NWA Has a New Pets Magazine

Getting to Know the Pet Community - April Edition

Name: Bonnie Helt
Profession: Pet Stylist, Owner of Bow Wow Pet Styling in Rogers

1. What is your favorite word? Love

2. What is your least favorite word? Hate

3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Being with a bunch of good Christian friends

4. What turns you off creatively, spiritually or emotionally? A "chopped up" dog

5. What sound do you love? Christian music

6. What sound do you hate? Excessive dog barking

7. What profession other than your would you like to attempt? Veterinarian

8. What profession would you not like to attempt? Asphalt road worker

9. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? Well done

10. Cat person or dog person? Dog

11. Favorite BigWag treat? Ice Cream Cones

12. Least Favorite BigWag treat? Anything carob coated, she doesn't like the similarity to chocolate

13. What's your pet peeve? Ill bred dogs, poor breeding practices

14. What's your guilty pleasure? Banana split

15. What do you drive? A Mazda Tribute

16. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Butter Pecan

17. Where is you favorite spot to hang out? Two-on the couch and at the lake

18. What was the last book you read? The Incredible Patience of God by Lane Adams

A Grand Opening for the 5th Time

Hello all!

Bonnie of Bow Wow Pet styling is our featured member of the pet community for this month. She recently had a grand opening at her new location and the following is her press release.

Bonnie and her family moved to NWA in 1980 with two small boys, one on the way and two very special best friends, a dalmation named Miriam and a Doberman named Isaiah. At the time there were no kennels in the area, so Bonnie built and operated the first indoor/outdoor kennel in NWA. She soon became the groomer for her kennel as well - grand opening #1.

Grand opening #2 was at a tiny grooming shop behind a veterinarian on W. Walnut. She remained in the small space for 8 years.

Grand opening #3 was Bow Wow Boutique, the first doggie boutique in NWA, where there were self service tubs and a full line of pet clothing, before pet clothing was cool!

Grand opening #4 was Bow Wow Country, a grooming salon in Bonnie's own home, opened with the promise of slowing thing down and giving dogs a calming experience.

But Bonnie isn't really the type to slow down. She has now opened Bow Wow Pet Styling at 2882 W. Walnut. It is an adorable pet salon, with stations that make you think you've walked into a hair stylist rather than a grooming salon. Truly a place for pampering your pets, they offer blueberry facials, aromatherapy baths and peppermint oil ear treatments in addition to traditonal grooming, pet styling and bathing services. Bonnie is celebrating 28 years in business and she welcomes you to stop by her shop. She's open Tuesday through Friday and the first and third Saturday of each month. She welcomes walk-ins when she has time available. To make an appointment call her at 636-6057.

Getting to Know the Pet Community

Hey Guys!

Okay, you can tell that it's nasty and icky outside when I post more than one blog a day :p Oh, well. Anyway, we thought it would be great fun to get to know the people of the Northwest Arkansas pet community and as I am a big fan of the questionnaire at the end of Inside the Actor's Studio, I used some of their questions, plus a few of my own, just for spice. Sheri Jensen of Fetch! Pet Care was kind enough to be my guinea pig for this month. So enjoy getting to know a little more about Sheri and look for more interviews to come. (And if you'd like to be a guinea pig, feel free to come visit me at the store!)

Name: Sheri Jensen

Profession: Pet Sitter, Owner of NWA franchise of Fetch! Pet Care

Pets: Tybeau, a Yorkie; Shania, a German Shepherd; Titan, a Belgian Malonios who is a K-9 cop that works with Sheri's husband

1. What is your favorite word? Please

2. What is your least favorite word? No

3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Being of help to others

4. What turns you off creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Mean and disrespectful people

5. What sound do you love? Coins dropping from the slots at a casino

6. What sound do you hate? When a car won't start

7. What profession other than your would you like to attempt? K-9 trainer

8. What profession would you not like to attempt? Investigations (Sheri used to be a private investigator, so been there, done that, doesn't want to go back)

9. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? Job well done

10. Cat person or dog person? Dog

11. Favorite BigWag treat? Chicken and Stars

12. Least Favorite BigWag treat? None, they love them all (I swear she said this, honest!)

13. What's your pet peeve? Not following through

14. What's your guilty pleasure? Chocolate

15. What do you drive? A white Toyota Forerunner

16. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Chocolate

17. Where is you favorite spot to hang out? On my sofa in my pajamas

18. What was the last book you read? Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer

Hope you had as much fun reading this as I did asking it, and I'm serious about needing more guinea pigs :D

Lots of Love,
Erin