We’re still having daily software problems with our POS system POSIM/EVO. Our ecommerce website is coded and internally it’s SUPPOSEDLY ready to launch but with the bugs in the POS (the website and the POS are integrated), we’re hesitant to launch and also bogged down by cataloging and working through the POS bugs and hiccups. If [...]
Dog Mom Tees, limited edition
May 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Are you a mom? In this case, we mean to a dog rather than a human. Well in honor of Dog Moms everywhere, we’d like to show off our new limited edition Dog Mom tee shirts. We’ve got them in periwinkle and guava (shown). Once they’re gone, they’re gone….so stop by or call to order. [...]
No News is Good News
May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The pet food recall this week thankfully hasn’t developed much further. Sometimes no news is good news. The big lesson is, wash your hands when handling pet food, chews, treats and of course after poop duty. The FDA recommends a 20-second scrub with hot water and soap (“sing happy birthday twice to time yourself”, is [...]
Taste of the Wild, Natural Balance & Others Recalled Due to Salmonella Infection
May 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Late on Friday night, Diamond Pet Foods issued a voluntary recall on dry dog foods manufactured in their South Carolina plant with ‘best by’ dates of December 9, 2012 through April 7, 2013. Several other brands have since issued preventative recalls as well. The reason for the recalls is contamination by salmonella. 14 people so far, including one person as close as [...]
Sugar the Flying Cat Survives Fall from 19th Floor
March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This is Sugar. Yesterday, in the unseasonably warm weather, a window was opened in her apartment on the 19th floor of her building. Sugar fell out the window and was rescued and treated by by the great folks at Animal Rescue League of Boston, and today she’s home with her family, with only some bruised [...]
Black Out in Back Bay
March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Amazing how different life feels when suddenly the power’s gone. We hope you’ll forgive this delayed post about being closed for the day (as we have no internet connection on site). If you don’t live in Boston, then you might not know what’s going on. A fire in a transformer station last night resulted in [...]
Calling all Kitty Helpers! Cat Food Donation Drive!
March 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Do you want to do something to help homeless cats? We’ve got an easy way to help. The Animal Rescue League of Boston works with the Boston Homeless Cats Group (BHCG) to manage the population of feral cats through “Trap, Neuter Spay and Release” programs. These programs reduce the feral cat population, protect cats and humans from diseases like rabies, [...]
Win a Pot O’ Gold & Help Spike’s Fund
February 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We’re running a contest, and for a buck (all of which goes to MSPCA’s Spike’s Fund), you can enter to win a pot of gold! Yes, gold. Well, what gold is to some dogs that is. Our pot o’gold is a bucket of brand-new, dog-friendly, fuzzy, bouncy tennis balls. And we’re giving one away in [...]
