Westport's Wags, Whiskers and Wings opens second location in Merrickville

"It's been a whirlwind and has felt crazy at times," Kate said. "But it's exciting as I've always wanted to open a business."

The shops offer unique doggie snack bars, a selection of dog treats you can mix and match with reusable jars, toys, clothing, collars, specialty foods and nutritional products, as well as top quality dog and cat foods and birdseed (developed by a bird nutritionist and tailored to the season). They focus on Canadian-made products first when possible. You can make special orders and they ship Canada-wide.

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