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Fourteen years ago I visited my local Humane Society and fell in love with a tiny orange kitten that only weighed 1/2 a pound. He was the tiniest and cutest thing I’ve ever seen. Abandoned by his mother I was told that he would need to be bottle fed for weeks and slowly introduced to food. A University student at the time I was happy to take on the challenge. And that is when Samson and I became a family. Fast forward to now and Samson and I have a few more family members!
While I sometimes pick up pet food on the go, my favourite is going to Petsmart to shop for Samson and our Standard Poodle, Jackson. I absolutely love the specialty items, the variety and the fact that I can get everything from shampoo, to leashes to toys, foot and health products. And the variety is fantastic! Last week I went to shop Petsmart for both my furry family members and had so much fun. It’s been awhile since I got Samson and Jackson presents that it was long overdue.
First I headed to look for cat supplies and saw aisles of fantastic products. Since Samson is an elderly cat he eats only wet cat food and lots of it. He seems to metabolize it quickly keeping him a very lean cat considering how much he loves to eat! Samson’s toy of choice is always a catnip mouse or other stuffed catnip toy. He licks them, bats them around and carries them in his mouth. Samson also prefers to hide his toys so that no one else will bother them. Whenever we pull the couches out to vacuum there are lots of catnip mice back there!
Then I took a little detour to check out the animals waiting to be adopted and fell in love with these parakeets. I’ve never had a bird for a pet but I definitely wanted to take these two home!
Next, I headed to the items for dogs so I could pick Jackson up something special. Jackson is one of those dogs that is happy being a dog. He knows he is loved by our family but doesn’t need to push limits by trying to jump on the chairs or beds. Jackson likes treats and toys that are fun and natural. A frisbee or a ball are his preferred play and hearty, meaty treats are his favourites. Petsmart has lots of options for exactly the kind of dog Jackson is. 
When I shop for my pets, the most important thing for me is variety, great brands and new fun options to treat my pets that I haven’t seen anywhere else. I love being able to shop in a bright, clean store with friendly and helpful employees. During my visit I sought help from two different staff members. Both led me right to the products I was looking for and knew about the product and which one would be best for my pets. I loved the advice and suggestions and so did my pets! There were so many fabulous choices but I got these for my furry family members:
I came home to give our pets their new treats and I definitely brought happiness home to our pets. Here’s what Samson and Jackson thought about their new toy/treat:
Our furry family members loved their Petsmart treats and our boys loved giving it to them. While Jackson’s bones have been eaten, he is still enjoying his anti-itch spray and Samson is rarely seen without his catnip turtle by his side.
What are your favourite items to buy for your pets?
I just love Petsmart. Such a variety and you can get everything you need.
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We don’t have any pets, but my kids LOVE to visit PetSmart to see all of the adorable kitties and dogs getting groomed!
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I go to Petsmart sometimes, but honestly – their prices are double that of Walmart and Target, so I don’t go there that often.
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We love PetSmart!
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We can spend a lot of time int he pet store. Looking at all the animals. Love that pic of your son and dog. Adorable! I usually buy a treat for our bird when I go
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No pets but we love to go to pets smart to look at the animals. :)
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I love our local Pet Smart!
We just got a rescue dog and made our first trip to Petsmart and it was great. We signed up for the reward program to save even more money… it was great
Petsmart is our go to place whenever we need pet related stuff!!! they have the best pet starter supplies
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Unfortunately it has been awhile since we had a pet, but we hope to get a kitty someday soon.. I love that Pet Smart lets you bring your pets with you when you shop! How “smart” is that? ;-)
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Petsmart has such a variety of brands and items – I didn’t realize how much!
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We love PetSmart! That is where we shop for our dog and cat. We even take our dog with us when we go there. He loves it!
When we had pets, PetSmart was the place to go!!! Hands down best place.
My boxer NEEDS Kong products, he destroys everything else. Our Lab/Shepard mix loves stuffed animals, he carries them around in his mouth for months, he is so gentle with them!
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I really like Pet Smart for Kingers needs, When he was younger he loved going shopping. Now he would much rather stay in the car. They have great sales and a fantastic variety of products
My favorite things to buy for my pet are treats of all types!
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PetSmart is a great store. They always had everything I needed when I had cats.
Absolutely LOVE your photos!!!!!! Samson and Jackson are ALWAYS sooooo adorable!!!!!
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I love to buy toys for my cats. They have so many toys but always wind up playing with milk jug rings or parts of my crafts.
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What a cute cat & dog! We have two little shih tzus and we love buying new toys and treats for them too! We love Pet Smart too! We also take our dogs for a special trip at Christmas to let them ‘pick out’ a toy and treat! We have one dog that loves the toy aisle and one dog that loves the treat aisle! lol! Have a grreat week! Angie xo
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What a cute story! So fun to be able to take your dogs with you. And thank you, I will pass your compliments onto Jackson and Samson ;)
I love Petsmart, we buy all our animal supplies there and our dogs stay there when we travel as well.
I like to take my mom into Pestmart to shop for her pup. I know good and well she’s not gonna buy anything in there, but I usually go back later and get the things she liked. She likes being able to take her pup with her and see all the other pets in the shop too.
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I like petsmart but it’s so much further than walmart or meijer. They need one closer to me.
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When we had a cat, we loved going to PetSmart for all of our essentials.
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My husband and children love visiting Petsmart! Our current living situation only allows us to have a fish, but her tank is outfitted with the pinkest castle my daughter could find.
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That’s adorable! Sounds like a lucky fish :)
I’ve been thinking and thinking about getting my kids a pet. Your post makes me think even more! I think it would really complete our family.
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PetSmart is my favorite place to spoil our puppy, Bob! They usually have great sales too!!
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love Burt Bees products I didn’t know they made them for dogs!
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I don’t have pets but I do like to buy my daughter’s cats fun toys to play with.
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I Love Petsmart I ALWAYS Go There!!
I love petsmart! My pup gets most of her toys and treats from there! Thanks for sharing!
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Holy Moly! I had no idea Burt’s Bees had products for your pets! Wow! Definitely going to get one!
It made my day too! Smells great too :)
Petsmart is the best!!! I love taking my grandkids in there to look around and of course getting my dogs food at the same time!!!
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Sounds like a fun outing!
I just dropped a TON of money at Petsmart. A TON. We have ferrets, bunnies and fish. We still want 2 dogs (soon) so yeah, we spend a lot of money on animals :)
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They are so sweet! I love that I can find everything I need for our dog and cats at Petsmart – the dog even comes shopping with me to pick things out for herself! :) #client
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So fun to be able to bring your pets. Jackson is a big fan of shopping :)