Launcher from Chuckit, a ball-whipping machine that is certain to keep your pup amused with […]
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Go Local: Quinpool
One of the city’s main links between downtown and the suburbs, complete with gas stations and a McD’s drive-thru, it’s very commuter. But it’s a whole lot of community, too, serving as the west end’s Main Street. You can find all kinds of local restaurants—anchored by mainstays Athens and Freeman’s Little New York—and happening boutiques […]
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House of Dogs doggie deals
You may have seen the big signs in the windows of House of Dogs (6448 Quinpool Road, 492-3647) over the past few weeks trumpeting their big sale, 10 to 70 percent off everything in the store. Shoptalk, concerned, inquired after the health of the business but was reassured that they’re just clearing stock to make […]
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How to have a dog-friendly summer
Jake is 12. His black-lab muzzle has gone grey, his limbs are a little stiff and his hearing isn’t as sharp as in his canine prime. But his master, graphic designer Jamie Sinclair, still takes him regularly to the Halifax Common and Jake loves being out there, where he’s been walked most of his life. […]