Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Now Available - Crypton Pet Beds

Crypton Pet Beds:

Nothing better expresses our affection for dogs than the incredible sense of style, design and humor of the William Wegman Collection for Crypton Fabrics. We're very proud to carry the amazing designs of William Wegman on Crypton Super Fabric. You'll find his genius on many Crypton pet beds and other products like people products and accessories.

Only Crypton's patented technology can create eco-friendly pet beds that are stain, moisture, odor and bacteria resistant. These dog beds are not only clean, strong and built to last they're easy to spot clean and have a removable cover that makes machine washing quick and convenient. Plus, when you use Crypton's EPA-approved Disinfectant & Deodorizer, our dog beds are completely disinfectable. You won't find a more long-lasting, beautiful pet bed for your pet.

Made in the USA.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Monday Madness

This week on Monday Madness: Summer is over so it's time to get the stink off the pets!

This week save 25% on all Bath, Spa and Grooming products for cats and dogs.

Be sure to let your friends and family know about our event - and check back next week to see what will be next on Monday Madness!

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Mini Muffin Pans are back in Stock!

Mini Muffin Pans are back in stock!  Spoil your pup on their special day with this cute muffin pan - or turn it up a notch and use it to make mini meatloafs for your pup, or combine broth with some chopped up veggies and freeze for a cool and yummy treat!

Here is an easy doggie meatloaf recipe from All Natural Dog Treat:

Meatloaf for Dogs with Veggies

This meatloaf for dogs recipe steps out of the dog treat arena and more into the entree area. It's definately to share with others! (or save for a few meals...)

Meatloaf with Vegetables (makes a great b'day "cake")

Ingredients:
1/2 cup barley
4 cups lowfat, low-sodium chicken broth
1-1/2 pounds ground chicken or turkey
1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese
2 whole eggs
1/2 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup finely chopped vegetables such as carrot, spinach, and zucchini
1 tablespoon olive oil


Directions:
Add barley and broth to saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 50 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, add meat, cottage cheese, eggs, oats, veggies.
Mix thoroughly. Add cooled barley broth and the olive oil. Mix well.

Add mixture to loaf pan and bake for 1 hour or until done. Freezes well.

Actually, this might be dinner for all of us...


Monday, September 21, 2009

Monday Madness

This week on Monday Madness: They may be tiny toys, but it's not a tiny deal - 50% off all Small Toys - including Cat and ALL HOLIDAY TOYS!!

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Monday Madness

This week on Monday Madness - save 10% Halloween Costumes.  Get them while they are hot (and in stock)!
 

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Ready, Set, Go! ReadyLeash!

As I mentioned last week - I like to try out as many as the products that we carry in Pawhaus as I can with the our pugs. That way I know what I am talking about when I recommend it to a customer.

So one of the items we recently brought in is the ReadyLeash:The ReadyLeash is an innovative, non-retractable leash with bags built-in! The ReadyLeash features an comfort-grip handle with an integrated clean-up bag dispenser. The bags simply pull out like tissues and refillables easily pop into the handle. XtraLeashes can be attached to the ReadyLeash handle for walking multiple dogs.

So, I attached an XtraLeash to our handle and hooked the girls up.
The more I used the ReadyLeash, the more I realized how comfortable the handle was to hold. At first I thought the leash length (I have medium size on there for each of them) wasn't enough - I thought that we would be tripping all over each other and giving each dog enough "space" to comfortably do their "business" wasn't going to be easy - but it didn't end up being that way.

The girls easily got used to how much space they had for themselves and, unlike other couplers I have tried while walking the dogs, the ReadyLeash gives more space for the dogs to be apart from each other. They could both walk on either side of me without it feeling like they were pulling each other or pulling me from one side or the other.
Of course, the girls have to frequently check the Pee-mail around the neighborhood, which means that I have to be on the ball for when they want to stop so that I don't pull my arm out - but I did like the closer control that I had with them when it came to them trying to grab a rabbit turd off the ground.
I can't really comment on whether the ReadyLeash helps with a dog pulling - only because MeiMei and Miko are very good while walking and 90% of the time stay in heel and don't pull ahead or get too out of control. (Yes, I am spoiled with well behaved pugs ;)
However, I can comment on the easy convienence of having the poop bags in the handle. Very easy to pull out and biodegradable bags at that! The handle also has a very cool feature in that there is an opening on both ends. One to pull bags out of, and the other (self proclaimed) I could tuck the tied ends of the *ahem* used bag into the opening. Which means that I NO LONGER HAVE TO CARRY POOP FILLED BAGS IN MY HANDS!!!! If you are like us and don't have garbage bins in abundance in your 'hood then this is a very cool feature. This is also handy when you have two dogs to wrangle and don't always have an extra hand to pick up the additional doo that they drop. (Side Note: what is it about dogs and their reserve tank of pee and poop when they do on walks?? It's endless!!!)
So after about a week of using the ReadyLeash I can really say that I think it's a really useful product and will continue to use it when walking the girls. The only comment I have that isn't practical when using it for two dogs is when you are taking them somewhere, like the groomers or vet's office, and they need to be taken into the back, one at a time, on leash. It leaves you holding one dog while the other goes or coming up with another plan (maybe just clipping the leash to your person or something might work).

I think that the ReadyLeash is a great product and I will use it for a long time to come. If you are wondering why I favor a non-retractable leash.. well that's a topic I may have to save for another day.