It was a cold snowy night...

It was a cold snowy night, when throughout the store - not a creature was stirring - except Miss Kitty (our newest resident).

We just finished resetting the store on the Saturday before Christmas this year, and I thought it looked very festive. If anyone remembers what it looked like our very first Christmas, you will remember we only carried treats and some ceramics that we did on consignment from Ceramatherapy (who has since closed their doors). I wish I had taken photos back then for a "then and now" comparison, but to give you an idea of what it looked like, we had 5 large fake ficus trees to help fill some of the space. We also spread the treat barrels over half of the store.

We have always envisioned a cute little shop brimming with goodies, toys, and treasures for your beloved pets, but we didn't quite have the cash when we opened for a huge inventory. We had budgeted most of our opening expenses for restaurant equipment, and hadn't thought much about other products we wanted to carry at the time. Small oversight I guess.We slowly added new products with any money the store made, and this is what it looks like today, for anyone whose never made the trek to the little dog bakery in Rogers recently.



We've still got a ways to go. We want to add some party supplies, more collars and leashes, as well as a host of other products, and I realize we're not as big as petco or petsmart, but everything in our store is superior quality, since we try and find products that are guaranteed, made in the USA, or are all natural (or all three when we're lucky).

Thank you to all of our customers out there who have supported us over the last year and a half, who've given us ideas for products they would like to see in our store, and have embraced what we carry.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Bigwag Team (Erin, Cary, Toby, Holly, Anna, Terresa, Peggy, and Brandi, Sam, Hannah, TC, Yoda, Maisy, and Bitsy)