Two swell newcomers to The Fort!

First up for their morning assessment was Theodore. Lovin' that name! He is a five month old, sixty pound, blue colored, Great Dane. Theodore is a very sweet dog. He hung out in our Medium Roll, where he will stay until he grows some more. He is in that lanky, teenager-dane stage lol. Theodore played well with the other pack members and truly had a blast. We look forward to having him attend.

Our second assessment of the day was Jake. He is a high-energy, five month old, forty pound, Yellow Labrador Retriever. Jake also stayed in our Medium Roll, he may or may not move to the Big Roll in the future. He is the type of dog that absolutely loves to play and exercise. Jake interacted enthusiastically with several different dogs in his play group. This "dog's dog" is a wonderful addition to the Fort Fido pack and we hope to see him again too.

O, by the way, I suppose I didn't mention that these two also became best buds today. They are the exact same age so it makes a lot of sense. It will be neat to see these two grow-up. Hopefully their daycare days will overlap. As far as clips are concerned, the one that follows, pretty much sums these two rascals up!



Be well,

-Grant
P.S. The Fourth of July is upon us. Do have a happy and safe one! Bring your canine companion into The Fort. We will get them burnout like a falling bottle rocket... Well, you know what I meant haha. The pack will help them burn off that extra holiday energy. Also, although it will be our record night thus far, there is still plenty of room to board your pooch overnight, feel free to!

Love me some Leo

This morning we assessed one spirited and gregarious dog... Meet Leo! He is a nine month old, sixty-two pound, Golden Retriever that has a black spot on his tongue. Leo came into The Fort with his owner, happy and ready to get to it. He wagged in, carrying his leash in his mouth, without chewing it up, it was pretty darn adorable lol. Wouldn't it be great to have a dog that could walk it's self like Leo? Hahaha! Anywho, Leo joined us in our Big Roll where he wasted no time getting in on the action. His easy going personality allowed him to make canine buddies quickly, pretty much instantly. Leo played well with Jake and fellow golden Mollie, among others. He is welcome back anytime and we hope to see him again soon. Good job today Leo!

Checkout these three Big Roll clips, you can spot Mr. Leo in each.







Take care,

-Grant
P.S. I ran across these two links recently. From King5 News: Woodinville woman's mission is saving abandoned German Shepherds (with video) and from MSN: Puppy get's head stuck in box. Super!

``` Daring Dwayne ```

Please welcome little Dwayne to The Fort. He is a ten month old, thirteen pound, Miniature Poodle-Shih Tzu-Yorkie Mix that assessed this morning. Dwayne was named after "The Rock" AKA Dwayne Johnson, striking resemblance hehe? I remember watching that Rock fella back in my WWF (now WWE) days as a middle-schooler lol... Fake wrestling, how funny, it's entertaining as a lad. A soap opera for men if you will haha. Anywho, back to our new pal. He did just fantastic upstairs in the Little Roll! Dwayne has the longest eyelashes we have ever seen, he is quite dapper. When the dogs started to pour in, he was quick to greet them with positive energy and exaggerated play-bows. Dwayne spoke awesome "Dog" for a pup and truly seemed to thrive here. We plan on seeing him again. Way to go Dwayne, you are welcome back anytime and ya definitely smell what The Rock is cookin, I couldn't resits posting that, it was The Rock's famous line. ;)

Take a gander at this clip of Dwayne. Unfortunately it doesn't do him justice. He was really going at it with Fendi but every time the camera came out he stopped. That's how it goes a lot of times. :(



Cheers,

-Grant
P.S. Ahhh, also wanted to post this nice clip of Doberman youngin Hank and tall black lab guy Jake.

Meet Jake & Macs!

Two great dogs, from the same family, who were in for their assessments this morning.

Jake is a healthy, one year old, eighty pound, black, Labrador Retriever. We started him out in the Big Roll and it was a perfect match. Jake is a "social butterfly", he went straight to playing and tore it up (in a good way of course)!

Older brother Macs is a stunning, two year old, seventy-five pound, cream colored, Golden Retriever. We had Macs tryout the Medium Roll and it ended up being a great fit for him. He spoke good "dog" and hung out with the pack. Macs seemed to enjoy the experience but didn't play hard like his younger sibling Jake.

Both of these canines did very well today and we look forward to seeing them again!

Take it easy,

-Grant

Video Clips

Two from the Big Roll.

Abby and Stella are two frequent visitors of The Fort. They are best buddies, knowing how to play hard and fast... Sometimes we have to step in and slow them down a bit ;) . These two swell dogs deffinitely get in a full-body workout everyday they are here.



Two young shepherds, Jake and Ziva, had a bit of a love-affair today. It's neat to see the two playing together. Osbourne ends this one with a wind-sprint lol.



Two from our Medium Roll as well.

Miss Bella (check her gorgeous photo out on another website) and young rebel-rouser Zeus demonstrated their fair and balanced play early in the afternoon.



Meanwhile... Emily, Gibson and Jaeger were a surprising trio that got along well.



Take it easy,

-Grant

Happy Memorial Day Clips

The Big Roll had a lot of Jake and Pepper love in it today, here the two are "Neck Fighting".



Mimi and Sofee (long time Fort Fido Friends) chose to tear it up together as usual hehe!



The Little Roll consisted of high-energy young dogs that love to run and chase.



Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend, thank you to all that have served!

-Grant

Shepard Bros and the Pet Palooza

Two of our German Shepherds, Jake and Hektor, have really been hitting it off lately. Good times!

Our manager Hope told me about the Pet Palooza event that is happening in Auburn on May 22nd. She heard about it on the radio, sounds like it's going to be a big fun filled event!

Take care,

-Grant

Three fun clips!

Thought I'd upload three fun clips taken this morning... Two of them are Jake and Bella the Boxer having a good old time (Osbourne our young Chocolate Lab makes an appearance as well) and the third clip is of Mimi (a pretty Chocolate Lab) playing with her love Jersey Boy. Sometimes opposites do attract lol!







Cheers,

-Grant

Clips

This first clip is of Jake and Bear (Newfoundland / Lab Mix) having a friendly wrestling match.



The second clip is of Cooper, Lila (Border Collie Mix) & Sofie running-a-muck.



Cheers,

-Grant

Bella, Benny & Jake fun!

A little clip of Bella (Boxer), Benny (Golden Retriever) and Jake's (German Shepherd) shenanigans in the Big Roll this morning.



Cheers,

-Grant

Jake & Lila

Just a clip of Jake & Lila having a good 'ol time in the Medium Roll today!



In other news, I was surprised to find this article on MSN's homepage the other day. I don't want to alarm anyone but it is interesting... We've heard many odd stories regarding veterinary care. Please just be cautious and don't get taken on a ride ($$$) just because it tugs at the heart strings.

* Look out, the following is a Kumpi plug/rant, yes we sell it and the reason... We can trust it! *

If a vet clinic encourages you to put your dog on a "special food" or "prescription diet" be wary, educate yourself first (it's all about money and "The Man" man lol). Kumpi may not be the cure all solution for pet food but it's NEVER had a recall and every batch goes through extensive testing for pathogens, freshness and quality of ingredients (to not ever have a recall). It's made in the USA and there are no ingredients from China. The money is spent on the food, not on fancy marketing. In short, just because your dog's food is from The Vet doesn't necessarily mean it's right or healthy (Cough! Hills Science Diet. Cough!).

* Off rant lol *

We won't get me started on Doctors lol! Have a good weekend,

-Grant

Duke

Duke came into his first Fort Fido day ready to rock. He is a three month old Rottweiler/lab mix. Most large breed pups start in the Medium Roll. Duke on the other hand, is one of those young dogs that is a hard player. He needs to learn a thing or two from the pack, some "dog language" or manners so to speak. Due to his very physical play style, Duke was the perfect candidate to get with the big dogs early on.

The larger, more mature dogs do not take any guff from youngins. They will play well with a puppy but won't cut it any slack, firm and precise corrections are the norm. After awhile with his elders a young puppy will usually have better bite control and an understanding of fair play.

This is a clip of Duke rough housing with Jake... Before his venture into the Big Roll.

Cheers,

-Grant

Abby & Jake !

The Fort welcomed two new recruits this morning and Jake was up first. He is an itty-bitty, three month old, German Shepherd who shall soon be a giant! Jake has these massive paws to grow into (the biggest I've seen on a pup in quite some time). He did decent in the Medium Roll, we can't wait for him to find his groove. In a few months, Jake will probably start hanging out with his Auntie Maggie (an all black German Shepherd, a Fort Fido regular) in the Big Roll.

After Jake strolled in, Abby stopped by. She is a beautiful little, three year old, Cockapoo. She has had a rough start (been attacked multiple times by large dogs) with dog socialization. We at the fort think Abby's day was not too shabby. She seemed to enjoy herself in the Little Roll despite some unfortunate situations in her past. Only time will tell. Word on the street is that she loves ball time... We love ball time too, it can be a great tool to get pets comfortable with doggie daycare.



Take it easy,

-Grant
P.S. A couple cool articles here and here!