And now for something completely different....

Well, clearly we've been preoccupied by Marley's illness and death for the last few posts, but now it's time to gently move on. So we'll start by talking about a subject near and dear to Marley's heart (and mine as well)...food.

Those of you that shop at our store know that we sell the dog and cat foods that are known as the "super premium" foods. Now while we don't much like that label, we do like the fact that the foods we sell are not loaded with junk. Not that we're picking on a particular brand of food, but we don't feel as though your dog or cat really needs "powdered cellulose" or "peanut hulls" in their diet.

Call us crazy but, we think that you should be able to pick up a bag of dog or cat food and understand the ingredients on the label without first having to head back to college to get a science degree. Simple is better we think, for you and for your pets.

Of course, the ideal would be for all of us, animals and people alike, to eat as much fresh, real food as possible and to minimize the processed foods in our diets. Again, shoppers in our store know that we advocate adding fresh foods to an animal's diet. We love to see people offer their animals things like fresh ground or lightly steamed vegetables, bits of plain meats and fish, organic eggs, yogurt, and cottage cheese.

We also know that it is hard enough to find the time to cook for ourselves and our families, let alone for our pets. So, in the interest of helping out a bit, we're bringing in some new foods such as Dr. Harvery's Veg-to-Bowl mix. This is blend of dried, mixed vegetables and herbs that can be rehydrated and added to your pets' meals. The ingredients include sweet potatoes, carrots, diced potatoes, zucchini, broccoli florets, green beans, peas, beets, parsley, fennel seed, fenugreek seed, garlic, ginger, papaya leaf and peppermint leaf.

We think this is the type of product that can help our customers add more high quality, real foods to their pets' diets without going crazy trying to fit it in to an already hectic schedule.