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to afford to purchase the upgraded since he deserved some photos as
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solute game changer. The amount of
hair that comes off Zeke when I use
the shedding brush makes me won-
der how he is not bald by now, but
his coat is so much softer and
smoother after being brushed and
I’m sure he feels so much better as
well.
Since the shedding blade brush
worked so well with Ezekiel, I
wanted my brother to get a brush for
his cat too, since he [the cat] desper-
ately needed a good brushing as well.
I noticed Goody’s didn’t offer a
shedding blade cat brush, so I spoke
with Tom Swim, Goody’s Pet Supply
Manager, and he put in a special
order for the cat brush. Within a few
weeks, I received a phone call from
Goody’s letting me know my order
was ready and at the store waiting
for me.
Goody’s is my go-to for my pets’
needs, but it has also been a go-to
for my family for years as well.
In 2017, my mom bought me (for
Stanley) an upgraded terrarium
from Goody’s as a birthday gift. Stan-
ley had outgrown the first terrarium
I bought him, and since I was just Zeke gets his picture with the Easter time until our larger one arrived, The cost is $10 a photo and Dee
getting out of college, I was struggling Bunny at Goody’s Pet Supply. and then we simply returned the Maggio Photography does an amaz-
size terrarium he needed. well.
My mom found my dream terrar- “One of the most iconic moments
ium at Goody’s (48L x 18W x 18H) was when Zeke showed up in cos-
enclosure with double sliding front tume and matched with the Easter
doors and screen lids) and made Bunny,” said Swim. “You could swear
payments on it until it was paid off. you coordinated. It was just awe-
Swim put a “sold” note on the terrar- some, and that stands in my mem-
ium and allowed us to keep it in the ory.”
store until it was completely paid for. Goody’s Pet Supply opened in
In 2018, when we brought Zeke Wayne in 1989 by the Goodlow fam-
home as a puppy, we knew we ily. Swim has been with Goody’s
wanted to crate train him until he since November 2004, when the new
was older. ownership took over.
I fully understand that not every- The pet photos have been a
one agrees with crates, however, fundraiser that Goody’s hosts for
when my mom was younger and had Providing for Paws for the last 10-15
a Great Dane of her own, she once years.
came home to everything in her Providing for Paws is a 501(c)(3)
apartment completely destroyed by non-profit organization that helps
a puppy she let free-roam the apart- rescue animals in need. Providing
ment, and I did not want to experi- for Paws hopes to help curb the
ence this same thing with Zeke. amount of homeless animal popula-
When she offered to buy me a tion by educating owners on the im-
crate for Zeke, I did not object. She portance of spaying and neutering
ordered the largest crate you could their pets, as well as proper pet care,
imagine from Goody’s but unfortu- such as vaccines, preventatives for
nately, it didn’t arrive by the time we flea and tick as well as heartworm.
brought Zeke home. Goody’s just hosted their annual
Swim let us take home a smaller pet Easter photos on Saturday,
crate (at no cost to us) in the mean- March 23rd.
smaller one back to the store. ing job of capturing the perfect photo
All of this aside, I think my fa- for every pet owner.
vorite part about Goody’s is the pet “We’re honored to have the oppor-
photos they host for Christmas and tunity to host and be a part of it,”
Easter. said Swim. “All donations go to the
In honor of Ezekiel’s first Christ- rescue, we’re making meaningful
mas in 2018, I took him to Goody’s memories, and we’ve seen lots of
to get a photo with Santa, and I was cool animals over the years like little
hooked. The following year, I pigs, a hedgehog, Stanley - your
brought Zeke and my Chihuahua- dragon, and even snakes.”
Terrier named Bella, and my brother Goody’s Pet Supply and Provid-
brought his cat, to get a group pet ing for Paws will host another event
photo with Santa (before I had to in December for pet photos with
make the heartbreaking decision to Santa, but there are many reasons to
put Bella down due to health issues check out Goody’s before then.
in January 2020.) A few years later,
I decided to bring Stanley along See Spotlight, page 13
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