Dog accessories Archive
“Gotcha” Day
Today’s the day Richard and I finally get to meet our new pup and bring him home.
Category: Dog
Things to Buy…
Here’s a partial shopping list I brought with us to PetSmart the night before “Gotcha Day” – the day we were to pick up our new dog: • Crate with padded liner • Warming pad • Leash and harness (Tony says Voyager or Four Paws) • Fish oil (add to food?)
Category: Dog
Anticipation
After nearly two weeks on the road – some of it work, some of it pleasure – this morning Richard and I are departing Savannah and heading for home. Bubbles began his journey home today, too; I check my watch and imagine that by now Rescue Road Trips has picked up from Keri, his “foster
Category: Dog
Frog Dog
Finally inside PetSmart for the first time ever, I take in the vastness of the store; aisle upon aisle of food and collars and bowls and toys; the “end caps” display grooming supplies, training videos, travel crates and other pet essentials. The sales floor is loaded with sales associates in blue polo shirts – seemingly
Category: Dog
PetSmart
“PetSmart is like Home Depot for pets,” my friend Hannah says as she pulls into a parking spot outside the giant store. I have never before set foot inside a PetSmart, and my heart rate quickens as I see people walking in and out of the store with their dogs on leashes. Even better, today
Category: Dog
Size Matters
I don’t have a clear idea of Bubbles’ size – a sense of just how large or small he actually is, how much room he will take up in my lap or on the seat beside me. I’ve visited Bubbles’ web page a dozen times to study his three photos, but while they give me
Category: Dog
Thank You For Shopping
So I’ve committed to adopting a rescue dog I spotted on the Internet – a six-month-old, seven pound Chihuahua/Terrier mix (temporarily) named Bubbles, and I’m looking at the shopping list I’ve made – crate, bowls, lead, bed — things I’m certain we’re going to need. I have another list of questions to ask friends
Category: Dog
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