And for our feline friends, we’ve added a bunch of new interactive toys to keep them frisky! Not to mention a ton of collars to keep them fashionable.

OK. You know that scene in Labyrinth, with the Bog of Eternal Stench?  (here’s a visual clue)

So if you haven’t seen Labyrinth (shame on you!), all you need to know is that the Bog of Eternal Stench is pretty much the stinkiest place ever. So stinky, in fact, that if you so much as step foot in the bog, you’ll be doomed to reek of foulness for eternity.

Why, dear For Paws customers, am I bringing up the Bog of Eternal Stench? (Besides, of course, the fact that we will take any opportunity to talk about Labyrinth…)

Allow me to explain. Today the FedEx man brought me a box. This box was, I believe, the exact opposite of the Bog of Eternal Stench. The Box of Eternal Olfactory Delights? Possibly. For your sniffing pleasure and mine, today we got a new line of grooming products from a company called Aroma Paws They are a chemical free, all natural line of grooming products for dogs, and their products smell soooo good. Honeysuckle, jasmine & sweet violet. Vanilla bean, lemongrass, pink grapefruit & rose. Mmmm. We have shampoo, deodorizing coat spray, vegan fur conditioner, odor neutralizing room sprays and candles, and more- all in tons of amazing scents.

Come get a whiff.

Thanks so so much to all of our awesome customers for supporting us in our first year! It’s been so much fun getting to know our neighborhood friends; human, canine and feline alike. We opened at a crazy time, but thanks to you guys, we’ve made it to the big zero one!

Here’s to many, many more tail wags, tummy rubs, wet noses and purrs.

See you soon!

Don’t worry friends, we’re not talking about The Wizard of Oz gone horribly wrong…

We’re talking about Dog Halloween costumes, of course! (And for the more adventurous of you, Halloween
get-ups for your feline friends as well!)

You won’t believe how cute-er, scary and ferocious these costumes are. Tremble in fear as you witness…
the penguin! Experience the sheer terror of…the bumble bee! And behold, if you dare, the absolute horror
of…pink sparkly bear!!! And for the young pup heading off to Dogwarts…we bring you the Harry Pawter
costume! DO YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE IT!?!?!?

As an added extra super happy bonus, we have a lot of costumes in extra huge sizes (think mastiff).

Speaking of mastiffs, we have some huge news. October 22nd will be our 1 year anniversary! (Crazy, right?)

So to celebrate, we’re going to have a little Halloween/anniversary shindig all day. We’ll be serving some
refreshments for people and dogs. We’ll also be giving away raffle tickets with every purchase for some
awesome prizes.

Of course no Halloween party would be complete without a costume contest. We’ll be taking pictures of dogs
(and cats for the fearless) in costumes so that we can later have a vote for everyone’s favorite
and award a prize.

So come on by on Thursday the 22nd with your furry beast in costume and grab a treat. While you’re at it,
tell us how awesome you think we are and how happy it has made you to have us in your neighborhood this
past year and how much you’re looking forward to many more!
The more convincing you are, the more likely we are to rig the drawing in your favor for
the best prize!

(Just kidding!)

In addition to all of the Halloween super happy fun times, we just got in a lot of cool new toys, including
new styles of everyone’s favorite durable plush toy, Tuffees.

Hope to see you soon!

Your friends at For Paws

Hey Besties and Beasties!

We hope you’re all staying cool in the heat. Don’t worry about us, we were born cool.

But seriously. This update is primarily a head’s up for the super awesome fun fest that is the Division/Clinton Street Fair. This community extravaganza goes down Saturday, July 25^th 10 am - 5 pm. Check out live music at the Detour Café then stop by For Paws and let your furry friend cool off in the kiddy (puppy?) pool. If that wasn’t cool enough for you, why not let your pup chill out with a frozen pool-side treat? Why not, indeed! We’ll be selling all natural frozen ice cream treats that are just for dogs made by Portland’s own Pup-sicles. All that, and we’re also going to be giving out free samples of Natura pet foods. Boy, howdy!

While we have your attention, we feel it necessary to point out a couple sweet new items that we just got in.

The first is the Molly Mutt bed. Can I just say that we think this is one of the coolest ideas we’ve seen in a long time? Not only is it practical, functional, economical and eco-friendly, but hot dang are they adorable! Here’s a brief description from their web site:

“Molly Mutt diy dog bed kits are an exciting new approach to keeping textiles out of our landfills. Cover your existing dog bed with the molly mutt dog duvet, or - here’s the cool part - fill it with the old clothes and bedding you’ve got laying around your house. Ready to toss those jams & one-eyed care bears from the mid-nineties? Throw those in your new cover! Your dog gets a new bed, and you get a fun, easy way to recycle your old things - not to mention some extra space in your closet.”

On a final note, we’ve also been bulking up our collar and leash selection. We just got in a shipment of Earth Dog hemp collars and leashes, lots of super cute cat collars, new Urban Hund leather collars, and the very popular and durable EzyDog leashes.

Hope to see you all at the street fair!

Hugs and doggy kisses,

Faye, Alessandra & Bucky