I’m a Slacker!

I know it has been a few days since I have blogged, and I feel really bad about it.  This week has been pretty crazy for me.  I have been playing catch up all week, because we got back from vacation and everything always stacks up while you are gone.  On top of that, we installed the new grass outside, ran some new plumbing into the ruff house and we are working very hard at launching a new website.  I think launching a website is a full time job  One of our customers works for a web design company, and they did some amazing work, and I can’t wait to show if off.  I went to their offices downtown in Minneapolis, and got a great view of Target Field from and learned how to manage the site.  It should be launching soon.

Oh, Fletcher sais “hello”.

Have a good night.

Keith

2 years!

Today was our 2 year anniversary and I spent some of the afternoon in the “Waggers Way” play area talking to Vanessa who was one of one of out first staff members about how things have changed.  She remembers a day when Trycia called her to come in early because we had 9 dogs and needed extra help!  Now we are able to look back and laugh at that.  One thing that we have really tried hard to do in the past 2 years is to always make sure we are having fun, and taking excellent care of our the dogs,our customers and our staff.  Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 22nd from noon-2pm for our 1 year anniversary party!  More details will follow soon.

You might have noticed our new outside area.  We are very excited for this area, and today was the first full day of use and the dogs really loved it!  The grass is recycled from an old baseball stadium and we are one of the first daycares in the country to do this.  Brandy (in the picture) was one of the dogs that had so much fun outside today!  Brandy was also one of our first dogs that came to doggy daycare when we first opened!

Have a great night.

Keith

Aloha, we’re back

We are back from our vacation (we went to Hawaii), and within 1 hour of landing, I was already at the daycare to make sure everything went smoothly.  IT DID!  I was telling Ellen, one of our managers, that I was kinda upset because they never called us and it made me feel like I was not really needed around the daycare.  I honestly feel that because we have such great employees that they know how to run things, but I still like to feel needed

Today they started the construction on the new outside area and it is looking good.  It should be done tomorrow afternoon!  I put Bindi’s picture up of her outside today because she was our first doggy daycare dog, and she had to say goodbye to the old area!

Have a good night.

Keith

Jake the Rottie

Some of you might know that one of my favorite breeds is a Rottweiler, and I was watching the today show.  This week they are doing their Top Dog Competition, and they were showing some of the videos of people that entered.  My Personal pick is Jake.  Such a smart and cool dog.  Watch it Here.

Wellington

Wellington is on of the dogs that enjoys being outside when the weather is nice.  We are proud to announce that we are giving the outside area a face lift. This Sunday (weather permitting) we will be resurfacing the outside area with recycled sports turf from the University of Arazona.  This grass is great and the dogs are going to love it.  Once it is done, we will bring out all of our umbrellas, pools and other outside goodies.  The recycled turf really stays inline with our way of thinking “green”, and we are the only dog daycare in Minnesota to do this.  I can’t wait to show it off and for the dogs to romp and play on it!!

Have a good day!

Keith

Mark your Calendar

Looking for a really cool event involving dog lovers from around the Twin Cities??  Friday, May 14th, we have teamed up to sponsor the Mon Ami Event at the Galleria in Edina featuring the artwork of Jessie Marinello of Stray Dog Arts (she did the big picture of Roxy in the lobby).  We would love to see you there!  For more information, visit the Mon Ami Website.  Also sponsoring the event are Sarah Beth Photography, K9-Connection, Sidewalk Dog, Fetch Delivers and Bone Adventure.

Cosi and Flynn

This week Trycia and I are on vacation so I am blogging with some of my favorite pictures from the previous week.  Cosi the french bulldog, and Flynn the golden doodle had fun playing last week.  Cosi always things she is a big dog and always finds the bigger ones to play with!!

A big thanks to our staff for making this week go very smooth!  I know I have said it before, but I really know we have some of the best doggy daycare staff around!

Keith

A Sunny Week

Here is one of my favorite pictures from the past week at doggy daycare.  Simon the bulldog loves to lay outside in the sun.  Last Friday we were putting together something new for the outside area, and there was Simon watching our every move.  He will be really excited with what we have planned for our outside area.  Next Sunday (weather permitting) everything will begin!  You want to know what is going on??? We will be the first doggy daycare in the Twin Cities to use recycled sports turf in the outside area.  The gravel will be covered with some of the University of Arazona turf (who knows there might be a 50 yard line somewhere).  We are really excited for this, and it is just another way that we try to be green!

My Cleaning Buddy

The other night one of our cleaners was sick, so I filled in.  Kiko, one of our overnight dogs wanted to hang out and help make sure I cleaned correctly.  Kiko absolutely loves being around people and stuck to my side the entire night, until it was time for dinner.  Then she became distracted and decided to eat.  Kiko is one of our regular hotel guests and hangs out in the waggers way room.

Have a great weekend and enjoy some nice weather

Keith

Rembering Luc

Many of you know that one of our good friends is Ali Jarvis who was the founder of Sidewalk Dog and she has done so much for the Twin Cities dog community.  This past week she had to put her dog Luc down because of some of his health problems.  Many times at events you would see me walking around holding Luc, and Ali joked that I was his dad.  Luc was the inspiration behind Sidewalk Dog and trying to bring the dog community in the Twin Cities closer together.

You can read more about this on the Sidewalk Dog Blog.

Go give your pooch a big hung and let them know how special they are!

Keith