It's a very exciting time at Bobbi Panter Pet Products.  Everyone is preparing for Saturday's 5th Annual Luke Laudolff Pet Carnival.  The pet carnival is very special to Bebe and Cece's mom Bobbi. She started the carnival when good friends of hers, Paul and Joanne Laudolff, lost their 10-year old son Luke. Bobbi learned after his death about how much Luke loved animals. He loved animals of every kind but especially his beloved Border Collie Georgia.  Luke even volunteered at Anderson Animal Shelter in South Elgin, IL. That is an amazing accomplishment for someone so young. To honor his memory and love of animals Bobbi started the pet carnival in partnership with Petco in Geneva to raise money for Anderson Animal Shelter. Last year's event raised over $3,000 for the shelter and this year we all hope to raise more money. Petco is having a huge grand re-opening sale on the same day to celebrate their remodeling and new look. There will be lots of in-store specials only so a huge crowd should be at the event.  The pet carnival is lots of fun for families and it is pet-friendly, of course! Mom Bobbi will be busy doing pet beauty consultations and encouraging the crowd with the microphone.  A huge silent auction with lots of great items will be ongoing, popcorn and balloons will be given away all while a pet masseuse will be offering her services, a dog trainer will answer questions and a talented pet caricaturist will make a fun likeness of your pet. Of course, Anderson Animal Shelter will be there with adorable animals for adoption and each adoption will get a special Luke gift. But the best of all is that Bebe and Cece will be there! The girls will be making a personal appearance to help raise money for the shelter and will even be giving out "pawtographs!" The girls are very excited to see everyone, of course they had a spa day yesterday so they could look their best, and can't wait to get there!

On a sad note, Bebe and Cece lost their beloved grandad Cal on May 22. Cal loved the girls but Cece had a very special relationship with him so she was very upset and sad when her doggie instinct told her that she was going to lose him.  Cece knows that he is in a good place now and will sit in his lap again someday.

Nylabone War

The office at Bobbi Panter Pet Products is so busy! There are lots of orders and deliveries, phones are ringing the doorbell is buzzing! Bebe and Cece love it when the doorbell rings, especially when it is the mail lady. They bark and run around in circles, it is the highlight of their morning.  Dolly is coming to the office one or two days a week also. She likes to play a lot more then the girls do so Sandra bought her toys for the office. One of her toys is a Nylabone because she still likes to chew a lot.  Her mom Sandra bought her Nylabones to see if she could find at least one toy that Dolly couldn't destroy. Bebe and Cece have a really big basket of toys that sits on the floor by the front door and their fuzzy heart rugs. At first Sandra tried to keep the toys away from Dolly but as part Doxie she doesn't give up until she gets her way and the toys are put where she can get them. That is because Dolly gets all of the toys out of the basket, spreads them out all over the office and then proceeds to tear them to pieces. Mom Bobbi walks around picking up pieces of ears, tails, eyes and stuffing.  The girls get pretty upset about this but they don't play with the toys anyway so Dolly thought they wouldn't mind her playing with them.  Well, that's when the Nylabone War started.  Dolly ignored her Nylabone because she was so busy stealing the girls toys. Dolly was sitting under her mom's desk one morning where all of her toys (formerly Bebe and Cece's) were including the Nylabone. Well, Cece just walked right under the desk and reached delicately behind Dolly and picked up that bone and walked off with it, much to Dolly's surprise! Cece proceeded to her fuzzy rug and started chewing away. She really liked it and Dolly just did not know what to do about it, but she is a very polite dog and respects Cece so she didn't try to take it back. Now Bebe likes the Nylabone too! On days when Dolly isn't in the office the Nylabone can be found with their cases in Bobbi's office or on one of their fuzzy rugs. One of the girls is seen regularly sneaking it out from Dolly's bed and trotting off with their prize. It is like they think they are real dogs now not celebrity spokesmodel dogs! Bebe and Cece Tweeted all about their victory and Nylabone even retweeted them! Stay tuned for another episode of the Nylabone War at Bobbi Panter Pet Products! You can follow Bebe and Cece on Twitter @sassyshihtuzs.

A Week with Bebe and Cece

Well, the office has been so busy lately! Last week mom Bobbi had to get ready for two events! Brad, our national sales manager, went to Summit Pet's Customer Appreciation Show in Atlanta on Saturday the 28th and mom Bobbi has been in California since Wednesday.  Mom is calling on the buyer at Petco and visiting some of our customers like Krisers in Studio City and To Wag For in Santa Monica.  Mom is having a great time as she used to live in Los Angeles where she was an aspiring actress. Until founding dog Bobo lost her eyesight and mom changed her career to creating shampoos to help dogs skin and fur. Then on Sunday the 29th she was at Central Pet Santa Fe Springs Open House. Bebe and Cece miss her so much! Dad Matt brings them to the office everyday so that they can oversee the running of the office, which is part of their role as celebrity spokesmodel dogs.  Our new office person Cara, is walking the girls now, they confess that they do not make it easy for her, but they really like Larry and miss him too while he is on vacation.  Sandra took Dolly on their walk with them so they made quite the pack! It helps them not miss mom so much and they do appreciate everyone taking care of them even if they don't show it well.  That's all for now! Bye, love Bebe and Cece.

We're Baaaack!!

Hiya!  Bebe and Cece have been on vacation for awhile over Easter so they haven't had a chance to post a new blog lately.  The girls went with mom Bobbi to Florida while she had a business trip and they stayed at the house in Anna Marie.  The days went by so fast! Either lounging by the pool, playing with friends or even going to Easter sunrise service, it was a great time.  But now Bebe and Cece are back to work and going to the office with mom Bobbi everyday.  It is very busy!  Courtney is helping with the phones and orders, Larry, who the girls love, takes them for nice walks even when they don't want to go, and gives them treats after.  Most exciting of all is that Dolly is now in the office as her mom Sandra works for mom Bobbi. Bebe and Cece already wrote a blog about Dolly. And the girls want to take one last chance to celebrate Bebe's birthday, she turned 7 years old on Saturday the 14th.  Bebe is the paw-picked protege of founding dog Bobo so she is very important to Bobbi Panter Pet Products! That's all for now! Bye, love Bebe and Cece xoxox.

Happy Easter from Bebe and Cece!

Easter is almost here, it is one of Bebe and Cece's favorite holidays!  That is because they get to go shopping to their favorite store, Tails in the City, where the Easter Bunny is.  After the photo shoot with the Easter Bunny there is shopping for their upcoming business trip to Florida.  Mom is meeting with their distributor Central Pet Tampa while the girls stay at the house.  Bebe and Cece still have to look good for the trip though so after shopping they have a spa day with Laura Rosen at Ritz Kennel Salon. It is another one of their favorite things to do.  On Monday it was another day at the office and then off to the airport! The girls will be in Florida for Easter and then back to Chicago and work.  It can be very stressful being celebrity spokes models for Bobbi Panter Pet Products! Love Bebe and Cece xoxox

It's Springtime in Chicago!

Goodness, the weather has been so nice here that Bebe and Cece are enjoying walks in the fresh air and sunshine when taking breaks from their office duties.  The girls almost think it is summer or that they are in Florida as it has been so warm for March.  Things are very busy at Bobbi Panter Pet Products, there are lots of exciting changes coming that Bebe and Cece will be keeping all of their followers up to date on in the weeks to come.  One thing that Bebe and Cece have become concerned about is that their followers think they are just shallow celebrity models, but that is not true. In fact, Cece would love to be a service dog, she saw Mr. Gibbs on the Today Show and barked her support for him. The girls love to help dogs get rescued and find homes and are always sharing important information for pets and their mom/dads. This week is National Poison Prevention Week and this link is to a really important article about all things poisonous to dogs. http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/pet-poisons-from-a-to-z-what-you-absolutely-must-know So make sure your moms and dads read it! That's all for now, love Bebe and Cece! xoxox

Bebe and Cece are on Twitter!

Now you can follow Bebe and Cece on Twitter. They are known as the @sassyshihtzus. Mom Bobbi decided it was okay for them to have their own followers as there were so many other dogs on Twitter. That way they can tweet to their followers personally and not through mom Bobbi. This week is exciting for mom Bobbi as she is going to Boston.  PetEdge catalog now carries Bobbi Panter Pet Products! So mom is going to train their sales people on our products so that they can be experts like us and sell lots of shampoo. We wish we could go with her as we love to travel but we are going to stay here and keep an eye on the office for her. That's all for today, love Bebe and Cece xoxox!