Animates Takanini

WOW ! So… my nutty border collie is a bit of a hairy monster. A farm dog in and out it takes a lot to make her look well groomed and she’s not one to get complimented on her beautiful coat. I took her to Animates this morning and 4 hours later she was a brand new dog… absolutely recommend this place if you want a dog groomer and I will definitely be going back every 3 months so she can keep her new ‘do’. The staff are really friendly and there are loads of animal toys, treats, food and medicines. One stop shop for any animal necessity.

I swear this is where ½ my pay goes! We’ve got two dogs and a cat so we’re always heading into Animates for something. The staff are super friendly and very helpful even asking if I’d like my bags of dog food carried to my car! The perk of being a loyalty card member is the $ 10 vouchers I get every couple of visits… Awesome :)

I always have to pop in to Animates when I visit the adjacent Countdown. I just can’t resist. I *have* to look at all the pretty fishies, cute lop-​eared bunnies and see what dog and cat breeds they have. Aside from these, they also have birds, tadpoles, the occasional turtle and bearded dragon, mice, rats, hamsters and the like.
The majority of the store, though, is made up of pet accessories and pet care products. It’s well set out so you have all the fish/​reptile stuff on the one side, then the bird stuff, then the rodent stuff, then the cat/​dog stuff which make up the majority of the aisles. The staff in there are okay, when I went in recently there were a lot of them in store but it seemed like they didn’t have much to do? One of them did let us pet a puppy though, which was nice.