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Two volunteers. Two knitting stories. One shared love of dogs, creativity and giving back. Every hand-knit sweater in the ElderDog Canada Online Store begins with a person. Someone chooses the yarn. Someone decides on the colours. Someone sits down with a pair of needles and gives their time, one stitch at a time. For Carmel in Gatineau, Québec, and Teena in Toronto, knitting became a way to do something meaningful with a skill they both enjoy. Their stories are different, but they share something important: they found a way to turn something they love doing into a way of helping...

Welcome to the holiday shopping season. Here on our store we have many gifts for the special people and dogs in your lives. We have recently added our first ElderDog calendar featuring the stunning photography of Robert MacLellan and a beautiful pewter ornament hand-crafted in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia by artisans at Amos Pewter. We are also selling handcrafted gift bags made by our Dartmouth Pawd along with many other gift ideas. You will find these products and more in our Wool and Wood section. Remember when you buy a gift from us, you are giving twice – all proceeds...

Hi Everyone, Well it has been just over two weeks since we launched our store. Thank you to everyone who has visited and those of you who have purchased our products. It has been a great start. Today I am pleased to tell you about an added feature on our store website.  One of my dogs has volunteered to produce video reviews by dogs of our products. We hope this feature will help you make the right purchases for your canine and human companions.   You will see a new page "Ruffview" on our store front page.  If you click...

I am pleased to announce two new products now available in our store!  We have an all natural dog shampoo bar available in 1 oz. or 3 oz. bars.  Now, in addition to having a healthy option for your dog's bath time, you have an easy to use one. No more dealing with caps and bottles - just grab the bar and start rubbing for an easy effective lather.  These bars are handmade with all natural ingredients.  The shampoo bar contains: goat's milk, vitamin E, herbal shampoo, oatmeal, hemp oil, and essential oils of eucalyptus, tea tree, and peppermint. Tea tree oil...

Welcome to the ElderDog Canada On-line Store!  We are a unique national non-profit organization and registered charity that is completely volunteer run. Every purchase you make helps us fund vitally important services offered free of charge.  We assist older adults with the care of their canine companions and we help re-home dogs who have lost their human companion.  We also are engaged in research and education about the importance of canine companionship. In our store you will find high quality, environmentally friendly and sustainable products for you and your dogs. We hope you visit us often and enjoy our range of offerings. Please...