Welcome to the DDL Pooch-Intelligencer!
Dear DDL Subscribers,
The sun is finally shining in Seattle! Get out there with your dog and enjoy!
Have a shedding pooch? Come in for our FORMAL DESHED and clean your pup just in
time for Mothers Day, Sunday May 10th. A clean pooch is a happy pooch! Make your
reservation here!
Do you have a SUPER MODEL dog?
RYAN PHOTOGRAPHY sessions are taking place this Sunday at our Capitol Hill
Store from 9am-noon. It’s only $60 for the first pooch… $20 for the second
and you get 2 - 8x10’s and a digital photo. Sign up by calling 282*DOGS or by emailing
us here!.
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Ryan Photography snapped this
shot of Lily and Gunner!
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We know you’re busy… but referrals and ‘word of mouth’ is our best advertising.
If you have a moment, please help spread the good word of DDL on websites like Yelp, CitySearch and
Insider Pages with your most enthusiastic review. We LOVE your feedback
and have been posting some of the very cool things you say about us on our new
Testimonials page. Thank you Pooch lovers!
DDL now has a favorite link each newsletter… please take a moment to view our
favorite from BEN
STEIN and his personal advice on life and dogs. If you have a favorite dog
related link or You Tube… please send to us
here..
And lastly… if you haven’t seen our latest publicity in FIDO Friendly, check us out!
Love the pooch!
Elise, Lily & Gunner
elise@downtowndoglounge.com
Finding the right boarding, daycare, and grooming facility for your dog is an important
step toward ensuring a healthy life for your 4-legged family member and peace-of-mind
for you. Whether your pooch requires full-time daycare or the occasional overnight,
weekly baths or monthly nail trims, choosing a facility where your dog will receive
premium care in a safe and dog-friendly environment is key. The Downtown Dog Lounge
is top-of-the-line when it comes to this type of facility… read on to find
out why!
Dog owners should carefully inspect any facility where their dog will be cared for.
As you conduct your search, here are some tips to keep in mind:
SAFETY: The first thing to consider at any facility is the crew’s ability to keep
dogs safe. Owners should be welcome to tour the facility and see where the dogs
spend their time, how closely they are supervised and what safeguards are in place
in case of emergency. Not only are potential clients encouraged to tour DDL's facilities,
grooming and play areas, it is a required part of the intake interview! Such tours
assure pooch parents that there are plenty of loving hands around to provide superior
care, discourage scuffles, keep dogs active while maintaining control in play areas,
and address the many unexpected challenges that invariably arise at a doggie daycare
facility. Fire extinguishers, fire exits and an explicit safety plan are all important
reminders that DDL places dogs' safety first.
SUPERVISION: If you are boarding your dog, another thing to keep in mind is overnight
supervision. Not all facilities keep staff on hand 24/7. At the Downtown Dog Lounge,
a loving human is always present - even when dogs are snoozing for the night.
MEETING STANDARDS FOR CARE: It’s best not to assume that a facility is licensed.
The Downtown Dog Lounge is fully licensed and undergoes regular health and fire
department inspections.
SCREENING: Another sign of a quality facility is a thorough screening procedure.
All potential clients at DDL are asked to provide proof of their pooch’s vaccinations
and behavior history. While extensive paperwork may seem like a burden on the pet
owner, questionnaires and personality screenings help our crew take the best possible
care of your pooch.
Don't forget, Memorial Day weekend is quickly approaching! Make your boarding reservation
here!
Ryan Murphy Photography will be taking pooch portraits on Sunday, May 3rd from 9am
until 12pm at our Capitol Hill location. Check out some of Ryan's work here.
$60 session fee includes two 8x10 photos. Click
here to make reservations for a pooch photo session.
Pup need a little sprucing before the photo shoot? Book a grooming appointment
here!
Jennifer Wesson has been a trainer for nearly 10 years. She started out as an apprentice
at the Academy of Canine Behavior, where she worked her way up to Training Manager
before leaving to have a family. She has attended many seminars to keep her skills
current and relevant, and recently attended the Association of Pet Dog Trainers
(APDT) annual conference, where she learned more than she thought possible! She
believes in positive reinforcement training, and likes to focus on improving the
relationship between dog and owner. She loves teaching classes as well as working
one-on-one with pet owners. She lives in Seattle with her husband, two beautiful
children and her big 9-year old German Shepherd boy, Ozborne.
Basic Obedience (Belltown)
Lead by: Jennifer Wesson
6 week class - $150 per dog
Thurdays, May 14th-June 18th, 7:30-9pm
Puppy Manners (Belltown)
Lead by: Jennifer Wesson
6 week class - $150 per puppy (8-16 weeks old)
Saturdays, May 16th-June 20th, 10-11:30am
Reserve your puppy training spot here!
Blue Bacher!
This adorable teddy bear is Blue, a 3 (almost 4!) year old Australian Labradoodle.
His proud “mother” is Elizabeth Bacher, and she couldn’t be more in love with this
darling little pup. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Blue since he was 5 months
old. Even through his rebellious teenage years, Blue has always been eager to learn
and
up for a challenge. He has a very impressive vocabulary with an understanding of
over 60 words! He can perform more than a dozen tricks, identify different objects
by name, and will even put his toys away on command. Most people can’t even say
as much regarding their children! This is not to say that Blue hasn’t had his share
of struggles. His big sister, Babe (a very patient Golden Retriever), passed away
at the ripe age of 12. This was a huge loss to the whole Bacher pack. Babe had a
paw in raising Blue, teaching him boundaries and how to appropriately interact with
other dogs as well as people. When Babe crossed the rainbow bridge on April 11th
of last year, both Blue and Elizabeth were devastated. Blue was confused and refused
to interact with the other pups while at daycare. He became very withdrawn and listless.
With increased training at home as well as in daycare, Blue became more confident
and accepted his new role in the pack. Elizabeth also realized that with Babe gone
she needed to be a stronger leader to Blue to help him feel comfortable and secure.
Blue still continues to have a stubborn streak occasionally, and will push the boundaries
when he feels he can. With consistent training and a balance of physical and mental
exercise, Blue will continue to be an outstanding pooch! Way to go Blue!
Volunteers Needed!
Missing Pet Partnership (MPP) is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to
reuniting lost pets with their families. Many “stray” dogs and cats that end up
in animal shelters are actually lost pets that families failed to find. Our innovative
programs help shelters reduce their euthanasia rates while also helping desperate
people in need. In April 2008, MPP moved our training operations to Federal Way,
WA. Since that time we’ve been working to pioneer the first-ever lost pet search-and-rescue
team (right here in King County) with plans to build similar teams across the USA
through partnerships with animal shelters. We need volunteers (and financial support)
to help us pioneer the concept of community-based lost pet services and save more
animals lives!
MPP trains and certifies “MAR K9’s” to detect the scent of cats and/or track the
scent trail of lost dogs. It takes between 4 to 18 months to train and certify a
dog to find lost pets. Volunteers meet and train our search dogs twice a week in
central and southern King County (Tukwila, Kent, and/or Federal Way). Search dog
training locations, dates, and times can be found on the Seattle Pet Hunters page
(click on the Space Needle) of our Web site. We also need volunteers to assist with
various projects like fundraisers, office work, community booth events, the creation
and distribution of REWARD LOST PET posters, and physical searches for lost dogs
and cats using CSI-like techniques including detection and/or tracking dogs. Volunteers
must attend a monthly meeting, pass a background check, and maintain some level
of participation with the organization.
In addition to our local program, Missing Pet Partnership operates the first-ever
pet detective academy. We offer a 2-day Lost Pet First Responder course to train
volunteers and shelter workers and a 6-day Missing Animal Response Technician course
to certify fee-based professional pet detectives (who come from around the world
for this unique training!). Our 2009 courses will be held in June, August, and October
in Kent, WA. For details on how to join our effort, visit
www.missingpetpartnership.org.
Our dear Tigz died Sunday, April 19th, 2009 of a cancerous cyst in his abdomen that
ruptured. Gary and I took him to an emergency vet hospital around 12:15 p.m. but
he passed away on the table in the examining room. We are heart broken over our
loss as he was truly an exceptional and unconditionally loving dog to us and anyone
he knew. He was sweet and welcoming to any soul he encountered. We feel blessed
to have been a part of his life and he will be dearly dearly missed. He was 9 years
old. We adopted Tigz from the race-track at age 4. Dogs have a way of teaching us
about love, loyalty, joy and friendship and the gifts they give to us will never
leave our hearts.
Thank you to Downtown Dog Lounge who welcomed Tigz to their daycare and where he
loved to meet, greet and sleep at. Please donate what you can to any organization
that pursues the causes and cure for cancer and to your local Greyhound rescue organization
or animal shelter. Please say a prayer for Tigz as he leaves our world for hopefully
a peaceful place that is cancer free.
Our Love, Aimee & Gary
For more information about Greyhound rescue, please visit the following links:
http://www.psgreyhounds.org/
http://www.greyhoundpetsinc.org/
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held responsible for any misuse of any article, or for the content found in any
article/information in this newsletter. Any article or information presented in
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of private individuals.
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