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24 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>31</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
PETS & PAWS<br />
Fun, friends and fresh<br />
air for your animals!<br />
What more could you want for your<br />
pets? BARK Kennels and Cattery at 554<br />
Jones Road, Rolleston, have a 4.5ha rural<br />
setting with several paddocks and a<br />
freshwater swimming pool. They offer a<br />
range of pet services, including daycare<br />
for dogs, boarding for cats and dogs, and<br />
other pets and grooming services.<br />
The number of happy dogs is a testament<br />
to the well-resourced facilities and the<br />
fantastic care of the staff. The daycare<br />
for dogs, with its free and flexible (outof-hours)<br />
drop-off and pickup times,<br />
provides dogs relief from boredom,<br />
anxiety, and destructive behaviour at<br />
home, with plenty of opportunities<br />
for socialisation and exercise. BARK<br />
Kennels and Cattery is happy to arrange<br />
a visit to view the facility and offer a free<br />
trial day.<br />
Dogs boarding at the kennels are<br />
well-cared for in regularly cleaned and<br />
covered indoor areas, with active play and<br />
social times during the day. Meanwhile,<br />
cats from young and old are housed in<br />
3 tier-heated individual units in a quiet<br />
place away from the dogs. All the cats can<br />
wander outside into the fully contained<br />
grassy enclosure. You can be assured of<br />
quality care and attention with a live-in<br />
manager looking after your pets while<br />
they are boarding at the facility.<br />
BARK Kennels and Cattery have a<br />
new retail shop with several convenient<br />
products, including worm tablets and<br />
health products, Ashley & Co. dog wash<br />
products, gifts, and designer items.<br />
Make sure your pet looks their best<br />
with uniquely beautiful and exquisitely<br />
crafted hand-beaded collars and leads<br />
individually stitched with glass beads. The<br />
Maasai Mamas of Kenya have produced<br />
these stunning accessories.<br />
Of course, to keep your fur baby (cats<br />
and dogs) looking like stars, Bark Kennels<br />
and Cattery have arranged grooming<br />
services with Master Groomer Bella. With<br />
exceptional grooming results, she has an<br />
amazing way with the dogs. Message Bella<br />
directly on 02108789115 or arrange an<br />
appointment through BARK Kennels and<br />
Cattery.<br />
For local pet services that will make<br />
your pet happy and you feel relaxed<br />
because you know they are being<br />
well-cared for, see the team at BARK<br />
Kennels and Cattery at 554 Jones Road,<br />
Rolleston, contact them at<br />
03 347 8835 or 027 942 7278<br />
or visit barkkennels.co.nz<br />
Pet safety<br />
in summer<br />
Heat can be fatal for pets. If you notice<br />
excessive panting, drooling, lethargy, or<br />
vomiting, immediately move your pet to a<br />
cool area and seek veterinary attention.<br />
Here are some tips to protect your pet.<br />
1. Make sure animals have access to<br />
shade. If possible, move enclosures indoors,<br />
relocate outdoor hutches into a shaded area,<br />
hang a covering over the run, or even place<br />
an umbrella over the hutch. Limit outdoor<br />
activities and walks to early morning<br />
and late evening, as surfaces can become<br />
scorching hot and could burn your pet’s<br />
paws. Remember the rule: If the ground is<br />
too hot for your hand, it’s too hot for their<br />
paws.<br />
2. Provide constant access to plenty of<br />
clean, fresh water throughout the day. Pop<br />
some ice cubes into the water dish to cool<br />
the water. If you’re walking your pet or<br />
spending time outdoors, take a portable<br />
water bowl to keep them hydrated. Frozen<br />
pieces of fruit or vegetables (such as celery<br />
or apples) make a cooling treat if the diet is<br />
appropriate.<br />
New Retail StoRe Now opeN<br />
• Natural treats<br />
• Flea and worm<br />
treatments<br />
• toys, coats, lick<br />
mats, etc..<br />
• For all your Glass and<br />
Glazing requirements •<br />
• All areas<br />
covered •<br />
• Pet door<br />
specialists •<br />
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Glass<br />
&<br />
Glazing<br />
HAVE YOU BEEN<br />
CONSIDERING<br />
CHANGING TO<br />
RAW PET<br />
FOOD?<br />
3. Never leave your pet unattended in a<br />
parked car, even with cracked windows.<br />
Temperatures during summer can turn<br />
the vehicle’s interior into an oven within<br />
minutes, leading to heatstroke and possibly<br />
death.<br />
4. A cooling mat or vest absorbs and<br />
dissipates heat and can help your pet<br />
maintain a comfortable body temperature.<br />
Another option is to wrap an ice pack in a<br />
tea towel and place it where your pet sits.<br />
Dogs may love a child’s paddling pool to<br />
bathe in.<br />
5. Regularly groom your pet. Matted<br />
fur works as insulation, resulting in<br />
overheating. However, a shaved pet can<br />
become sunburnt.<br />
We say, give it a try!<br />
View our full range today!<br />
WWW.BMNATURALLY.CO.NZ<br />
FACTORY SHOP OPEN<br />
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm<br />
Saturdays 9.00am - 12.30pm<br />
2017 LTD<br />
Phone: 322 7999<br />
Mobile: 021 CATDOOR (228 3667)<br />
Email: halswellglass@actrix.co.nz<br />
Website: www.halswellglass.co.nz<br />
540 Burnham School Rd - Canterbury
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