Check out three Saskatchewan Pet Businesses: JMcK Artwork, Moss Dog Collars and Wascana Animal Hospital.
JMcK Artwork is a small business based in Regina that makes and creates custom pet portraits as well as resin keepsakes. Jessica is the artist and has been always enjoyed creating art and is an avid animal lover. She started her business by offering commissioned pet portraits and has since expanded into creating memorial items and keepsakes out of resin.
Jessica uses graphite pencil to create lifelike portraits of peoples pets and other animals. A custom portrait is a great way to honor your pet and have a cherished keepsake, whether they are still with you or have crossed the rainbow bridge. Jessica strives to capture the spirit of your pet so that it touches your heart and brings about warm emotion every time you look at it. Jessica also hand draws digital portraits in color, these are not photo edits/manipulations, they are hand drawn from scratch similar to pencil on paper. Once completed, they can be printed out on various surfaces to display in your home.
You can choose from a variety of resin keepsakes, shifters, flower preservations and more. Her memorial pet and horse resin keepsakes are a popular choice. You can choose from a variety of styles (statues, keychains, jewelry, etc) that can incorporate hair, ash or something else that you would like to memorialize in honor of your pet. Each keepsake is custom made and and a great way to honor and remember a pet you have lost.
Moss Dog Collars is a small handmade business based in Saskatchewan that makes and creates dog gear and accessories using Biothane. Biothane is waterproof, stinkproof and durable, making it a great choice for dog collars and leashes.
All products are handmade by the owner who started handmaking her own Biothane gear for her dog Roo. Roo has a habit of getting dirty and so she wanted something that was easy to clean and durable. She found other makers of Biothane products but couldn’t find something using modern colourways *and* who used the best quality hardware, so she decided to make her own.
There are currently two different collections that are offered in terms of two-tone colour ways. The Neutral Collection and the Vibrant Collection, each contains four different color combinations. Along with these collections you can also choose to custom order your own color combinations. Collars are available in Small, Medium, Large and X-Large and Leashes are available in standard and multiway. Multiway leashes can be used as a longer traditional leash, worn around the waist, worn crossbody style or to temporarily tie your dog to a table leg or tree.
Wascana Animal Hospital is a full-service, small animal, Veterinary Clinic serving Regina and surrounding areas. They are a certified fear-free facility, meaning their team is dedicated to providing a calm, pleasant experience for their patients by minimizing fear, stress and anxiety as much as possible. The currently have two Veterinarians at the clinic: Dr. Eric Potts and Dr. Andrea Ulmer. Animals they work with include Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, Ferrets and Pocket Pets (Guinea Pigs, Hamsters, Hedgehogs).
Wascana Animal Hospital provides medical, surgical, dental, and wellness appointments as well as traditional Chinese veterinary medical (TCVM) examinations and alternative treatment modalities such as acupuncture and laser therapy. To create the best and least stressful experience they have separate exam rooms for feline and canine patients. They also use species-specific pheromones (special scents our pets can smell that we can’t) and music in each type of exam room to provide a calming atmosphere.Â
Along with Veterinary care, Wascana Animal Hospital also offers Dog and Cat Boarding to active patients of their clinic. Cat Boarding is available with the option of standard rooms or prestige rooms. Medium and large kennels as well as large dog runs are available for Dog Boarding clients. They also offer some grooming services for animals that require sedation or anesthesia for these procedures.
