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Re: That pet shop still gets a thumbs up.
Posted by Kelsi on 4/03/07

You're welcome Carrie Ann. I told you the place was awesome. :)

On 3/17/07, Carrie Ann wrote:
> Hi Kelsi,
> I went to the pet shop that you recommended and I just had
> to tell you that I loved it! The owners name is Alice and
> she is just the nicest person. I asked her all kinds of
> questions while I was there and she was indeed very
> knowledgable and very happy to answer all my questions
> without making me feel like I was keeping her from something
> else, like they do in so many stores. I found out that she
> was a vet tech and can accurately (I know because I too am a
> vet tech) answer a lot of questions about dogs and cats,
> including nutrition and health questions. She let me bring
> in my puppy to size a collar and I was shocked when she got
> down on the floor and played with him. It is immediately
> obvious that she is an animal lover. I asked about the Macaw
> and Cockatoo you spoke about and she told me that she was
> only interested in those birds getting into good homes. She
> said that she did sell one larger bird once, but will not
> sell any more large birds because she cannot be sure that
> they will get into appropriate homes. She will assist
> someone to rehome a bird if she can. The smaller birds she
> gave away were desperately in need of homes. She felt that
> they had been 'cagebound' and 'neglected' by the previous
> store owner for WAY too long and that they deserved to know
> what it was like to have a real home and a loving care taker
> that was all their own. Thats why she gave them away once
> she nursed them to health and brought them back from the
> brink of starvation, which is the condition they were in
> (that part I verified with others who had been in the store
> when those 'other' people owned it). I really liked the
> store, the cleanliness, and especially the warm and loving
> way that Alice deals with the animals that are there. I will
> never shop anywhere else for pet supplies again. Thanks for
> bringing that store to my attention Kelsi. I loved it!

Posts on this thread, including this one

• That pet shop still gets a thumbs up., 1/11/07, by Kelsi.
• Re: That pet shop still gets a thumbs up., 1/12/07, by Jo-Ann.
• Re: That pet shop still gets a thumbs up., 1/13/07, by KittyJ.
• Re: That pet shop still gets a thumbs up., 3/17/07, by Carrie Ann.
• Re: That pet shop still gets a thumbs up., 4/03/07, by Kelsi.
• Re: That pet shop still gets a thumbs up./Kelsi, 5/25/07, by Carrie Ann.
• Re: That pet shop still gets a thumbs up./Kelsi, 6/12/07, by Kelsi.