Happy 4th Birthday Sam!

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Last Friday, September 24th was Sam's fourth birthday. (At least as close as we can figure, since we adopted him from the Humane Society) We celebrated last night at Yappie Hour. Thanks to everyone who came out for cake and brought donations for the Humane Society!



Sam got one of our new beds, so he can have somewhere comfy to lay in the living room. He also chose a football that makes a funny boing sound instead of a squeak. He loves it and I have to admit, it's actually way less annoying than the squeak :D

Cave Springs Centennial Fall Festival

Cave Springs Centennial Fall Festival (1910 - 2010) was last Friday and Saturday. Events started at 5 PM on Friday with the Ms. Loch Lono contest, with BBQ, a 5-K run, pancake breakfast on Saturday, a car show, a parade, and a dog show at 12 PM.

Erin was asked to be one of the celebrity judges for their dog show. We have been donating gift baskets to this event for several years now, but this was our first time to attend in person. I must say I was pleasantly surprised. Cave Springs puts on such a neat festival and parade - plus, everyone we met was so nice.

There were three categories the dogs were judged on. ‎*Pooch of the decade (20s, 50s, 60s, 80s etc), *Best Tricks (Obedience) and *Mr. & Mrs Congeniality (most adorable, etc).

To see all of the pictures, visit our facebook page.

While the judges tallied their results, the Cave Springs K9 unit gave a demonstration of their skills.

There was also a talent section with tricks. Visit our YouTube Channel to see all of the action.

Cave Springs Centennial Festival also has a Facebook page if you would like to check out more.

Welcome FiFi

This is Ms. Walrus Sophie FiFi, she was a gift for my now three year old daughter, Olivia. She was given to us by Olivia's grandmother for her third birthday. I suppose Tessa the Weenie needed another friend to keep her company on her days off as a Bigwag taste tester. I must say it is a crazy house trying to potty train two puppies and a toddler! Don't hesitate to stop in and welcome FiFi to the Bigwag family!

Our Little Store is Growing Up

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Four years ago when we opened the store, we were pretty clueless. We thought that we'd just open the doors and the store would do the rest. Since then, we've come to realize that a new business is a lot like a small child. In the first year, the store was completely dependent on us. We lost lots of sleep and spent a lot of time wondering what the heck we'd gotten ourselves into. But, over the years it's grown and changed and become more independent. Some days the signs of that growth are subtle and others it's pretty blatant. Today was one of the latter. Today, the store got a real, vinyl logo on the door. It's one of those little things that we wanted to do a long time ago. One of those little things that "real" stores had that we didn't. And it's one of those things that makes us feel like our little store is growing up!

The remaining scraps of paint from the old hand painted logo

The new, fantastic vinyl logo! Thanks to Jen and the team at A&B Reprographics for their fantastic work.

Bigwag Customs

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One of the great benefits to actually baking our treats on site is we can do pretty much anything you want. I was thinking about this yesterday as I was bagging up two pounds of custom allergy treats for Miss Mollie, right after Ike's mom had picked up a dozen special order pupcakes for his going away party. And it made me realize that you might not know that we're always happy to take such orders. So, if your dog wants bacon & egg piglets made with spelt flour, we can do that! If you want gingerbread treats in June or beach mix in January, we can do that too! If you want a special size or shape, we will do our best to make it happen. Usually we just need a day notice to make these things happen. (Single or small orders of custom pupcakes can actually be done while you wait)

Something else we do: gift baskets.


We can put these together for you ahead of time or you can come in and pick out the items you like and then we'll create a cute basket for you. And you can choose from just treats to treats, toys and clothes. They're great for new puppies, dogs recovering from vet trips, hostess gifts and the dog lover who has everything.

Okay, this blog turned put more commercially than I meant it to be. Sorry about that. We now returned you to your regularly scheduled programming... ;)

Are You Ready for some Football?

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We are excited about the potential the Razorbacks have this season and we're showing our spirit in cookie form! We finally got our Football Treats, Woo Pig Cookies and Hog Helmets out. We also have great Razorback jerseys, tees and dresses for your dog and football toys. Plus, you can't forget the Bowser Beer for your "tail"gate. And tonight, Tuesday, September, 14th, is Tuesday Night Lights Yappie Hour, so you can save on all these items from 5-7pm.

P.S. Credit for table design goes to Cary this month! He was very excited about the "ice cubes" in the beer bucket, so be sure to check them out when you stop by :D

Low cost Adoptions

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We all know what an animal shelter is and the goal of today's animal shelter is to provide a safe and caring environment until the animal is either reclaimed by its owner, placed in a new home, or placed with another organization and some animal shelters are more caring than others. Regardless, there are so many dogs and puppies in these facilities than they know what to do with.
I just wanted to let everyone know that Fayetteville Animal Shelter is making it easier for
(This is Nikko, a Labrador retriever boxer mix at the FAS) everyone to have a furry friend. The whole month of September, you can adopt a pet for only $30; this includes spay/neuter, all vaccinations, micro-chipping, heart worm testing, and city tags/licensing !!!

For more information you may contact:
Fayetteville Animal Shelter
1640 South Armstrong Road
Fayetteville, Ar 72701
(479) 444-3456

Let Them Eat Cake!

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We've recently added new shapes to our barkday cake line and I had the opportunity to decorate two of the new shapes today, so I thought it would be a great chance to post some photos and let everyone know what is now available. By the way, these cakes were all created because someone asked if we could do the shape for their dog. So please, if you have a request, don't be shy about it! We'll always do our best and you may see your idea here in the future.

Along with that note, I should say that we do need at least a day notice to do cakes and if you want something unique, your chances of getting it are better if you give us more notice. :D

Sample of the new shapes

STAR - Deekyn's Cake is a tribute to the fact that he's a Cowboy's fan.

CROWN - Max had his yellow, but we've also done pink or peanut butter.  As always, it's your choice.

DOG BOWL - This cake's two layers, so it feeds a large crowd.  In this case, four lab littermates, plus their mom!

HEART - Great for Valentine's but also for any day you want your dog to feel loved.

And of course, we still offer the ever popular BONE!  And you can have it personalized however you like, as you can with any of the new shapes.