Whilst I'm fundamentally against the name of this shop (linking pets with sexual activity? Nup.), this is a great pet-shop.
As someone who has left my dog at home with my parents (500 kms away), any chance to play with a puppy is a beautiful opportunity for me. Thus, Heavy Petting is fantastic - not only do they always have at least three or four puppies in store, the puppies play in an open pen, free to pat and play with, not holed up in the kind of glass cabinet that fills me with the need to set them free - all the way to my house. The only bad thing about Heavy Petting's puppy pen is that there's a strictly 'no picking up the puppies' policy, which makes patting them the biggest tease in the world.
Heavy petting also has a beautiful selection of prized (and pricey) cats in the most luxurious cat den I've ever seen. The room for these cats is the same size as my first share room in Sydney, its walls lined with award-winning ribbons for best breed (or whatever it is that cats get awards for. Best meow?).
Heavy Petting also offers grooming services and sells a big range of pet supplies (bedding, toys, flea treatments, coats, collars, etc.) and pet food, which explains the pungent smell of dried pigs ears out the front of the shop. Don't worry, the smell is gone by the time you get to the puppies. read more