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Just as @AnnaJCowen and I debate dog or cat ownership (Grrrrr! Meowww! - um, let’s get a hamster, luv) news reaches me of the grand opening of Wivenhoe Pets.

Cripes.

Located down at the Business Centre along Brook Street, this all sounds rather exciting:

“Wivenhoe Pets Grand Opening, Saturday 4th December, 10am. Come and join the fun! Raffle with great prizes. All proceeds to the Guide Dog Association. Guide dogs and puppies from 12pm, refreshments…

Wivenhoe Pets will be able to supply local people with all types of pet related products, covering:

“Dogs [hurrah!] cats [mooted meowww] birds, fish and wild bird food. Plus toys, treats, beds, gifts and much more.”

I’m like a dog on heat, just thinking about it all.

I wish Wivenhoe Pets well with the launch of this new business. As I keep on telling @AnnaJCowen, Wivenhoe is dog walking territory. We’ve been doing plenty of walking of late, plus too much talking. Time to walk it like we talk it and get a woof woof.

There’s a lot going on down at the Business Centre right now. I’ve been tremendously impressed and encouraged in the way that the community has tried to recover from the devastation of the fire a couple of months ago.

As well as the more traditional businesses, there is now Nancy Taplin’s pop-up gallery at unit 28b, opposite the Wivenhoe Gallery. Both will be open as part of the late night shopping this Thursday, and over the weekend from 10am - 4pm.

So yeah - pets and paintings. Maybe I should strike a deal with @AnnaJCowen - I’ll allow her to use my dog as a life model, just to give the girl an excuse to dabble around with the oil paints her Mum has sent down from the Lakes.

Give a dog a bone, etc.