If you live in Aiken and have a question about dogs, there is a good chance the answer is at Downtown Dog. Looking for an experienced groomer that greets your dog by name and with a smile at the front door? Downtown Dog employs a staff of expert groomers that will treat your pet as their own and send them home with a bag full of delicious homemade treats! Want to celebrate your best friend’s birthday in style? Downtown Dog bakes personalized cakes for the pet of honor and offers super cute, frosted treats for any canine party attendees. Need a fun gift for a dog-loving pal? Downtown Dog has you covered. Need a new collar, harness, leash, or toy for Fido? Downtown Dog has a great selection of all of the above.
Downtown Dog, owned by Vic and Sheri Scarborough, has an in-house kitchen where they bake 10 different flavors of fresh treats daily using only human-grade ingredients. They stock a curated selection of healthy, natural dog foods and will not feed your dog anything they wouldn’t feed their own dogs.
The Scarboroughs and their staff put a lot of love and a bit of fun into everything they do. They host epic events that you do not want to miss even if you don’t have a dog! The Aiken community goes all out for the Howl-O-Ween Parade and Costume Contest, the Ugly Christmas Sweater Stroll and the Patriot Paw Parade for Fourth of July. These annual events provide a great opportunity to include your furry friends in your holiday celebrations. Through fundraising events, Downtown Dog also supports many rescue organizations in the community including FOTAS and Team Stinkykiss Rescue.
Downtown Dog bills itself as the downtown store for dogs and the people who love them, and that is exactly what they are.