Exclusive offer for RVA Muttropolis readers:

Receive $5 off any Wag-in-the-Box purchase this fall!  Promo code: (case sensitive!) 5Wags4RVAMuttropolis

You’ve likely heard the buzz around Birch Box for people; well, this is Fido’s local-to-RVA edition.  Sample the best boutique shop treats, chews, and toys—all natural and health conscious ingredients.  It makes for the perfect gift for the dog-lover, especially those who have it all!  Wag-in-the-Box will also make a donation to a charity of your choosing, like Fetch a Cure.

Gift a friend a few months subscription and they’ll thank you over and over again.  Here’s to waggy tails.

THE DOG ECONOMY:  
It’s bigger than the beauty product industry.  Wrap your paws around that for a minute.

American Pet Products Association (APPA) reports that its 2011-2012 National Pet Owners survey found 62 percent of United States households own a pet; that’s roughly 72.9 million homes.  It also reports that in 2011, $50.96 billion—yes, with a B—was spent on pets in the United States.

How to make money in the $50 billion pet industry.

Birch Box for Fido

Groupon – BarkBox

UPDATE: PUT PAW IN MOUTH.  We have a business right here in RVA that delivers the same service but gives you more bang for your buck by supporting locally: Wag-in-the-Box.  Please check them out. 

A friend of mine gave me a subscription to Birch Box for my birthday.  Each month, a pink parcel arrives in my mailbox with a surprise mix of luxurious samples—it might be high-end perfume, organic power bars, rich mascara, or some new product that I didn’t know existed or needed but it’s splendid either way.  And I LOVE it.  In the daily grind it’s a nice surprise.  Well, today’s Groupon deal is a doggie version:  BarkBox.  That’s right.  Birch Box for dogs.

No need to Google, I have the Groupon URL for you here: http://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-subscription-barkbox?c=all&p=3  Or go directly to BarkBox: https://barkbox.com/