I love to see new, Canadian products for sale. Even better when they are all natural. So I was in LOVE with Nothing Added Dog Treats the first time I saw them.

Well, sort of.

I LOVE the idea of them, and my dog LOVED them completely. I just had to get my head around the REALNESS of the products.  They are NOT dog cookies.  Far from it, in fact. There is no hiding what’s inside the package.

SINGLE INGREDIENTS.

ALL NATURAL.

AND SHOCKINGLY REAL.

The good news is that your dog is a carnivore!

Yes, I am a vegetarian and while I realize my dog is decidedly NOT a vegetarian, there was no disguising the fact that I was about to reward my dog with real rabbit ears. And duck feet. And lung.  And liver. And beef snout. I held my nose (which was unnecessary, as there is no real smell as these treats are dehydrated), and gave my dog some treats.

It was gone in 0.2 seconds and she looked at me with the happiest look on her face. Happier than I’ve ever seen her. Even happier than she looks after she’s rolled in very smelly dead stuff!

Wow, we were on to something! Healthy, natural treats that she loves more than life itself!

I did a little more research and contacted the company behind these amazing (to my dog) treats. It’s a great company. The owners started the business as a means to supplement their dogs’ raw food diet. As word spread, friends and local dog owners who wanted to give their dogs treats with ‘nothing added’ came knocking at their door.

All meats are Canadian-sourced. Except for their green tripe, of course, all meats are human grade from government inspected facilities. The company owners have met and have maintained personal relationships with all suppliers.  LOVE IT. (Wish I could say the same for all of MY food choices. I am working on it.)

Now using a larger production facility, all meats are processed immediately upon arrival. Thousands of pounds of meant are dehydrated each month and the business uses only one chest freezer. Meat is not sitting in a freezer for weeks or months before it is processed.

The verdict?

We will without a doubt be replenishing our supply of these treats again. Soon. I recommend them highly. And so does the resident product tester. In fact, she’s drooling excessively as she waits for one right now.

Nothing Added can be found at pet stores around the Toronto area and nationally as well. Visit their website for more information on where you can find these treats with ‘Nothing Added’. If your favourite shop doesn’t carry them, ask them to contact the company.

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Welcome to the new Torontodogs.com. Yes, we know. Groan. It’s been a while since the last site launch. A long while. But, we’re here still, and now look better than ever. We’re calling it our mid-life crisis – we’ve had a few nips and tucks and think we’re looking pretty swell. What do you think? We’d love to have your feedback. Hey, you can even comment below! (What? Interactivity? How early 2000s of us.)

Maybe you are new here or can’t remember what the old site looked like?

We know, we know. Look forward right? Not back? Right. But we want to show you just how far we’ve come. For about, ummm, the past 8 years, the website had looked more or less like the image at the left.

Ugly right? Ya, we know.

So we’re pretty proud of where the site is today. But, being brand new, not everything works. We know this. Problem is, we may not know what exactly ISN’T working properly. We’re working around the clock to get it right, but if you find an error, please let us know!

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I TOTALLY BELIEVED IT after watching the reaction of my dog. But then, the second time I played it, nothing. Crickets. No reaction at all. She lay perfectly still. Not a flinch.

What do you think? Even more hilarious is that apparently this company put up scented posters in some German towns, appealing directly to dogs. Read more from The Toronto Star.

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Enter WikiTO’s guide to “Free or inexpensive places to take your dog.” Check it out.  It’s just getting started, we think, so there’s a good chance that you can add some places to it, as per the spirit of Wiki.

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Enter the Sounds of Baby – an innovative CD that purports to desensitize your dog to the sounds that will be entering your home with your new arrival. We’ve had the CD for a couple of weeks now and dutifully play the it every day while playing with the dog, feeding him breakfast, and hanging out as a family. In our daily lives, our dog is very noise sensitive – bagpipes nearly kill him, saxophones terrify him, and thunder sends him running for the hills. Even a car door slamming can have disastrous effects. The first day of playing the CD provided the most hilarity, as our dog stood nose glued to the speaker for the duration its playing. The next time, he did the same, while occasionally looking at us as if to say, “let the baby out of the box!” On the third day, he sat nearby, looking from time to time at the speakers but also looking generally fairly unimpressed — progress!

There are 3 tracks on the CD, ordered by increasingly alarming sounds. We’ve just progressed to the 3rd track which contains mostly crying and louder toy sounds. We are not sure at this point who the desensitizing is working most on – the humans in the family or the dog! The dog though is definitely relaxing more each time the CD is played – he no longer is on high alert throughout but does absolutely notice and react to some of the sounds. So far, the CD is an interesting experiment and we recommend it to any family that is expanding to include more of the human variety. We’ll update this review as we progress closer towards the due date of our baby.

To read more about the Sounds of Baby CD and to order a copy for your own growing family, visit www.soundsofbaby.com

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A Toronto-based, non-profit organization, PAWS hosts a series of innovative and fashion-inspired events to raise money for dogs in need of advanced veterinary health care. On Thursday, Sept. 22 from 6 – 10:00 pm ET, PAWS will culminate its summer-long lemonade stand with a recipe that celebrates the day and night in equal parts, per the Fall Equinox. The PAWS Lemonade Stand is situated on the patio of The Beaconsfield, 1154 Queen Street West. Already this summer the PAWS Lemonade Stand has inspired memorable recipes from the likes of Brassaii, Harbord Room, Malena and The Drake Hotel, as well as bloggers It All Starts With Butter and Foodie and the Beast; and just as satisfying, thousands of dollars in donations. More info at Facebook – Paws for the Cause.

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