Global Pet Foods

I’m not a new pet owner, but I’m a new owner of a pet with some special needs. He needs special food because of his allergies, and Global Pet Foods is the only one in the area that sells the brand he needs. Not only do they carry the grain-​free corn-​free dog food brand of choice, they carry several natural and hollistic food options. It’s a great source for alternative pet foods that aren’t packed with filler and grain, like what you find at the grocery store.
It helps that the store is conveniently located a short drive from home, and is staffed by one of our neighbours from up the street! Community is a great incentive to support local business.
While I hear it’s a smaller shop than its sister store in Bayers Lake, it still carries the basics to spoil your four-​legged friend. Toys, plushies, leashes, food, anything you might need to keep your furry one happy and healthy. Homemade baked treats are also on display at the cash, so you can spoil Poochie’s appetite on the trip home. You won’t be able to find tanks of rodents, reptiles, or fish from this pet store. They believe strongly in adoption through shelters and rescues. As both of my pets were rescues, I can appreciate their values!
Prices are a little bit higher than your average grocery store fare, but that’s because you’re buying premium food. But on the plus side, you can collect air miles! I don’t know of any other pet stores that boast this perk!
One thing to note is to watch out for the store cat, Jewel! While very friendly and cuddly, she has a knack for trying to escape, so make sure the coast is clear when leaving!

The small animal section here is smaller than at the Bayers Lake location but in a pinch they always have something to restock the pantry with.

This is the only pet store my wife and I shop at. We are not fans of pet stores that sell animals especially bunnies. Global pets do not sell animals. They have a good selection of rabbit food and chew toys for our rabbits. Timothy hay and timothy pellets and a large selection for rabbits unlike other pet stores where the rabbit section of the store screams after thought. If anyone has rabbits this is the place to shop. The oxbow products for rabbits cost a little more but it is so worth it as the pellets contain much more timothy hay and global pets carries almost excessively oxbow products.

Great selection of products in a small store. So nice to be able to find these items in Dartmouth and not just always Halifax. Also nice to have Global in NS — having moved from Ontario years ago and not being able to find a lot of items that we used to be able to get, it’s nice to be able to access these products! One drawback is that it’s fairly pricey.

Our dog is a diva, and our cat is insane with old age. They both have specific dietary requirements. Global Pet Foods carry several lines of holistic pet food. I like the idea that my animal companions are not eating just filler in their foods.
The store is packed full of toys for the 4 legged children. Mostly just dog and cat merch, if you’re looking for items for the more «exotic» pets you’ll have visit a lager or specialty pet store. Expect to pay a bit more than other stores, but they have quality products, so you get what you pay for. By the counter they have a display of baked treats for dogs (and maybe cats?).
They have a cute store cat names Jewel. Watch out, she likes to try and get out the door.
The counter staff are always friendly and will gladly help you out if your bag of pet chow is too high to reach.
Not very accessible due to the narrow isles and displays, but it is on street level.

Global Pet Foods is our go-​to shop for pretty much anything we need for our two dogs. I wouldn’t say it’s because they do anything crazy impressive over other pet stores, but they’re close by, they have a wide selection of products, and they seem to know enough to answer most customer questions as they come up. Their loyalty program is often sending us home with unexpected free bags of food and their behind the cash selection of food supplements and vitamins are a great resource when you run into trouble with pet health.
Typically I get a little uppity about supporting chains like Pets Unlimited so Global Pet Foods makes me feel that I’m giving my business to people who do care about animals — not just the ones owned by customers, but pets and animal rights as a whole.

Walking into Global is like walking into a pets Pete’s Frootique. I never could have imagined how much stuff there was for animals. Anything from homemade speciality treats to bags of pig ears. Stuffed animals to chew toys for that special furry animal in your life.
I need to go to Global as Murphy, (Dog) needs special food, $ 70 bucks a bad, gulp. But since he has started on the food he has been much better more energy.
What a cool store and they will even let you take your animal in if they are friendly.