Quinn and a great local company!

Meet Quinn, one of our daycare dogs.  Quinn is a Bernese Mountain Dog puppy and loves to play with all the big dogs!

 

One of the best parts about being a Mom and Pop business is connecting with other local small businesses!  One of our daycare dogs mom's runs her own company, and she gave us a sample of what she makes!  Her company is called A Posh Pantry and she gave us a bag of her Apple Crisp mix.  I just baked it and it and it turned out great!  They have a bunch of other items you can bake!

I hope everyone was able to have some fun with their pooch in the snow today!

Keith

It pays to be our first dog!

I was thinking back to the beginning of April before we opened for business.  I received an email from Bindi's mom saying that "Bindi will be our best customer" and I was really excited to meet Bindi (and her parents who are also from Chicago).  Then on April, 20th which was the first day we opened, Bindi was our first dog in the door.  Bindi has come to daycare almost everyday since then!  When Bindi stays over, we take her home with us, because she has really severe separation anxiety, and has to be with people all the time (Bindi is also Roxy's best friend at the daycare).  So we took Bindi home with us this weekend, and she helped to put up some of our christmas decorations.  We also had fun dressing Bindi and Roxy up with our Christmas tree skirt.

Another random fact about Bindi.  When they adopted her, they were told that she was a German Shepherd / St Bernard.  Heather, our Assistant Manager and Trainer discovered that bindi is an Anatolian Shepherd.  Bindi fits the personality and looks almost exactly of the breed!  I think we might have to do a doggy DNA test to find out if Heather is correct.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

Keith

Fergie

I am so sorry that I have not blogged for a few days. As you can imagine we have been pretty busy with our hotel the last few days and I have not had much time to myself. All of the dogs that stayed over Thanksgiving did great!! We even gave them a special Thanksgiving treat ;)

Fergie, a malamute is one of our regular doggy hotel guests. She spent some time outside enjoying the nice weather today.

Trisha, Myself and all of our staff hopes you had a great Thanksgiving!

Keith

Big dog... Big Tub!!

Today Georgia (great dane) had her first full day of doggy daycare.  Her mom asked if we could give her a bath and we did!  She did great and fit perfectly in the tub!  I am so glad that we bought the largest tub that was available!

We have had a few dogs that checked into the Hotel with special Thanksgiving meals.  Bella (rottie) has a special Turducken meal!  

Have a good night.

Keith

Ms. Maddie

Maddie is one of our daycare dogs, that LOVES, LOVES, LOVES to chase and fetch the ball (did I mention that she LOVES to do it?).  Anyway, she can spot a ball 30 feet away and will just stare at it until you throw it.  She loves to run and chase it, but she is also great about sharing the ball with other dogs.  Maddie is really sweet with all of the dogs in the room!

Today we spent the day getting ready for the Thanksgiving rush, making sure everything is in place and ready to go.  All of our suites and luxury suites are full and all the dogs will have a great time.  I am excited to spend "turkey day" with the dogs!

Have a good night.

Keith

Titan

Yep, you guessed it... Another puppy!  Titan is a 3 month old bulldog puppy, and loves to run and play with Cosi (Fench Bulldog puppy).  When Titan is tired he loves to sleep on the beds!

Today was a great day at the daycare with plenty of black dogs.  12 black dogs to be exact!  Bear, Brandy, Spot, Molly, Parker, Griffin, Mister, Penny, Oscar, Whiskey, and more....  It it always fun to remember everyones names, but we always do great at it!

One more thing.  Heather, who is our Assistant Manager and Trainer has been doing a great job!  She just added a new program called "Train and Play", which is when you drop your pooch off for doggy daycare or hotel and she will work 1 on 1 with them.  It is a great idea and we are the only daycare to offer it in the Twin Cities.  If you have questions, you can visit the training page on our website.

Hope you have a great weekend.  We will be busy making sure we have everything ready for the Thanksgiving rush.

Keith

Bear and Otis

The other day I was in the big dog playroom and captured this cute picture of Bear (black lab) and Otis (great dane puppy) napping together.  Both dogs come everyday and they know how to rest. With the cold weather here, and snow in the forecast I just ordered some doggy friendly ice melt for the daycare.  We will also be selling this if you would like it for home use.  Remember, salt is not good for a doggie's paws.

The Halloween pictures are now in.  I also just added a bunch of pictures to our photo gallery.

Have a good night.

Keith

One tired pooch!

Remy, who is a boxer was at Daycare yesterday, and when Remy's mom came in this morning she said that Remy was so tired from playing yesterday that he fell asleep on the elevator up to the 9th floor.  How funny is that?  Yes, we let the dogs play hard, but we also make sure they get plenty of rest!  Remy is a certified therapy dog and is one really behaved boxer!

Today Trisha and I had a photo shoot with Sarah Beth and she took some pretty cool pictures, we can't wait to see them!  Sarah also told us about mod-dog.com which is a local artists website they blogged about her.

Have a good night.

Keith

Sad, but good news!

I just received news that Drake (3 legged American Bulldog), our foster dog just found himself a foster home. This is great news for him, but sad because I will not be seeing him everyday! Drake is the sweetest dog and really plays so well with everyone. There are times when Drake and I would have lunch together, And he would eat a bone while I ate my food. That is the hardest part about fostering a dog is getting attached to them. Drake is still available for adoption through Pet Haven. One of our other foster dogs, Lacey (Rottweiler / Shepard) is still available as well. We will have another foster dog soon, and I am sure I will get attached again ;)

Have a good sunday!

Keith

Everyone loves the new beds!

I went into the daycare this morning and played with all the dogs in the smaller dog room. We just put in new beds for napping on, and Jack (Pug), Cosi (French Bulldog) and Wellington (Wheaton/Schnauzer) really like them! Since they are such a hit we might add more soon!

Today we had a bunch of dogs come in to do their evaluations so they can be ready for their hotel stay over Thanksgiving. We are almost full, so if you have not made your reservation, please do so very soon!

Have a great weekend. Tonight Trisha and I are headed to one of our favorite places to eat, Pop!

Keith

Love is in the air

Bear (black lab) and Roxy (chocolate lab) were caught cuddling on Friday afternoon? This went on for about 20 minutes and it was so cute! Is there a relationship starting? We are not sure, but we will have more details soon!

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Keith

New Beds!

Today I had fun putting the new beds together for the small dogs.  After I put all the parts together we brought them out into the play area and Cosi was the first one to lay on them.  All the dogs loved them!!  These are great beds, and really easy to clean and sanitize each night.

Hope you have a good night.

Keith