Go Fetch! Local Web site brings pet supplies to your door

Fetch delivers pet products to homes in the Twin Cities.

Remember Pets.com, that short-lived online pet store that delivered to your door? The company went under in 2000, though not for lack of a great concept, as evidenced by FetchDelivers.com, a Twin Cities-based version that takes the grunt work out of keeping Spot stocked with food, treats and toys.

As owner of a pet store—and not a virtual one—Jay Cowan still found himself out of dog food from time to time. Intrigued by the Pets.com concept and loathe to leave the house for emergency dog food runs, Cowan sold his store and started Fetch Delivers as a local, affordable answer for pet owners like himself.

Concept aside, the Web site is especially valuable to Metro dog owners during the upcoming winter months. Picture this: February has dumped another blizzard upon us, it’s four degrees outside, and your pup only has three bowls of food left. Having said food show up on your doorstep certainly seems like the more civilized option, doesn’t it? Especially if said food shows up with a smiling face, no delivery charge and a special treat for Toto?

Tess Keen, director of sales and marketing for Fetch, Inc., points out an added convenience for winter-bound pet owners. “Fetch carries salt for both your water softeners and your driveways,” she says. “We have both regular ice melt and pet-safe ice melt. It was just another heavy and bothersome item to have to go pick up at your local store. Now you can let us do the salt and pet supply delivery for you.”

A man, a plan, a pet, a concept. Looks like FetchDelivers.com just made winter a lot easier for cold people and hungry pets.