Christmas Antlers

The antlers are in!!!

We know many of you have been waiting for the antlers to be back in stock here at The Pet Cabaret.

They're here.....and beautiful if I do say so myself...just in time for a special Christmas chew.

Holiday Hours

Hi kids,

Here's a list of our holiday hours starting on December 20th.
A star (*) denotes something different than usual for us.

Sunday, Dec. 2o - 12 pm - 5 pm
Monday, Dec. 21 - 10 am - 7 pm *
Tuesday, Dec. 22 - 10 am - 7 pm
Wednesday, Dec. 23 - 10 am - 7 pm
Thursday, Dec. 24 - 10 am - 3 pm *
Friday, Dec. 25 - Christmas- CLOSED *
Saturday, Dec. 26 - 10 am - 6 pm
Sunday, Dec. 27 - 12 pm - 5 pm
Monday, Dec. 28 - CLOSED
Tuesday, Dec. 29 - 10 am - 7 pm
Wednesday, Dec. 30- 10 am - 3 pm *
Thursday, Dec. 31 - CLOSED *
Friday, Jan. 1 - New Year's Day- CLOSED *
Saturday, Jan. 2 - 10 am - 6 pm
Sunday, Jan. 3 - 12 pm - 5 pm

We'd like to THANK YOU ALL for another wonderful year...our 6th full year in business! We'll continue to work to bring your pets the best foods
and remedies the pet world has to offer.
We feel very fortunate to have such kind and loyal customers
and would like to wish you all a safe and peaceful holiday season.
Thank you again.
Warm wishes from,
Lisa, Lisa, Panda, and Giacomo

Winter Goodies

Hi kids,

Despite the mildness of the weather, we all know it's still going to get cold and the holidays are still coming.

Right now we have a very nice selection of dog coats in all sizes and many different patterns. We won't be reordering them for this season so come by and pick one up now in order to avoid doggie disappointment later.

We also have a really fun bunch of holiday gift bundles in the store, all very reasonably priced. Just think how your cat or dog would feel if they arrived at a holiday party without a hostess gift in paw; it would probably scar them emotionally...for life...just a thought.

We're here....

Yup..we're here at the store today, Friday, November 27,

10 am to 7 pm. Come visit.

Also, the Christmas cards from the Pet Photo Shoot are in.

You can pick them up. They're darling.

Dandy photos all around

Well, we had a wonderful day last Sunday for our annual Holiday Pet Photo Day. We turned our self serve into a photo studio for the day filling it with fake snow, a toboggan, and crazy looking ornaments.

Amazingly, we had no "yellow snow" incidendents.

What we did have was a lot of fun and laughs. We also got fabulous pictures thanks to Carol's patience and talent.

Take a look at a couple of the shots at http://carollundeenphotography.blogspot.com/search/label/pet%20photography. You'll see how cool they are.

We'll be putting them up on our site as soon as we have them, and we'll be planning another shoot with Carol for the future.

A reminder

Hi Kids,

A reminder that our bathing room will be CLOSED this Sunday, November 15th.
It will be miraculously turned into a photo studio to accommodate our Holiday Pet Photo Shoot!

Thanks for understanding and pop in Saturday if you need a clean pooch!

Pet Photo Day is Filling Up...

Kids, kids...

Only a few slots left for our Pet Photo Shoot with photographer Carol Lundeen.
It is happening on Sunday, November 15th, from 11 AM - 4:30 PM.
You can call the store at 617-323-7387 to book an appointment for your pal.

Avoid disappointing your pet...this could be her chance at stardom.

Toboggan anyone?

Anyone have a smallish toboggan (preferably around 4 -5 ft) that we could borrow/rent for a day?

Holiday Pet Photo Shoot

We've scheduled our Holiday Pet Photo Shoot for
Sunday, November 15th from 11 am - 5 pm.
It'll be at the store...4404 Washington St. in lovely Roslindale, MA.

Photographer Carol Lundeen will be doing the honors this year.

Come by the store to sign up in advance.

Carol will be taking appointments throughout the day.

It'll cost $30.00 and you will walk away with a 4 X 6 photo of your pet.

Carol will also be offering other photo ordering options including holiday card printing.

Picasso visits The Pet Cabaret

Well, lovely fourteen year old African Grey parrot,
Picasso had his mom, Liz drive him into
The Pet Cabaret for a visit today.
There was a good deal of activity in the
shop at the time so Picasso regurgitated a
few times because he was a touch overly excited.
No big deal, it happens to all of us.




Though store kitty Giacomo has seen birds before,
he has never seen one quite like Picasso, so he was
more than a little interested in the avian guest.
He even took time off from his busy sleeping schedule
to ensure that Picasso had a satisfying visit.





Here is a shot of Giacomo trying desperately to ignore
his guest. Mom Liz is making sure that Picasso's feelings
are not hurt by the snub.
Picasso left the store with a bag full of toys and a little less
food in his belly. He also left with an ability to imitate the
sound of the scanning gun of our cash registers and we hope,
good memories of his visit to The Pet Cabaret.

Wysong Recall

There has been a recall of some Wysong dry food due to a mold problem.

The following batches of Wysong Canine Diets Maintenance™ and Senior™ have shown above acceptable moisture levels and may contain mold. The Pet Cabaret has removed all problem lot batches from our shelves (the total was 1 box of Senior).

Wysong Maintenance™: lot #: 090617
Wysong Maintenance™: lot #: 090624
Wysong Maintenance™: lot #: 090706
Wysong Maintenance™: lot #: 090720
Wysong Senior™: lot #: 090623

We ask that if you have received any of these Wysong products to please not feed them, and contact The Pet Cabaret or Wysong for product replacement.

Email: Wysong@Wysong.net
Subject: Product Replacement

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Information about the recall is posted on the Wysong Web site.

Once again, Giacomo hard at work

This is where we found Giacomo today...hard at work as usual...
stuffed between layers of plush, soft, warm, fuzzy mats....somebody has got to do this work.

Wally's 13th Birthday!

Happy, Happy 13th Birthday to pug Wally Rossman!
He is enjoying treats provided by his pal Panda.
Love to Wally from everyone at The Pet Cabaret!

Organic Pumpkin and Sweet Potato

As many of you know organic sweet potatoes and canned pumpkin make a wonderful addition to pet diets. These foods add healthful fiber and antioxidants to a diet as well as generous amounts of Vitamin A.

We often recommend the addition of sweet potato or pumpkin when pets are experiencing a belly upset or are trying to knock off a few pounds.

So now we have it right here in the store. We have brought in Nummy Tum Tum organic canned pumpkin and sweet potato. Nummy Tum Tum pumpkin and sweet potato are organically grown and canned in the U.S. so you can be sure of their quality.

Drop by the store and grab some for your pal, and to help you figure out what to do with it, here is a recipe for doggie treats using Nummy Tum Tum.

Nummy Tum Tum™ Dog Treats

Use Pure Pumpkin and Pure Sweet Potato to make super-nutritious dog treats!

• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup Nummy Tum Tum™ puree
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons dry milk
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• water

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix together eggs and puree; add salt, cinnamon, dry milk, and flour.
3. Add vanilla, then add water until the dough is dry and crumbly but workable.
4. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface, 1/2" thick. Cut into desired treat shapes.
5. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet about 1" apart.
6. Bake for 20 minutes, then turn treats over and bake another 20 minutes.

Try Some Dr. Harvey's

Many of you kids know that we're real advocates of adding unprocessed foods to doggie and kitty diets. Not Chinese take out type food, but real, quality, plain, good foods.

Dr. Harveys' Veg to Bowl and Canine Pre-Mix represent an easy and tasty way to do this.
They are scrumptious mixes of vegetables and herbs or grains, vegetables and herbs that you rehydrate with water or broth and feed.

They're free of any fillers or preservatives and offer a great way to add essential nutrients, fiber, and variety to your pal's daily diet.

We'd so like you to try some that we're offering the 1 pound bag of Veg to Bowl at $3.00 off.
Your pup will thank you for it.

Poodle Rescue Visits

Join us this Saturday, August 25th for the poodles and people of Poodle Rescue New England.
They are a wonderful and dedicated group of volunteers working to save dogs.
They'll be here from 11 AM - 1 PM, so please stop by to say "Hi".

More sale stuff...

When we clean out our storage area...you kids get good deals on cool stuff.
Come into the store and see what new stuff we've dug up for the sale bin.

Show and Tail Day with Underdog ResQ

So on Saturday august 15th, we be hosting the very nice people from Underdog ResQ for Show and Tail Day.
This is a great group of volunteers working really hard to save dogs often viewed as "unsuitable" for other rescues.
This will be a chance to meet some of the fine folks of Underdog and some pooches as well.

We'll also have the lovely and talented folks from Stella and Chewy's on board that day to tell us about their fine raw and freeze dried raw foods and answer any questions you may have about the benefits of raw feeding.

Please join us for the furry meet and greet.

Another grueling day

Another day of relentless lack of effort for Giacomo.
When will it end?

One More Vacation Day

Vacation Day Schedule

Hi Kids!

We wanted to let you know that we will be taking one more vacation day.
(We've got family in town.)

We will be OPEN
this week on
Friday, July 31 -
Saturday, August 1.

You should COME IN
on these days!

Here is the day
we will be CLOSED:
Sunday, August 2


We will be OPEN AGAIN beginning
Tuesday, August 4
with regular hours
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM.

Vacation update

So yesterday's strange happening involved a small crab at the beach.
I suffered a violet sneak attack to a toe while walking in the water.
The crab was tiny but mighty and was not playing fair at all. (Sneak attack indeed...)
I fought off the attack valiantly and neither party endured a life threatening injury.
Thought you'd like to know.








B Looey flying a kite






Panda busy

Panda Vacations

Panda has had a relatively rough month what with spending time in the hospital and losing her pal Mary. She decided a little time away was just what the vet ordered.

At the Provincetown Bark Park

At the beach

After the park and the beach

Giacomo-Guard Cat

This is a picture taken by our customer Robin Flinn-Roberts.
It shows Giacomo, our guard cat, waiting to pounce upon unsuspecting types.
You should be afraid, be very afraid...

Some very sad news

It is with tremendous sadness that we announce
the passing of our dear dog Mary.
Mary was so very much a part of our lives and
the lives of many of our customers.
She was with us at the store all day, every day and
had her own little fan club.
We are grateful to her for allowing us to share
many fine, fun years with her.

We will miss her deeply.

New stuff at the store

includes things like:

Snoozer Bike Baskets


Kurgo Booster Seats





So Bright Biscuits on sale at $2.99 a bag!



and new patterns of Chilly Dog and Up Country collars.

We also now have Pet Cabaret T Shirts for sale for your wearing pleasure.

They're only $12.99.

Would it kill you to visit? Or at least call? No guilt here...really...just a call...

Panda recovers...

Poor little Panda, sick in the hospital.

She is starting to feel better now, beginning to eat a bit and play with her toys.


We're lucky we had such good care from the folks at the MSPCA. Thanks!

Question of the day...

"Do you sell African Dwarf frogs?"

"No."

"O.K...Thanks."



What is an African Dwarf frog and why would you want one as a pet?

Panda's back

Hi everyone,

Panda is out of the hospital and back home. She is weak, but getting better. She was diagnosed with Hemorrhagic GastroEnteritis (HGE), a VERY dangerous condition that the vets at MSPCA Angell fortunately picked up on right away. Time is of the essence in treating this condition so we were extremely lucky that they were on top on things.

We'll be talking about this condition in the near future since it is rather mysterious and can be fatal.

In the meantime, we'd like to thank the folks at the MSPCA for all their care and fine work. Panda was seen and well treated by Dr. Marie Chartier, Dr. Faith Buckley, and Dr. Vicky Yang. Many, many thanks to you all.

Additional thanks to all the vet techs in critical care that kept such a loving eye on our little pup.

One sick pup

Hi all,

Our little girl Panda, is very sick right now and is in Critical Care at Angell Memorial Hospital.
Please think good thoughts for her recovery.

Thanks,
Lisa, Lisa, Mary, and Giacomo

We're lonely...

Hi all!

We're open for a few hours today, July 4th.

Come by and say "Hi" to Mary, Panda, and Giacomo.

We have some "special" deals going on, because we're all so "special".

Did anyone notice that the sun is out? That's special too.

July 4th weekend looms

We want to let you know that we will

BE OPEN ON SATURDAY, JULY 4th and SUNDAY, JULY 5th.

Our hours on Saturday, July 4th will be 10 AM - 3 PM.

Our hours on Sunday, July 5th will be 12 PM - 4 PM.

We are having a Bully for You Sale on that weekend only.
There will be 15% off on all things bully stick on Saturday and Sunday, July 4th and 5th.

Why should only people get to have fun on holiday weekends?

This is exhausting...

This is Millie.
She is tired from being a puppy.

A Heads Up on a Good Thing...

Hi kids,

Just want to give you a heads up on a really good thing being in done in Roslindale for soldiers, veterans, and their families.

On June 15th, from 4 - 7 PM, at 16 Cohasset Street in Roslindale, acupuncturist, Karen Kirchoff and Reiki Master, Kim Ecevido will host the Veterans Acupuncture and Reiki Benfit Project.

Karen and Kim are doing this in recognition of some of the challenges faced by soldiers, Vets, and their loved ones. Acupuncture and Reiki can help relieve symptoms of pain, stress, insomnia, and PTSD.

The cost is on a sliding scale basis from $25-$45.00. Additional donations welcomed.

Please let anyone you think might benefit from a session know about this event. More information can be had by dialing 617-522-3990 or 617-469-8288.

Karen and Kim are really good people doing a really good thing so let's let people know about this. Thanks!

Save the Boston Park Rangers' Horses

Save the Boston Park Rangers' Horses

It has been publicly stated that the horses used by the Park Rangers of the Boston Park Department will be eliminated due to budget cuts. We respectfully oppose this action. The horses greatly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Park Rangers. The elimination of the Boston Park Department horses will adversely decrease public safety in the parks of the City of Boston.

* Eliminating the horses will dramatically reduce the ability of the Park Rangers to patrol the large park system especially the wooded areas where vehicles cannot go.

* Eliminating the horses will dramatically reduce the ability of the Park Rangers to patrol the large park system when there is a heavy snowfall.

* The horses are extremely vital for crowd safety control at parades and demonstrations.

* Rangers mounted on horses are six feet higher and can see over larger areas in urban crowds looking for lost children or in forests looking for lost hikers.

* Rangers mounted on horses can hear cries for help and assistance over large distances better then in patrol vehicles with engine noise and lower height.

* Rangers mounted on horses are an important friendly visible face of public safety assurance and assistance for both residents and tourists in the City of Boston.

* Horse mounted units cannot be easily reinstated because it takes years to train horses plus develop the trust between the individual ranger and individual horse.

We petition Mayor Thomas Menino, Boston City Council and Boston Parks Department Commissioner Antonia Pollak to keep the horses used by the Park Rangers to efficiently and effectively ensure the parks are safe for all the citizens of Boston and visitors from around the world.

Friends of Jamaica Pond

Sign on-line petition at:

http://www.petitiononline.com/BPHorses/petition.html

Very nice indeed

Big Shrimpy Beds, sold at The Pet Cabaret are great beds. They're tough and attractive.They're thoroughly washable inside and out. They're not cheap but they last a long time and are worth the investment.

Now though, they've introduced a first ever pet bed recycling program called Full Circle.

If you own a Big Shrimpy bed and it has finally seen better days, you can contact the company at
http://www.bigshrimpy.com/recyclable.htm to return the bed and keep it out of a landfill.

This is a really responsible move by a great little company that makes a fine product. Thanks to Bruce and Cici Kelling, owners of Big Shrimpy.

Poodle Day at the store

Poodle Rescue of NE will be at the store today from 11 am - 1 pm. They'll be handing out information and looking for some forever homes for some great dogs. Please stop by.

A great little guide

A quick note to let you kids know that we have recently gotten in a great little pet emergency guide. It's a very comprehensive one covering such topics as pet first aid, and travel and emergency planning.

At $16.99, it's a really handy guide to have around just in case.

For more info on the guide go to http://www.informedguides.com

Eastah Sunday.....

Just to let you all know...
we are CLOSED on Easter Sunday.

Have a lovely, relaxing day.

Thanks for everything.

Puppies in the neighborhood

There's lots of new pups and kitties
(and even chickens!) in the neighborhood.

Here's a picture of one of them.

Meet Edith.

Hello Edith.

Dragon Fish Dance

This is a short tape of the lovely Dragon Fish
that we saw at the Monterey Aquarium...they
move so slowly and beautifully...oooo...so pretty.

Celebrating in style

Professor Higgins knows how to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in style

A little update then

We're back from vacation where all went well but I think we're feeling as though we never left. Forgive us if we seem a touch crazier than usual.

Oh, the plane thing...the one about the other plane using the "other runway". Well, turns out the other pilot DID NOT get the "use the other runway" memo.

So here's what happened - the pilot, as I mentioned previously, tells us to "pay no attention" to the other plane that we may see on the right side of the plane.

OK then, fair enough, I think, he knows it's there, so I should refrain from any back seat driving.

We begin our descent towards the runway which I am happily watching on the little mappy thing that Virgin so thoughtfully provides on the screen on the seat in front of me. I am watching our descent, watching the numbers go down...we are at 2000 feet, 1000 feet, 500 feet, 161 feet....523 feet!

Weeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Up we go again! Really, really UP! Like in a straight line kinda 90 degree angle kinda up... kinda just a tad too rapidly for most people's taste kinda up...

The cabin of the plane falls eerily silent. Randy, Lisa S's brother and one of our traveling companions, turns and shoots me a look which causes me to laugh hysterically and of course, probably utterly inappropriately.

I avoid looking at the other Lisa at all costs. She is, suffice it to say, not a good flyer.

The guy next to me hasn't let go of my arm yet.

The other Lisa announces that if we smell something questionable in the cabin in the next few minutes, it is probably coming from her.

The pilot gets on the intercom and tells us that the other pilot was "disoriented" and that we would be using another runway on our second approach to SFO.

I wish like Hell that I could hear the conversation in the cockpit. You know it's a good one.

We saw...

...this at the Monterey Aquarium
and this...
and this...

oooo...pretty.....

Sign of the day

So yesterday we were at the Farmer's Market at the Ferry Building in San Francisco. It was great, lots of organic fruits, vegetables, herbs, cheeses, and meats.
This was the best sign that we saw while we were there.

Just so you know

Just a little heads up for all of you kids here...it is NEVER a good thing when the pilot of your plane says,

"If you look out of the right side of the plane and see another plane running parallel to us, pay no attention to it. It'll be using another runway...."

It's just NEVER a good thing.

More on this later.

A little dog to dog comparison

Just an interesting doggy note here...took a walk around the city yesterday shortly after arriving and it was raining. Naturally I had to go to the dog park because it had been about eight or nine hours since I had seen any pooches.

Most of the pups running around here had raincoats on. Even the breeds like Huskies and Chows were wearing them.

Most pups in Boston really don't wear them. Winter coats, yes, but not too many raincoats.

Question...are our Boston pups more "macho" than San Francisco pups? Discuss.

The saga continues...like you wanna hear it.

So as to prevent nausea


Day One/SceneTwo

We are, naturally, the last group to board the plane – part of group F, which undoubtedly has some sort of “Fashion Failure” connotation. They still let us board though, and for this I am eternally grateful.

Stepping onto the plane I feel as though I am walking into an 80’s gay bar meets backstage at “The View”. Lavender colored acrylic divides the uber cool from the regular cool and us. Soft purple lights wash up the cabin walls and line the ceiling. The flight crew is swaddled in sleek black uniforms with an occasional splash of red. Ambient, new agey music softly plays we take our black leather seats. Oooo...

Looking at the crew, I see the work of the selection criteria board is immediately apparent. Again, I imagine what the list looks like.

Crew members must include at least one of each of the following:
Cute gay boy with spiky hair
Dark haired Asian beauty
Pretty blond chick from American heartland
Strikingly handsome/lovely dark skinned man or woman
Other random lovelies

I immediately sort through the contents of the little catch bin in front of me. I find a tastefully designed barf bag, a tastefully designed emergency procedures manual, a tastefully designed menu, a tastefully designed welcome brochure, and a box of no roll crayons. Since I imagine that in my future, crayons will be the only implements that I am allowed to write with, I play with them first. This behavior earns an icy glare from the little one. I put them back. I'll get back to them later when she is sleeping.

I start to monkey with the personal viewing screen and discover that there is a remote control imbedded in the arm of my seat. I am oddly charmed and overly impressed. I wonder if Richard Branson would consider adopting me. I can cook and don't often soil myself.

My morning tea was laced with Dramamine so I spend the flight alternately drooling on myself while sleeping and playing with the entertainment system. Needless to say, it takes me most of the flight to figure out what my eleven year old nephew could figure out in ten minutes, tops. By the time I am comfortable with the system we are bouncing onto a rainy San Francisco runway.

We had some great Dim Sum for lunch at a little place in the Richmond and are getting ready to watch the Oscars even though we haven’t seen even one of the movies.

I have not yet had a glass of wine but I hope to remedy that situation shortly.

California, here we are

Day One, Scene One

First of all, big thanks to Uncle Eric for rousing himself out of bed early on a Sunday morning to drop us off at the airport. Anything to get rid of us.

We’re here are at the airport getting ready to board our flight. It’s 7:12 am, we’ve passed through security in an unusually uneventful way. The little one typically gets pegged as some sort of high security risk and we generally nearly get carted off to the airport equivalent of Guantanamo. This time, however, not so much. I think that we will only fly Virgin from now on.

The Virgin waiting area is a sea of coolness. It’s about twenty minutes old. All red and white graphics and blue glass tiled bathrooms. Touch screen computer monitors and multi ethnic passengers are everywhere.

We are hopelessly out of sync with the rest of the way hip flyers waiting to board the plane. It’s as if the crowd has been vetted out by some sort of selection criteria board. I imagine what their checklist might look like.

Qualifications to fly include/but are not limited to:
Possession of:
I Phone/I Touch/I Pod
Laptop
British accent
Pithy sense of humor
Some sort of fashion sense
Ability to pull off above mentioned fashion sense that may include the wearing of Uggs and fedoras

We clearly have been allowed to fly under some sort of “special admissions” program that allows the tragically unhip/uncool to mingle with the rest of humanity. I’m feeling like the best we can do is not draw attention to ourselves. It's not gonna be easy.

For general consumption...

OK Kids, we are going to be taking a little vacation from the bustling world of retail to regain our normally sunny dispositions. We are going to California to mooch off of family and theoretically stand in the sun for five minutes.

I say this as monsoon conditions blanket the entire left coast. I must say, our timing is really impeccable.

Here are the dates that we will be closed for vacation:

We will be closed from Sunday, February 22, 2009
through Sunday, March 2, 2009.



We will reopen on Tuesday, March 3, 2009,
keeping our regular hours 10:00 am - 7:00 pm.

Remain calm, carry on, and we will see you when we get back.

Thanks to you all, the best customers anywhere.