It's now been over 18 months since we took the decision to stop selling livestock and we have now been a year without any pets. We sometimes get...
For the past two years one of my neighbours has been feeding what we thought was a street cat. It wanted feeding but would strongly object to be...
Being in a tourist area, we have always benefited from the influx of visitors from Easter to October. Families come for a few days to tour the...
I was carrying a bag of horse feed to a customer’s car and she asked me to be careful when I put it in the boot as there was a live mouse trap in...
A customer was very keen to get a good quality squirrel-proof feeder for their garden as they were fed up with squirrels wrecking their standard...
During last summer we had some Italian visitors in the shop and, after having a good look round, bought a dog harness on the understanding that if...
Reps know that they should never talk to me about stock for the dreaded C word (Christmas) before July or August. We are in full swing with the...
Knowing my electricity contract was up for renewal at the end of March, my broker had a quick look round in December and found a couple of...
We’ve noticed quite an increase in people using us for advice on minor ailments and conditions in their pets and almost universally we conclude...
As I write this, I’m confined to the house on doctors orders. Nothing serious just something that needs a few days of not moving about too much...
In Scotland, the new year, or Hogmanay as it's known here, is seen as a big, if not a bigger, celebration than Christmas. That’s why we have an...
The laws on breeding of pets and licensing of pet shops is different in Scotland than it is in England. It would be far easier if animal welfare...
A customer asked about goldfish, and was most put out when we told her it's well over a year since we stopped selling fish. Apparently she buys...
When the 5p charge for carrier bags came in, our use of single use plastic carrier bags almost disappeared. But just recently it's started to rise...
A customer came in looking for a wet dog food that we don’t stock. They didn’t know what it was called, they would know it if they saw it, but do...
A customer came in looking to buy cat flea drops. They usually buy them from the vet but with Covid restrictions in place, it’s very difficult to...
Well, 2021 was a year to remember and I'm sure everyone will have their own memories of coping with Covid on top of everything else it takes to...
In last November's magazine, I saw an advert for a company selling edible cards for dogs and thought that’s a good idea. They are made from potato...
On the rare occasion our shop gets full of customers we do ask some to wait outside in order to observe good social distancing and in every...
We’ve steered clear of selling any dog treats covered in hair such as cows ears or rabbit ears for two reasons. Firstly when we sold pet rabbits...
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