Introducing...Pupcake Mix

The staff at Petit Four Legs is very excited to introduce the newest product in our line of handcrafted dog treats - Pupcake Mix!

Cupcakes are all the rage right now and, like all our products, we wanted to create a way for dog-lovers to share in that experience with their dogs. However, pre-made cupcakes for dogs can languish on store shelves and we wanted something that would be fresh and delicious.

It took us several tests to figure out that the best way to do that would be to create a Pupcake Mix kit that dog-lovers could use to make easy bake-at-home pupcakes. And because it's a kit that home bakers use, we had to make sure it still lived up to the Petit Four Legs name. That's why every kit includes our natural wheat and corn-free pupcake mix in peanut butter chip flavor, yogurt frosting, handpiped yogurt bone decorations, and baking and decorating instructions all wrapped up in a beautiful pink and brown gift box. All you need to add are cupcake liners, two eggs, water, and a little love. And voila...18 delicious pupcakes! It couldn't be any easier - or fresher!

These treats are available for wholesale sale (contact us for more information) or retail purchase via our online store or a neighborhood store near you.

Earth Day

In honor of Earth Day I wanted to share the staff's new favorite find - biodegradable doggie bags. We have a lot of dogs in the office and it sometimes seems as though at least one of us is out taking one or more of the pups for a walk. And of course, we all know what dogs do when they're out for a walk (but far better out there then in the office!). Since we're also searching out ways to be as green as possible we were incredibly excited when we stumbled upon these BioBags for dog waste. The bags are 100% biodegradable so we know we're not filling up landfills with plastic waste. We just tie one or more onto the leash and go. They cost a little bit more but are more than worth it in our minds.

BioBags:
http://biobagusa.com/biobag_dog.htm

PAWS Wild Night Gala

The Petit Four Legs team went to support one of our favorite animal charities - PAWS - at the PAWS gala dinner and auction on Saturday night.

The event was very well done and we had a great time bidding on several items. We did win a few things but sadly lost out on a beautiful painting by someone who must have swooped in seconds before the bidding was closed. We did return the favor though as we really wanted on particular piece of glasswork done by a local renown glass artist and entered into something of a bidding war before we just finally decided to purchase the piece at the reserve price to ensure it became ours.



Overall the event was a blast and raised a spectacular amount of money for the organization.

Pet Industry Trends in 2008

It's dated from December 2007 but today I found an article in Small Business Trends regarding the trends in the pet industry:
http://www.smallbiztrends.com/2007/12/pet-industry-trends-for-2008.html/