BIG DOG HOLDINGS INC
10-Q, 2000-11-14
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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000

                                       or

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                         Commission File Number: 0-22963

                             BIG DOG HOLDINGS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                   DELAWARE                                  52-1868665
          (State or jurisdiction of                        (IRS employer
       incorporation or organization)                    identification no.)


                                 121 GRAY AVENUE
                         SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA 93101
               (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

                                 (805) 963-8727
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

          X  Yes                                                  No
         ---                                                  ---

The number of shares  outstanding of the  registrant's  common stock,  par value
$.01 per share, at November 6, 2000 was 8,483,284 shares.


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                              BIG DOG HOLDINGS, INC

                               INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

                                                                            PAGE
                                                                             NO.

PART I.        FINANCIAL INFORMATION...........................................3

ITEM 1:        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

               CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
               September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999........................3

               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
               Three months and nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999..4

               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
               Nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999...................5

               NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS......................6

ITEM 2:        MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
               AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.......................................7

ITEM 3:        QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.....10

PART II.       OTHER INFORMATION..............................................10

ITEM 1:        LEGAL PROCEEDINGS..............................................10

ITEM 2:        CHANGES IN SECURITIES..........................................11

ITEM 3:        DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES................................11

ITEM 4:        SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS............11

ITEM 5:        OTHER INFORMATION..............................................11

ITEM 6:        EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K...............................11

SIGNATURES     ...............................................................12



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PART 1.           FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1:           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


<TABLE>
                      BIG DOG HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                                                      September 30,         December 31,
                                                                                          2000                  1999

                                                                                    ------------------    -------------------
                                                                                       (Unaudited)
                                                           ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:
<S>                                                                                       <C>                   <C>
   Cash and cash equivalents........................................                      $  989,000            $17,925,000
   Accounts receivable, net.........................................                         555,000                968,000
   Inventories......................................................                      36,989,000             19,950,000
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets........................                       1,158,000              1,107,000
   Deferred income taxes............................................                       1,552,000                875,000
                                                                                    ------------------    -------------------
     Total current assets...........................................                      41,243,000             40,825,000
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, Net.........................................                      10,028,000             12,037,000
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, Net..............................................                         143,000                117,000
OTHER ASSETS........................................................                       3,603,000              3,434,000
                                                                                    ------------------    -------------------
TOTAL...............................................................                     $55,017,000            $56,413,000
                                                                                    ==================    ===================

                                            LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
   Short-term borrowings............................................                     $19,875,000            $      ---
   Accounts payable.................................................                       5,356,000              3,411,000
   Income taxes payable..............................................                      1,475,000              1,768,000
   Accrued expenses and other current liabilities...................                       1,932,000              3,184,000
                                                                                    ------------------    -------------------
     Total current liabilities......................................                      28,638,000              8,363,000
DEFERRED RENT.......................................................                         853,000                878,000
DEFERRED GAIN ON SALE-LEASEBACK.....................................                         472,000                512,000
                                                                                    ------------------    -------------------
   Total liabilities................................................                      29,963,000              9,753,000
                                                                                    ------------------    -------------------
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
   Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 3,000,000 shares
     authorized, none issued and outstanding........................                     $      ---             $      ---
   Common stock, $.01 par value, 30,000,000 shares
     authorized, 13,183,550 issued at  September 30, 2000 and

      December 31, 1999.............................................                         132,000                132,000
   Additional paid-in capital.......................................                      42,441,000             42,417,000
   Retained earnings................................................                      11,536,000             11,750,000
   Treasury stock, 4,700,266 and 1,183,200 shares at
      September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999......................                     (29,055,000)            (7,006,000)
   Notes receivable from common stockholders........................                            ---                (633,000)
                                                                                    ------------------    -------------------
     Total stockholders' equity.....................................                      25,054,000             46,660,000
                                                                                    ------------------    -------------------
TOTAL...............................................................                     $55,017,000            $56,413,000
                                                                                    ==================    ===================
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                                               See accompanying notes.

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                      BIG DOG HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
                                                              Three Months Ended                         Nine Months Ended
                                                                 September 30,                             September 30,
                                                     --------------------------------------     ------------------------------------
                                                           2000                 1999                  2000                  1999
                                                     ------------------    ----------------     ---------------    -----------------

<S>                                                       <C>                 <C>                  <C>                 <C>
NET SALES                                                 $ 31,505,000        $ 29,596,000         $ 74,296,000        $ 70,432,000
COST OF GOODS SOLD                                          12,974,000          11,442,000           31,086,000          28,831,000
                                                     ------------------    ----------------     ---------------    -----------------
GROSS PROFIT                                                18,531,000          18,154,000           43,210,000          41,601,000
                                                     ------------------    ----------------     ---------------    -----------------
OPERATING EXPENSES:
           Selling, marketing and distribution              13,350,000          12,240,000           37,673,000          35,670,000
           General and administrative                        1,252,000           1,242,000            3,923,000           3,706,000
                                                      -----------------    ----------------     ---------------    -----------------
                       Total operating expenses             14,602,000          13,482,000           41,596,000          39,376,000
                                                     ------------------    ----------------     ---------------    -----------------
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS                                       3,929,000           4,672,000            1,614,000           2,225,000

INTEREST EXPENSE (INCOME), NET                                 144,000             (76,000)             (71,000)           (170,000)
                                                     ------------------    ----------------     -------------------    -------------
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION
           FOR INCOME TAXES                                  3,785,000           4,748,000            1,685,000           2,395,000

PROVISION FOR INCOME
           TAXES                                             1,506,000           1,861,000              698,000             944,000
                                                     ------------------    ----------------     -------------------    -------------
NET INCOME                                                 $ 2,279,000         $ 2,887,000           $  987,000         $ 1,451,000
                                                     ==================    ================     ===================    =============
NET INCOME PER SHARE
           BASIC                                           $      0.21         $      0.24           $     0.09         $      0.12
           DILUTED                                                0.21                0.24                 0.08                0.12
                                                     ==================    ================     ===================    =============

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES
           OUTSTANDING:
           BASIC                                            10,801,000          12,002,000           11,587,000          12,043,000
           DILUTED                                          10,915,000          12,150,000           11,697,000          12,180,000

                             See accompanying notes.


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</TABLE>

<TABLE>

                      BIG DOG HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

                                                                                        Nine Months Ended
                                                                                            September 30,

                                                                              -------------------------------------------
                                                                                     2000                    1999
                                                                              -------------------      ------------------

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
<S>                                                                              <C>                    <C>
     Net income.......................................................           $   987,000            $  1,451,000
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
      used in operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization...................................             3,330,000               3,098,000
      Provision for losses on receivables.............................                27,000                  35,000
      Loss on disposition of property and equipment...................               (34,000)               (504,000)
      Deferred income taxes...........................................              (677,000)               (272,000)
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                  Receivables.........................................               386,000                 189,000
                  Inventories.........................................           (17,039,000)             (5,515,000)
                  Prepaid expenses and other assets...................               (51,000)             (1,051,000)
                  Accounts payable....................................             1,945,000               1,777,000
                  Income taxes payable................................              (293,000)             (1,481,000)
                  Accrued expenses and other current liabilities......            (1,252,000)               (609,000)
                  Deferred rent.......................................               (25,000)                 48,000
                  Deferred gain on sale-leaseback.....................               (40,000)                525,000
                                                                                -------------------      ------------------
                        Net cash used in operating activities.........           (12,736,000)             (2,309,000)
                                                                                -------------------      ------------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
     Capital expenditures.............................................            (1,353,000)             (3,878,000)
     Investments......................................................                  ---                 (126,000)
     Proceeds from sale of capitalized assets.........................                90,000               2,134,000
     Principal repayments of notes receivable.........................               573,000                  12,000
     Other............................................................              (161,000)                  4,000
                                                                              -------------------      ------------------
                        Net cash used in investing activities                       (851,000)             (1,854,000)
                                                                              -------------------      ------------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
     Repurchase of common stock......................................            (22,049,000)               (512,000)
     Proceeds from issuance of warrants..............................                   ---                  120,000
     Proceeds from exercise of stock options.........................                 25,000                    ---
     Dividend payment................................................             (1,200,000)             (1,210,000)
     Short-term borrowings, net......................................             19,875,000                    ---
                                                                              -------------------      ------------------
                        Net cash used in financing activities........             (3,349,000)             (1,602,000)
                                                                              -------------------      ------------------
NET DECREASE IN CASH.................................................            (16,936,000)             (5,765,000)

CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD............................................             17,925,000              13,458,000
                                                                              -------------------      ------------------
CASH, END OF PERIOD..................................................            $   989,000            $  7,693,000
                                                                              ===================      ==================

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
     Cash paid for:
      Interest.......................................................            $    26,000            $     15,000
      Income taxes...................................................            $ 1,667,000            $  2,696,000

</TABLE>

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    In April 2000,  the Company  purchased  $420,000 of  PetSmart.com  Series D
    preferred stock from certain officers and other  individuals of the Company
    in exchange for cash and the related notes.

                             See accompanying notes.
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                      BIG DOG HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)


NOTE 1. Basis of Presentation:

         The accompanying  unaudited financial  statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted  accounting  principles for interim financial
information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulations
S-X.  Accordingly,  they do not include  all of the  information  and  footnotes
required by generally  accepted  accounting  principles  for complete  financial
statements.

         In the  opinion of  management,  all  adjustments,  consisting  only of
normal recurring  entries  necessary for a fair presentation have been included.
Operating  results for the  nine-month  period ended  September 30, 2000 are not
necessarily  indicative  of the results  that may be expected for the year ended
December 31, 2000. For further  information,  refer to the financial  statements
and  footnotes  thereto  for  Big  Dog  Holdings,  Inc.  and  its  wholly  owned
subsidiary,  Big Dog USA, Inc. (the "Company")  included in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

NOTE 2. Short-term Borrowings

         The Company had a borrowing arrangement with a bank whereby the Company
could,  from  time to time and upon  approval  from the  bank,  borrow  up to $8
million.  Such borrowings could be used for cash advances and letters of credit.
The  borrowing  arrangement  provided for interest at the bank's prime rate less
3/8%  or 250  basis  points  over  the  LIBOR  rate  and was  collateralized  by
substantially  all  the  assets  of  the  Company.  This  borrowing  arrangement
terminated  upon  commencement  of the $30  million  revolving  credit  facility
discussed  below.  The  letters of credit  opened  under this  arrangement  will
continue through their respective  expiration dates, the latest of which expires
December 31, 2000.  As of  September  30, 2000,  the Company had no advances and
$250,000 of letters of credit outstanding.

         In  conjunction  with the Company's  tender offer to purchase up to 3.5
million shares of the Company's  common stock (see note 4), the Company  entered
into a new $30 million three-year reducing revolving credit facility on July 28,
2000.  The  facility is secured by  substantially  all assets of the Company and
requires  the  compliance  of  various   financial,   affirmative  and  negative
covenants. The agreement provides for a performance-pricing  structured interest
charge,  ranging from LIBOR plus 1.75% to 2.75%, based on the results of certain
financial  ratios.  As  of  September  30,  2000  the  Company  had  $19,875,000
outstanding on this line of credit.

NOTE 3. Dividend Paid

         On March 27,  2000,  the  Company  paid a dividend to  stockholders  of
record at the close of  business on March 11,  2000,  in the amount of $0.10 per
share, totaling $1,200,000.

NOTE 4. Stockholder's Equity

         In March 1998,  the Company  announced  that its Board  authorized  the
repurchase of up to $10,000,000 of its common stock. Between January 1, 2000 and
July 31, 2000, the Company repurchased 19,000 shares of common stock.

         On July 31,  2000,  the Company  announced  that its Board of Directors
authorized  the Company to purchase by tender offer up to 3.5 million  shares of
the Company's common stock at $6.25 per share,  which represented  approximately
29% of the outstanding shares. The offer commenced on August 2, 2000 and expired
on August 30, 2000.  The offer was fully  subscribed  and the Company funded the
tender offer in the amount of  $21,875,000  on September 1, 2000 from  available
cash and a borrowing under a new $30 million revolving credit facility (see note
2).

NOTE 5. Recently Issued Accounting Standards

         In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
of Financial  Accounting  Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging  Activities."  SFAS No. 133  establishes  accounting and
reporting  standards for derivative  instruments,  including certain  derivative
instruments   embedded  in  other   contracts   (collectively   referred  to  as
derivatives),  and for hedging activities.  It requires that an entity recognize
all  derivatives  as either assets or  liabilities in the statement of financial
position and measure those  instruments at fair value.  The Company  anticipates
that the  adoption  of SFAS No.  133 will  not  have a  material  impact  on the
Company's financial statements.

ITEM 2:

                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

                OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         Management's discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with
the Company's  financial  statements  and notes related  thereto.  Certain minor
differences  in the amounts  below result from  rounding of the amounts shown in
the consolidated financial statements.

CHANGE IN FINANCIAL CONDITION

         The  Company's  balance sheet as of September 30, 2000 shows the effect
of the Company's  repurchase of 3.5 million shares at a price of $6.25 per share
in a self  tender  offer.  The  tender  offer was  financed  with a bank loan of
$19,875,000.  As a result,  stockholders'  equity decreased to $25,054,000 as of
September  30,  2000  from  $46,660,000  as of  December  31,  1999 and  current
liabilities  increased  to  $28,638,000  as of September  30, 2000,  compared to
$8,363,000  at December  31,  1999.  Inventories  increased  to  $36,989,000  at
September  30, 2000 from  $19,950,000  at December 31, 1999.  This  increase was
largely  attributable to a timing difference in the reporting periods as well as
increased inventory levels and purchasing for new stores.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999

         NET  SALES.  Net sales  consist  of sales  from the  Company's  stores,
catalog,  internet  website,  and  wholesale  accounts,  all net of returns  and
allowances.  Net sales  increased  to $31.5  million for the three  months ended
September  30, 2000 from $29.6  million for the same period in 1999, an increase
of $1.9 million or 6.4%. Of the  increase,  $0.9 million was  attributable  to a
3.3%  comparable  stores sales increase and $1.8 million from the addition of 14
new  stores not yet  qualifying  as  comparable  stores,  net of a $0.8  million
decrease in wholesale, mail order, and other sales.

         GROSS  PROFIT.  Gross profit  increased to $18.5  million for the three
months ended  September 30, 2000 from $18.2 million for the same period in 1999,
an increase of $0.3 million or 1.6%. As a percentage of net sales,  gross profit
decreased to 58.8% in the three months  ended  September  30, 2000 from 61.3% in
the same period in 1999.  This 2.5%  decrease  was due in part to an increase in
product  overhead  costs  of  approximately  0.8%,   non-recurring  license  and
wholesale  revenue  of 0.9%,  as well as a change in the sales  product  mix and
promotion strategy of approximately 0.8%.

         SELLING,  MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION EXPENSES.  Selling,  marketing and
distribution expenses consist of expenses associated with creating, distributing
and selling products through all channels of distribution,  including occupancy,
payroll  and  catalog  costs.  Selling,   marketing  and  distribution  expenses
increased to $13.4  million in the three months  ended  September  30, 2000 from
$12.2 million in the same period for 1999, an increase of $1.2 million, or 9.8%.
As a percentage  of net sales,  these  expenses  increased to 42.4% in the three
months  ended  September  30,  2000 from  41.4% in the same  period in 1999,  an
increase of 1.0%.  During the three months ended September 30, 2000, the Company
had an average of 198 stores in operation,  compared to an average of 184 stores
in the same period 1999.  The increase in selling,  marketing  and  distribution
expenses is primarily  attributable to approximately  $0.9 million in additional
store  operating  costs  associated  with new stores  opened  and store  closure
expenses,  and higher labor costs of approximately $0.5 million.  This is offset
by a $0.2  million  decrease in catalog  costs due to a reduction in the catalog
circulation plan in the third quarter 2000 compared to the same period in 1999.

         GENERAL  AND  ADMINISTRATIVE   EXPENSES.   General  and  administrative
expenses consist of administrative salaries, corporate occupancy costs and other
corporate  expenses.  General  and  administrative  expenses  increased  to $1.3
million for the three months ended  September 30, 2000 from $1.2 million for the
same period 1999, an increase of $0.1  million,  or 8.3%. As a percentage of net
sales,  these expenses decreased to 4.0% in the three months ended September 30,
2000 from 4.2% in the same period in 1999.  The  percentage  decrease in general
and  administrative  expenses is attributable of spreading these expenses over a
larger revenue base.

         INTEREST  EXPENSE.  Interest expense increased to $144,000 in the three
months ended September 30, 2000 from $76,000  interest income in the same period
in 1999,  primarily due to interest on the $19,875,000  outstanding loan used to
finance the self tender offer.

         NET INCOME.  Net income  decreased  to  $2,279,000  in the three months
ended September 30, 2000, or $.21 per share from  $2,887,000,  or $.24 per share
in the same period in 1999.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999

         NET SALES.  Net sales  increased  to $74.3  million for the nine months
ended  September  30, 2000 from $70.4  million  for the same period in 1999,  an
increase of $3.9 million or 5.5%. Of the increase, $4.6 million was attributable
to  stores  not yet  qualifying  as  comparable  stores,  and $0.9  million  was
attributable to a comparable store sales increase of 1.4%, net of a $1.1 million
decrease  in the  Company's  wholesale  and other  business  and a $0.5  million
decrease in mail order sales.  During the nine months ended  September 30, 2000,
the Company had an average of 194 stores in operation, compared to an average of
183 stores open in the same period 1999.

         GROSS  PROFIT.  Gross profit  increased  to $43.2  million for the nine
months ended  September 30, 2000 from $41.6 million for the same period in 1999,
an increase of $1.6 million or 3.8%. As a percentage of net sales,  gross profit
decreased to 58.2% in the nine months ended September 30, 2000 from 59.1% in the
same period in 1999.  This 0.9%  decrease for the nine month period is primarily
attributable to an increase in product overhead costs.

         SELLING,  MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION EXPENSES.  Selling,  marketing and
distribution  expenses  increased  to $37.7  million  in the nine  months  ended
September  30, 2000 from $35.7  million in the same period for 1999, an increase
of $2.0 million, or 5.6%. As a percentage of net sales, these expenses increased
to 50.7% in the nine  months  ended  September  30,  2000 from 50.6% in the same
period in 1999,  an increase of 0.1%.  The  increase in selling,  marketing  and
distribution  expenses is  primarily  attributable  to  operating  costs for new
stores of approximately $3.0 million. This is offset by $0.3 million decrease in
promotion and advertising expense in addition to a $0.7 million decrease in mail
order  catalog costs due to a reduction in the catalog  circulation  plan in the
first three quarters of 2000 compared to the same period in 1999.

         GENERAL  AND  ADMINISTRATIVE   EXPENSES.   General  and  administrative
expenses  increased to $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2000
from $3.7  million for the same period  1999,  an increase of $0.2  million,  or
5.4%. As a percentage of net sales, these expenses remained at 5.3% for the nine
months ended September 30, 2000, as compared to the same period in 1999.

         INTEREST INCOME.  Interest income decreased to $0.1 million in the nine
months  ended  September  30, 2000 from $0.2 million in the same period in 1999,
principally due to lower average cash balances in 2000.

         NET INCOME.  Net income  decreased to $987,000 in the nine months ended
September  30,  2000,  or $.09 per basic  share  ($.08 per  diluted  share) from
$1,451,000, or $.12 per basic and diluted share in the same period in 1999.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

         During the nine months ended September 30, 2000, the Company's  primary
uses of cash were for the repurchase of common stock,  merchandise  inventories,
income taxes,  capital  expenditures,  and dividends paid to  stockholders.  The
Company  satisfied  its  cash   requirements   primarily  from  cash  flow  from
operations.

         Cash used in operating  activities  was $12.7  million and $2.3 million
for the first nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999,  respectively.  The
$10.4 million increase was primarily due to earlier and increased  purchasing of
inventory for the first nine months in 2000.

         Cash used in investing  activities for the nine months ended  September
30, 2000 and 1999 were $0.9 million and $1.9 million,  respectively.  Cash flows
used in investment activities in the first nine months of 2000 primarily related
to 12 new store openings and capital additions to the Company's existing stores.
Cash  flows  used in  investment  activities  in the first  nine  months of 1999
related  primarily  to  the  build-out  of the  second  floor  mezzanine  at the
Company's  distribution facility, 11 new store openings and capital additions to
the Company's existing stores.

         Cash used in financing  activities  in the nine months ended  September
30, 2000 and 1999 were $3.3 million and $1.6 million,  respectively. In the nine
months ended  September 30, 2000 and 1999,  the Company paid a dividend of $0.10
per share to  stockholders.  In the nine  months  ended  September  30, 2000 the
Company  also  repurchased  approximately  $21.9  million of common  stock.  The
Company financed this repurchase  primarily by a $19,875,000 draw on its line of
credit.

         The Company had a borrowing arrangement with a bank whereby the Company
could,  from  time to time and upon  approval  from the  bank,  borrow  up to $8
million.  Such borrowings could be used for cash advances and letters of credit.
The  borrowing  arrangement  provided for interest at the bank's prime rate less
3/8%  or 250  basis  points  over  the  LIBOR  rate  and was  collateralized  by
substantially all the assets of the Company.  The letters of credit opened under
this arrangement will continue  through their respective  expiration  dates, the
latest of which expires December 31, 2000. As of September 30, 2000, the Company
had no advances and $250,000 of letters of credit  outstanding.  This  borrowing
arrangement  terminated  upon  commencement  of a new  $30  million,  three-year
reducing  revolving  credit facility  entered into with a bank on July 28, 2000.
The new  facility  is secured by  substantially  all assets of the  Company  and
requires  the  compliance  of  various   financial,   affirmative  and  negative
covenants, including maintenance of certain financial ratios and restrictions on
dividends.  The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of September 30,
2000.  The  agreement  provides for a  performance-pricing  structured  interest
charge,  ranging from LIBOR plus 1.75% to 2.75%, based on the results of certain
financial  ratios.  As of  September  30,  2000,  the  Company  had  $19,875,000
outstanding on this line of credit.

SEASONALITY

         The Company  believes its  seasonality is somewhat  different than many
apparel retailers since a significant number of the Company's stores are located
in tourist areas and outdoor malls that have different  visitation patterns than
urban and suburban retail centers.  The third and fourth quarters (consisting of
the summer vacation,  back-to-school  and Christmas  seasons) have  historically
accounted for the largest  percentage of the Company's annual sales and profits.
The Company has historically  incurred operating losses in its first quarter and
may be expected to do so in the foreseeable future.

STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING DISCLOSURE

         Certain sections of this Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q,  including the
preceding  "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial  Condition  and
Results of Operations,"  contain various forward looking  statements  within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E
of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended,  which  represents  the
Company's  expectations  or beliefs  concerning  future  events.  These  forward
looking statements involve risk and uncertainties, and the Company cautions that
these  statements  are further  qualified by important  factors that could cause
actual  results  to  differ   materially  from  those  in  the  forward  looking
statements.  Primary  factors that could cause actual  results to differ include
those  listed in the  Company's  Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1999
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ITEM 3:  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
                  Not applicable

PART II.          OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1:  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
                  Not applicable

ITEM 2:  CHANGES IN SECURITIES
                  Not applicable

ITEM 3:  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
                  Not applicable

ITEM 4:  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
                  Not applicable

ITEM 5:  OTHER INFORMATION
                  On July 31,  2000,  the  Company  announced  that its Board of
                  Directors  authorized  the Company to purchase by tender offer
                  up to 3.5  million  shares of the  Company's  common  stock at
                  $6.25 per share,  which  represented  approximately 29% of the
                  outstanding  shares. The offer commenced on August 2, 2000 and
                  expired on August 30, 2000. The offer was fully subscribed and
                  the  Company   funded  the  tender  offer  in  the  amount  of
                  $21,875,000  on  September 1, 2000 from  available  cash and a
                  borrowing under a new $30 million  revolving  credit facility.
                  As  a  result  of  the  self  tender   offer,   the  Company's
                  outstanding shares were reduced from 11,983,284 to 8,483,284.

ITEM 6:  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
                  (a)   Exhibits

                        Exhibit No.                   Document Description
                        -----------                   --------------------
                        27.1                          Financial Data Schedule

                  (b)   Reports on Form 8-K
                        Not applicable



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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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                        BIG DOG HOLDINGS, INC.



November 6, 2000                       /s/ ANDREW D. FESHBACH
                                       ----------------------
                                       Andrew D. Feshbach
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer
                                      (Principal Executive Officer)



November 6, 2000                      /s/ ROBERTA J. MORRIS
                                      ---------------------
                                      Roberta J. Morris
                                      Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                     (Principal Financial Officer)





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