Dupont Pet Stop

This place has been great in emergencies, I live in the burbs and order my cats food (Weruva) online, but every so often the timing of the shipment is off or delayed. I really prefer to only feed my cats Weruva because its human grade food and I trust it enough that I’d eat it myself, and very few places locally sell it.
The Dupont Pet shop is across from work, so whenever I need a couple cans to tide me over it is incredibly convenient.
Yes its more expensive, it is Dupont and its a small business, I can’t imagine they do the volume even the small businesses in the burbs do. But its not that much more expensive then I pay for the same stuff in Vienna. 5.5 oz cans that cost me 1.79 in Vienna are 1.99 here.
The selection isn’t huge, but the stuff they do have is quality. There is no meow mix here. Even the toys appear to be higher quality toys.
To top it all off the owner is very friendly and nice, I actually got to try an amazing Persian restaurant in Vienna years ago at his recommendation. He also seems to really understand what good quality food is for pets. Sure the place in Vienna is cheaper, but the college students working there aren’t even halfway near as knowledgeable.
So is it more expensive? Sure.
Does it really matter? No.

I love to spend money on my pooch (more than spending on myself believe it or not)!. I go to the nail salon above DuPont pet stop on a regular basis and I’ve regularly stopped in to try to find something to bring home for the pup. I cannot believe that I can’t find one single product that I can buy him. The selection for anything is dismal. If this place had some decent stuff, I would gladly turn over my wallet to them, but the owner here needs to really up the anty and learn what great products there for spoiled city pup.

*Extremely* limited selection. Like, they don’t carry rawhide bones for large dogs. Even CVS and the Soviet Safeway have those. Actually, come to think of it, all the CVS stores in the immediate vicinity have a larger selection of dog toys geared towards large dogs. I added a star because the owner seemed like a friendly, likeable fellow, and I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt that maybe they cater to small dogs and cats.

We went here to get our dog some special treats on her first birthday. The store had very few dog treats and those that were there were overpriced. The owner tried to be nice and give us some free dog food samples, but when we fed our dog the food it made her incredibly sick. Do not feed your pets the free food! #yikes

Why all the good reviews DC? I’m starting to think y’all don’t Unilocal correctly.
Small, overpriced.
Do I need to say more?
Limited selection, with a price mark up.
Did I cyber stutter?
THERE ISN’T A LOT OF STUFF IN HERE! AND THE STUFF THEY DO HAVE COSTS MORE THAN IT SHOULD.
Still bought my little doggie a jacket. I heard from my mother-​in-​law/​dog sitter that Kiki has stopped eating since I left town. I had to bring her *something* so she’ll forgive me. But yeah, the other reviews on here totally mislead me.

This is a convenience store for your pets… it doesn’t have all the brands but it does have a little bit of everything. The owner, a very nice man, is very helpful and if he is out of something or doesn’t have something, he will try to accommodate you any way he can… makes sure a sold out item is in his next shipment; they seem to come weekly! How convenient!

They are fantastic! We recently purchased some items that we needed to return but we had forgotten our receipts and it had been a while since we purchased them. The man refunded us. As he put it, he wants the customers to be happy and want to return. Definitely will.

In general I usually like to support smaller businesses than the larger supermarket giants. I just adopted my kitten last week and as soon as I did I headed over here to get some supplies. The owner and I had nice conversation and I heard some interesting stories from when he was a grad student in dc. He figured I would appreciate the best I could get for my buck because of my being in college and he gave me some free cat food samples as well as honest advice about what was worth the price and what wasn’t.
I came back a few days later to get some toys and items I forgot — he was downstairs in another shop like his sign said he was. He came right up and helped me out as quickly as possible. This is my new pet shop and I’m very happy to support this man and his services for however long I am in the area for.

I’ve never been in such a terrible pet shop. I was so disappointed after reading everyone’s reviews. The shelves were mostly empty, most items didn’t have prices on them so the owner kept making prices up, the things that did have price tags were WAY over– priced and the store was filthy. I left with a bunch of flea and bug bites and purchased nothing since I could find the few items this store carried for half the price anywhere else that sells pet supplies. The owner was kind of creepy and didn’t even know what a training treat bag was. Way bummed about the overall experience.

Cute little store right by Dupont circle. Picked up a few toys and a new water bowl, and the prices seemed really reasonable. I also told the owner how our new puppy didnt seem to be interested in any of the treats we had for her, and he gave us lots of samples to try. I will definitely be back!

How happy was I to discover I could purchase my spoiled fur baby’s special food so close to my house? Very, very happy. Felix likely gets his picky eating habits from me, and when we moved here, I worried aobut finding the food (ordering online is expensive with shipping). Luckily, the Dupont Pet Stop carries his food — and plenty of other cute animal supplies. You don’t need to go to evil Petco for anything anymore. The owner is very sweet and once even let me in the store alone to get my cat’s food. I brought the bag downstairs to pay for it – no worries. It blew my mind he’d allow a new customer to wander in his store alone. Now that’s service!

Even if they are closed, the owner will open up the store for you if you go and find him in the Oasis store downstairs. Also, one day I called and asked when he closed. He asked me what time I could get there and said he’d wait for me! Customer service here is great.

The owner is really nice, helpful and generous. The prices aren’t too bad. They have a lot of different healthier foods for dogs and cats. They have great cat toys. An array of cleaning supplies, be it shampoo or Nature’s Miracle. I like this store a lot. It is also conveniently next to Dupont Vet.

Cute little store with tons of grooming accessories — mainly brushes, galore.
Owner is nice and helpful.

For cute, fun special items this place is great.
I, on the other hand, was looking for a place that carried Nutro food for my kitties and preferably in a very large bag.
When my friend and I walked in the owner came out of the back and watched us for a couple minutes until I approached him and asked him about Nutro. His response was that he used to carry it, but thinks the company is in bad shape and won’t be along much longer. If thats true than someone alert PetSmart because I feel like now about 40% of the products they offer are Nutro. Anyway, he recommended a different food and I while I did consider, he only sold the cat food in smaller 9lb bags. I really wanted a huge bad that will last longer than 3 weeks.
This place is very convenient and the guy was pretty nice, it just didn’t have what I needed. For pet xmas presents or special stuff this place would be great. Its also very pricey, but that could also be because its in the middle of the city.
It works but it won’t become my regular pet store.

The store’s manager is notably caring, neighborly, and well-​informed. The store has a nice selection of high-​quality products.

I have shopped at this store for my (now deceased) kitty and my new dog.
I was happy with their selection of canned cat food. They had some unique brands and unusual flavors (my cat liked the turducken and grandma’s beef stew) that satisfied my old picky cat.
When I stopped in most recently, the shop was closed with a note to alert the owner who was downstairs to shop there which was only a minor inconvenience. They had a nice selection of leashes and toys for a shop that size. The owner gave us a free doggie brush with our purchase.
I have always had good experiences with this store and prefer it to the PetCo up in Cleveland Park.

With the revelations about the toxins in so much pet food (and a related vet bill to remind me), I looked for a place that carried better quality stuff. This place has a great selection and very friendly service and definitely worth visiting to get quality food or just something special for your 4 legged friend.

So it’s Christmas time and you can’t think what to get your dog? Climb the stairs over Oasis Grocery, and here you will find a treasure trove of dog treats. The owner of this place recommended me a Doggie «Track Suit», but I found that to be ridiculous, so I opted for something called «Kong Fill’n», a combination of a Kong chew toy and something that looks like Cheeze Wiz, only instead of cheese food, it squirts out something called «liver paste», which my dog will love licking off the inside of the Kong.
Also, I am pleased to report that they carry Innova «Evo» brand dogfood, a new «evolutionary» blend that contains no grain products, only high protein fuel for your hound. Need I entice you any more? Just for good measure, pick up a sack of «Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul»…yes, it is dogfood — no, dog lovers, do not eat it (even if you have emotional problems, I repeat, do not eat this dogfood).

Here is a question — What happened to Wrapworks? I went to Dupont specifically to Coat and Thai Chicken wrap, and it was gone. But, the good news is I found this cute Pet Store. The Dupont Pet Shop opened last month.
They currently offer what you would expect from a pet store, minus the actual animals. Adorably embossed leashes (I spied one with a skull and cross bones print); toys (KONG!); collars and treats. Plus, their prices were good and they offer 10% off large bags of food. And they carry Science Diet which my vet told me to give my kitty. so I picked up some of that. At least my cat would eat what she liked.