Paw of the Family

Quick video of some common issues we see come through the store affecting cats and the common cause is Dehydration.   

  Hey Paw Family! It's time for another blog post. I believe the title says it all when it comes to what this blog post will talk about.  Acana and Orijen are 2 extremely good dog food brands that are both owned by Champion Pet Foods. Champion has won best pet food company 8 years in a row! We have been thrilled to be able to sell their products in the store to our customers.  So why are you removing these two brands from the store and why is there a big picture of who makes dog foods at the top of the post? To put it short, Champion Pet Food is being purchased by Mars the candy bar company.  Mars values and our values here at Paw of the Family do not align when it comes to pet food and the nutrition we give our animals. We tell everyone who walks into our doors that there is nothing in this store that we would not feed to our own pets. We of course need to make money to keep the doors open and to be able to pay the bills, but the money is secondary to us. Helping ou...

 

 Hey Paw Family! I hope everyone is doing well on this fine Saturday afternoon. It is time for the next blog post! I'm a little worried about this one, but it is a common question we get asked in the store and I know it can be a bit divisive with opinions all over the place. So, I want to tackle this one, and let data lead the way in this discussion.  Let's talk about Grain-Free dog food vs. Grain-Inclusive dog food, and DCM (Dilapidated Cardio Myopathy) that looms over this discussion.  First , what is the difference between Grain-Free and Grain-Inclusive dog food? The names are pretty self explanatory, one includes grains such as rice, oats, barley, etc.. The other uses non grains such chickpeas, lentils, quinoa, etc..  Ok, that's all well and good, but what does it mean, who cares? Well, there are a few reasons these exist.  1. Some dogs have grain allergies, and grain free foods greatly help these dogs and their coats. This is the main reason we carry grain ...

  Hey Paw Family! We wanted to try a different format for this blog post and do a video blog (I'm sorry to everyone who is going to be staring at Ryan's face through the video lol!). We wanted to share some of the resources we use when investigating pet foods, making sure that there is nothing in the store that we aren't comfortable feeding to our own animals. We hope this helps and you enjoy the content! The sites mentioned in the video are: www.dogfoodadvisor.com www.pawdiet.com Best Regards, Paw of the Family

  The Dogs Meet Harley, Joker, and Robin. The three most spoiled dogs on the planet, or at least their parents think so. You may have seen them here at the shop if they were doing their greeting job properly. They don't meet new people as none of them know a stranger. They are the reason that Paw of the Family exists.  The Parents Our names, if you haven't met us yet, are Jessica and Ryan Meeks. We own Paw of the Family, we live locally here in Anna and absolutely love this community. We moved from Mckinney to Anna in early 2021 and quickly figured out that we were driving back to Mckinney all the time for good quality pet supplies (I believe we mentioned already how spoiled the pups are). These dogs have a special place in our hearts, we learned back in 2019 that we cannot have kids ourselves. After dwelling on that for a bit, we decided that the best option for us was a puppy. From there we got Harley, and as they say, the rest is history.  What we feed Lots of folks in...

We posted these beds out on Facebook for opinions and folks wanted to see what they looked like when they came in. Here is a video review of the beds, and a tip on how to keep the interior clean if your pups tend to dribble or mark on their beds.