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Bella's has been in business for over nine years now, and is growing from strength to strength.

We have just completed a major addition to this website, so please have a good look and let us have any comments - thank you

Our sister business, run by Ray, is called Read's DIY. Stores and is an Aladdin's cave of just about anything you can think of! You can go to their website now on www.reads-diy.co.uk

Also, Ray is the bass player in local blues rock band Redhouse, to see and hear them in action, go to www.doghouse14.f9.co.uk, he also plays in the jazz band Monique & In Ya Pocket to see and hear them in action go to www.inyapocket.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk.

BLING BLING!!!!!!

We have started stocking a range of designer and diamonte letters and symbols to be attached to collars for both dogs and cats and are really worth a look! Check out the pictures on our contents page. These are really fab and every dog should have one. We have new colours and new styles coming in soon, so come and take a look!

The most amazing company has come to the UK from America called 'Collarways' and the unbelievable deal is that if your dog chews his/her lead or collar you will get a free of charge replacement! How amazing is that! We have loads of colours and styles in stock along with something called a wacky walk'r which is a really tough elastic rubber lead which is brilliant for dogs that pull . Go to Collarways website www.collarways.co.uk for all the styles and colours. They also do the most incredibly tough dog toys which have seven layers of stitching and are really hard to destroy. We can recommend them. We have a three foot Dinosaur for sale for the really tough dogs!

Bellas is now stocking a range of foods registered with the BUAV. This means that all ingredients and the complete food itself has not been tested on animals. A need for this registration has arisen due to the controversy recently about some food companies' policy. We do not wish to become involved in the politics of this and we feel it is only right that people have a choice in life! The foods we stock that fall into this category are Fromm and Burns Dog and Cat foods. We also stock Natures Menu, Nature Diet, Forthglade and a wide range of frozen foods which would fall under the heading of the BARF diet (Bones and Raw Food or Biologically Appropriate Food depending on what book you read!). We feel very strongly that people should be free to make their own decisions based on information provided. We try and get as much knowledge on the products we sell, we have always stocked James Wellbeloved and now we have increased our range to include Royal Canin, Nutro, and Arden Grange into our core of foods. We do stock a few others and of course we will always order any food that is not in stock. Please call in or ring for a chat about this if we can help. There is a strong evidence to suggest that a lot of the behavioural problems we are seeing in our animals come from the food we feed them and the treats we give them. In exactly the way children are being affected by their diet, so too are our dogs.

NUTRO CHOICE

We must apologise to our customers about the lack of stock of Nutro Choice cat and dog. We are doing all we can to get stock in but it is proving to be really dfficult. The company has recently been taken over by the Mars Corporation and importing from America is proving to be a problem. We have been told that a factory in Europe has started production so we hope to be back in working order very soon. Thank you all for your patience in this matter and we will keep you posted.

ALMO

We have just started stocking this premium product, and the feedback from my customers is really good. It is a little more expensive than the usual cat and dog food but we believe it to be really good value for money. It seems that fussy, elderly or poorly cats do particularly well on the wet food. The dog food again is a little more expensive fussy dogs who need to be encouraged would do well with a teaspoon of wet Almo added to their everyday diet.

DORWEST HERBS

Firework night just around the corner and we all know dogs or cats that suffer badly from the fear of bangs and whooshes once the sun sets. It is unfortunate that the fireworks come earlier and earlier each year and we would recommend that you give you pet a little help with Scullcap and Valerian compound. THIS IS NOT A DRUG. It is a herbal remedy traditionally used to calm fears. It can be used for travel sickness as well and is completely safe UNLESS your pet suffers from EPILEPSY in which case you should ALWAYS consult a vet before giving this. We will provide you with the literature so you can see for yourself the ingredients and the correct dosage. We also stock Valerian Compound which is a liquid - a little easier to administer!

Another Dorwest product we have had really good results with is Tree Barks Powder. This is mixed into the dogs food and is brilliant for animals who suffer from colitis - again we cannot diagnose conditions, a Vet is the only person qualified to do that but we can help once the diagnosis is made.

DENES

This is a company I am very enthusiastic about. Denes was founded in 1951 by Buster Lloyd Jones a pioneering vet who passionately believed in the healing power of herbs. I stock a large range of Denes products, they have a wonderful aromatherapy range including the beautiful smelling shampoo made from Lavender and Cedarwood. There is a range of literature available from Bellas free of charge and no purchase necessary.

If you have any health queries please do not hesitate to contact me but remember NO pet shop is a substitute for a Vet and he or she should always be contacted for serious health worries.

I cannot end this section without mentioning a product I give Bella, Ozzie, Goldie and Kernow everyday. It is called Geriat-rium and is made by a company called Mark & Chappell. It contains all the minerals that older dogs need and also contains selenium which is really good for the coat. Bella is 15 years old now and her joints are still in good shape, in fact we are pretty lucky that so far none of the dogs have shown any stiffness. The youngest is 11 and the eldest 15. Cod liver Oil is also very beneficial to joints.

We are happy to be associated with South Devon Greyhound Rescue their website is South Devon Greyhound action we have also scanned in their leaflet for you to download should you wish too, there are no copyright issues so give one to all your friends! You may also like to check out greyhound Crusaders website

Here is a picture of us:

Left to right - Ray, Keren, Steve & Lizzie!! I know I look a complete twit but it was very cold in Poland!