B&B Pet Stop
Mobile's Pet Store Since 1981
B & B Pet Stop, Inc.
Cottage Hill @ University
Mobile, Alabama 36609
Phone: (251) 661-FISH (3474)
Fax: (251) 661-7387
Open MONDAY - SATURDAY from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Open SUNDAY from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
     
 


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EIGHTH Annual Hamster and Gerbil Races to Raise Funds for the Mobile County Public School System is a HUGE Success!
September 13th


 

The Mobile County Public School System is $296.00 richer thanks to a nutty event held last weekend at B&B Pet Stop.  The 8th annual Herbie Derby – the hamster and gerbil drag races to raise money for the schools – took place on Saturday, September 13, 2008.  In case you were wondering – the fastest hamster in Mobile is “Pringle”, owned by Jake Johnson.  Pringle-the-Hamster took off like a flash and - with the crowd cheering – raced to the finish line before the other hamsters even knew what happened!  The fastest dwarf hamster was “Squidward” owned by Justin Vaughan. And the fastest gerbil?  That would be the appropriately named “Speedo”, owned by Timothy Dawes.  All pets who competed but didn’t win their heat had a chance to run the “Last Chance” race.  “Nellie” owned by a young guy named Finn Cartmell won this race!

           The hamsters and gerbils raced along a specially designed 16-foot track in exercise-wheel-like racecars.  Due to the enthusiastic response, we had numerous heats of both hamsters and gerbils.  The heat winners raced against each other to determine who was the fastest!

               

           Great prizes of Habitrail™ small pet habitats were distributed to the top two hamsters, the top two dwarf hamsters, the top two gerbils and then the consolation prizes for the “Last Chance” race. Each participant received a “refuel pack” – filled with goodies for their small pet. 

           The entry fees and the racecar rental fees amounted to $148.00.  B&B Pet Stop matched this amount resulting in a donation of $296.00.  We realize this is not a HUGE amount – but just think if EVERY local business made a similar donation!
 

Making the 8th Annual Herbie Derby the success it was involved lots of great people:   Thank you to Joe Borgstede and our many good friends at Hagen.  You guys always say “yes”!  THANK YOU to the School Board and the City Council for allowing “Herbie” the Giant Hamster to dance around their meetings and invite them to participate, THANK YOU to KayBee Toys in Bel Air Mall for inviting Herbie to distribute flyers in front of their store in the mall, and Thomas Praytor from MaxForce Racing for bringing a REAL race car to the store on Race Day, and finally – a HUGE THANK YOU to Segonya Wells a.k.a.  “Herbie” for tirelessly putting on the hamster suit and clowning through lots of other events!

 

B&B Pet Stop Inc., is a family owned and operated pet store and has been helping Gulf Coast families keep their pets happy and healthy for 27 years. We understand how important it is to support our community and have a strong tradition of giving back to the community by supporting the arts, historic preservation, animal rescue organizations, and through this event, the Mobile County Public Schools.

Join us next year – for the NINTH annual Herbie Derby!


Gerbil Winner
"Speedo" owned by Timothy Dawes
 

Gerbil First Runner-Up

"Rocky" owned by Colin Martin
 

Hamster Winner
"Pringle" owned by Jake Johnson
 

Hamster First Runner-Up
"Sam" owned by Layton Echols
 

Dwarf Hamster Race Winner
"Squidward" owned by Justin Vaughan
 

Dwarf Hamster First Runner-Up
"Daisy" owned by Aleigha Dykes
 

Last Chance Winner
"Nellie" owned by Finn Cartmell

Last Chance First Runner-Up
"Buster" owned by Andrea Crockett

    

Friends of the Mobile Animal Shelter Pet Adoption
June 28th

 

 

Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny 2008
March 22nd

Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny

a GRAND success!

 

 

Over $500.00 donated to The Mobile Animal Shelter!

 

The Easter Bunny was all smiles last Saturday as furry, feathered, and four-legged creatures posed for the camera at B&B Pet Stop! 

In a festive setting of bright spring flowers, over 100 pets and children had their keepsake photograph taken.  General Manager, Sally Adams Trufant reports, "The turnout was phenomenal!  The event was scheduled from 1 - 3 pm, but we were still snapping photos until well after 4:00. Amazingly, all of the dogs, cats, and rabbits behaved very nicely while they waited!"

Big thanks to everyone who waited in line - we had some technical difficulties with one of our camera memory cards - which caused a bit of delay.  That is all taken care of now, so Pet Photos in the Pumpkin Patch this October should run very smoothly!

Pet lovers made a $5.00 donation to the spay / neuter fund at the Mobile Animal Shelter, and as a result we were able to donate over $500.00. 

 
         

 

Pet Photos with Santa 2007
December 2nd


Pet Photos with Santa Claus

 Benefits The Mobile Animal Shelter!

Total of $370.00 donated!

     Santa Claus really had his hands full at B&B Pet Stop last weekend!  He posed for two hours with furry, feathered, and four-legged creatures of all varieties while local photographer, Cheryl Shifflet, snapped keepsake photos to benefit the Mobile Animal Shelter.  Each photo was $5.00 per shot and anything that can fit in the shot was included: kids, pets, grandma, birds, iguanas, dogs, ferrets and kittens. 
     General Manager, Sally Adams Trufant reports, “this is the 16th year we’ve held this fun event and we are thrilled with the results. Thank you to all of the patient customers who waited - let’s just say some pets were more cooperative than others!”

    
Pet lovers made a $5.00 donation to the spay / neuter fund at the Mobile Animal Shelter, and as a result B&B Pet Stop is able to donate $370.00
     B&B Pet Stop has long supported the Mobile Animal Shelter’s efforts to fund spay / neuter gift certificates for those adopting pets through the shelter.  When more pets are spayed or neutered –  fewer unwanted litters end up at the shelter – and fewer pets must be needlessly euthanized.  General Manager Sally Trufant explains, “Responsible pet ownership is not only our business – it’s our passion ” 
     B&B Pet Stop is a family owned and operated pet store and has been helping Gulf Coast families keep their pets happy and healthy for 26 years.

                               
 

 Bark in the Park 2007
August 5th

        

          The first annual “Bark in the Park” event at Hank Aaron Stadium on Sunday, August 5th, was a hot adventure! 
(If anyone EVER asks me to do an outdoor event on an August afternoon, someone please remind me of the first annual Bark in the Park event at Hank Aaron Stadium!)  We all agreed the event is a great idea and we got lots of exposure (including TV coverage from FOX 10 and NBC 15 and news coverage from the Mobile Press-Register) but NEXT YEAR we’re going to call it “Hounds at the Hank” and have it in late April or early May.

That being said, we had wonderful participation from The Friends of the Mobile Animal Shelter, Greyhound Pets of America, Lost Without You Animal Rescue and the Mobile SPCA (with their FABULOUS trailer!).  We also had P’s and Q’s Dog Training, Alabama Dog Magazine, Walks and Wags Pet Sitting, Coastal Pet Sitting, Ideal Pet Food, NUTRO Pet Food, and Dr. Quentin Meadows in his Mobile Veterinary Clinic on hand to micro-chip.  It was a wonderful group of very hot, very sweaty, but very dedicated volunteers and pet lovers!

We gave away goody-bags to the first 50 dogs, including some of the rescue dogs at the adoption event.  The goody bags were jam-packed with great stuff due to the EXTRAORDINARY generosity of some of our best pet industry partners.

BIG THANKS go to PetEdge for their toothbrush goody-bag donations, Natural Balance Pet Food for their goody-bag donations and their GORGEOUS gift baskets, NUTRO Pet Foods for their coupons for free 5-lb bags in the goody-bags and their prizes for the pet trick contest, and Penn-Plax for their dog toys for the goody-bags.

There were more than 50 dogs on the field for the Pre-Game Pooch Parade, which was a first for the BayBears.  I’m happy to report there was only one “accident” near first base which was PROMPTLY handled by the official B&B Pet Stop “Poop Patrol”!   (Thank you Jamie and Ryan!)

The Pet Trick contest was won by Megan Pineda and her dog, Duga Jack, who played dead when she “shot” him by pointing her finger  at him!

Helping the event go so smoothly was our new best friend, Mike Callahan, the Director of Entertainment and Sales for the BayBears.  For Mike, nothing is a problem and there are no obstacles – he makes everything seem so easy!  Thanks Mike – we’re looking forward to next year!

    

    



           

                                    

 Lost Without You Pet Adoption 2007
July 21st

"Help us out" - Adopt an adorable, loving pet. 
Lost Without You pet adoption is held in our store on the third Saturday of every month.

      
 

 Reptile Show & Sale Extravaganza 2007
June 30th & July 1st

 
 
 

 PondFest 2007
May 11th - 20th

Bob Burnett, Executive Director of the Mobile Arts Council came to judge the coloring contest on Saturday afternoon!  The winners are as follows: 

   

Winner - Age Group 4 and under

Winner - Age Group 5 to 7

Caleb, Age 3

Treyh, Age 5

The judge, Bob Burnett, noted, "I like the way the artist filled the space.  There's a strong personal interpretation of fish thru line."

Bob Burnett, Executive Director of the Mobile Arts Council said, "There's a dynamic placement of the object (fish).  The coloration provides a sense of movement."

 

Winner - Age Group 8 to 12

Ryan, Age 12

"I like the sense of movement, especially in the fins.  Good line.  Encourage artist to look at water more - notice how it picks up light and color (not just one shade of blue).", explained Bob Burnett.
 

The prize for each age group winner is 4 tickets to a BayBears baseball game, free parking and free hotdogs!

 

 Super Pet Super Speedway 2007
April 28th

     

First Place Hamster "Max"
with owner Julian Miller
and Sally Trufant - General Manager
Hamster Runner-Up "Hammie"
with owner Reese Tatum
and Sally Trufant - General Manager

First Place Gerbil "Chip"
with owner Katie Poston
and Sally Trufant - General Manager

Gerbil Runner-Up "Chip"
with owner Gavin Brown
and Sally Trufant - General Manager

First Place Dwarf Hamster "Gus-Gus"
with owner Amanda Hardy
and Sally Trufant - General Manager

Dwarf Hamster Runner-Up "Cutie"
with owner Brookelynn Harkins
and Sally Trufant - General Manager

Last Chance Race Winner "Russell"
with owner Sara's brother
and Sally Trufant - General Manager
Last Chance Race Runner-Up "Leslie"
with owner Chase
and Sally Trufant - General Manager
 

SEVENTH Annual SuperPet “Super Speedway”
Hamster and Gerbil Races to Raise Funds for the
Mobile County Public School System is a HUGE Success!

The Mobile County Public School System is $1550.42 richer thanks to a nutty event held last weekend at B&B Pet Stop.  The 7th  annual SUPER PET “SUPER SPEEDWAY” – the hamster and gerbil drag races to raise money for the schools – took place on Saturday, April 28, 2007.  In case you were wondering – the fastest hamster in Mobile is “Max”, owned by Julian Miller.  Max-the-Hamster took off like a flash and - with the crowd cheering – raced to the finish line before the other hamsters even knew what happened!  The fastest dwarf hamster was “Gus-Gus” owned by Amanda Hardy. And the fastest gerbil?  That would be “Chip”, owned by Katie Poston.  All pets who competed but didn’t win their heat had a chance to run the “Last Chance” race.  “Russell” owned by a young lady named Sara won this race!

           The hamsters and gerbils raced along a specially designed 16-foot track in exercise-wheel-like Super PetÔ racecars manufactured by Super Pet.  Due to the enthusiastic response, we had numerous heats of both hamsters and gerbils.  The heat winners raced against each other to determine who was the fastest!

           Great prizes of Super PetÔ small pet habitats were distributed to the top two hamsters, the top two dwarf hamsters, the top two gerbils and then the consolation prizes for the “Last Chance” race..  Each participant received a  “refuel pack” – filled with goodies for themselves and for their small pet. 

           The entry fees and the racecar rental fees amounted to $112.00.  Throughout the month, however, the Mobile Public Schools were the beneficiaries of our “Round Up for Charity” program at the register.  Customers are asked to “round up” to the next dollar and donate the change to put pets in the classrooms of the Mobile Public Schools.   This netted $1438.52.  Together this amounted to $1550.42.  We realize this is not a HUGE amount – but just think if EVERY local business made a similar donation!

Making the  7th Annual SuperPet Super Speedway the success it was involved lots of great people:   Thank you to Kim Hirschfield and our many good friends at Super Pet.  You guys always say “yes”!  THANK YOU to the School Board and the City Council for allowing “Speedy” the Giant Hamster to dance around their meetings and invite them to participate, THANK YOU to the BayBears for inviting Speedy to participate at their game, and finally – a HUGE THANK YOU to Ken Schrock a.k.a.  “Speedy”  for tirelessly putting on the hamster suit and clowning through lots of other events!

B&B Pet Stop Inc., is a family owned and operated pet store and has been helping Gulf Coast families keep their pets happy and healthy for 25 years. We understand how important it is to support our community and have a strong tradition of giving back to the community by supporting the arts, historic preservation, animal rescue organizations, and through this event, the Mobile County Public Schools.

                                            Join us next year – for the EIGHTH annual speedway! 


 

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