A Few of My Favorite Things: An Awesome Pet Store and Two Pet Solutions
Friday, August 6th, 2010Paisley and Chewy are nightmare pullers on the leash. With Chewy it’s annoying, but Ms. Paisley now weighs 50 pounds and is incredibly strong so her crazy pulling is downright hazardous. Plus, it seems the college girl isn’t going to adopt her so I need to whip her into shape on the leash for adoption events.
I shared my dilemma with a coworker who quickly recommended a harness they sell at her favorite pet store. The pet store is Pet Supplies “Plus” on Manchester in Ballwin. I was expecting a small boutique store with a limited selection, but it is just as big as any “big box” store … only with boutique service and a better selection, making it well worth the drive for me. There are lots of friendly
employees willing to help and one quickly fit Paisley in the Premier Easy Walk Harness and then suggested I take her for a walk around the store and outside to see how she did. It was only a short trek, but the difference with the harness was miraculous … no pulling. And she didn’t seem super irritated with it like Chewy is with the one that goes over his mouth. I bought him one too.
I also found another great product. Chewy and Paisley can also go from zero to “kill” with plush toys in an instant. Pet Supplies “Plus” offers a line of Tuff Plush toys and I bought one for less than most toys at the “big box” places. They’ve been playing tug-of-war and destroy-the-squeaker with it for about an hour and despite being slobbery as hell, it’s still in great shape. I also like that the toys don’t have traditional stuffing so when they do kill it (I imagine the time will come), I won’t have a huge mess like normal.
P.S. If you know of anyone looking for a super sweet, really great dog, let me know!









