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FOOD / PETS
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DEXTER
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DEXTER is St Ives’s very own off-the-track Thoroughbred and lives with his brother, Atlas! Dexter was rescued back in 2014 as a very skinny, lanky, 2 year old - and he’s been living with his mum Georgie for the last 6 years, growing from a skinny little baby, to a big, beautiful horse. Dex is very affectionate and would crawl into your lap if you let him! His favourite thing to do is go for walks around the streets of St Ives.
PEBBLES
SOME of you may recognise Bok Bok as the infamous escapee chicken that caused an uproar on the St Ives Community Facebook page! Her plan for independence was officially foiled, and she is now happily living at Rosedale Farm, munching on vita wheats and refusing to lay eggs - she’s a very rebellious bird! PEBBLES is 4 years old and the most amazing pooch to us. She was training to be a guide dog when she decided it wasn’t for her, but being in a family with who cherishes her is. Pebbles is a gentle, affectionate, sometimes cheeky, amazingly lazy and loving dog. Pebbles wins the hearts of all who meet her.
PETS
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PPET CONNECTION has a great new range of pet accessories, essentials, and toys perfect for stuffing into your fur-baby’s stocking. This local business is independent and family owned. They support Australian-made products and employ young people from around the area.
Visit the store and mention this article during December for some super deals.
COOL MATS
Cool mats are great for keeping dogs, cats, and small animals cool in summer. They absorb heat from the animal and release it back into the air, cooling your pet gradually and comfortably. Some customers even buy them to cool their own feet down. ZEEZ: available in 5 sizes (XS to XL) and choice of bronze or silver. Scream: available in 5 sizes (XS to XL) and choice of blue or pink.
THE PET CONNECTION TREATS
All 100% Australian healthy, natural products. Flavours include: Greyhound Rescue is committed to releasing enslaved racing dogs and cue’s kennels, where they await adoption into their forever homes.
Greyhound Rescue does an amazing job rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing greyhounds. They receive no government funding, instead relying on donations from the public as well as a phenomenal team of volunteers. They were recently named Outstanding Rescue Group in the 2020 Jetpets Companion Animal Rescue Awards.
Greyhounds are gentle and affectionate; they hardly bark, don’t shed, don’t need clipping or grooming and require much less exercise than people think. Their natural habitat is the sofa, where they doze up to 20 hours a day.
Adopting a rescue greyhound is like joining a cult, once hooked you’re in for life! marinated beef cubes, lamb crumble, chicken breast fillet, diced chicken, diced kangaroo, chicken chips, fish chips, roo chips, thin liver, chunky liver, kangaroo fillets, jerky, and a bunch of other delicious treats for dogs and cats of all sizes and shapes.
OUTBACK TAILS RECTANGULAR DOG BEDS IN A VARIETY OF PRINTS.
Outback Tails dog beds, bowls, collars, leads and dog coats feature the work of the Pauline Napangardi Gallagher and Ursula Napangardi Hudson from the Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation in the Central Desert. 10% of the proceeds from the sale of these products go back to directly benefit the artists. A percentage of profits from the sale of
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II HAVE two rescue dogs: Rocky Buble Lovesponge Whippet, aged 7, and Shay da Grey aged 5 ½. There are increasing numbers of St Ives locals adopting rescue greyhounds. I have volunteered for Greyhound Rescue for several years. I donate monthly, write blogs for their website and travel out of Sydney to pick up unwanted greyhounds from trainers to transport them to Greyhound Resmatching them with loving owners. Here’s Michele Rossetto’s experience of adopting these beautiful animals.
animal toys goes to the Australian Wildlife Conservancy.
RELEASE THE HOUNDS!
