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Skijoring with Roxy

February 12, 2011 by Keith | Comments Off

Roxy skijoring on Lake HarrietWow!  The weather was so nice today, and Trycia and I decided it would be a good idea to try skijoring with Roxy. We went about 4 blocks from our house to Lake Harriet and then the fun began.  Roxy did pretty good….. She loves the snow and after a few minutes she was getting the idea of staying out of the way of the skis.  We went to the middle of the lake, and just let her run next to us, she was so happy and had so much fun!  I think after a few more tries she will become pretty good at it.  What a great weekend to get out and try it!

Have a good weekend!

Keith

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Bubbly Paws – Almost Done

February 9, 2011 by Keith | 1 Comment

Bubbly Paws self service dog washEveryone keeps asking us in the lobby… “When will Bubbly Paws Dog Wash be done?”…. Well.. Here is a picture from last night.  We are about 2 weeks away from opening and we are getting VERY excited for this!!  Bubbly Paws is located at Excelsior and Grand in St Louis Park.  We will have a special PPP preview night so everyone can check it out and see what it is all about.  More details and pictures very soon!

Keith

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What is Skijoring?

February 6, 2011 by Keith | Comments Off

This winter Trycia and myself took up cross country skiing, and our next step is to start skijoring with Roxy.  This is basically cross country skiing with 1-3 dogs tied to your waist and pulling you.  Yesterday we took Roxy to the the City Of Lake Loppet in Uptown in Minneapolis to check out the skijoring, and it’s not just for big dogs.  We saw plenty of little guys doing it as well.  We saw yorkies and cavaliers working hard!  It was a great time.  Below is a video from yesterday!

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Homeward Bound Rescue Fundraiser

February 1, 2011 by Keith | Comments Off

I am not sure what you are doing on Feb. 10th from 5-8pm, but might I suggest heading to Tryg’s in Minneapolis for the Homeward Bound rescue fundraiser.  Homeward bound is one of the Twin Cities dog rescues that we have a great relationship with and there is a PPP gift card up for auction :) .  When the weather is nice, we do Yappy Hours in Minnetonka at Pairings Food and Wine with Homeward Bound and they have fostered some great dogs.  I hope to see you at this fun event!  A quick side note about Tryg’s… In the summer they are a really dog friendly business and allow dogs on the patio!

homeward bound rescue fundraiser, minnetonka,mn

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FOX 9 at the PPP

January 28, 2011 by Keith | Comments Off

FOX 9 stopped out to Pampered Pooch Playground to talk to our customers about the top 5 dog breeds that were released by the AKC.


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Dog Park Fun

January 20, 2011 by Keith | Comments Off
Matilda the Vizsla at doggy daycare in minneapolis, mn

Matilda after a recent bath after her hotel stay.

This past weekend Trycia and I were at Roxy’s favorite dog park in Minneapolis.  Well, it is not an official dog park, but it has turned into one.  I don’t want to tip the whole world off to where it is, but feel free to contact me and I will let you know.  Anyway, we were walking through the park and we saw Matilda the vizsla, who is one of our daycare dogs running and hopping through the snow!  She played with Roxy for about a minute and then Roxy laid down!  I really enjoy seeing all of our dogs and customers outside doggy daycare.

Have a good day!

Keith

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What a Fix!

January 18, 2011 by Keith | Comments Off
Sadie the pug

Sadie the pug hangs out in Waggers Way at doggie daycare

Yesterday around noon, I was sitting in our office and heard what sounded like a jet engine taking off.  Melissa, one of our managers stopped in the office and heard the same thing, and I started to figure out what it was.  It was the computer that powers the webcams.  We have a backup computer for the high speed cameras, but the slow speed ones had to be shut down.  I shut down the computer for 30 minutes, thinking it was just a fan that needed a break, and when i turned it back on, the same noise happened.  Since it is a Mac computer, I made an appointment at the Apple store in Minneapolis (they are really dog friendly).  They took the computer back and found something to be defective and it will be replaced free of charge!  While it is being worked on, I updated our backup computer so all the cameras (high and low speed) are working, but you might notice just a little slower performance than normal.

A big thanks to the staff of the Apple store for some great service.  While I was waiting for everything to be looked at, I was showing off our iPhone app and they were loving it!

Have a good day!

Keith

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The Twin Cities Puppy Bowl is Back!

January 12, 2011 by Keith | Comments Off

Twin Cities Puppy Bowl logoGet ready Twin Cities.  One of my favorite events of the year is back and bigger than ever; the Twin Cities Puppy Bowl!  Last Year Pampered Pooch Playground was a main sponsor of the event, and this year we have moved aside, and let our other business, Bubbly Paws Dog Wash sponsor it.  Also part of the event are Sarah Beth PhotographySidewalk Dog and Just Paws Training.  We will be filming all the puppy cuteness this weekend and it will be released online very soon!  Look for some pictures this weekend from the filming!  Most of the puppies featured in the Twin Cities Puppy Bowl are available for adoption from local rescues.  As we always talk about, one of the core values of Pampered Pooch Playground is to give back to the community in which we are located and this is just one way that we do it.  If you want to watch some of the puppy cuteness from last year, you can watch the video on the Twin Cities Puppy Bowl website.

Have a good night!

Keith

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Keith’s Minneapolis Tour on MSN.com

January 10, 2011 by Keith | 1 Comment
roxy at yappy hour

Roxy loves to party on the patio at Yappy Hour at Pairings in Minnetonka.

It is now secret, we love to take Roxy as many places as we possibly can!  The people from MSN contacted me this past fall and wanted me to tell them where all the cool dog friendly places are.  Check out the video that they just released by clicking here.  There are so many great places to go, I feel bad that I could not list all of them in the video!

Watch the video’s by clicking the links below:

Segment 1

Segment 2

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I’m no photographer

January 9, 2011 by Keith | Comments Off
Puppy photo shoot

My attempt at a photo shoot with the puppies!

One of our customers has started a new dog rescue for the Twin Cities, Metropolitan Mutts and they had a photo shoot of their puppies in our training room yesterday!  There were so many cute puppies and I had so much fun getting to know all of them.  I tried really hard to get some pictures of them, but they all move too much for my iPhone.  So once  Erica Loeks (the photographer) sends some of the pictures, I will make sure to share them with everyone!

Have a good weekend!

Keith

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