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Member Savings at Ken-Del Kennels!

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Member Savings at Ken-Del Kennels!

Show your KPDC membership card and save on boarding at Ken-del Kennels, another great corporate sponsor!

Ken-del is a family-owned full-service boarding facility catering to all household pets. Kilcona dog owners will love its country setting and convenient location – just a five minute drive north of the park.

Like many KPDC sponsors, Ken-del’s owners, Nici and Troy Milton are club members who bring their own dogs Layla, Cainen and Tundra to Kilcona Dog Park.

 

Each of the thirty-five kennels in the main building is heated and air conditioned for year-round comfort. Most have attached outdoor runs. There are eight heated kennels with an indoor play area.

 

The Miltons say living on site allows them to give each dog personalized attention. They believe the effort staff put in to socializing their guests is what makes Ken-del special.

There are eight large outdoor exercise yards where off-leash dogs run and play together five to seven times a day, weather permitting. Dogs are grouped by size and temperament, play time is supervised and each playground is surrounded by a six foot fence for safety.

Ken-del tailors its services to your dog’s needs. If play isn’t enough to tire your high energy dog, on-leash walking services are available. Dogs that don’t play well with others get individual playtime with staff. Dogs that don’t want to be outdoors can play together in the spacious rubber-floored indoor play area.

Ken-Del Kennels offers full grooming services. Their certified groomer has years of experience with all breeds of dogs.

For every dog’s health and safety, Ken-del requires owners to provide current rabies, distemper, parvovirus, parainfluenza and bordetella vaccination certificates.

Check Ken-del’s Facebook page for great videos of happy dogs enjoying the facility.

Kilcona’s Winter Warriors

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March 4, 2014…Hell may indeed have frozen over!

The first day of spring is less than three weeks away, but for many Winnipeggers, it can’t come soon enough.This is Winnipeg’s coldest winter in thirty-five years.

Photo credit: Caroline Barghout – CBC Winnipeg

These days, with wind chill values well inside in the danger zone, dogs and dog owners are the only ones enjoying Kilcona Park.  Outside the off-leash area, the only thing moving is an occasional park patrol vehicle.

Photo credit: Jeff Henry

On Friday another surge of Arctic air moved in to Winnipeg, bringing winds of 40 kilometers an hour with gusts to 60. Blowing snow created zero visibility white-out conditions.

A snow dog’s dream!

Photo credit: Phil Hossack – Winnipeg Free Press

On Saturday wind chill values dropped to a record minus 50C. On one of the worst weekends ever, heroic dog parkers and their furry friends, undaunted by the extreme weather, bundled up beyond recognition to hike Kilcona’s pond trails.

Our masked winter warrior – KPDC’s Director of Events, Cindy Greenlay – layered up and braved  Saturday’s bone chilling temperatures to take Cade to the park. A Husky cross from northern Manitoba, Cade is a true snow dog. Says Cindy, “Cade was so happy running around. He truly does make winter more tolerable!!”

Cade and Cindy love winter and the fun-filled opportunities the season presents. As a recreational therapist, Cindy knows the importance of being active throughout the year.  KPDC’s new Director of Events is already planning Kilcona’s first Winter Dog Fest with kick-sledding and skijoring events. Stay tuned!

If you have inspiring extreme winter weather photos at Kilcona, why not share them! Post them on KPDC’s Facebook page.

Show Your KPDC Membership Card and Save at KPDC’s Newest Gold Sponsor!

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Show Your KPDC Membership Card and Save at KPDC’s Newest Gold Sponsor!

Kelmar owners, MaryAnn and Kelly Penner

If you’re looking for amazing homemade food and treats for your dog, look no further than KPDC’s latest Gold Sponsor!

Kelmar Country Meats and Deli, just minutes away from Kilcona Park, is cooking up tasty, high quality “from scratch” products that will appeal to the fussiest fur friends. Check out their irresistible “dog’s breakfast” organ meat sausage, turkey pupperoni sticks, meat loaf, bologna, smoked marrow bones and pig ears. Your dog will love you!

Kelmar is a family-owned and operated meat and deli shop, with their own  in-house butcher, sausage maker and smokehouse.

The store has deep roots on the family farm near Brandon where Kelmar’s owner, Kelly Penner was raised. The Penner family grew grain and raised beef and dairy cattle, hogs and chickens. Later Kelly and his wife MaryAnn bought the family homestead and raised their children.  

Kelly says, “Farming is our life. Caring about the land and the livestock we raised was always number one.” In 2012 the Penners brought their farming experience to Winnipeg, opening a custom meat shop on Lagimodiere.

The following year the Penners opened a “from scratch” bakery next door to the meat shop.  Along with fresh breads, the bakery serves up cakes, pastries and homemade pizza to go.

The Penners are strong advocates for the “Buy Local – Support Manitoba Producers” movement and sustainable food production. “Most of our meat is local or sourced from the region,” says Kelly. Their premium Certified Angus Beef – a cut above Canadian AAA and AA grades – is from Western Canada.

Kelmar sells beef and bison raised in Manitoba on family farms without the use of hormones. The animals are grass fed and finished on a grain ration to ensure the highest quality flavour. They also sell lamb from MJ Millar Ranch near Lundar. The lambs are raised without growth hormones or antibiotics.

What makes Kelmar stand out from the rest of the pack is the exceptional quality of their meat and outstanding customer service.  “We have a one-on-one relationship with the customer”, says MartAnn We want people to come and say, ‘This is my butcher – or my baker’”. You can drop in and get exactly the cut you want because the butcher will custom cut to your order.

Kelmar also custom processes wild game, custom crafts a wide variety of sausages, and arranges delicious party and nibbler platters. For a special treat try their smoked lamb, chicken and turkey.

  

Kelmar Country Meats and Deli is located just north of the dog park at the corner of Lagimodiere and Headmaster Row.