One-stop dog shop
March 5th 2009 23:50
Many years ago, and then some, buying a rare book was an arduous task. For serious collectors of English-language antiquarian books, the only thing to do was live in London or New York, or move there, or write many letters, and then some, to the dealers in those cities.
Then came the internet and email and web pages with current stock lists and current prices.
Surely it couldn't get any better than this.
Then came the Barnes and Noble used and rare book network - enter the name of a book, click, and be presented with dozens or maybe hundreds of booksellers around the planet currently holding a copy of that title, and their price.
No way it can get better than that. Unless (note to wife when she reads this) someone buys the book for my birthday, which happens to be coming up ...
What has all that got to do with dogs?
It is this. It seems to me that the world of dog accessory retailing lags the world of antiquarian book selling when it comes to internet access. I happen to love browsing dog accessories as much as books. My dogs have resisted all my efforts to interest them in reading books and love browsing dog accessories exclusively.
Leashes, toys, bedding, food ... if only they could all be found in one place with a really big selection.
Call me old. Call me uninformed. Call me a Luddite. Call me all three.
I have just discovered the ShopWiki.com dog care page. I have just discovered pages dedicated to leashes and collars, toys, bedding, food, and grooming.
It's like getting a hundred catalogues all at once, and I'm going to have a happy few hours trawling those web pages.
At least I will as soon as I can get these two greyhounds off my lap. I can't even see my screen. They are whining excitedly as they zoom around the pages. Daisy's tail is threatening to break my nose. Oh, no, now they are bickering. Daisy wants to go to the soft toy page, Scratchy wants to spend more time on the food page.
We're having a bow-wow of a time.
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Comment by HoundChef
I have Roux & Zeus searching everyday for things they want that I don't make, In my face, lap, arguing, I feel your pain... oh, they wanted me to be sure you understood that I will ship anywhere in the WORLD! Their idea not mine.
Congratulations of the new find for dog goodies.
Comment by Chris Champion
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Your fabulous products and beautiful web site is always our first port of call when we want a fix of doggy accessory browsing!
ShopWiki is just, umm, dessert
Comment by HoundChef
Thank you and your hounds. I'm going to update the site this week if I get a chance, If not oh, well.
Dessert is very fun, we do that too.