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to afford to purchase the upgraded since he deserved some photos as
Spotlight, Continued from page 10
size terrarium he needed. well.
solute game changer. The amount of My mom found my dream terrar- “One of the most iconic moments
hair that comes off Zeke when I use ium at Goody’s (48L x 18W x 18H) was when Zeke showed up in cos-
the shedding brush makes me won- enclosure with double sliding front tume and matched with the Easter
der how he is not bald by now, but doors and screen lids) and made Bunny,” said Swim. “You could swear
his coat is so much softer and payments on it until it was paid off. you coordinated. It was just awe-
smoother after being brushed and Swim put a “sold” note on the terrar- some, and that stands in my mem-
I’m sure he feels so much better as ium and allowed us to keep it in the ory.”
well. store until it was completely paid for. Goody’s Pet Supply opened in
Since the shedding blade brush In 2018, when we brought Zeke Wayne in 1989 by the Goodlow fam-
worked so well with Ezekiel, I home as a puppy, we knew we ily. Swim has been with Goody’s
wanted my brother to get a brush for wanted to crate train him until he since November 2004, when the new
his cat too, since he [the cat] desper- was older. ownership took over.
ately needed a good brushing as well. I fully understand that not every- The pet photos have been a
I noticed Goody’s didn’t offer a one agrees with crates, however, fundraiser that Goody’s hosts for
shedding blade cat brush, so I spoke when my mom was younger and had Providing for Paws for the last 10-15
with Tom Swim, Goody’s Pet Supply a Great Dane of her own, she once years.
Manager, and he put in a special came home to everything in her Providing for Paws is a 501(c)(3)
order for the cat brush. Within a few apartment completely destroyed by non-profit organization that helps
weeks, I received a phone call from a puppy she let free-roam the apart- rescue animals in need. Providing
Goody’s letting me know my order ment, and I did not want to experi- for Paws hopes to help curb the
was ready and at the store waiting ence this same thing with Zeke. amount of homeless animal popula-
for me. When she offered to buy me a tion by educating owners on the im-
Goody’s is my go-to for my pets’ crate for Zeke, I did not object. She portance of spaying and neutering
needs, but it has also been a go-to ordered the largest crate you could their pets, as well as proper pet care,
for my family for years as well. imagine from Goody’s but unfortu- such as vaccines, preventatives for
In 2017, my mom bought me (for nately, it didn’t arrive by the time we flea and tick as well as heartworm.
Stanley) an upgraded terrarium brought Zeke home. Goody’s just hosted their annual
from Goody’s as a birthday gift. Stan- Swim let us take home a smaller pet Easter photos on Saturday,
ley had outgrown the first terrarium crate (at no cost to us) in the mean- March 23rd.
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-
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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