Animates Westgate

I’ve only come to this Animates store a couple of times, so I always end up enjoying seeing what pets and what stock they have on offer. Like most Animates the store is set out in a particular way, and it’s kept nice and tidy. The staff are always well presented (they all wear uniforms) and the shelves are always stocked with heaps and heaps of different leads, collars, toys, food, cleaning products (for fish tanks and stuff) and so on. The staff aren’t exactly the most knowledgeable when it comes to pets — they are all mostly part timers who still go to school or uni, so I hope people don’t take their advice as golden. If you come on the weekends they sometimes take the puppies out for people to hold which is always fun. They let you hold the bunnies too and they show your kids how to hold them properly, which I think is great.

Due to circumstances beyond my control, all my visits to pet shops are normally only to look at the puppies, fish and kittens, so my recent visit to Animates was slightly different.
Needing to buy dog food for a spaniel that I’m pup sitting, I stopped over at Animates in Westgate, to get the food and stuff I would need for his visit. Golly, gosh, darn… Expensive is not the word; the word is more likely to be four letters long and starting with a loud capital F.
Okay, so I’m not used to buying dog food and related products, and I’m only just recovering from the shock of buying baby food, so it was a surprise how expensive dog food had become. So the cost of items is possibly not directly related to the store.
I found the service good, and dealt with Sammy, she was informative, and gave me good advice. Overall this is a good store, and their live animal range is quite good plus the food range is massive. I think this visit cured me from getting a puppy just yet, but did find the kittens to be absolutely adorable.