Muttropolis for Pet Owners

As more people from various states are forced to ‘shelter in place’ or practice social distancing on their own to help stop deadly coronavirus spread, businesses are getting affected too. Essential services are and will stay open – think grocery stores, post offices, pharmacies, and banks. Most other venues and stores are temporarily closing down to protect their employees and their customers. Some businesses are shutting down their online operations too, for example TJ Maxx and Home Goods.

It is definitely a difficult and confusing time for us all. We have to protect our health, but we also want to make sure we keep our jobs, businesses, and economy alive. This virus and response to it are unprecedented, so everybody follows official guidelines if there are any or their conscience if there is nothing else to follow.

When it comes to families, we take care of them by staying home, working from home if we can, home schooling our kids, cooking, and entertaining everybody the best we can. But what about caring for our pets who are family too? Did we get enough supplies before we decided to stay home? Some surely did; others might not have bought enough food and toys or medication in time to last them for weeks. What shall we do then?

First of all, we need to remain calm. Grocery stores carry dog and cat food and a few toys. The available food is not of the highest quality and doesn’t cater to specific diets. Pet stores can be open, but some are closed or at least operate reduced hours. This is a major disruption, but still no need to despair. Veterinary offices are considered essential and will stay open too.

There are Amazon and Walmart delivery services, but they are completely overloaded and behind days at a time. Walmart doesn’t carry natural brands and diet pet foods, so you will be able to get basic pet food there at best. There is also Chewy, which is amazing, helpful, and has legendary customer service. The company, unfortunately, is also getting overloaded fulfilling demand from people who lost access to their regular pet supply stores.

We would like to get your direction to Muttropolis.com. You might not have heard of this company if you don’t live in southern California, because the company has only two locations – in Solano Beach and in La Jolla. Those two are the only physical stores, but you can order online and get everything shipped anywhere in the United States.

Both locations are currently closed to public because of coronavirus, but locals can still get their orders the same day. You can call any of the stores between 11 and 4, order over the phone, and pick it up curbside. If you live close by, you can get your order delivered to your home the same day for $20. All other long-distance orders are shipped for free via UPS through April 1st. As you can see, there are ways to get pet supplies without involving national retailers like Amazon and Chewy.

Muttropolis is not your regular cookie cutter pet store. You will find natural, local and artisan goods, one of a kind collars and pet fashion, toys, natural dry food, and organic treats. This store is definitely exclusive, but show us a pet that doesn’t deserve all that and more?

Some of the dog food brands that you will see at Muttropolis, you won’t find anywhere else – Acana, K9 Natural, Taste of the Wild, Orijen, Open Farm, Honest Kitchen, Stella & Chewy’s, and more. You can filter food by main meat ingredient, dietary specifications, pet age, and brand.

Collars and leashes come in leather, can be turquoise studded, personalized, woven with beads, adjustbale, training, reflective, organic, water resistant, and more. See what we are talking about, when we say exclusive?

When it comes to toys, the amounts of choices are dizzying. We love the brands that go after designer names – Chewy Vuitton, Furcedes, Chewnel, Pawda, Dogior, Sniffany & Co, Pawtier, Leopard, Hairmes, Starbarks, and Woof Cliquot. If you like organic or felt wool dog toys – this place is for you! You can also find tough toys made of natural rubber and latex. The best part is cute and pun intended toys.

You can also shop pet beds and sleep accessories, shirts, cotton dresses, pajamas, costumes, grooming needs (natural shampoos and wooden brushes), travel supplies, and couture collections. There is also a nice sales section, where you can find stuff discounted by as much as 50%. Need we say more?

If you think that forced staying home this spring calls for some special spoiling of your dog, visit Muttropolis website and you will find some treasures that can get delivered right to your door, sooner or later. Stay home, stay safe, and have some fun while at it!