Four Preppy Paws

Heidi Barraza owns Four Preppy Paws, the high-end pet shop located in 103 Charles Street, in Beacon Hill, Boston. Heidi opened the shop last year and she manages it with the important help of Cricket and Chatham Barraza.
The management team is pictured above!

The shop offers a variety of clothes, accessories and treats. They also commissioned the Beacon Hill dogs calendar.



The little Nicolas, pictured below, visited the shop with his puppy Woody and his mom. He is feeding Woody with a cookie that Heidi gave to him. Heidi is selling delicious treats, including cookies from Polka Dog Bakery.



While we were at the shop, one of Heidi's customers walked in and referred that her sister's dog died after eating some dog food she bought at Trader's Joe. The brand wasn't in the pet food recall list , but it was produced by one of the companies selling other brands that are in the list.
We are very sorry for the small Yorkshire Terrier. With Heidi your dog is as safe as houses: the food she sells is organic and you are not running any risk.

Dogs visiting Cause to Paws in Brookline

Here are Teddy and Lisa, visiting the Cause to Paws shop in Brookline owned by Terry and E.G.


And here is Molly, a 6 month old puppy who just got neutered. Molly visited Pretty Paws with Brad and Amanda. Molly is friendly with other dogs, but she seemed very upset and started to bark when she saw this stuffed dog. She calmed down when Amanda introduced her to the new dog.



Another partner of the shop is Decia, so funny in her "Little Red Riding Hood"-coat!



Tine is holding the faboulous "I had a nightmare... I was a Chihuahua" t-shirt for dogs, our favourite item in the shop.


Our second favorite item is the peanut butter scented bubbles for dogs. They are strong long lasting bubbles so dogs can play with them for a while before eating them!

Dressing up at Cause to Paws

Cause to Paws, a trendy boutique located in Brookline, opened two years ago. Terry, the co-owner, became an avid dog lover and pet enthusiast after adopting her first dog seven years ago.

At Cause to Paws, shoppers can find anyting from toys to doggy door-bells! The store even carries supplies for cats.

Cause to Paws carries a wide variety in pet clothes from shirts for the tiniest of dogs to coats for the largest of the pack.


Pictured above is Kanji, a 6 year old shitzu-cockapoo mix and Decia, a 7 year old Lhasa Apso.

There are always great events being held at Cause to Paws. Here are some trendy happenings:

Saturday, April 14th 11-5pm
Pet Massage Sessions - 15 minutes for $15.00 -
and a Good Cause!

Saturday, April 21st from 3-4pm
Dogs, Kids, Babies, Oh MY!
Come and Learn how to get ready.

Saturday, April 28th from 3-4 pm
Back by popular demand another free
"Ask The Trainer" Session.

And dont miss the annual halloween party for our four-legged friends!




You can find the pet boutique at 1386A Beacon Street in Brookline, MA 02446.

Visit the web page Cause to Paws for more information.

In the picture: Kanji taking a nap in the sun waiting for you to come by!

The Beacon Hill dogs calendar

In Beacon Hill there is an elegant shop called Four Preppy Paws, that we visited last Saturday. Heidi, the owner, is also furnishing the delicious Polka's Bakery in the Back Bay area. What I liked most is the calendar they created featuring dogs from the area. The pictures are spectacular! The talented photographer is Margaret Crow, who spent a total of 9 months on the project. Below are some other pictures she took.

Dreaming of being a dog while visiting Just Dogs Gourmet

If you happen to be in Newton and you want to spoil your dog with some really special treats you could stop by Just Dogs Gourmet in Newton Center. We payed a visit to this shop just before lunch time and we were drooling. But the treats are just for dogs tough..!



We met Kim (in the picture, in front of a wall of pics of her customers), a nice lady who works in the shop.
She explained us that the gourmet cookies and candy bars sold here are made solely from dog friendly ingredients. As dogs are unable to metabolize the chemical substance in chocolate called theobromine, the "chocolate" on the cookies is actually a natural product called carob and not only looks like the real thing but is similar in taste as well!




Just Dogs Gourmet has cool accessories as well, like jewelery and dog clothes, and a grooming salon in the back of the shop!

You can visit their webpage here:
http://www.justdogsnewton.com/