Doggone Fun!

We celebrated our Grand Opening with a day-long parade of doggies stopping by to check out our wares. We gave out samples of home-baked cookies, and enjoyed the Ribbon Cutting by the Chamber of Commerce.

We will be adding many more fun and unique products that will be ever-evolving, so we hope that you will check back often to see what we have found for you. We added all of our new doggie friends to our website: http://www.myspace.com/ladedog .

It has been a great pleasure meeting your furry pals - keep them coming... I have my camera ready!

Anticipation is in the air...

As we unloaded our last item out of our storage room late last evening, we stood back and took it all in. Squeaky toys lining the walls, doggy beds placed atop the shelves and absorbing the smell of freshly baked cookies consuming the room.

After months of planning, we finally feel a sense of completion, ready to show off our choices, and hope that others will enjoy the items as much as I've enjoyed searching for them. With an ever-changing inventory planned throughout the year, I am confident that our customers will not be disappointed & will appreciate what we have to offer. It was as if Santa came to visit, looking around the shop filled with toys.

As we shut out the lights for the night and closed the door, we had a wonderful feeling of a job well done. Looking through the windows at our little room filled with our bright, cheerful products, we are so excited to finally be to this point.

We can't wait until Saturday - we hope you will make it!

Good Things Come To Those Who Wait

We are often asked why it is taking so long to open shop, but if you think about how far we've come in only one month, you can see that it's not so long.

We have had a lot to do - knocking down walls, moving doors & a good old-fashioned scrubbing down was necessary to fit a boutique into a space previously used as a waiting room.

The paint was an easy choice - the Gold has followed us through 3 home renovations & currently resides on the walls of our new home here as well. The Sienna color was derived from my favorite lipstick color, believe it or not. I have always had an eye for color and I think I made an excellent match for this space.

The space in the back of the room was converted from a hearing test room into what will come to be known as the "Barkery". A counter topped with clay tile and shelves lined with cookie jars will consume the space where we are anxious to spend our days.

Things have been moving right along, and the cement was reconstructed at the front door, to which some old carpet took residence - it is defenately looking LaDeDog! and I am so thankful to be able to put the time and love into making this the perfect little nook for us.

Finishing Touches

For those of you who know how hard we have been working to get LaDeDog! together, I just couldn't stop at that. As if scrambling to put together a nice pre-event party, I thought a blog would make a nice touch to our website, and give me a little creative outlet as well.

While the paint still dries on the inside, our shop is receiving a whole new makeover on the outside... scrubbing, filling, sanding, painting... it is all a work in progress, but no stone will go un-turned in the process. While Tony performs miracles on the outside, I am running around in the back offices, feverishly preparing the inventory for its BIG reveal on the 31st pre-Grand Opening party.

Well, this is the first of our little "La De Dog - Blog" (So cute with the puns, isn't it?). We hope you enjoy what we have to offer & will send us lots of feedback!