• Home
  • Forums
    • General Wallingford Chatter
    • Crime and Safety
    • For Sale – Wanted
  • Local Links
  • Suggest a Story
  • About
Wallyhood
  • Home
  • Forums
    • General Wallingford Chatter
    • Crime and Safety
    • For Sale – Wanted
  • Local Links
  • Suggest a Story
  • About

Unsung People of Wallyhood: Paul Brown of Wally Pets

Ben Robinson Ben Robinson January 15, 2018 2 Comments

This is the second of a completely ad hoc string of stories about the special aspects of Wallyhood that hide in plain sight.  The first was about the late night/early morning hours in Wallyhood.

Paul Brown, “Brownie”, has quietly run Wally Pets (4411 Wallingford Ave N) for close to seven years.  He has been showcased in Wallyhood multiple times ( 2011, 2013, 2017).  Many of you shop at Wally Pets as do I.  I started shopping at Wally Pets because my dog enjoyed going there so much that I had no choice but to shopping.  I would guess many customers had a similar introduction to Wally Pets.

The first introduction was because of my dog, but I keep coming back because of Brownie.   The above stories capture the story of his store.  Just beyond those stories are the stories of Paul himself. NextDoor and the Wallyhood forums capture his personality and warmth.

This is an unauthorized story about Paul as he demurred on an official story.  I cannot read his mind but I would imagine he declined because he did not want to draw that much attention to himself.   He is a great person who runs a great business that quietly gives the community much more than the items on his shelf.

I count Brownie as one of the best and brightest of Wallyhood.  There are many others.  As we all witness the changes in the community and debate the impacts of those changes, Wally Pets has quietly succeeded as a small, local business.   So I offer a quiet, unsolicited tip of the hat to Brownie and all the other small business owners like him in the community.

Feel free to list other small businesses in the comments that quietly serve the community.

Previous
Historic Wallingford’s Launch Party is a Whopping Success – Standing Room Only
Next
Speaking of Dying

2 Comments

  1. Terry Smith
    January 16, 2018 at 7:02 am

    Great to see Paul being recognized in this way. Given his heroism has now been “sung” I guess he will have to revert to being the star he is 🙂

  2. Nick Buckley
    January 17, 2018 at 6:57 pm

    We don’t have a pet but I remember once when my daughter was about 1 we went into the store just to see the other dogs and fun toys they have around. Paul was super friendly and whipped a squeaky furry toy off the shelf and gave it to my daughter as a gift. She loved it. Super nice guy. It makes me kinda wish we had a dog so we’d go in there more often. When we do get a pet we’ll know where to go.

Wallyhood needs you! 

This community blog is all volunteer run, and we welcome articles from everyone in the Wallingford community. Something on your mind? Have a story to share? Please contact us at [email protected] today!

We are now testing a “team editing” concept. Please contact [email protected] to get in touch with the leadership of the moment!

Subscribe

Get a daily summary of articles and forum conversations delivered to your email inbox.

Email Address (required)
First NameLast Name

Recent Article Comments

  • Marie of Romania on The Octopus Bar Returns!Me too!
  • wildnwonderful on The Octopus Bar Returns!Welcome back. Long time- missed the interesting articles,
  • Joe on The Octopus Bar Returns!Whoa so nice to see Wallyhood back!!
  • Marie of Romania on The Octopus Bar Returns!Can someone buy a lady a drink?
  • Guy on The Octopus Bar Returns!Really love that you guys are back, congrats on navigating through urban dynamic...

Archives

Looking for a mobile event app for your conference?

Login or create an account

© 2009 - 2018 Wallyhood