Ice Cream Social for pets, Natural Pawz for the Cauze

Ice Cream Social for pets, Natural Pawz for the Cauze benefiting Gulf Coast Cocker Spaniel Rescue and Gleannloch Farms Pet Committee, Interactive Doggie Games, Door Prizes and Much More!

Join Natural Pawz, a one-of-a-kind pet health food store, May 14th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. as they celebrate the grand opening of their 7th and newest location at 142 Vintage Park Blvd. Ste. D.

The fun begins at 11 a.m. with fido-friendly festivities that include an Ice Cream Social for humans and their pets, adoptable animals from Gulf Coast Cocker Spaniel Rescue and the Gleannloch Farms Pet Committee, interactive doggie games, in-store give-a-ways, free pet treats, product sampling and more!  Human treats graciously provided by FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Cafe in Vintage Park.

Additionally, as part of Natural Pawz for the Cauze, the grand opening event will raise money and awareness to benefit the animals from Gulf Coast Cocker Spaniel Rescue and the Gleannloch Farms Pet Committee.

Natural Pawz – Vintage Park officially opened their doors on May 1, with a steady flow of two and four-legged customers stopping in to discover the benefits of what an all-natural diet can provide for their pet. “We are very excited to become a part of the Vintage Park community,” said Biff Picone, co-owner of Natural Pawz.  “We look forward to getting to know area residents and are thrilled to provide healthy and affordable pet food options to our new neighbors.”

Natural Pawz is an avid supporter of animal welfare and non-profit organizations.  Each location works closely with groups in their respective communities to host events and generate awareness of animal-related charities.  Continuing in this tradition, Natural Pawz is using the grand opening of the new location to help the animals from Gulf Coast Cocker Spaniel Rescue and Gleannloch Farm’s Pet Committee by collecting donations to help each organization continue assisting animals in need, while also highlighting the amazing animals available for adoption through the groups. “We are dedicated to helping animals in need throughout the city,” said Nadine Joli-Coeur, co-owner of Natural Pawz.  “Houston-area animal groups are inundated with animals needing good homes and often struggle to raise necessary funds to provide for these animals. We hope to raise money for these groups while also introducing some of the great adoptable animals looking for a forever home.”

Gulf Coast Cocker Spaniel Rescue is a nonprofit rescue organization specializing in the rescue of Cocker Spaniels.  They are not a shelter and their rescue process involves finding loving foster homes for all the dogs in their program until their forever home can be found.  The group is in  constant need of volunteers, foster homes and funding.  In addition, they have two special funds set up to help special needs cockers, the Hunter Fund sets aside money to help eliminate and solve behavioral problems and the Peanut Fund is used to treat shelter dogs who may come down with upper respiratory infections, distemper and/or parvo after being brought into the program.

Gleannloch Farms Pet Committee is the ultimate resource for animal-loving residents living within the popular Northwest Houston community.  The committee runs and operates the Gleannloch Farms Bark Park, assists residents with pet-related services, promotes responsible pet ownership and, often times provides foster services to animals in need.  Volunteers from Gleannloch Farms Pet Committee will be selling PAWfectly decorated dog-themed cupcakes to raise funds to further enhance their services to the community, as well as bringing animals available for adoption through their foster program.

Natural Pawz, owned by husband and wife team Biff Picone and Nadine Joli-Coeur, began in 2005 as a result of one of their own pet’s terrible allergies. Natural Pawz has been recognized nationally and locally as a leading retailer in natural pet care products and has been named Houston’s #1 Pet Supplier in the 2010 Click2Houston’s Best Contest for two years in a row.  Whether your pet is a kitten or a puppy, in the prime of life, or enjoying their golden years, Natural Pawz has the perfect selection of products to keep them healthy and happy. Additional locations in the Houston area include: The Woodlands (PineCroft, Sterling Ridge Centers), West University, Tanglewood, Sugar Land and Houston’s Heights. To learn more about Natural Pawz, the Vintage Park grand opening celebration or to learn more about how you can help Gulf Coast Cocker Spaniel Rescue and Gleannloch Farms Pet Committee, visit www.naturalpawz.com or call (281) 362-7299.

About Natural Pawz:

With 7 stores in the greater-Houston area, Natural Pawz continues to set the standard in the market for 100%-natural pet food, treats and holistic health solutions supplies, all of which are sourced from the USA and Canada.  The Natural Pawz team can help navigate you through choosing the healthiest food for your companion cats and dogs, while showing you how easy and affordable it is to provide the proper nutrition to your beloved animal.   Natural Pawz is not like traditional boutiques or national retailers. We are a locally owned natural pet food store that also carries a wide variety of wellness products, collars and leads, bedding and special rewards for your cat and dog. Each location is managed and staffed by a team of customer-friendly knowledgeable associates that are involved in the community and truly get to know you and your animal. Natural Pawz has been voted Best Pet Supply Store in Houston in Click2Houston’s Best of Houston for two consecutive years and was voted as “Best Pet Services, Supplies or Boutique” by the Houston Press, Fort Bend Herald, Woodlands Online and, most recently, named “Best Pet Product Company” in H-Texas Magazine’s Best of the Best list.

About Vintage Park:

Since opening in 2007, Vintage Park, located at the intersection of Louetta Road and Highway 249, has become a popular lifestyle shopping village that offers patrons a wide selection of shopping and dining options and includes commercial and medical offices. Vintage Park consists of approximately 500,000 square feet for merchants and offices and is the retail portion of a 630-acre master-planned community known as The Vintage. The Vintage features high-end residential neighborhoods, apartments, townhomes, and office, medical and retail space.  For more information on Vintage Park visit www.vintageparkhouston.com.