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A wonderful Christmas open house at my Bloomfield Hills store!
Thank you to all who came out and made it a great day! Here are some highlights from the photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus — Click on photos to enlarge and view captions:
Bruce (left) and Kodi
Wookie
Roxie (left) and Emma
Frankie
Frankie
Rappy
Rappy
Parker
Parker
Karma
Karma
Murphy
Gus
Gus
Blade
Shanny
Shanny
Shanny
Gentry
Pepper
Get your pet’s picture taken with Santa & Mrs. Clause at all 3 of my stores
Maybe they are wishing for a new doggie bone – or mounds of catnip. Who knows what your pets are dreaming of under the Christmas tree – but they will have a chance to share it all with Santa at our Christmas open houses! (See schedule below!)
So get on your dog’s or cat’s holiday best for a photo with Santa and Mrs. Claus. For a $10 donation, you can get your pet’s Santa pictures on a thumb drive or you can choose one photo print for a $5 donation. All donations go to Cat Tail Acres Sanctuary in Armada, Elizabeth Lake Animal Rescue in Waterford and Semper Fidelis Pet Rescue in Clarkston.
Christmas open houses are being planned on these dates at these Pet Supplies Plus locations:
Saturday, December 12 – Noon to 4 p.m., 6845 Highland Rd. in White Lake Twp.
Friday, December 18 – 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., 8020 Cooley Lake Rd. in White Lake Twp.
Saturday, December 19 – Noon to 4 p.m., 2057 Telegraph Rd. in Bloomfield Twp.
We hope to see you there!
Meet Santa’s Reindeer — Live – at my stores in Bloomfield Twp. and White Lake
What is Christmas without Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen – and of course, Rudolph!
Santa’s reindeer will visit all three of my stores during our Christmas open houses. See schedule below. (Two reindeer will visit each store.)
These magnificent animals are specially conditioned and completely friendly in their Candy Cane Corral! They are brought to us with the help of Santa’s Christmas Farm of St. Clair, Michigan. (Bet you didn’t know that Santa had a special place for his reindeer right here in Michigan!) (See more at http://santaslivereindeer.com.) Santa’s assistants will be on hand at all times with the reindeer to make sure they are well attended to and to answer your reindeer questions!
Christmas open houses are being planned on these dates at these Pet Supplies Plus locations:
Saturday, December 12 – Noon to 4 p.m., 6845 Highland Rd. in White Lake Twp.
Friday, December 18 – 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., 8020 Cooley Lake Rd. in White Lake Twp.
Saturday, December 19 – Noon to 4 p.m., 2057 Telegraph Rd. in Bloomfield Twp.
We hope to see you there!
Halloween 2015
Thank you to all who came to our Scary Tails Trick-or-Treat and haunted photo set!
Hundreds of our neighbors turned out at my Bloomfield store on Halloween day to Trick-or-Treat with their pets. We hope you all went home with lots of dog and cat treats, as well as Halloween candy for you! We loved all of the very creative costumes – both pet and human! Wow!
We also have lots of pictures to share with you –of the Trick-or-Treaters and also of pets and their people with Frankenstein at our haunted photo set. Everyone was so great about waiting for their turn – we thank you and your pets for your patience!
For $5 our neighbors went home with a printed photo or for $10 they could get a flash drive of multiple pictures. We raised nearly $600! All donations went to Cat Tail Acres Sanctuary in Armada, Michigan. Cat Tail Acres provides a home to feral cats and cats that are unadoptable. The organization is run by volunteers so every penny goes to buy food, cat litter, supplies and to pay for veterinary care. I am sure they will be thrilled with your contributions!
Awesome job everyone! We hope you enjoy these pictures!
Click on photos to enlarge and view captions:
Live on WXYZ – Channel 7
I had a busy day on Halloween! It started with a trip to WXYZ – Channel 7 for a news segment on our Scary Tails Trick-or-Treat and haunted photo set that we were holding later in the day at my Bloomfield Twp. store.
Here we are in the studio getting ready for our live segment. I have already been fitted with a microphone and now we are just being positioned in the studio in which the interview will take place.
Photos: Addy Shattuck (right) with Linda Wasche our store marketing person (left), along with Purdy (dog) and Todd (cat).
I have been on TV a number of times now, but never get used to it! My interview was with WXYZ anchor Nima Shaffe who was great! In fact, everyone at WXYZ was great. They make you feel so welcome. Plus we met a lot of pet lovers!
The pets that went on TV are Purdy and Todd. Purdy is a wonderful dog whose family shops at my store. I am not sure how much Purdy liked the spider costume that we put her in – but she was very calm and seemed to like the attention. Thank you to Purdy’s Dad, Scott, for letting her go on TV! Todd is an adorable little cat who didn’t seem to mind the pumpkin dress we put him in at all. That says a lot about this little guy who is currently up for adoption in our Bloomfield Twp. Kitty City.
Click here for a photo gallery of our Scary Trick or Treat and haunted photo set!
Pet Halloween costumes are a hit on Fox 2 Detroit
Our District Manager Sean O’Rourke and I were invited to go on Fox 2 Detroit to talk about what’s new this year in Halloween costumes for pets. See pictures of us preparing for our LIVE TV segment below with Gus (as Wonder Woman), Dino (as a Minion), Simba (in the stroller as a pumpkin in a haunted pumpkin patch) and Bambi (as a Lion).
Some of the questions they asked us:
What’s hot in pet costumes this year?
Movie and TV characters are popular again this year, along with the old-time traditional costumes like pumpkins and lions.
How much does the typical costume cost?
Expect to pay about $20 for a full costume; much less for accessories such as bandanas and hats.
What if my pet won’t go on a leash?
Consider using a stroller or pet carrier for your cat or small dog and making it part of the costume. See our haunted pumpkin patch stroller below!
What is the best place to take my pet Trick-or-Treating this year?
Pet Supplies Plus in Bloomfield Hills! Pets in costume will be Trick-or-Treating for pet treats and food samples at multiple stations set up around the store. It all takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Halloween – Saturday, October 31! Also visit our haunted photo set and have you and your pet’s picture taken with Frankenstein! Click here for more info!
Here we are on Fox 2! Click here to view the full segment.
Click on pictures to enlarge and view captions:
Gus as Wonder Woman
Sean O’Rourke at Fox 2 with Dino as a Minion
Dino
Addy Shattuck with Gus as Wonder Woman and Bambi as a lion.
Simba as a pumpkin in a stroller decorated as a haunted pumpkin patch.
Simba as a pumpkin in a stroller decorated as a haunted pumpkin patch.
Keep your pet away from common Halloween hazards
Halloween – like any holiday – includes its share of potential hazards for pets.
Our Scary Tails Trick-or-Treat offers a safe environment for celebrating Halloween with your pet. Plus your pet will get his or her own treats so they may not be as tempted to try to get into the human treats! So we are excited about offering this for the first time this year. See my blog, “I want to be scared,” for store locations, and event dates and times.
The last thing anyone wants to do is spend Halloween at the pet emergency hospital! With planning and preparation, you can prevent an emergency and make sure that your pet is safe this holiday.
Keep pets safe in the house.
Pets left outside can become frightened by holiday noises and crowds. They can also be subject to some pretty scary Halloween pranks and rituals. So be sure to keep pets inside. Also be mindful of pets who might bolt out the door when you open it for trick-or-treaters. I have to be mindful of my cats – and often put them in another room with the door closed. I give them treats, a litter box and some toys. It’s only for a few hours and I would rather that they be safe than risk one of them getting out.
Use pet-safe decorations.
Pets can knock over decorations and chew or swallow removable parts. When decorating for Halloween – and other seasons:
- Avoid using lit candles and instead opt for battery operated ones.
- Never place strings of electric lights near the floor where pets can become entangled. In addition, never leave holiday lights on when no one is home since they pose a fire risk, especially if wires get chewed or frayed.
- Do not leave glow sticks and fake blood in pet’s reach as the contents can be toxic.
- Only hang fake cobwebs up high where pets cannot reach them as they can cause choking or entangle pets.
- Remove small decorations or any with removable pieces that could become choking hazards.
Keep human treats away from pets.
Some human treats – in particular, candies containing chocolate or the artificial sweetener, xlitol –can be toxic – and potentially fatal –to pets. Follow these precautions:
- Make sure all Halloween candy is stored up and away from pets.
- Allow children to only have candy with adult supervision so that you can make sure candy doesn’t get shared with pets.
- Keep the following phone numbers handy:
- Your pet’s veterinarian
- The closest animal emergency hospital
- The 24-hour ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center hotline: 888-426-4435. (charges a fee of $65 per call.)
If you suspect your pet has eaten candy IMMEDIATELY call your veterinarian, emergency hospital or Poison Control Center.
For more tips on having a pet-safe Halloween, go to:
Addy's blog 