Adam Jacobson

Pet Pantry’s Self-Serve Dog-Washing Stations Back Up and Running [UPDATED]

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Representatives of a family-owned local business are urging their customers to book appointments for a popular service soon, as Thanksgiving approaches. Launched two years ago, the self-serve dog washing stations at Pet Pantry Warehouse on Grove Street often get booked out even in a regular week, according to Ira Schwartz, a manager at the store. Family holidays see demand increase dramatically. “Before a major holiday, book at least five to seven days in advance,” Schwartz told NewCanaanite.com on Sunday as one of the Grove Street store’s customers washed what appeared to be a Labradoodle in one of the two stations inside. 

Pet Pantry Vice President Adam Jacobson said the popular washing stations had been taken out of commission temporarily before coming back in October. Schwartz said locals “are back” in the store following the break.

Animal 411

PHOTOS: New Canaan Dog Days Returns

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Tongues lolling, scores of leashed dogs gathered in New Canaan on a clear, hot Saturday for a popular canine-focused and -themed celebration put on by an established local business. Pet Pantry’s New Canaan Dog Days was held on the grounds of the New Canaan Nature Center, making its return after two years off due to the pandemic. New Canaan resident Niki Marmarinos said this was her first time coming to Dog Days and that she’d be back next year. 

“It’s beautiful weather,” Marmarinos said as she pushed her two toy poodles, Daisy and Lillybelle, relaxing in a baby carriage through. “A lot of vendors, they’re very cordial and welcoming. A lot of variety here.

Business

Local Business Q&A: Pet Pantry Warehouse

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For today’s Q&A with a local business owner this holiday season, we hear from Adam Jacobson of Pet Pantry Warehouse. 

Here’s our exchange. New Canaanite: Pet Pantry Warehouse, already very well established in lower Fairfield County, opened in New Canaan nine years ago. You all became deeply involved in the community straightaway, feeding our New Canaan Police Department’s K-9 dog, hosting events to raise money for area animal shelters as well as the popular New Canaan Dog Days, and serving on the board of the local Chamber of Commerce. How are things going at the Grove Street store? 

Adam Jacobson: We absolutely love the New Canaan community! We have worked hard to implement our community-based business approach.

Around Town

Did You Hear … ?

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The new cell tower at the end of Soundview Lane in northeastern New Canaan is on track to be operational by May, First Selectman Kevin Moynihan said during Wednesday’s regular meeting of the Town Council. ***

Some upcoming events to pencil in: 

“Success with Hydrangeas with Lorraine Ballato” from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 3—from the New Canaan Beautification League; 
Stepping Strong: Lowering Your Risk of Falls from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 11—from Waveny LifeCare Network;
Lenten Season with the United Methodist Church of New Canaan, 10 a.m. Sundays via Facebook Live. ***

The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday afternoon held a special meeting with a single agenda item: “Executive Session to discuss potential litigation to protect the Town’s legal standing.” It came hours after the selectmen approved another $2,000 in legal fees related to the proposed “God’s Acre Platform.” Among other things, the charges reflect a Jan. 19 Zoom meeting with Moynihan, Nicholas Bamonte, an attorney for the town, and Tucker Murphy, a staffer in the first selectman’s office. Murphy also served as a member of a committee that proposed the year-round flagstone terrace at the top of God’s Acre.

Adam Jacobson

Pet Pantry Launches Self-Serve Dog-Washing Stations

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New Canaan’s family-owned pet store last week launched a new service designed to help keep local dogs clean and their owners happy. Pet Pantry Warehouse has fitted two dog-washing stations into its Grove Street store. “What we have found is that more and more of our clients would like the convenience of being able to utilize our self-serve pet washes,” Pet Pantry Executive Vice President Adam Jacobson told NewCanaanite.com. 

Launched amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which recently forced New Canaan’s only other pet store to close, the washes are “very clean and easy-to-use,” Jacobson said. “You don’t have to bend over in your own bathtub in your own house, and you don’t have to clean up after yourself,” Jacobson said. 

The store provides shampoo as well as towels for dog owners. Located toward a rear corner of the store, the two washing stations are private, and the bathing area itself is elevated behind a low wall, allowing owners to shampoo and rinse off their dogs while standing up.