Pet Foods Etc.

11/18/2024

By now, we’d say a lot of pet-owners are aware of the benefits of goat’s milk. In summary it provides moisture in the diet, fatty acids, B-vitamins, Vitamin A and plenty of probiotics to support a healthy immune system and digestive system.

But we thought this was pretty cool too. Did you know it’s also a significant source of bioavailable GABA? GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain used to stop excitatory transmitters from over-firing, making it helpful for calming anxiety. It also plays a role in regulating blood sugar.

These articles pertain to either humans or mice, but are interesting to read either way, and surely could be extrapolated to be useful in our canine companions!

Have a read (copy and paste the links into your browser):

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464624001725

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814613011394

11/18/2024

Michelle has been really hard at work organizing a paint night at our Spruce Grove location! Many of you have seen her work at the store, and we are so proud to be able to display all of her talent.

She has these gorgeous Christmas and Winter signs to choose from. It's $45.00 and you will need to pre-register and pre-pay to ensure that all supplies are available.

Come join us for a night of fun, Saturday November 30th from 6:30pm to 9:00pm. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided!

Here is the link to register: https://forms.gle/TCgWkR5iirKAkkLb9

11/16/2024

⭐️Donation Drive Today⭐️

Bring in a donation for the Stony Plain Kinsmen/sg_kinettes and get 15% off your entire purchase (senior’s you save an additional 5% from your regular 10% discount). We will rain check if we run out of anything😊

While you’re in, grab a BINGO card if you haven’t and collect your stamp!

11/15/2024

🐾Double Points Day at Both Locations🐾

Today is your day to earn Double Points! If you can wait until tomorrow, don’t forget about our donation drive for the Stony Plain Kinsmen/ sg_kinettes 💕🎁

11/15/2024

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MNR Beauty Boutique is just one the businesses participating in Pink Friday. That would be a great day to stop in and collect your stamp for our Holiday Community BINGO and get some Christmas shopping off your list 🎁

This year MNR Beauty Boutique is going big for Pink Friday, bigger than we’ve ever done and you don’t want to miss it! Join us for our Pink Friday celebrations on November 22nd from 10am-7pm.

Here’s why you don’t want to miss out…

🤍 Free gifts with every purchase (and these gifts are awesome)
🤍 Exclusive in-store sales…. SPIN THE WHEEL
🤍 Every purchase will be entered into winning our pink Friday giveaway valued at over $200!
🤍 Deep discount racks, we’re talking $30 and under racks!

Remember it’s November 22nd from 10am-7pm at MNR Beauty Boutique located at #110, 319 McLeod Avenue in Spruce Grove.

Tell all your friends and family about this incredible event and come on down to the boutique to support a small local business!


Pink Friday is an annual event held in November with the goal and mission of supporting small businesses first before going to the big box stores on Black Friday.
This event was created by The Boutique Hub and its initiative is something that should be recognized by everyone! Small businesses are the backbone of our local communities and often in busy times small businesses can be forgotten. That is why this event was created and that is why we’re participating in it… to spread the word! Remember it is truly important to shop small first.

11/15/2024

⭐️Today’s business highlight: simplyhealth_sprucegrove⭐️

This place and the owner/staff will ALWAYS hold a special place in my heart. I worked there long before those walls were bright green and many years after.

Their trainings are endless, they take pride in offering amazing customer service, and they truly go above and beyond. They have a point system, and an email database with a coupon that you can use to save some of your hard-earned money on supplements, herbs, natural skin care, essential oils and more. We send a lot of people their way to get stuff for their pets too: Quercetin for allergies being one of them. Read about it😉

Seniors get an every day 10% discount but it’s 20% off every Wednesday and they have a Customer Appreciation Day once a month on the 1st Wednesday of the month.

A special shout out to this man in the photo, Randy who allowed me to learn and grow and make so, so many mistakes with only an eye roll from him every once in a while. He was an outstanding boss to have and I truly grew up in that place. I had so many opportunities I am forever grateful for. The staff are still some of my closest friends and I have never met such caring people who still check in on me and stay in touch💕 They really do care about everyone like family ❤️

To qualify for your stamp on your BINGO card, your task is to make a purchase big or small. Easy!

11/14/2024

🎅Community Holiday BINGO Business Feature🎅

Today's feature business is The Barkstreet Market!

First, let's clear the elephant in the room😆 On paper, these guys are our "competition" and we got a couple of weird looks when we said we were teaming up for the Community Bingo.

However, we share the mindset that it's community over competition. We are happy to send customers between stores if needed because we recognize the importance of supporting other local independents. And seriously, could you imagine the prices of pet specialty foods if there was no "competition"?

There are some things we share and some things that Barkstreet offers that we can't:

1) They have a team of groomers at the Stony Plain location with excellent reputations. You can book online or by phoning in.

2) They carry birthday cupcakes for your pups from a local artisan, and they are SO cute!

3) They are also known for their exceptional customer service, and critical eye when bringing in products. They exert a ton of time into education and product knowledge, and have the experience to make sound product recommendations.

Stop in, and bring in or buy a small donation for ARTS Senior Animal Rescue and get a stamp on your BINGO card.

PS: they are hosting Santa Pet Photos this coming weekend by donation and all proceeds go to ARTS Senior Animal Rescue. We heard there's a few spots available so if that's something you're interested in, get in touch with Barkstreet😊

11/13/2024

This lady had a birthday yesterday! 💕

Michelle will hopefully not mind me sharing this with you, but easier to ask for forgiveness than permission 🫣

Michelle was a regular customer of ours. Around the time she started, she popped in because she saw an ad saying we were hiring..we weren’t at that exact moment. She was new-ish to Spruce Grove and got the wrong store. 😆

Fast forward a few weeks later, and Ashley had the important duty of heading out to fight fires and suddenly I really was on quite short notice hiring!! So I texted Michelle, met her in the parking lot while I unloaded a frozen order, told her she was hired and asked when she could start.

I am sure glad she got the wrong store.

You may have noticed Michelle’s creations at our store. She is incredibly talented and that eye is what makes most of our displays. If you haven’t, check that section out because there’s some beautiful home decor items and gift ideas.

She is friendly, helpful and I continually get compliments about her kindness. She has been so critical in allowing me to have a family life. If I say my kids have something going on at school, you can guarantee she will be there because having 5 kids herself she knows how important those moments are. I truly appreciate her stepping up to the plate.

I could go on and on. Honestly, I have the best crew! But today it is about Michelle and I hope you will join me in wishing her a VERY happy birthday and an amazing year ahead 🎈 🎉

11/12/2024

It’s back..we can now officially say this is an annual thing 🤗

On November 16th, bring in a donation to the Stony Plain Kinsmen or sg_kinettes and receive 15% off your entire purchase!!

Your donation can be big or small, we are grateful for them all, and we know they will go to excellent use. The Kinsmen and Kinettes do amazing things year round and work especially hard with their Christmas Hampers🎄

In advance, thank you for your donations. It means a lot to be a part of such a caring community!!

11/11/2024

We are closed today in honor of all of the sacrifices of our soldier's and their families, past and present. We will return to regular hours tomorrow.

11/09/2024

We are very excited to share that K9 Natural and Feline Natural have arrived at our Stony Plain location 🤗

We brought it in to start at our Spruce Grove store and it does so well, so it is now available at both stores.

This is an exceptional freeze-dried raw food from New Zealand, with a wide variety of proteins to choose from.

As we have just recently switched distributors, there may be some gaps on the shelf as we wait for stock to switch over, but with that comes a lot more consistency as we order weekly from the distributor it has been switched to.

11/08/2024

⭐️BINGO Business Highlight: Dani + Madi⭐️

Before we begin going on about how great they are, please make sure to head to their page to view the details for their birthday event, happening this Saturday November 9th. Give them a follow too❤️

They have such a beautiful collection of clothes, shoes and accessories. I bought my first purse in over a decade because I transitioned from a diaper bag, to a work backpack and reusable grocery bags full of random stuff everywhere and it was time to retire that awful (and not cute) system. The staff were so helpful, really sweet and knew exactly what I was looking for. This purse is sure to last another decade😆

If you’re needing to spruce up your wardrobe as we head into chillier weather, or need some inspiration for a gift for someone special we highly recommend Dani and Madi💕

If you are participating in the BINGO, their challenge is to bring a donation for the sg_kinettes. If you don’t have time to get a toy for the toy drive, you can bring cash. They are grateful for any denomination 😊

11/05/2024

We've got another amazing deal from Canadian Naturals!

Lamb and Brown Rice is on sale from November 4th to November 30th. Save $10.00/bag at both locations!

11/04/2024

Each week we will highlight a couple of local businesses that are participating in our Community Bingo! ⭐️

This is in no particular order, so we’ll start with Grove City Meats

First off, Jaryd was ready at the drop of a hat for me to get this photo and we nailed this gem first try. So that was pretty awesome, because it’s not that easy with the ladies 😆

Second, what a great bunch. A few years ago we bought a Traeger and my life was suddenly consumed by meat. These guys (and gal) never steered us wrong with whatever cut/size of cut we needed. They offer freezer packs which are at a really great price, and their lengthy experience and knowledge means you get great quality.

Did you know we also get our large marrow bones from them? And they deliver to us which is a God send for my pathetic little arms. But it also sometimes means I get to chat with them for a little bit and we really enjoy that too.

If you’re looking to fill your freezer, try something new, or grab a few staples, stop in (just an FYI they are closed Mondays). Count the pigs while you’re there and you’ll earn your stamp. Easy peasy 🥓

11/03/2024

We’re launching another fundraiser at our Spruce Grove location. This one sits near to our hearts as it’s to raise money for a wheelchair accessible playground that both adults and children can enjoy.

Purchase a gift certificate and save 10% off for yourself and we’ll donate 10% of our sales of gift certificates to High Park School to get the ball rolling on this project.

When you come in, just ask for the gift certificate to go under High Park’s fundraiser😊

You can use this certificate on the same day that you purchase it to get your 10% off, just please allow a little bit of time to put the transaction through.

11/03/2024

⭐️Shop Local BINGO⭐️

BINGO cards are officially dropped off with all participating businesses! This BINGO will run from now until December 15th.

Each business has a “challenge” to earn a stamp on your card, make sure to read these through before heading out as some businesses are collecting donations to the Spruce Grove Kinettes, Stony Plain Kinsmen, Parkland Food Bank or Arts Senior Animal Rescue.

Each full line gets you one entry to win the Grand Prize, which includes a gift from each of these locations. Our winner will be drawn December.16th!

Grab your card at:
Dani + Madi
Simply Health, Spruce Grove
Grove City Meats
Noble Rise Clothing
The Barkstreet Market (Both locations)
Pet Foods Etc. (Both locations)
Your Dollar Mart Stony Plain
Maverick’s Donuts, Stony Plain
BST Clothing Spruce Grove
MNR Beauty Boutique
Romantic Notions
Retail Revolt
Pretty Little Industries and So Pretty Gift Store

This is a great group of businesses: all clearly have great pride in what they carry, super sweet staff/owners and to boot, they’re local!

08/21/2022

What's the Best Probiotic For Dogs (& When Should You Use It)?

Over 80 percent of the immune system comes from the gut, so it is important to ensure that the gut is supported.

“You can feed the absolute best nutrition on the planet, but without a healthy gut much of that nutrition goes to waste along with the time, money, and concern you spend getting the right food for your dog’s optimal health.” -Julie Anne Lee DCH RCSHom, Adored Beast Founder

Check out The Adored Beast Apothecary blog for more information on which probiotic is best for your dog (or cat)!

https://blog.adoredbeast.com/whats-the-best-probiotic-for-dogs-when-should-you-use-it/

What's the best probiotic for dogs? With 4 difference, very unique, probiotic formulas, we can answer that question.