Doggy Happy Hour in Falls Church

When: May 4 (Friday)/6pm to 8 pm

Where: 111 Park Ave. Falls Church, VA (Art & Frame of Falls Church)

Organic Doggy Kitchen is hosting doggy happy hour this coming Friday along with other local pet business owners! Come meet local dog trainers, pet sitters, pet photographer, groomers, and the homeless dogs from Lost Dog Rescue! We are baking a big doggy cake for everyone to enjoy, for free!!

The picture here is the doggy birthday cake and the party platter I made for Piper's 10th birthday. Piper's mom says everyone loved our cake! It's banana cake with peanut butter frosting, yum yum! I haven't decided what flavor of cake to make for the happy hour, you just have to let your doggy find it out on Friday!

Price of a Puppy in Japan

Hello! I didn't Blog for a while because I was in Japan for a few weeks, just came back! I have to tell you what I saw in a pet store in my hometown in Yokohama. I went to visit a pet store and see what's available there. My conclusion, the labeling laws there are not as strict as it is here. I saw some treats that lists NO ingredients, or treats that obviously look like made with preservatives and colorings but not identified as one of the ingredients. I also saw this a little disturbing treats, Horse Jerky..., dried meat of horse for dogs...

It made me sad to see small animals, kittens and pups on sale in the store. The store also has a vet's office inside, and they seem to live in pretty clean environment. I saw a tiny toy poodle puppy there. Guess how much he costs... You will be amazed... A puppy in a pet store.

A few hundred dollars?

Try again!

One thousand?

Nope, not enough.

Three thousand?

You have a way more to go.

Five thousand?

You have to climb up and up further.

The price of this puppy was about $9000.00 (US). Yes, nine thousand dollars! I had to count how many zeros were there in that price tag because that's about one million Japanese yen!!

He was sound asleep and I couldn't see how pretty he was, but let me tell you, I believe my rescued huskies are as good of dogs as the $9000 dollar puppy!

Of course, he was THE MOST expensive puppy in the store, but the puppy price seemed to start from a few thousand dollars. FYI, I am against puppy mills and store-sold animals... there are so many loving dogs looking for home, and guess what, if I had a $9000 to spare on a dog, I can adopt a friendly dog and donate the rest of the money to save many other homeless dogs!

Tail wags till next time!

Doggy Truffles

As a doggy chef, I am committed to making absolutely delicious and healthy goodies for dogs. Once in a while, I get to make special doggy treats. I get to use the"fun" side of creativity and use a little bit of coloring to add visual effect to the canine cuisine experience. The picture here is "doggy truffles" that I made yesterday. They are miniature peanut butter biscuits covered with yogurt coating. I used yogurt icing and festive doggy confetti! Kiki is in love with these treats, but she doesn't get to have them to often. They are indeed a special treat for her.

Tail wags till next time!

Where To Find Safe Pet Food in DC & Northern Virginia

I just saw the news that FDA is banning wheat gluten from China. Apparently, it was the wheat gluten that caused the death/sickness of so many pets in this country and the recent massive recall. The toxic substance they found in gluten, "melamine" is used in plastics, etc. How does such a thing get into "wheat gluten"? It's pretty scary that even "Prescription Diet" food that you get from your vet's office is being recalled!

Organic Doggy Kitchen have been receiving a number of inquiries about dog food from concerned local dog parents. We are a wholesale/Internet dog bakery without a storefront but we had a few customers showing up at our door last week looking for us. Unfortunately, we don't make pet food so we refer them to our retail customers because the food they have selected to carry in their stores are the best of the best in today's market. If you are local in Falls Church and Northern Virginia, here are some of the stores you can visit to get wholesome food for your beloved pets.

ARLINGTON
Dominion Pet Supply
PetMAC

ALEXANDRIA
ProFeed
Nature's Nibbles (They Deliver!)

FAIRFAX & MIDDLEBURG
Wylie Wagg

GREAT FALLS
The Magic Pet Place

WASHINGTON, DC
The Big Bad Woof
Pet Essentials/Green Pets

I also wanted to assure to our customers that the certified organic wheat that we use are grown in the U.S. and our organic farmers grind them freshly for us! We searched for and picked the very best certified organic ingredients in today's market, needless to say, everything we use is "human-grade." That's why we believe Organic Doggy Kitchen biscuits are the highest quality in today's pet food market, and our organic dog biscuits are safe for your dogs!

Meet Ben

Did you see NBC's Today Show yesterday? There was a segment on someone from the animal shelter that I volunteer for, the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria. Once a week, I visit the shelter to take pictures of homeless dogs, and sometimes, small animals for their website. I have been doing this for quite some time now.

The story was about how Dolores, our volunteer coordinator left her corporate job to take this non-profit position, but she enjoys it much more than her previous job. Then, there were many shots of "BEN." Ben is a very special dog that we have at the shelter, and I try to promote him every opportunity that I have, so I have to tell you about him, too.

Ben looks like a little bit like a Beagle, but Ben's Mom was a purebred boxer. She was rescued from Louisiana after the Hurricane Katrina and came all the way to Alexandria. One morning, a shelter staff walked in the kennel, and found 2 pups in her cage! She was so skinny that nobody knew she was pregnant!!

So we had two brand new pups! Ben, and his brother, Cajun. Mom and Cajun both found home already, but Ben is still at the shelter. He was born with a hind leg that was not fully functional, and went through some rehab sessions. But not to worry, he can walk fine and in fact, runs pretty fast, like a normal pup. In fact, he does run fast so you probably can't catch him once he starts playing the "Catch Me If You Can!" game with a toy in his mouth.

Ben turned 1 year old in November of 2006, and we celebrated his birthday at the shelter. I baked a big doggy birthday cake for him, of course, made with mostly organic ingredients. In the above photo, he looks sad because the cake was too big for him and he was told to stop eating it. But big-hearted Ben shared his cake with all of his doggy friends at the shelter!

Today, April of 2007, Ben still doesn't have a home. So I am taking every opporunity to spread the word about him. If you know someone who is looking for a special dog, please help spread the word, too!