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May 11, 2011 by Keith | 1 Comment

The Thunder Shirt reviewsWe want to be more than just a business (heck, sometimes I forget we are a business), we want to be a community of pet lovers.  Yesterday everyone came to my help when I was working on finding the best vacuum for pet hair at our house and today everyone is helping our customer, Chuck, with advice on the Thunder Shirt.  If you want to be part of the fun, make sure you are our facebook friend and if you ever need help with anything, just send me an email.  If I can help, I will… Otherwise I will pose it to our PPP community!

Have a good night!

Keith

 

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Severe Weather

May 10, 2011 by Keith | Comments Off

Thanks to LoriHarderFitness.com for this amazing picture from tonight.

I have been very busy watching the news and weather radar because we take storm season very seriously at Pampered Pooch Playground.  We get breaking weather alerts from the National Weather Service by text and email, and I always stay on top of what was going on.  Tonight as the tornado sirens kept going off, I was talking with Katie and Dana at the daycare to make sure that they and the dogs are ok.  We do have a set of procedures on how to react when there is any type of severe weather warning, or tornado in the area.  Our first priority is to keep the dogs safe.   If there is severe weather overnight, I am always on call and have plans for someone to spend the night at the doggy daycare if needed.

Have a good night and stay safe!

Keith

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Fun Outside

by Keith | 1 Comment
bruno outside ad dog daycare

Bruno loves catching the rays outside

I always wonder how some of the doggy daycares with small outside areas, or ones with no outside area manage.  Our dogs have so much fun going outside and playing in the sun.  Today we had such a hard time getting all of them inside!!  This was the first day that we broke out the pools and really had a real “water day”.  Everyone had so much fun!  Even Bruno the Min Pin (in the picture) loved to stand in the pool!  Our outside area is not made up of gravel, but recycled sports turf, which the dogs LOVE!  It has all the benefits of real grass, but lots easier to keep clean with no dirt, dust and mud!  Our outside area is over 3000 sqft of fun and one of the largest in the Twin Cities!

Finally!  The warm weather is here!!

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Why people need doggy daycare

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Roxy and Zoe tired after doggy daycare

Roxy and Zoe tired after their day at doggy daycare!

Our dog Roxy is 5 and people always wonder why she is so mellow.  It is because she is out of the crazy puppy stage, but she can have her moments when she is wild and crazy!  She gets really tired by just hanging out in the lobby at the doggy daycare!  This week we are dog sitting Roxy’s niece, who is 8 months old.  Zoe has so much energy and she is always trying to play with Roxy.  Monday, we took her to doggy daycare and it was so nice to have a super tired puppy at night!  I think Roxy really LOVED having a quiet puppy because that meant she got all of the attention.  Wow!  Sometimes I forget how important doggy daycare is for puppies :)

Have a great day!

Keith

 

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Cheapest is not always the best

May 9, 2011 by Keith | 1 Comment

I know everyone has always known that, but it is completely true!  About 3 weeks ago our 6 year old Dyson vacuum broke and we needed to get a new one.  I was at Target and decided to venture out and buy a Eureka vacuum that was designed for pets.  At about 1/2 the price of the Dyson, I figured it was worth the try.  What a piece of JUNK!! In the 3 weeks we have owned it, I have had to unclog the hose 3 times, and you can never put the filter back together. Seriously, we have Roxy who sheds, but we are freaks about keeping things clean. You have to unclog the filter after each room. I just did the guest bedroom where Roxy never goes and it got clogged. If you are going to call it the “Pet Expert”… It should be for pets and not get clogged!  I called their 800 number and they are no help.  So tomorrow it will be going back to Target and hopefully they will take it back and we will be getting the Dyson.  Sorry to vent, but sometimes you get what you pay for and I learned my lesson… In the 6 years of owning the Dyson, it only got clogged 1 time and that was because i tried to pick up large pieces of glass form a wine glass we broke (my mistake)!  Enjoy the video below of me trying to put the filter back together. Also in the video is Roxy’s niece Zoe who we are dog sitting this week.

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The ultimate dog tease

May 6, 2011 by Keith | Comments Off

Here ya go.. This is sure to make your night!

 

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FOX 9 at Bubbly Paws

by Keith | 1 Comment

Yesterday was a pretty cool day for Bubbly Paws because FOX 9 News stopped out to take a tour and talk about the block party that is going on Saturday from 1-5pm.  Watch the video below and you can see Roxy the super star on it!

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A Bitter Sweet Day

May 4, 2011 by Keith | Comments Off
Izzy's birthday at doggy daycare

Happy Birthday Izzie!

Today was a very exciting day, and sad day for the PPP crew!  One of our first daycare dogs, Moby the french bulldog, had his last day with us!  He will be moving to Sweeden with his parents!  Moby’s mom is the person who suggested that we get beds for the playrooms.. Now we have over 20 beds :)  We are really doing to miss Moby, everyone was giving him lots of hugs today!!  Moby even brought the staff a bunch of Sweedish food, and it was YUMMY!!!  Thanks!

We also had 2 birthdays to celebrate today.  Izzie (the terrier) and Jack (the boston) both brought treats for everyone!

Finally, we got the good news that Guy passed his service dog test and has been placed in a home so he can work!  Guy was being fostered by one of our customers and it was the first time they tried doggy daycare with a service dog in training!  We are so glad that Guy found his forever home!!  Now Guy’s parents are fostering another service dog in training, Phoebe!  I hope she follows in Guy’s footsteps!

Oh, one more thing.. We had 5 Bernese dogs in our building today, with the youngest being 14 weeks old and the oldest was 6 years!

Have a good day!

Keith

 

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Coyotes in Edina

May 3, 2011 by Keith | Comments Off

Dog owners in Edina need to be careful of coyotes in the area.  We saw this on the FOX 9 news tonight, check out the video below. Random note.. I worked with the reporter when I first started in radio when I was in Des Moines.

 

Edina to Confront Coyotes after Dog Attacked: MyFoxTWINCITIES.com

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When will the warm weather be here?

May 2, 2011 by Keith | Comments Off
isabelle outside at doggy daycare

Isabelle really loves playing outside with all of her friends at doggy daycare!

Seriously, the weather keeps messing with us… Maybe one day, it will warm up and we can start playing with the hose and pools outside with all of the dogs.  I predict that by August, it might actually be spring!  OK, I should not be complaining about the weather on our blog, but oh well… Keepin’ it real :)

Even when the weather is shotty, we still take the dogs outside often, but when it is nice, our huge outside area takes on a whole new feel.. It turns more into a doggy water park.

Have a good night.

Keith

 

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