Dear Friends,

It is hard to believe the Olympics are over, school is about to start and football season is around the corner. I will soon be very tired of Artie’s snow chants as the seasons change. But I’m a half-full kind of guy and we are in the middle of August, the weather is glorious here in the Green Mountains and sweet corn is at every farm stand.

Did you know that Rebecca and I have a weekly radio show on WDEV radio called Small Dog Speaks? It is aired live from 1-2 pm Eastern time on Thursdays and we answer listener questions. You can call in with questions and we’d be thrilled to hear from Small Dog customers all over the country. You can call in toll-free to WDEV at 877-291-8255 or Tweet us at @hellosmalldog. The show is streamed live here.

This is a Garage Sale issue so that takes up much of the Kibbles & Bytes bandwidth. Enjoy the garage sale and be sure to check out the contest for our little plastic dogs! I started sending out little plastic dogs with every order way back when Small Dog Electronics was operated out of my house. I used to send rubber brains out, too, but that didn’t “stick” once we discovered that the heat from a display would melt that brain. But almost 1 million dogs later we are about to refresh our dog selection with new models and the custom models too!