The Baker's Dog Toilet! Click for a larger version. Go on. I know you want to.

WE HAVE WATER! HUZZAH! If you’ve been following our updates, you’ll know we’ve been trying to get running water in the store for several months now. A plumber showed up this week and literally had everything working within 20 minutes. It seems like such a small thing. But without water, it has been difficult to do the construction and cleaning that needed to be done. Not to mention actually making dog treats and, uh, answering nature’s calls.

It seems a lot of things have clicked into place this week. I installed cabinets and counter tops in the baking area. We finally figured out our front counter layout and I got the cabinets for that as well. We finished out the bathroom as much as we plan to for the time being (Need bathroom vent fan installation pointers? Just ask!). The Fire Inspector stopped by since we applied for our business license. We’re not quite ready for him just yet but I asked for his initial thoughts and it sounds like that’s going to be simple to deal with.

Perhaps my proudest moment this week was when I got tired of pricing out $300 office partition walls. I decided to make my own for about $100. It is the exact dimensions I wanted and blends in quite nicely if I do say so myself. My workstation and the big printer sit behind it so the public doesn’t have to see my messy desk and wires. Can you see them?

View from the front. Almost there!

View from the baking area. I haven't finished the side wall of the partition yet.

Save a couple of displays and maybe a table or two, I think all of our large fixture and furniture purchases are done. Now it’s all about the finish work and details. Tracy is literally sitting inside the bakery case cleaning it as I write this. Thanks to her, I have no doubt that our dog bakery will be more meticulously cleaned and maintained than most people bakeries!

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