For Paws

Patti & her husband Bill are hard working, warm & knowable people. For a small store, Patti carries a wide selection of food options & toys. It’s become my go to place for a sense of community, in a new town. Go local & support a business that is making a world of difference! She’s also actively involved in cat rescue & always has kittens from high kill shelters. Like I said, GOOD people!

Best pet food store in marin.
Down to earth and very knowledgeable
If you need great organic food for your fury one
Or a great selection of treats and toys this is the spot
Ricci and patty are really great
They also have rescue Kittens !!

What a charming store! The first time I paid a visit was with some trepidation. I expected the business to be too cute and pricey. What a surprise I got when when the proprietress, Patty, advised me on what the best type of food to give my dog. She knew her stuff, spent time with me, the prices where right, and I walked out with about a pound of free samples. I love the place and am now a regular customer.

For Paws is the best little pet shop one could ever want. You can always find premium products and great prices. If you need something you can’t find, then typically it can be ordered. Patty provides exceptional service and is very knowledgeable, not to mention lovely and friendly. I love this place. I go to other big pet stores and get lost and can’t even find what I’m looking for. At For Paws, I can find what I need quickly, and if not, Patty will get it for me. Problem solved. This is one exceptional small business.

I have to confess I only buy rare gifts for other people’s pets here, but I love this store. The owner and all of the employees are so nice and helpful and they have eco-​friedly options. But I am prompted to write this because of a recent incident. I had a little 5 year old visitor that I needed to entertain for a couple of hours on a rainy morning, so I took her to For Paws to visit the kittens. She was thrilled — until she accidentally stepped on one and was then devastated. The owner simultaneously comforted both child and kitten until child was holding purring kitten and smiling through tears. I wish I had a pet so I could shower them with business, but in the mean time, here is a Unilocal

Patty and her charming store could not be anymore lovely. As a local small business owner (I run dogs) and someone who loves animals enough to want to serve them full time, it’s fabulous to have someone down the street from us who can never seem to do enough for the animals in our community, and holds the same values and standards I feel I do. We are so lucky to have For Paws (and Patty) in our community!

What a wonderful pet store! Great selection and prices. And the kind and knowledgeable woman who runs it is like a fairy godmother compared to the Pet Cottage people (where I will no longer be shopping!) — she is there to help and you leave there feeling like you’re an important part of the community. They also have little bunnies in there right now — so bring your kids with you to pet them!

Love shopping locally. Patty is always ready to help. With the scare of foods for our pets being processed in China, Patty helped me find a really good dog food made in the U.S. Not only is she always a huge help to us humans, she also tries to help animals. She finds homes for kittens and recently placed a mother cat with one of her babies to a home locally in Fairfax. She got to know the family before the pets were placed and knows that they went to good homes. She is great and I am a loyal customer.

Our dog wandered from our house, was picked up by an out-​of-​towner, and Patty-​the owner of For Paws-​offered to keep the dog at her shop until she could find the owner.
She coordinated having our dog scanned by The Marin Humane Society (our dog was not wearing her collar), and within 3 hours we got our dog back. She handled an emergency situation perfectly. What a great resource for the community here in Fairfax! Thank you Patty!!!
Just found out she will order the food our dog eats. We will be loyal customers!
We love For Paws!!!

I love supporting my local community, and shopping at For Paws is one way I do it! This neighborhood pet store is owned by a really groovy gal named Marguerite, and her cutey pie pups. For Paws focuses on carrying a lot of locally made and eco-​friendly pet products — yay! While the shop is small, Marguerite is happy to order anything you might need.

I brought my 15 ½ golden retriever into For Paws. Normally, he is very well behaved. I turned my head for a second and my dog Jake, had bit into a giant four pound tube of fancy dog food. I was thrilled Jake found something he liked, and obviously I bought it because the single bite was almost a quarter of the tube. He loves it and I am so grateful that it we now have a new brand of dog food that my dog loves, and that Marguerite was so nice about my naughty dog.
The food is natural and the staff knows so much. Im just grateful that he did not bite into something more expensive. I love this store.

My dog likes to walk into bars. Seriously. You walk down the street with him and he’ll pass by every store and restaurant… but the second you pass a bar, he’s pulling you to go in there. If I’m with strangers, I can pull off the whole «Wow, he’s never done anything like that before, there must be something in there that smells familiar!» Most people, however, know better. I personally think it’s because the smell of liquor reminds him of all of my friends who come over drunk and give him tons of affection. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
So it’s refreshing when he actually pulls me into non-​bar establishments — particularly ones that are made for animals. This place is small, but they sell quality goods. My dog loves the Sea Mobility Venison Jerky treats (really, though, who wouldn’t?) — and they carry them (for a pretty penny). The girl working here was really sweet and engaging — and helpful.
My dog liked it so much he tried to pull me back in when we walked past it a second time. Fucking lush.