Shopping for your Pet
With Christmas fast approaching, you better make sure you have something special for your four-legged friend.
Here are a few places where you will find everything that you need to spoil and pamper your pooch….
Barking Babies
With an exclusive clothing line from Tokyo and imported Italian leather carriers, Barking Babies is the Paris Hilton of Vancouver’s pet fashion royalty. They stock items from Little Lilly, Juicy Couture and PETote products ensuring that fido is fashionably ready for a 5 a.m. walk in the park. The store recently located to a bigger location at 1188 Homer St., Yaletown, 604-647-2275
flickr:ryarwoodDoggie Style Deli
Doggy Style Deli specializes in the Pandean dog diet that has been a basic must have for puppies in Australia for the last 10 years. Something like our raw food craze, the Pandean diet consists of fresh meat and veggies lightly cooked and served hot. The meals range from $2.50 to $6 and are available for eat-in or take-out. The deli’s liver brownies are top-sellers and run at $1.99 a slice. 985 Denman St., West End, 604-488-0388
Fetch
Everybody seems to be selling over-the-top and extravigant products for your pampered pooch, so to make an impression on your pooch, you will have to work hard to find something original. You can find Beanies and Belvedere’s traditionally styled trench coat (for Fido, of course) as well as the Petote dog carrier, which, while ventilated and padded for your puppy, looks an awful lot like your designer purse. Their in-house spa will ensure your pet is very well treated! 120 W. 16th St., North Van, 604-986-8302
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Mestisos
Mestisos is a full-service pet spa with a retail section. While they offer locally produced raw food and clay-free cat litter, they also offer healing Reiki massage and hydrotherapy rehabilitation for injured pooches. Dreading a long walk in the rain? Mestisos can set you up with a self-service treadmill. 3087 Oak St., Fairview, 604-738-0033
Three-Dog Bakery
Where else but in the heart of Kitsilano would residents line up to let their critters chow down on Bark ‘n’ Fetch Biscuits or chomp on some SnickerPoodles? Introduce pooch to Lick ‘n’ Crunch; the Oreo cookie made for dogs. 2186 W. Fourth Ave., Kitsilano, 604-737-3647
flickr:amateur with luckUptown Dawg
Uptown Dawg offers your four-legged friend long walks in Rocky Point Park and “relaxation” sessions in their Zen-inspired Doggysage Room. If driving out to Port Moody proves too time consuming, Vancouver residents can schedule pickup and drop off in the spa’s Puppy Limo. 2803 Murray St., Port Moody, 604-469-DAWG
Wolfgang Pet Supplies
100 percent natural, chemical-free pet food and treats, designer feeding bowls and pet grooming products. True love for your pooch comes in the form of specially formulated vitamins and organic wild salmon treats. 3356 Cambie St., South Cambie, 604-876-8759
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