Having lived in Brookhaven for 5 years, I had high hopes for this new store. I have three dogs including a 14 year old lab who I have had since he was born. Needless to say, he's a bit old and his back legs aren't what he/we would like them to be anymore. He had the stomach flu this weekend and DESPERATELY needed a bath. I thought, Fantastic! City Dog Market has dog baths! I arrived 25 minutes before they closed (I know I should have been there sooner but we had house guests and couldn't leave). I brought the big old man in and apologized that it was near closing and told them I would even help them clean the tub after if I could just please bathe him for 5 minutes. The girl I spoke with was nice but said she would have to ask the owner. I begged, very nicely! They are closed on Monday, so today was the day. She came back and said that they would not do it. The store was packed, so no one was leaving anytime soon and I wasn't asking them to wash him, just let me QUICKLY wash him! Unfortunately, as this did not happen, I loaded him back up and drove him home. My feeling is, is that if you can look at an old sweet dog who has been sick and needs a bath (and you offer this service), and you are able to turn him away, you lack the compassion/love for animals that should be required to own a store such as this one. I'm sure organic dog food is a booming business, but you should really love and care about animals to do what you do. I definitely did not see that today. Sadly, sadly disappointed.
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