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Pet Words of Wisdom – How it works at Dog Patch
About a year ago during an IndieBound Naperville monthly meeting at Kreger’s Brat and Sausage Haus, a time when independent businesses owners were sharing...
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Pet Words of Wisdom – Rambling for the Rescue
Abused. Abandoned. Neglected. Pets given up on and taken to a shelter. Some broken souls pass through our doors.
Weird parasites, skin infections, messed up...
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Pet Words of Wisdom – It’s Holiday Season!
Here at Dog Patch we have a long history of helping people keep their heads over giving animals as gifts. It’s almost never a...
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Pet Words of Wisdom – Why does Dog Patch help in our community?
My business is Dog Patch Pet and Feed. We've been open in Naperville since 1972. Naperville has always been there for us. As Naperville...
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Pet Words of Wisdom – It’s a treat to say thanks
Going through some stuff that makes me realize how seldom we share a compliment, kind word or a thank you; I’d like to use...
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Pet Words of Wisdom – Community Spirit?
Since purchasing Dog Patch, it’s been a goal of my wife, Margaret, and mine to invest in our community. So we donate. We sponsor...
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Pet Words of Wisdom – Nine years in the rescue world
Wow. It’s August! Where did the time go? We’ve had a great summer. Events like Puppy Playtime and Puppy Pool Party have been so...
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Pet Words of Wisdom – Eat at Kreger’s
Kreger's Brat and Sausage Haus is one of Naperville's oldest homegrown businesses, dating back to 1893.
For the third summer, independent business owner Bill Kreger...
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Pet Words of Wisdom – Thanks to first responders!
Well, we had an interesting 24 hours while I was thinking about my pet words for June.
We had a busy Saturday. Yes, the store...
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Pet Words of Wisdom – May is here
It’s May!
Warm weather must be around the corner. As I write this we are just 24 hours after our unexpected snow storm. We waited...