Pics and Clips

Here are a few of the awesome photos that Fort Fido Staff Members have taken recently. Cute stuff!

Louis

Augie

Marco Polo

Lucy & Sammy

Captain

Gibson

Smokey

Summer

Nevada

Otis

Winston & Blue

For good measure, here are two fun clips that Fort Crew Member, Shaunte, took this morning.

Rainier and Oliver yucking it up in the Big Roll

Jupiter and Abbie playing hard in the Medium Play Area

Enjoy your weekend and this weather!

Stay cool,

-Grant

Welcome Sadie and Shaunte Photos

Yesterday we welcomed Miss Sadie to Fort Fido. She is a happy, three year old, sixteen pound, Maltese and Miniature Schnauzer Mix. Upstairs in the Little Roll, Sadie did a nice job of fitting in with the pack. She didn't play a whole heck of a lot, however she did interact with the group quite a bit, meeting, greeting, and scurrying around lol... Which are all good things, especially on a first day at The Fort, it can be slightly overwhelming for some canines. Sadie kept pretty calm and balanced, and did a good job throughout her Assessment, she is welcome to visit us anytime.

A few days ago, Fort Fido Staff Member, Shaunte, took some outstanding photos while on duty. I thought I'd share them with y'all here, enjoy!

Have a great weekend,

-Grant

Clips from today's BIG ROLL!

Here's one of Blue doing what she does best... Taking on the whole pack in a game of wrestle-play lol!

Two great ones of Reilly and Theodore, these two "bash brothers" can really get to playing fast and furiously, but it's all in good fun of course.

 

Last but not least, this is a shot of two of our youngest Big Rollers having a good time, Douglas and Hailey.

Take care,

-Grant

Tuesday Four Playfulness

Life at The Fort is exciting and fun for all dogs. Everyone has a good time here, playing and making friends as well as bonding with the pack. Enthusiastic about the playing today, we got some great video clips of some pack members playing.

As seen in the video below, we got a snapshot of Jude sneakily playing with Brix. They snuck more playing in before we could snap some videos of them.

Having a tremendous amount of fun, Blue and Reilly play it up in the large roll.

Reilly and Theodore are tearing the large roll apart, having a grand ol' time.

After requiring a few seconds of convincing from Theodore, Brix relaxes and begins to play with Theodore.

Hope everyone is enjoying this break from the hot weather, stay cool!
- Zach

Naptime at The Fort

Naptime, or quiet time, here at The Fort, is an essential part of the day. After socializing and playing in the morning, it is important for dogs to relax and unwind. In the afternoon, once the energy level rises, the socializing and play continues. It is unhealthy for dogs to go all day without rest. Tired, overly stimulated dogs can become cranky and uncoordinated. This can cause them to become more susceptible to disagreements or injury. Healthy canines play hard and rest well.

Below, you will find some great pics of a few dogs "resting well" here at Fort Fido.

Bella, Lucy, Blue, Scandi, Hank and Jack.

B.F.Fs Blue and Scandi

Louis and Nancy

Nancy and new comer Lucy

Thanks,

David

Fantastic Finn

Our Assessment Dog today was Finn. He is a fun-loving, four month old, twenty pound, Cardigan Welsh Corgi. Finn headed on over to the Medium Roll, where he absolutely flourished! He had thought that he had died, and gone to "Doggy Heaven" lol. Finn thoroughly enjoyed practicing his social skills here today. Luckily for him, there was a plethora, of perfectly matched dogs, for him to practice with. Finn made several new canine friends, having a most terrific stay. Good on ya Finn! We have a feeling we'll be seeing you again soon. For now, you can relive your fun, and dog filled moments from today, in the following clips.

Here is Finn wrestling with Blue and Jackson.

In this one, Finn is sprinting about with the wily Max.

Cheers,

-Grant

Baby Blue!

This little stunner is Blue, a nine week old, Old English Bulldog (like our longtime buddy Louis!). Tipping the scales at a scant eight pounds, the sweet and spunky gal started out upstairs with the other little guys, but it became pretty apparent that the personality of this wild child would be better suited to the medium roll. She's all about playtime, and did her best to keep up the pace!

We caught this great clip of her and Cortez in the early morning, having a blast!

We'll be seeing her back again soon,

Hope

Cheerful Chaco!

Chaco is a cute little three-and-a-half year old Havanese. Since he started out on a Saturday, he got to spend his day with a mix of sizes. From little Lilly (the assessment dog yesterday), to Lila and Blue, and a couple in between! The smaller guys were very confident, even in with the big ones. While he didn't bust out too many of the moves, Chaco had a few flash-in-the-pan moments of play. He also had a lot of tail-wagging and good greeting. This is a pup who was socialized well in his puppy days.

Also from today: a good clip of everybody sharing toys!



Everybody enjoy this nice summery weekend!

-Hope

Birthday Girl In Da House!

Wishing a very Happy Birthday to Lila!

Lila is a very admirable dog that has been attending Fort Fido for many moons inside the Medium Roll. Lila's sister Blue also comes to The Fort frequently (she's in the Big Roll). Their owner Darcy brought in treats for all the dogs to share in celebration of her second birthday, too cool! Please do take a treat bag for your pooch on the way out.

Enjoy your sunny-long weekend! We are open tomorrow (9am - 6pm) but closed on Monday the fourth. Have a happy & safe Independence Day, we'll see y'all back on Tuesday July fifth.

-Grant
P.S. Will end this one with a cute clip from the A.M. of Schnauzer Brothers Oskar and Otto playing.

Reels from the Rolls

Little Roll (The Gang's All Here)


Medium Roll (Some of our more mature fellas tearing it up, Hunter & Louie)


Big Roll (Miss Blue and Mr. McGee in love)


Cheers, stay dry lol,

-Grant

A couple of pics, a couple of clips.

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Logan lounging with his main pal!

I would have never guessed Logan needed "readers" lol reminds me of some Fort Employees. ;)

Logan's ma Becky sent me these snazzy pictures of her main man. They are great, thanks for sending them in Becky!

Scored two good clips of Blue and new Bulldog Zora playing together in the Big Roll. Have a look.





Cheers,

-Grant

Welcome to Blue, too!

Today was five-month-old Blue's first day at daycare! While at first she wasn't quite sure what to make of it, toward the end of her day she was wagging her tail and approaching the other dogs. We're confident that once she gets into the swing of things, there will be a lot more playing in her future!

She's got a lot to live up to-- her older sister, Lila, has been coming to The Fort since she was a pup!

Have a good weekend everyone!

Hope

PS-- Check out this news article about a life-saving alert given by an 8-month old pug. And did you ever wonder why dogs shake off water? Also, if you have children, you may want to come down to the U.P. Fire Station tomorrow (from 10am - 1pm) for Fall Fun Day 2010. Who knows, you may run into Fido there!