With only a few days left until the big gift exchange, I was trolling the Internet for something new and different for the pet stockings. The product description on Amazon says it is a blend of “bergamot and vanilla-infused musk combined with natural patchouli, mandarin and nutmeg oils. The fragrance comes in a distinctive black, bone-shaped bottle, and it is touted as hypo-allergenic with a low-alcohol formula made specifically for a dog’s sensitive skin and sophisticated sense of smell. New deadline for photo contest - There is still plenty of time to enter the holiday photo contest. E-mail me your favorite holiday photo of your pet by Sunday, Dec. The Happy Wag blog is a resource for pet parents in the Roanoke Valley, a local community forum of news and information about pets. read more

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