Happy's Place

Pawsitively Spooktacular fun day @ Old North Sconery & Market
2025-10-25 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Old North Sconery & Market, 462 Cheapside Street, London, ON, N5Y 3X2, Canada
Fun things are lining up for fall!! Old North Sconery & Market has invited Happy’s Place – Retirement Home for Dogs to the store on Saturday, October 25th is a Pawsitively Spooktacular fun day with 10% of all sales going right to the dogs!! Bring out your best dressed Halloween pup for some treats and show your support!

Dogs can’t come inside but they’ll deliver!

Give them a follow on their socials to get all the details.

🎄 Don’t wait — Buy It Now! 🎄
2025-10-29 00:00 - 2025-11-08 20:00
Skip the bidding and grab your 2025 Happy’s Place Christmas ornament during our online auction!These beautifully laser-engraved wood keepsake is the perfect addition to your tree or a heartfelt gift for any dog lover.

Limited quantity available for $15 each — easily find them under the “Ornaments” category.

Frosty Faces warm embraces

Have yourself a furry little Christmas

Bidding Opens: October 29, 2025 – 12:00 AMCloses: November 8, 2025 – 8:00 PM

Start browsing or bidding here ➡️ Auction Link

**A friendly reminder that all items will be available for porch pick-up in Komoka, Burlington, Niagara, or Strathroy.Once the auction ends, winning bidders will receive an email to confirm their preferred pick-up location.

Please note that our amazing volunteers will need a bit of time to organize items by winner and transport them to the various pick-up spots. Pick-ups are expected to be ready by November 22 & 23. Need to contact us, please email ornaments@happysplace.ca

In the London area? We have a very minimal quantity available at our upcoming in person events. While supply lasts!

Barks & Bid Online Auction
2025-10-29 12:00 - 2025-11-08 21:00
Preview is now available! Start browsing or bidding here ➡️ Auction Link

Bidding Opens: October 29, 2025 – 12:00 AMCloses: November 8, 2025 – 8:00 PM

Join us for our Bark & Bid Online Auction, where every item has been generously donated to help raise funds for Happy’s Place — where senior dogs find love, care, and a second chance at happiness.

Browse a wide selection of unique treasures, gifts, and experiences during the preview period, then get ready to place your bids when the auction officially opens! Every dollar raised goes directly toward medical care, comfort, and support for the incredible senior dogs at Happy’s Place.

**A friendly reminder that all items will be available for porch pick-up in Komoka, Burlington, Niagara, or Strathroy. 🚨NEW LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED🚨 Mississauga & AllistonOnce the auction ends, winning bidders will receive an email to confirm their preferred pick-up location.

Please note that our amazing volunteers will need a bit of time to organize items by winner and transport them to the various pick-up spots. Pick-ups are expected to be ready by November 22 & 23

Need help getting around our online auction? Check out this quick tutorial video ➡️ Watch here

Need to contact us, please email auctions@happysplace.ca

🎄 Don’t wait — Buy It Now! 🎄

Skip the bidding and grab your 2025 Happy’s Place Christmas ornament during our online auction!These beautifully laser-engraved wood keepsake is the perfect addition to your tree or a heartfelt gift for any dog lover. Limited quantity available for $15 each — easily find them under the “Ornaments” category.

We truly appreciate your patience — and your support in making this annual auction such a wonderful success for our senior dogs! 🐾 Thank you once again for your love and support of senior dogs!

Thank you once again for your love and support of senior dogs!

Annual Ornament Sales
2025-11-10 08:00 - 2025-12-05 17:00
They’re back! The Happy’s Place 2025 Christmas ornaments are here — beautiful laser-engraved wooden designs made with love.Every purchase helps support senior dogs in our care.Grab yours for $15 while quantities last! Free shipping is included.Questions? ornaments.happysplacedogs@gmail.com

You can also grab them at any of our upcoming in person events as well.

Have yourself a furry little Christmas

Frosty Faces warm embraces

Purdys Chocolate Winter Fundraiser
2025-11-12 00:00 - 2025-11-23 23:59
Calling ALL chocolate-lovers! 🍫

We’re teaming up with Purdys Chocolatier again to fundraise to give senior dogs a second chance and live out their retirement years! All fundraising profit raised will directly support our vet bills, so every order makes a great difference to us.

From now until November 23, 2025, you can order Purdys treats from our fundraiser by joining one of our campaigns and browsing the tastiest selection of chocolates online. Shop gifts for family, friends, neighbours AND yourself in one convenient place. After all orders are submitted, we’ll sort, distribute, and let you know when you can collect your goodies. 😉

What you’ll need to order:

Our campaign number: 80479

Go to our fundraising website: https://fundraising.purdys.com/

Select 1 of 4 campaigns available by desired location, Click “Join Campaign”Blyth: https://fundraising.purdys.com/2120444-129333 GTA: https://fundraising.purdys.com/2120444-129136London Area: https://fundraising.purdys.com/2120444-129331Niagara Falls: https://fundraising.purdys.com/2120444-129332

Shop, shop, shop away!😍

Thank you EVERYONE for your support. Even if you can’t buy chocolates from us, it would mean the world if you could share this fundraiser link to everyone you know!

The order deadline is November 23rd , so get shopping!

Select 1 of 4 campaigns available by desired location

Pick up dates and times will be available Dec 10-16, 2025

**Once orders are closed, please wait for an email to indicate your preferred location and details.

https://fundraising.purdys.com/join.aspx

City Centre Festive Market
2025-11-13 10:00 - 14:00 | London City Centre, 275 Dundas St, London, Ontario, N6B 3L1, Canada
London City Centre is hosting its 2nd Annual Holiday Market on Thursday, November 13 from 10 AM to 3 PM. Admission is free! We’ll be there sharing all about Happy’s Place, selling merchandise, and accepting donations. Be sure to stop by — we’d love to hear your Happy’s stories too!

Santa Paws Photo Event
2025-11-22 12:00 - 16:00 | Parkway Garden Centre, 1473 Gainsborough Road, London, Ontario, N6H 5L2, Canada
Bring your pets for a photo with Santa!

All proceeds will go towards the rescue and care of senior dogs through Happy’s Place Retirement Home for Dogs. A 100% not for profit rescue.$10 – 1 pet$20 – 2 pets$20 – 3 petsQuestions? You can reach us at Santa.happysplacedogs@gmail.com

Pet Valu Byron - Christmas Photos
2025-12-02 17:00 - 20:00 | Pet Valu Byron, 1240 Commissioners Road W, London, N6K 1C7, Canada
The folks at Pet Valu Byron (London) are supporting us again with a Pet Photo shoot!

When: Tues Dec 2 from 5-8pm

Where: Pet Valu Byron, 1240 Commissioners Rd W

Minimum $8.00 donation per print. Pics printed while you wait.

Christmas Magic in the Country
2025-12-06 10:30 - 15:30
Cogsworth’s Corner Events is hosting Christmas Magic in the Country! Guests are invited to visit the Magic Christmas Tree, where they can purchase an ornament, write a Christmas wish, place it inside, and hang it on the tree. All proceeds will be donated to Happy’s Place.

The event will take place Dec 6, 2025 at the West Niagara Fairgrounds (7402 Mud St W, Grassie, ON L0R 1M0), in the building where the main office is located, and will run from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

This festive Christmas market will feature food vendors, a food truck, a wide variety of artisans, Christmas-themed photo backdrops and displays. Guests can also enjoy hourly door prizes and a special prize draw for those who pre-register through Eventbrite.

Here are the links to the socials:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571356678752instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cogsworthscornerevents/

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1378414317329?aff=oddtdtcreator

50/50 Raffle Supporting Happy’s Place
2026-02-16 00:01 - 2026-04-30 23:59
We’re incredibly excited to announce the launch of our 50/50 Raffle Supporting Happy’s Place – Retirement Home For Dogs! After months of behind the scenes work, our latest fundraising initiative has gone live, and we couldn’t be more excited!

Over the course of 2026, we’ll be hosting three online raffles. The rules are simple: purchase your ticket(s) online for your chance to win 50% of the total amount raised. The other 50% will go toward our vet bills and other costs associated with running Happy’s Place. Every ticket sold makes the prize pool bigger (and allows us to save even more senior dogs), so be sure to tell your friends and family to get involved!The ticket tiers are as follows:1 ticket – $55 tickets – $1020 tickets – $20100 tickets – $50Our first raffle will take place on May 4 @ 6:00 PM EDT, with tickets on sale from February 20 (today!), until April 30 which can be purchased via our Givergy page.Lottery License #: RAF1533115*Participants must be 18 years of age or older and physically located in Ontario at the time of ticket purchase. Ticket purchases are not charitable donations and no tax receipts will be issued.

BUY YOUR TICKETS

Byron Pet Valu
2026-02-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Byron Pet Valu, 1240 Commissioners Rd W, London, Ontario, N6K 1C7, Canada
Happy’s Place volunteers will be at Byron Pet Valu (1240 Commissioners Road West, London) on Saturday, February 21st from 10am-2pm. Please drop by to learn more about opportunities to foster senior dogs, adopt them, support them or just to chat. Our thanks go out to the amazing team at Byron Pet Valu for their continuing support.

Brampton Steelheads’ annual ‘Pucks N’ Paws Game’
2026-02-28 08:00 - 16:00
Happy’s Place Retirement Home for Dogs is excited to attend the Brampton Steelheads’ annual ‘Pucks N’ Paws Game’ at the CAA Centre on February 28th, 2026. This event includes dog-friendly seating and many activities for your pups. Intermission will feature the fan-favourite dog race on ice with randomly selected contestants.Please come out to the game and chat with our dedicated volunteers.

When:February 28, 2026 at 4:00pm.Location:The CAA Centre in Brampton at 7575 Kennedy Rd. S.For more information:

The Brampton Steelheads’ annual ‘Pucks N’ Paws Game’

Purchase tickets in the designated dog-friendly section

The Brampton Steelheads on Instagram

Wine Tasting Tour Bus Trip
2026-05-03 09:00 - 17:00 | Palatine Hills Winery, 911 Lakeshore Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, L0S 1J0, Canada
Join us on May 3, 2026 for a relaxing day in Niagara-on-the-Lake at the beautiful Palatine Hills Winery. Sit back, relax, and leave the driving to us while you sip, savor, and soak in the vineyard views with fellow wine and dog lovers.

Enjoy:

🍷 A curated wine tasting flight

🚶‍♂️ A guided winery tour

🧀 A delicious grazing-style lunch

🌱 Vegan and vegetarian options available

While Palatine Hills Winery is dog-friendly, our furbabies will have to stay home this time as they are not permitted on the bus unless a service dog.

Ticket cost: $150 per person

PLEASE NOTE: Buses will be departing from the London Region and the Greater Toronto Area. Please select your Departing Region below to buy a ticket with a Pickup Location available to you.

Select Your Departing Region to Purchase a Ticket:

The Greater Toronto Area

The London Region
