Woofles and Meowz on Granville Island

Being on Granville Island is the absolute best!
We get the most interesting people from all over the world and usually there is a common denominator of a pet involved.
I always love to ask where people are from and what kind of dog or cat they have. Many people have breeds of dogs that I have never seen and I have seen quite a few rare and unusual breeds.
People usually like to talk about their pets much more than themselves (I know interesting huh!) and are quite forthcoming about likes and dislikes of their furry friends. I learn so much about the type of pets people have and what traits are common or uncommon.

There are very specific ownership styles with regard to geographical differences.
People in the United Kingdom treat their dogs much more as family or farm/ranch type pets and usually have larger breeds.
The Labrador Retreiver is hugely popular over the pond and Australians love their herding dogs for obvious reasons.
Often a pet is owned by the family entirely whereas here often a pet is singularily one persons property and that is made clear to the rest of the people in the family.
I know that many visitors find it amusing how we treat some of our smaller breeds like family members rather than pets...and thats ok too.

Often men like larger breeds while women like smaller breeds but not always! The Jack Russel Terrier seems to be a small type breed that responds to men more favourably than to women (no this is not a stereotype..or maybe it is but it seems to be true....kinda like how gay men make great florists or hairdressers..which is it..a stereotype AND true??) The JRT definitely does well with strong leadership from the owner whether that comes from a woman or man makes no difference. A dog will always respond quickest to the dominating force..that just usually happens to be us big mouthed guys. The trick is to keep that type of dog BUSY! but I digress.

Our friends from the south have seen fit to follow the trend of "purse dogs" (think Paris and Britney) so they have different needs when visiting. Often they like the funkier clothes and toys. Booties anyone?
Here we like to keep 'em dry with a good raincoat or something warm for the short haired breeds.

Hopefully we provide a good range of merchandise to cover all bases and needs while getting the scoop on who owns what and where.
They said all roads lead to Rome but I say all people are eventually led to Granville Island....see you there!