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Really very reasonably priced pet accessories

Posted by ali on the 21st January 2010

What’s that you cry? You want pet accessories, nay really lovely dog supplies - all at heavily discounted prices? Why, you must be talking about the Chewed Slippers January Sale!

Having dug ourselves out from the all the snow, we had time to get out our little sticker gun and well, we got a bit carried away. Those little yellow “sale” stickers are just a bit addictive! So, we thought we’d let you know about the resulting clearout we’re having of all the wonderful accessories we have here for dogs at Fur Towers.

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Zogoflex Super Tough Chew Toys

First there are the toys. Whisper it now, ‘cause it’s not a word we like to use liberally, but they’re looking pretty cheap! The Zogoflex tough chew toys (above) for dogs, for example, have had a chunky 25% lopped off (ouch!). Nina Ottosson’s range of brain training stimulating dog toys, like Dog Magic, are flying off the shelves, having been made 40% lighter in cost. That helps with the whole flying thing. And cute soft toys for dogs always look a bit cuter when they’re 25% cheaper, especially Pugsley here.

Elephant Bean Bag Dog Beds

If you’re after washable dog beds, look no further than the uber comfortable and cool range of Elephant bean bag dog beds, now 25% cheaper in the January Sale for dogs.

Hamish McBeth Red Bones Leather Dog Collar

Designer dog collars haven’t escaped the chop either! The unique dog collars that make up the gorgeous range from Quido Petz are now 40% cheaper. Some, like Daisy Dream and Flames, even come with matching leads (which, surprisingly enough, are in the sale too). Now there’s no excuse not to look utterly fabulous. Unless you’re a British Bulldog that is. In which case “nonchalant chic” is more your thing. Quido also extend their range of soft dog collars to puppies with the small dog collar range, including the Grey Geisha. And of course, if leather is more your bag (no pun intended!), then the leather dog collars from Hamish McBeth, such as Bones (above), will surely tick a lot of boxes. So long as you’re not attempting to use paws to tick those boxes. That could get a bit tricky.

Acrylic Luxury Dog Bowls

We’ve also got designer dog bowls that are very easy to clean and wash, such as the Hugx range (40% off) and the K9 Acrylic Dog Bowls (above) range (25% off).

Fuzzyard Natural Grooming Products for Dogs

Our natural grooming products for dogs, made by the nice people down under at Fuzzyard, are now even better value too. For example, you can pick up the Jojoba & Basil Shampoo for dogs is just £6.50 (35% off). The Sweet Almond and Aloe Vera Ear Cleanser for dogs is half price at £5.99 and the rather wonderful smelling soaps are just £3.99 (33% off).

Windsor Wax Dog Coat

And I couldn’t twitter on without mentioning our really quite special range of dog coats and jackets. (half price by the way, if you hadn’t guessed already). For the country chic look there is the Windsor Wax Jacket (above) for dogs and the Winchester Warmer (which is a bit like a dog jumper actually). For something with a bit more street cred, think fur trimmed hoods and parkas for dog - the Dandy Parka and Doggy Coat have been very popular this season.

Hope you enjoy the sale while it lasts … which is until the 31st January by the way!

Ali and the Chewed Slippers gang

Wilson, the cocker spaniel, sets the trend at the park

Posted by ali on the 22nd December 2009

A lovely note from Emma:

Wilson, the cocker spaniel, looking dashing in his parka jacket

A MASSIVE “thank you” to Chewed Slippers for a fantastic service.

I ordered my cocker spaniel a Dandy Parka jacket for the snow and it turned up at 8am the following morning, even though it was only ordered late afternoon the previous day. The jacket is brilliant quality and fits perfect!

And I just got back from a walk with Wilson in his new parka and had 3 people stop me to ask where I got it.

Thank you so so much!! I will be shopping with you again :0)

Emma

Lovely dog collars for Greyhounds and Whippets

Posted by ali on the 29th September 2009

Jane has written in with a bloomin’ marvellous suggestion:

“Your collars look great. Its good to see something different and well made but I would love to see a choice of greyhound collars too.”

Well Jane,

Thanks first of all for writing in with your kind comments about the site. It’s taken an incredible amount of work to get it to this stage and as a small start up, encouragement like yours is very gratefully received!

Gorgeous Italian Greyhound

As for dog collars for Greyhounds and Whippets, rest assured they are very much on the radar! We’re constantly adding to the site, but will probably do a big shake up of the range next Spring.

In the meantime, check out these lovely people for some truly fabulous collars for our elegant, dainty friends (by the way, there’s no commercial arrangement here … we just think they have some really rather splendid collars!):

Dog Moda

AK Creations

Thanks again for writing in Jane.

All the best,
Ali

Welcome to the Petspertise Blog

Posted by ali on the 15th July 2009

Ali & The Chunkster

Well it certainly took its time, but the Petspertise blog is finally here (after having launched the site all the way back in April!).

So why are we bothering with a blog at all? Good question.

Chewed Slippers is the brainchild of one Ali Ghobadi (me). I wanted to cut through the swathes of samey products currently on offer in the market, to bring people carefully selected stuff with tangible benefits that were luxurious but affordable. (To find out more about the rather personal story of how Chewed Slippers came about, just click here to navigate to the About Us page). This is why it took over 6 months of researching the market to put together the product range. And of course, I couldn’t have done that all by myself. As passionate as I am about dogs, I wanted proven expertise behind our products, so that people feel totally confident that what they’re buying is the best in the market. This is why I enlisted the help some of the brightest stars in the industry, the pet experts - or Petsperts®.

However, we couldn’t put all the info about the products onto our normal website because that would just look messy and it wouldn’t give you an opportunity to give us your opinions. That’s another hugely important part of Chewed Slippers - interactivity. We’re pretty confident we have most of what Fido could ever dream of, but we definitely think we can do better with your help.

And so our blog, Petspertise® was born. The blog is going to cover all things doggy from how we came to choose our products, to tips on looking after your pet to entertaining stories from Chunky, our canine blogger. And we would LOVE to hear from you. We want to know what you want us to provide (even if it doesn’t exist yet), how you want to be able to buy it (is the website working as well as it could?) and how you’d like it delivered. And anything else on your mind! We want to know your thoughts so that we can make Chewed Slippers the best purveyor of premium pooch products in the UK!

Before I leave you, a few quick introductions to our Petsperts®:
Chunky is the star credited with choosing our name (see the video) and soon-to-be prolific blogger of inane canine musings.
Dr. Roger Mugford is an internationally renowned animal psychologist and the pioneer of animal behavioural therapy in the UK, founding The Animal Behaviour Centre in 1979.
Bethan New is a devoted mum to dog and cat team, Bailey and Misty, and a registered veterinary nurse of 8 years’ experience.
David Jackson is one of the very few people in the UK with specialist animal nutrition training and is passionate about the link between an animal’s diet, its health and its behaviour.
Dr. Tony Sarma is our resident vet. He holds the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeon’s Certificate in Small Animal Surgery and is a man of strong opinions … you have been warned!
And of course, me - Ali Ghobadi. Animal lover and firm believer that work should be fun!

Enjoy the rest of the Petspertise® blog.

Ali
Founder & Petspert