I left my heart in Seattle

Here I sit in the lobby of the Hilton in San Francisco and I am "jonesin' for my babies.  While I've seen several dogs here in SF, none of the owners looked like they would welcome me getting my dog fix by using their dogs, so I haven't even been able to pet a dog. 

I'm here checking out the SF international gift fair to see what types of pet related products are being sold and to see if it would be worth my time to participate as a vendor in a show such as this.   What I'm really excited about though is the prospect of picking up some product lines in terms of collars, leashes and pet tags that are comparable in quality to my line of apparel so that my retail customers can pick up a snazzy collar and leash to go with their new fashion apparel.  The two lines I feel very confident in picking up and offering are Cleopetra Pet tags and Pup Pup collars and leashes. (I have to verify their URL before I go listing it here but I'll add it later for sure.)  Anyway, I've been wanting to diversify in terms of what I can offer for online sales and I'm pretty picky about quality, so meeting the owners of these two companies and seeing their product lines in person was terrific.  I can now pick up these lines with confidence knowing the quality and style will make you happy.  And if you are one of my wholesale customers, I HIGHLY recommend you pick up these two lines. I'll post more about them when I have more time and information.

Anyway, by now you recognize my three fur babies.  Pez seems largely undisturbed when I travel; he is motivated primarily by food and a warm body to snuggle with and my husband provides both in my absence.  Gus, with his orthopedic braces by Wound Wear misses me the most when I leave.  As mentioned in previous posts, Gus is emotionally sensitive and depends on me for his human connection.  The photo to the right was taken about 35 minutes before his 4th acupuncture session this past Wednesday (which for some reason he HATED more than any other session he's had including the first so I'm blaming it on the full moon).  Doesn't he look so sweet and smooshy?  He is sleeping on "his bed" which is in our back guest room/AKA Daniel's room.  Grace, despite her tumultous beginning in life (I still need to post about her because she is without a doubt one of the most amazing dogs I have ever had the good fortune to share space in the world with and other people who don't have the pleasure of living with her feel the same way so I know I'm not just being biased here) also seems largely undisturbed when I travel.  I'm thankful for that because I would hate to cause her any sort of discomfort for even a second. 

I've had a FABULOUS time with my mom, but in 24 more hours I'll get to kiss each of my fur kids on the mouth (my husband first because he worries about ingesting dog fur, poor guy).