8-K

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                               UNITED STATES

                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                          Washington, D.C. 20549



                                 FORM 8-K



                              CURRENT REPORT

 Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):   August 12, 2003
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                            PETMED EXPRESS, INC.
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          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                     Commission file number   000-28827
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            FLORIDA                                     65-0680967
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  (State or other jurisdiction                        (IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)


1441 S.W. 29th Avenue, Pompano Beach, Florida             33069
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(Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)




 Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (954) 979-5995
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                               Not Applicable
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       (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)





Item 5.  Other Events
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On August 11, 2003, Guven Kivilcim, member of the Board of
Directors of PetMed Express, Inc. (the "Company") resigned.  The
resignation was not related to a disagreement with the Company on
any matter related to the Company's operations, policies or
practices.  On August 11, 2003, the Company appointed a new board
member to its Board of Directors.  Joining the Company's Board of
Directors is Frank J. Formica.  Mr. Formica, an independent Board
of Director, will be compensated $10,000 annually, and granted
30,000 stock options to purchase the Company's Common Stock,
which will vest equally over a three year period.

Frank J. Formica, age 59, has served as a legal consultant and
expert in corporate securities and securities industry litigation
and arbitration cases since 1999.  From 1969 until 1999, Mr.
Formica held various positions with the National Association of
Securities Dealers ("NASD"), including Director of the NASD's
Congressional and State Liaison Department, Director of the
Corporate Finance Department, and Vice President and Deputy
General Counsel.  Mr. Formica received his J.D. degree from the
Washington College of Law at American University and an
undergraduate degree from Ohio University. He is a member of the
New York State Bar.





Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
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     (c)  Exhibits

Exhibit No.                    Description
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   99.1        Press Release issued by PetMed Express, Inc. on
               August 12, 2003






                           SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


PETMED EXPRESS, INC.
(The "Registrant")

Date: August 12, 2003

By: /s/  Menderes Akdag
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   Menderes Akdag

   Chief Executive Officer
   (principal executive officer)


By: /s/  Bruce S. Rosenbloom
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   Bruce S. Rosenbloom

   Chief Financial Officer
   (principal financial and
      accounting officer)




                          EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.                       Description
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    99.1         Press Release issued by PetMed Express on August
                 12, 2003

EX-99.1

                          EXHIBIT 99.1


Date:      August 12, 2003
Contact:   Mendo Akdag, CEO
Phone:     (954) 979 5995
Fax:       (954) 971 0544

PETMED EXPRESS D/B/A 1-800-PETMEDS APPOINTS A NEW INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR TO ITS BOARD

Pompano Beach, Florida, August 12, 2003 - PetMed Express, Inc.
(OTCBB: PETS) today announced the appointment of a new
independent board member to its Board of Directors.  Joining the
PetMed Express Board is Frank Formica.  Mr. Formica has spent
twenty-nine years in various capacities with the National
Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD"), the self-regulatory
organization responsible for the regulation of registered broker-
dealers in the United States.  Leaving the PetMed Express Board
is Guven Kivilcim, an inside board member who vacated his seat to
support the Company's goal of creating an independent Board of
Directors.

"We now have a Board of Directors in which the majority consists
of independent members," said PetMed Express CEO Mendo Akdag.
"Mr. Formica, with a long record of accomplishments, brings more
diversity and adds a new dimension to our Board of Directors.  I
would like to welcome our new board member to the Company."

Frank J. Formica, age 59, has served as a legal consultant and
expert in corporate securities and securities industry litigation
and arbitration cases since 1999.  From 1969 until 1999, Mr.
Formica held various positions with NASD including Director of
the NASD's Congressional and State Liaison Department, Director
of the Corporate Finance Department, and Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel.  Mr. Formica received his J.D. degree
from the Washington College of Law at American University and an
undergraduate degree from Ohio University. He is a member of the
New York State Bar.

Mr. Formica has been a frequent speaker in the following programs
relating to securities laws and regulations: the American Bar
Association; the Practicing Law Institute; the New York Law
Institute; the Securities Industry Association; the Real Estate
Securities Syndication Institute; the North American Securities
Administrators Association; and the NASD compliance conferences.

Founded in 1996, PetMed Express is America's largest pet
pharmacy, delivering prescription and non-prescription pet
medications, health and nutritional supplements at competitive
prices through the PetMed Express catalog, customer service
representatives, and on the Internet through its website at
www.1800PetMeds.com.
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This press release may contain "forward-looking" statements, as
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
or by the Securities and Exchange Commission, that involve a
number of risk and uncertainties, including the Company's ability
to meet the objectives included in its business plan.  Important
factors that could cause results to differ materially from those
indicated by such "forward-looking" statements are set forth in
Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations in the
PetMed Express Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
March 31, 2003.

For investment relations contact PetMed Express, Inc., Pompano
Beach, Mendo Akdag, CEO, 954-979-5995.

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