Walk Fido

New Year, New Beds

It's a New Year and while you're making all sorts of resolutions on what you'd like to change & what goals you'd like to achieve in 2010, our dogs have much simpler aims in the New Year: more sleep!  Can't think of a better way to kick things off right than by getting rid of our ratty old, worn down, much loved but now falling apart dog beds and trying out the streamlined Doggy Boy beds from Fat Boy. 

We're not entirely convinced that our dogs will like these sleep mats without their rounded Bowser bed edges (they love their Bowser beds), but we're tempted to give them a whirl because they'd look so much better strewn about the floor.  

These great beds are available for all downtown residents at Pussy & Pooch or at their online shop.  Check 'em out and let us know what you think.  

You Can Now (Yes! Now!) Shop Online at Pussy & Pooch

  
One of the best downtown pet shops recently added a shop online feature to their site and we are thrilled about it!  Even though we live downtown and can head over there whenever we like, we couldn't ever properly blog about or highlight any of their products without...links. And pictures!  So all this week we'll be featuring products that you can purchase online at Pussy & Pooch.

First up: The oh so funky, would look so much better in our house than the regular ones, eiCrate.  We've seen it in person and we're sold.  Love the contoured edges, love the bed shape, love the concept of dogs curling around it instead of the hard edges (they love their donut beds for a reason), love it all. Only downside: our dogs won't fit in it.  But if your fido is 4 - 40lbs and you are tired of that ugly crate in the corner that you've tried unsuccessfully to camouflage in a dozen ways, this is the crate for you.  Add a cool stretchy cover (no more blankets/sheets/whathaveyou) and you're set!

eiCrate, $300, at Pussy and Pooch

Wegman Beds on Sale at DWR!

How can you resist?

Modern Mutts Have it Made

While ultra-sleek, modern design for dog gear (beds, toys, bowls, you name it) isn't anything new, we've seen a few items this week that caught our eye. We love modern design as well - our own home is a testament to that. In theory, since we live and work in downtown Los Angeles where loft spaces abound, these pieces would be perfect for the modern downtown dog or dog owner. But we wonder, seriously, about the practicality of these items...dogs are rough and tumble for a reason. Will fancy "things" make them less so? We doubt it.

• Charly Box, $60, DWR - The perfect canteen for urban picnics...at ...say...Pershing  Square?  The gravel spot at the Nate Starkman building?
• Hepper Pod Bed, $155, Hepper - What lofty dog doesn't need a Jetsons-esque pod bed?  We can't imagine a world in which our English Bulldog Oscar would make his way up and into that opening without knocking the whole thing over, but that's just us.
• Hepper Podium Bed, $115, Hepper - Could Oscar somehow get into this one instead? Mabye. M. A. Y. B. E.
• Vurv Raised Pet Feeder, $110, Muttropolis - Stunning. Really. But when we think of all the Walk Fido dogs that need water after a long walk in the city...and all the slobber they leave behind...this seems far too pretty for real dogs, no?
• Vurv Dog Pod, $499, Muttropolis - We don't know what to say about this. Ahem, for the right kind of dog in the right kind of house...it could work. But again, we wonder, how much fun can a dog have if they can't get anything dirty?

While we don't advocate ugly beds, we'd love to find excellent modern design that is...practical and up to the every day wear for dogs on the go.  Downtown streets are very dirty and we can't imagine any dog paws on this furniture without a thorough post-walk cleaning. Who has time for that?

A Bed to Burrow In

We love the big dots bagel bed. Why? Not only does it look good (finally! how many times have you searched high and low for a dog bed that provides everything your dog needs in the way of comfort and is hip enough to leave out when guests come over?), but it combines the best features of other dog beds all in one modern package.

We've been big fans of the Bowser beds for years - they're durable, easy to clean, and our dogs love them. Yet, they aren't the most gorgeous things to have strewn about your floors. 

The big dot bed provides just the right amount of "donut" rim for dogs who like to sink in and just enough style for owners who hate scurrying about to "hide" beds when guests come over. A perfect blend of form + function. Now if only they would offer more color combinations!

Big Dots Bagel Bed, from $120 to $153, available at Muttropolis.