Do you know about the paw-some eco-friendly pet brands – like food, treats, toys and beds for your cats and dogs – that can actually help you mimimize your carbon paw-print while taking the very best care of your pets and the planet? Here are some of our favorites! Sustainable Pet Food Open Farm was founded on rigorous ethical sourcing principles in 2014 after the…
Chews Wisely: Dog Bones and Chew Toys for Safe Chewing
Appreciation Days for Dog Trainers
We love dogs. And if you spend a lot of time with lots of different kinds of dogs, you get that dogs need training. And by that I am not at the moment talking about what humans need from dogs. Independent of what we might want from them, dogs need training to support their emotional well-being and physical safety. But I digress. We love our local…
Keep Pets F.E.D. Pet Food Donation Drive 2023
We’re all in – will you help? Let’s team up to Keep Pets F.E.D. (Full Every Day)! Every item purchased for pet food donation is discounted 20%! What is it: Keep Pets F.E.D. is a pet food drive challenge mounted by Animal Rescue League of Boston. Our goal is to raise 1000 lbs of pet food – can you help? When is it happening: September…
Great Jobs for Experienced Animal Lovers in Boston & Portland
Love animals and looking for a fun, rewarding, well-paying full or part time job in Boston MA, or Portland ME? Read on! As a Pet Enthusiast Sales Specialist at the Fish & Bone, you will outfit dogs and cats in collars, sweaters, jackets, carriers, harnesses and other gear; advise customers on pet food, treats, toys and other pet products hand-picked by our buyers; restock, unpack…
Natural Anxiety Relief for Pets: CBD and CBDA
CBD products – top quality, rigorously tested – are my first, and usually last, recommendation for anxiety relief for pets. When pets are anxious, they are suffering. Think of a time when you were really anxious. It might have felt manageable – but then imagine that whatever was causing your anxiety made you intensely afraid….you didn’t understand what was happening, and you couldn’t do anything…
Our Boston Store is Getting a Refresh
After 13 years, it was time to change things up a bit, so we planned an interior refresh in our Boston store. Phase One was in June. Phase Two is happening 8/28, 8/29 and 8/30/23. We’ll be closed during that time for some major changes in our feed room – come check out what’s new starting 8/31! During Phase Two, we…
Tips for Protecting Pets from Extreme Cold
While the temperature may be in the 30s Fahrenheit, wind chill can bring the felt temperature in to the danger zone At 32F degrees and below, more vulnerable pets (very small, or elderly or very young, or those with thin coats) should only be brought outside with your supervision Below 20 degrees, the risk of frostbite and hypothermia increase dramatically During extreme cold, single digits…