Store for Eco-friendly & Socially Conscious Dogs

This charming lady is Lola, the taste tester of Paw Luxury. According to her human parents, Lola " thinks Organic Doggy Kitchen's Treats are to wag for. Shes gives these treats 2 paws up and barks that they are drool worthy." Lola loves our biscuits that she somehow convinced her parents to carry Organic Doggy Kitchen biscuits at Paw Luxury.

Well, Lola is a very socially conscious canine. What's special about Paw Luxury is that they care very much about the environment, safety of pet foods, as well as how they are made. They have very high standards and thorough screening process to make sure that ALL of the products they carry are eco-friendly, natural or organic, and meeting humane and fair trade standards.

I love talking with store owners who carry Organic Doggy Kitchen biscuits, they care so much about dog's health and well-being, and as well as the health of the Earth and environment and animal welfare. None of our retail customers sell cats and dogs because they believe in re-homing and adoption rather than breeding and selling. We enjoy chatting with them and I'd love to meet them someday or even better, visit their stores.

Paw Luxury has been on top of our "Love-to-Visit" Store List. This dream came true virtually, they recently launched an online store and it's just like visiting their store! Their physical store is in Pennsylvania and it's a driving distance, so someday we'll make a weekend road trip! But for those of you who are too far away from Pennsylvania, check out Paw Luxury's new website. They have the hemp leashes that I love! After using hemp leash, you just can't go back to any other materials, they are so gentle on your hands. And don't forget to grab some bags of our wheat-free Peanut Butter Biscotti, they are Lola's favorites!

Dog Food 101 - The World's First Dog Food

Did you know that the first dog food was literally "dog biscuits"? Mr. James Spratt, an electrician from Ohio, first invented dog food.

In the 1860s, Mr. Spratt traveled to London on business. There were no airplanes back then, so he traveled by boat. He saw dogs in the shipyard eating leftover biscuits that sailors took for their long journeys.

Until then, companion dogs fed on leftover human food, including meats, grains, and veggies. But biscuits are easy to feed, have longer shelf lives, and best of all, easy to carry. And voila, dog biscuits were born! Mr. Spratt started creating dog biscuits made of wheat, veggies and meat. These first generation dog biscuits came in rather stylish looking tins. They are really cute!

Doggy Massage Lesson

There was a small article about my doggy massage instruction service called PAWsitive Touch in yesterday's Washington Post. We are having a group lesson later this month on October 27, so if you are interested, please contact us through PAWsitive Touch website!

By the way, my poor Kiki the Husky has some arthritis on her hind legs so I took her swimming this weekend with Koby and our Husky friends. It was her first time to swim but she did very well. You should see the videos, you'll see how much fun we had!

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!