Nancy's Chicken Chase Game

The Little Roll was treated to some hilarious fun this afternoon. Nancy's brainchild, The Chicken Chase Game, was a comical hit. Beija, Frizzy, Gherie and Samarah seemed the most interested out of the group but many tried it out. Nancy thought that dogs with a bit of "prey-drive" would really be into this game... The game being a very popular Skinneeez Stuffing-Less Toy (they come in many different animals including chickens, foxes, rabbits, skunks, etc...) attached to a slip lead and stick. Kinda like an old-timey fishing pole or carnival game. You can whip this thing around and many dogs in the little pack seem to really enjoy it. Pretty funny stuff, here are a few clips of the Chicken Chase Game in action hahaha.







Cheers,

-Grant
P.S. Of course, we carry the Skinneeez line of dog toys. They are quite popular, an awesome toy that tends to last, check 'em out! ;)

*Public Service Announcement*

We do not promote/recommend exacerbating any animals Prey Drive instincts (Notwithstanding, certain styles of training or activities; working dogs, hunting dogs, guard dogs, etc...) However, given the circumstances, this game ended up being just fine for the Little Pack. We would never try this in the Big or Medium Rolls, it simply would not fly (no pun intended there) and would potentially cause a fight. The Little Group is just a different beast. We know each of our Fort Fido dogs well and would never put them in harms way. Today's group was able to handle the chickeny-funness without drama. :)

Photos, Link and Clips!

Our newest employee, Kelsey (She's still behind the scenes at this point but is doing a fantastic job), took a couple of great photos the other day. I thought I'd share them because they turned out real swell. Click on the photos to enlarge them, the one of Koji is my particular favorite, so artsy lol.

Beija

Koji

Seamus

Cooper

Early this morning I found this link from MSN. It talks a bit about Hybrid Dog Breeds and their current popularity. I would certainly agree, the majority of Fort Fido dogs are mixed, "Designer Breeds", as we like to call them. They can be super-dogs for a variety of reasons. Some are even hypoallergenic! The Designer Breeds all seem to have Hybrid Vigor that combats the fussy physical problems many purebred breeds experience. Not all folks agree with that theory but this guy does. ;)


Here are three grand clips from The Rolls.

Up first, Maximus and Fort long-timer Murphy had a blast together today in the Big Roll.



New pup Kona has been loving it in the Medium Roll, there is ALWAYS someone to play with in that group!



From the Little Roll we have a strong trio battling it out, Chloe, Koji and Pearl. Not surprised by that one lol.




Have a great weekend!

-Grant
P.S. If you are looking for some family-fun this weekend, checkout the Enumclaw Christmas Parade this Saturday evening. My Pipe Band, among others, will be there. It should prove to be a real fun time for all, albeit, cold!

~ Boogie Down With Bogie ~

Get a load of Bogie!

He is a darling, spunky, three month old, fourteen pound, Boston Terrier that had his assessment at Fort Fido this morning. This pup was something else... Bogie came in looking all sweet and innocent but his true colors shined in a short amount of time haha. He tore it up (played hard) instantly with the best that the Little Roll had to offer. We are certain that Bogie will be heading down to the Medium Roll rather soon, it's a good thing, he's ready for the next level of play! Hopefully Bogie will get a chance to meet Mama Beija before he goes Medium. He had a boisterously fun time here and we look forward to seeing him again soon.

Enjoy your day,

-Grant
P.S. Here is just a taste of the Little Bogster in action... I'm sure there will be some better clips of this guy in time, he's an animal. Also, he was tricky to get a picture of, you could imagine why, he was surging with life and ready to roam. There's never time for a photo-op lol.

amusing clips

From the Medium Roll... Peaches and Trevor mix it up while stirring up a frenzy of fun lol. What good players!



In the Little Roll, new pup Buddha starts a great relationship with "Mama Beija".



Also, our manager Hope showed me this ultra-cute (her words haha) video clip she found on a friends Facebook page. I give you, "Polar Bears and Dogs playing". Very cool, thanks Hope!

Take care,

-Grant

Very Enjoyable Little Roll Clips

Sammy and Beija get into a Tug of War.



Tank and Zoe have been in love all day.



Cheers,

-Grant

- Baby Beija -

Beija has been coming to Fort Fido multiple days a week since the month we opened (September of 2006)! Four years! She loves coming to The Fort and has a blast in the Little Roll. She is one of our Little Roll Alpha Leaders. Beija (which means "kiss" in Portuguese) is a ravishing eight year old, eighteen pound, Boston Terrier... That doesn't look a day over four! She plays very well with all dogs and is quite the social butterfly. Her favorite game is tug of war and her favorite toy to play it with is the JW Invincible Rings. Keep up the good work here Beija, we love having you.

A special thank you goes out to Beija's owner Alisha. Thank you for being such a awesome customer over the years and supporting us!

Take care everyone,

-Grant
P.S. You can see a few clips of Beija in action here and here.