DERMagic Products in MudBay Stores!

Mud Bay has been around Washington State since 1988, when the first store was established in Olympia.  And now, they're opening 3 new stores (Mercer Island, Gig Harbor, and Redmond) to bring the total to 20 locations!

And for us, the big news is that Mud Bay is now carrying the DERMagic product line.  And this fits right in with the Mud Bay difference:  Instead of carrying supplies for every pet, Mud Bay focused on the healthiest foods and highest quality supplies.  Instead of trying to be everything to everyone, Mud Bay focused on using natural food and accurate information to contribute to the health of dogs and cats and the happiness of the people who care for them.

Mud Bay has a very interesting history, well worth reading.  And while you're on their site, check out Cooper's Story, about how DERMagic stopped Cooper's itch, written by a dog lover who also happens to work at Mud Bay...

So check it out!  And check us out too... We're proud to be a part of the Mud Bay retail system -- healthy foods, happy stores, knowledgeable staff.

The Earth in Crisis

Peak Soil

The Silent Global Crisis,   BY STEPHEN LEAHY

 

Folks,  here at DERMagic we worry a lot about ingredients.  We look at what they are and where they come from, their quality and purity, the sustainability of their source.  And we look at whether or not these ingredients are organic or from organic farms.

For just one example, we use natural beeswax in some of our formulations, and we are deeply concerned about what is happening to our pollinating honeybees in the last decade.  Our lives literally depend on the health of these tiny creatures.  If they disappear, the absence of beeswax will be the smallest of our problems.  There is no replacement for beeswax, and certainly not for honeybees.

But looking even deeper, beyond the creatures, beneath the vegetation, what is the nature of the soil that our plant materials come from?  How are these materials processed to preserve and protect the natural goodness in them?  And where and under what conditions will these plants be grown next year or in ten years?  

We are gravely concerned about what is happening globally to the soil that allows us to exist.  Yes, for now, we think about maintaining the high quality of our products through natural and organic ingredients, and through buying only from suppliers who share our ideals.  But looking ahead, we are concerned, not just about our company and our products, but about the future of our existence.

I ask you to click on the link below and read about what is happening around our planet.  We are not asking for anything... no donations, no sign-up, no email address.  Just read this excellent, carefully researched paper and let this awareness sink in.  I still believe it's not too late.

http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/eij/article/peak_soil/

DERMagic Skin Care for Animals Now Offered in Eastern Canada

Mon Ami Pet Wellness Distribution is the exclusive distributor in the Maritimes for DERMagic:   A Breakthrough in the Treatment of Animal Dermatitis – Relief from Dog Skin Problems

DERMagic Skin Care for Animals, Inc., is proud to partner with Mon Ami Pet Wellness Distribution to offer our products across eastern Canada.  Severe dog itching, skin allergies, mange, black skin disease and hair loss, hot spots, dandruff or seborrhea, cuts and sores and other secondary dog skin problems resulting from flea or mite allergies and even trauma -- these conditions are miserable for your pet, and for you.  Until now, it has been difficult to treat these common problems without steroids, antibiotics or strong chemicals. 

Visit dermagic.com for more information on our award-winning products and on how to recognize and treat skin problems in your dogs and cats. Contact monamiinfo@eastlink.ca to offer these fine products to your customers in Canada or visit Mon Ami Pet Wellness Online Store to order in eastern Canada.

Whitnie - the formerly hairless Pomeranian...

PUFF WHITTY - DERMagic Poster Child

Many of you know that there's nothing worse than having to watch your little furkid suffer day after day with some kind of skin problem, no matter what it is.  I've been there with my own dogs, one of which I nearly lost to a mystery skin disease that left her hairless with open sores.  That was little Shenanigan the Yorkie, the first life saved by DERMagic.

But that was then...  Today, no one and no animal should have to suffer like this, and that's why we work so hard to get the word out about DERMagic Skin Rescue Lotion. It really works to end the problem, permanently, without steroids, antibiotics, or antihistamines.

When we say it, that's one thing.  But when pet parents who have been through this ordeal, with very expensive vet bills and steroids and no results over very long periods of time, when these folks send us their before and after photos, and we can share them with you, this is what tells the story.

We have posted a slide show that shows Whitnie the Canadian Pomeranian (also known as "Puff Whitty"), who lives with Cherie D. in Saskatchewan.  Whitnie was in pretty bad shape when they finally found DERMagic at Metro Pet Market in Regina, SK.  

Here's what Cherie wrote to the folks at Metro Pet:  "Here are some before and after pictures of Whitnie's amazing transformation.  Big thank you for helping us along throughout the past 6 months.  Whitnie is gonna love you guys forever."

Please watch the slide show and forgive us all for not being brilliant cinematographers... but the message is clear:  DERMagic works.  And we guarantee it.

The Best Singles Ad Ever Printed

Reported to have been listed in the Atlanta Journal:


SINGLE BLACK FEMALE seeks male companionship, ethnicity unimportant.  I'm a very good girl who LOVES to play.  I love long walks in the woods, riding in your pickup truck, hunting, camping and fishing trips, cozy winter nights lying by the fire.  Candlelight dinners will have me eating out of your hand.  I'll be at the front door when you get home from work, wearing only what nature gave me...  Call (404) 875-xxxx and ask for Annie, I'll be waiting.....

More than 150 men found themselves talking to the Atlanta Humane Society, according to our source.  Call your local animal rescue organization today, and find the companion you've been longing for.

What's in a Name?

Why do we spell DERMagic with the funny capitalization?

"DERMagic" is how we spell our name, with the first four letters capitalized.  We actually kicked this around in focus groups for a long time before we trademarked our logo and officially incorporated under this name.  What we needed to convey in our name was that this product line was for skin (derma), and that it wipes out skin problems like magic.

It isn’t spelled "Der Magic."  There’s actually a German company out there who does a “magic” show, we think for kids.  Pretty cool, and makes much sense for this spelling.  But this is a different company and no connection to us.

And our focus groups considered a simple spelling of Dermagic, with no peculiar capitalization.  Not bad, we thought, but then people were pronouncing it “DermaJEEK” or “Derma Magic” and other strange things.

So, in the end, we have DERMagic, and we love it.  And our pets love it, and they couldn’t care less how we spell it!  So just ask for it at your local pet supply shop or at your groomer.  They will know what you mean no matter how you pronounce it!  End your pet’s skin issues today, the natural way, like magic!  

DERMagic works!  Guaranteed.

Just a-Walkin' the Dog....

Ahhhh.... summer...   Lovely, warm, sunny morning... birds chirping, dew on the grass, my beloved Shih Tzus stopping to sniff every tree or shrub along the way... Such sweet little mutts they are.

Protective too, the little Changelings.  Joggers and bikers who use the sidewalks for exercise, instead of for walking like the rest of us, get exactly what they should expect when they sneak up behind us at full trot.  (Get it?  SideWALKS... not SideRUNS or SideBICYCLES.)

We nearly sent a runner to the hospital this morning.  These days, with high-tech running shoes in stealth mode, it's impossible to hear a runner coming up behind you.  The dogs don't even hear them.  But suddenly, Skoshi stops in mid-pee, now at full-on attack on the aggressor who materialized at my side... out of nowhere and running at full trot.

With two leashes and spread out across the walkway, we managed to capture an ankle and send the jogger flying, luckily into the grass and not the pavement.

Please explain to me why he was angry at US?  He could have seriously injured my dogs!

People... please pass this on to all your running and biking friends... and tell them to use the jogging trails, use the bike lanes, and stay off the sidewalks.  We have nowhere else to walk our animals in the city and suburbs.  And you should know by now that it's not smart to surprise a dog, under any situation.  When you see dogs ahead, GO AROUND THEM!!!  Cut them some slack, runners!  And bikers, stay the heck off the sidewalks!