October 21st, 2009 by admin

Hey Friends- Don’t forget to swing by For Paws any time between 10-7 Thursday 10/22 for our combo Halloween/Holy-Crap-We’ve-Been-Open-For-A-Year Party! Reminisce about good times whilst partaking in tasty treats for you and your pup! We will be giving away raffle tickets with all purchases for killer prizes, as well as taking pictures throughout the day of all furry friends in costumes. The pictures will later be voted on and the winner shall be rewarded with a prize that will surely be awesome to behold!Totally. See you there!

Oh yeah- We also just got in the new Evo formulas! We don’t know about you, but this is the sort of thing that gets us all fired up. There is now a fish formula for both cats and dogs, and there is a new weight management formula just for cats. As always, all of these formulas are grain free and have super high quality ingredients. We have all of the new formulas in all sizes. Come see for yourselves!

October 14th, 2009 by admin

They’re collars. They go on cats. They have bells. They’re cute. We have them. Come get them while they’re hot.

October 7th, 2009 by admin

July 18th, 2009 by admin

June 10th, 2009 by admin

Hello Again, Friends of For Paws!

Just another quick note from your favorite Pet Shop Girls to let you know what’s going on in the land of kibble and cat nip.

First of all, Natura, the well trusted manufacturer of cat and dog foods including Innova, Evo, and California Natural, are offering coupons with killer deals on small bags of their dry food. The coupons are good until June 28th, so don’t delay. Check these bad boys out at http://trythebest.com/

Second order of business:

Ever spend big bucks on a toy for your dog that you were positive he was going to love, just to get it home and find out that he’d rather play with the bag? We know that we have.
Now, have you ever heard of a “naked lady party”? If not, see Get Crafty’s guide here.
We decided it was high time that we host a “Naked Doggy Party” right here at For Paws! The idea is simple. Bring yourself, your pup (if you want to), and any dog toys (or clothes, carriers, leashes, collars, whatever) in reasonably good shape (no toys sans stuffing, squeakers, half chewed rawhides etc). Look through piles of unloved goods, and you just may find your pup’s new favorite toy. The best part? It’s free!

Mark your calendars — The party will be Saturday, June 20th from 6 to 7. There will be human refreshments, and we’ll be open late for naked doggy fun.

April 15th, 2009 by admin

Hey There Friends of For Paws,

We are writing today in need of some input. We are looking to expand our leash/collar selection, and we want to know what our
customers look for in a leash/collar. The more feedback you can give us the better job we can do in providing our customers with
the collars and leashes that they want.

Sooo…here’s what we’d like to know:

When looking at collars and leashes, which of the following are you most interested in?

1. Aesthetics (cute, pretty, fancy)

2. Eco Friendly (hemp, recycled materials, natural dyes etc)

3. Sporty (durable, outdoorsy, good for hiking/running/camping etc)

4. Affordability (simple, you get the idea.)

5. Badassness (leather, spikes, metal, studs)

We think that covers it, but if there’s anything we didn’t mention, please feel free to let us know.

Thanks so much for taking the time to give us some feedback. We count on our customers/BFFs to help us be as awesome as possible.

XOXOXO,

For Paws

March 11th, 2009 by admin

Just a quick note to let everyone know we made a couple new additions to our other healthy lines of dog and cat foods.

First we have Taste of the Wild, with three varieties of entirely grain free options for dogs, and one for cats.

Next up is Solid Gold, here by popular demand.  They offer a wide variety of high quality foods from Wee Bits to Wolf Kings.

We’ve also gotten in some of the Honest Kitchen’s dehydrated raw foods, which are great for dogs and cats with sensitive stomachs, as well as dogs who love the great outdoors, but don’t want to haul their heavy bags of kibble.  It’s the perfect hiking/camping food.

March 5th, 2009 by admin

Pop quiz:

Which of the following can be found in a list of our favorite things?

1.  Portland

2.  Animals

3.  Animals in T-Shirts

4.  Taxes

If you answered 1-3, you are correct!  If you answered 4, you are an accountant (do accountants even like taxes?) or Voldemort.

And here at For Paws, we jump on the opportunity to combine two or more of our favorite things whenever possible.  When we made the I <pawprint> PDX stickers you have no doubt seen around town, we got to combine 2 (two, count ‘em) of our favorite things.

In one of our many very serious For Paws business meetings (typically conducted over jelly beans or gelato), our marketing team/we realized we could take it to the next level by bringing in another favorite thing:  animals in t-shirts.  Thus, the I <pawprint> PDX t-shirts were born!

We ordered them in a few different sassy colors, in all sizes XS-XXL.  Be sure to pick one up with your next bag of food, and show your PDX pride.

February 25th, 2009 by admin

As you may have heard, this weekend is the S.E. Area Art Walk. We are hosting a wonderful artist named Kellee Beaudry who does beautiful pet portraits. She’ll be here showing off her pieces on Saturday and Sunday (2/28 & 3/1) so be sure to come by and check it out, along with all of the other art that will be displayed around the neighborhood.

We also just got in a bunch of new toys from one of our favorite companies. They make super cute (can I just say purple penguins and babboon heads?) and surprisingly durable stuff that you should sneak a peek at while taking in some art. Along with our usual treats for pups, we will have some tasty snacks for us two leggers as well.

As if a weekend of art and culture right in your own back yard wasn’t enough, our good friends at the Oregon Greyhound Association are coming back for another adoption event! They just couldn’t get enough of us here at For Paws! There will be adoptable greyhounds on Saturday 2/28 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. so make sure and stop by to visit them. And you never know, you might just make a new BFF while you’re here!

February 6th, 2009 by admin