Friday, January 18, 2019 5 Brooklin Town Crier For more information about this feature contact the Brooklin Town Crier at 905.655.7642 Meet Your Local Merchant For the Love of Dog Wellness Centre The property, house and other buildings at the Love of Dog Wellness Centre on the northern reaches of Brooklin are festooned with signs evoking one key message: You gotta love your dogs! And if you do, then, says Su Steiner, the Centre's manager, you want to provide them with the best. At one time, Steiner and her colleague Dave McDonald took in rescue dogs which had suffered the most extraordinarily difficult experiences. Ravaged by illness and neglect, they nursed about 1800 dogs to health through a combination of diet and, well, wellness activities. Addressing common physical problems Steiner says on their website ForTheLoveOfDogWellnessCentre.ca, "I started this company after getting into the dog day care and boarding business and found virtually all of our client's dogs had physical problems, from allergies to digestion to immune system, chronic ear infections, arthritis and hair loss to name a few." Since then, and having learned valuable lessons on what dogs need when you love them, they've transformed the grounds into a place where they believe a raw food diet and proper (and fun) exercise will keep your pet happy and healthy. "We literally have a 100% success rate fixing all kinds of problems," she adds. Diet is the focus The Love My Dog Raw Diet is the centre's focus. Dog lovers can order food online or visit the centre (by appointment). The raw diet, Steiner claims, is the only way to feed your dog and to that end the centre will educate owners on its many benefits. In addition to the raw diet, The Wellness Centre will open an off leash dog park on its premises. Owners will be interviewed to ensure a fully safe environment. For that and much more, owners will pay a monthly membership fee beginning at $60/mo to start (about $2-2.10/day). For more information about the dog park facility, which includes a digging pit and "swimming pool," check out the Centre's Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/248327475885876/ref=bookmarks Please note that to be a member of the off leash dog park will require attending an orientation on Feb. 2 at 10 am. To learn more about the Wellness Centre, raw food diet or dog park, contact Su at info@lovemydograwdiet.ca.