Restaurant group is brewing up its own pet project. The minds behind Tail Chaser Dog Brew hope their target audience laps up their latest business...
Pets
Celebrate Pet Appreciation Week
Are your pets part of the family? Are they included in family portraits? As a society, are we embracing pets more so than in prior years? In 2022,...
Invite a Shelter Pet into Your Family
What makes a house a home? In recent years, more pets have shared our homes and our lives. We love our pets. Can they love us? I believe so. Our...
Functional Pet Fashion for Winter
Some dog jackets parallel the best haute couture has to offer. Are they being worn for fashion or function? Some dogs have a natural warm winter...
Share the Love of a Pet This Holiday Season
The holiday season is here. It’s a time to think of others—both humans and pets. Those of us with pets understand the human-pet bond is...
Doggy Bunk Bed Makes it Easier to Share Your Bed with Your Dogs
Doggy Bunk helps dogs and owners comfortably share a bed. Plenty of dog owners share their sleeping space with their four-legged companions. Even...
Gee! Haw! Mush!
Klondike dog derby returns to Excelsior. Water Street in Excelsior will have drivers of a different sort when it welcomes back to town The Lake...
Sister Duo Turns Creativity into a Full-Fledged Business
Sisters Anna Hagen and Nikki Hollerich run their own custom wood décor shop, Hagen and Oats, and sell their wares in a number of makers markets and...
Scaling Back
Top Dog offers weight management program. Consider this: 56 percent of pet dogs in the U.S. are overweight, with 30 percent of those being obese,...
Adventure is Barking
Trainer works with owners and pets in real world settings. Who said letting the dogs out was a bad thing? With Adventure is Barking, there is no...
Heel, Sit, Stay
Prep your pup for a happy summer. Dogs quickly become integral members of their human family. Like most additions, these furry friends need...
Before You Play Go Fetch, Tidy Up
Pets bring endless joy, comfort and love. I have two rescued greyhounds that are 11 years old and retired from racing. Taking my furry friends on...
Go Play Outside
Experts offer tips to keep pets safe at home and the park. With many Minnesotans sticking closer to home during the pandemic, folks have been...
Pack Up the Entire Family For Your Next Trip
Pet-friendly travel is on the rise, and, thankfully, it’s becoming easier and easier. While we have not flown with our dog, we did bring her on a...
Top Dog Country Club is a 5-Star Resort for Your Furry Friend
Top Dog Country Club is celebrating 20 years of puppy vacations. Rates are all-inclusive. Guests are treated to freshly-baked biscuits and luxuriate...
Local Pet Food Delivery Service Empowers Employees with Disabilities
Buddies Pet Food Delivery has a unique business model. Buddies Pet Food Delivery was inspired by co-owner Mark Kelsey’s son, Alec, who has...
Tips for First-time Dog Boarders from Top Dog Country Club
We spoke with Top Dog Country Club’s “pack leader” Jean Stelten-Beuning for some tips for first-timers. Top Dog Country Club provides doggie daycare...
Wayzata-based Dog Threads Strikes a Deal on ‘Shark Tank’
Owners Gina and Scott Davis made a deal with star Mark Cuban. Wayzata-based company Dog Threads, which produces matching apparel for dogs and their...
Local Couple is in the Dog House Thanks to Boyer Building
Boyer Building creates a home for a family, focused on ease and comfort for their three small dogs. Mari and Gary Becker are what you might call dog...
Should You Put Your Pet In Your Will?
In your estate plan or will, don’t forget about your furry and four-legged family members. "Most people think of their pets as family, so they don’t...
