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March 8, 2008

Doggie Style in Federal Hill

DSC02486.JPG DSC02489.JPG Doggie Style, a Philadelphia pet store with three downtown shops, has come to Federal Hill, and will open sometime this week.

The shop is being run by Scott Goldfarb, son of Ira Goldfarb, whose family owns the Philadelphia stores.

It will be open seven days a week, and plans to add grooming services in a month or so. Goldfarb says the store will feature an extensive line of pet food, treats, toys, beds and accessories. It will have much the same merchandise as the Philadelphia shops, but with more emphasis on aquatic items for pets because of Baltimore's proximity to water.

Goldfarb said, based on the number of people trying to get in and "sneak a peek" before the shop even opens, he expects interest is high.

Goldfarb, 25, says his dog Swoop, a chihuahua-corgi mix, will be hanging out most days at the store, where pets are welcome.

As for the name of the shop, Goldfarb said it does grab attention. "When the alarm guy came to set things up, he said, 'Phew, I wasn't sure what kind of place we were going to," Goldfarb said. "It's just a dog store."

The chain of stores also has a web site: doggiestyle2.com. Be sure, especially if children are around, to include the 2.

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About Jill Rosen
Jill Rosen is a reporter at The Baltimore Sun. During her nearly 20 years in journalism, she has covered news and features — including a surprising number of stories that involved animals. There were the dog Christmas carolers in State College, Pa. There were the hounds who toured with a production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The story of a preschool teacher at Baltimore’s Father Kolbe School who had to replace her class guinea pig, who died over the winter holiday. A harrowing tale of what it was like to make homemade pet food ...

Though her clean freak of a mother refused to allow her to get a dog, she has had a number of pets through the years, including goldfish named Bob and Fingle, a betta fish named Ichabod, a wild rat terrier named Wendel, who she shared with a roommate, and, currently, sweet, sweet kitties named Leo Sesame and Milo Pumpkin and a little rescued pup named Teddy Bean. She, Leo, Pumpkin and Teddy Bean live in Baltimore.
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