Boarding Fun!

Have you ever wondered what your pups were up to all night when they stayed here for boarding? Well, wonder no more because today's blog is going to be all about our overnight program. 

Once all our daycare dogs have left, we lay out the beds and blankets and make a giant plushy, super comfortable sleeping area for them. They love it! 

It ends up looking something like this :) 

  Here at The Fort, our boarding is somewhat non-traditional. Instead of having your dog in a run by themselves, we stay with them all night and let them have free range. Because we are here monitoring their behavior it allows us to let them play with their dog friends as much as they want. If you would like your dog to do more sleeping than playing, just let us know! We can set them up a comfortable bed in one of our kennels with a blanket or bed that you provide, and even their favorite toy.

We often take the time to play with them one on one as well. Check out these silly clips below!

 One of our goals is to make your dogs stay as enjoyable as possible; we want them to feel like this is their second home. So, whenever you want to get away, or have a huge family vacation planned, don't stress about where to take your pup, we are here for you! 

Have a wonderful night,
~Shaunte

The Best of Carlos

Carlos has struck gold once again, with another remarkable piece of "canine art"! Here he has captured, Brutus, in pen and ink, quite majestically I might add lol. So sweet, this may be my favorite piece yet, I don't know...

In other news, we aren't doing too shabby in King 5's The Best of Western Washington contest. So please, follow this link and vote for us! I've found it even easier to do, when you're logged into Facebook first... But you don't have to be.

http://best.king5.com/fort-fido-doggie-daycare/biz/499615

Thank you all for your support!

-Grant

Payment Stuffs

As school begins and fall approaches, The Fort becomes busier and busier. With that said, I'd like to take a moment to note a few things about our payment system. Please be aware that being paid for in advance allows you to get the best rate, and makes for much more timely transitions, while dropping off or picking up your dog.

We do are best to accommodate you when you arrive, however, as you all know, sometimes we just "get slammed", with a lobby full of canines and customers lol. We apologize in advance, for if we are ever unable to help you at a given moment. The safety of our Fort Fido pack, is at all times, our number one priority. Thank you for understanding and bearing with us!

-Payment is due at the time of service.

-Keep in mind our very easy and fair cancelation policy.

-Pick up your pet on time, don't bother getting caught up in the "One Dollar Per Minute" late fee. If you know you are going to be late, just call us before 7:30 PM and have your pet do a last minute overnight stay. It is cheaper and much better for all of us involved.

-Yes, cancelation is easy, call us at 253-460-0299 or email us at info@fortfido.com to do so.

-To get the best rate, pay for and schedule your daycare days on a weekly basis, being sure to pay for "your next week", on the evening of your last paid day.

-Many folks have a very set schedule and pay for the month. Paying for the month doesn't save them any money, however, it makes things convenient for all and is easy to do. If your schedule allows it, we highly recommend paying for the month. Also, you are never charged a drop-in-rate on the first of the month.

-Always pay for more days than you need, we do not prorate days... You can always cancel days and switch them around. It is on each individual to avoid "the dreaded drop-in-rate". ;)

-To get the very best rate, take advantage of our half day. Which is five hours of daycare anytime and any day for just $20. When you arrive, check your time and confirm it with us, noting that, if you are over the five hour mark, you will be charged a drop-in-rate. Being on time for the five hour mark is your responsibly.

-Got a hectic schedule? Sick and tired of constantly switching days around at The Fort, and making separate payments all of the time? Don't like getting charged for drop-in-rates? If you answered, yes, to any or all of these questions, then "The Package Deal" is for you. It allows you the freedom and flexibility to drop off your canine companion for daycare, at anytime, on any day, without being charged a drop-in-rate, and without the need to schedule or cancel days. When we see the "whites of your eyes" we take one of your days out. It is as easy as that and it works out beautifully.

-Do not worry about us being full... We are not at this time. In the event that a play area, or our whole facility looks as though it will be full, we will let you all know ahead of time. Before you show up and are denied. We will especially let our "Package Deal People" know right away, but again, this is not the case at this time. We currently have availability for all dogs for Daycare and Overnight Boarding.

-At this time, we accept all forms of payment, minus American Express.

-Feel good about brining your dog to Fort Fido, remembering that they are safe, and getting the most out of their stay with the pack.

:)

Thanks for reading, cheers,

-Grant

Welcoming more pups to the pack!

 

 

 

 This morning we welcomed Thavy, an 8 year old yellow lab. Who was very nice and spoke great dog, but wasn't super quick to jump into play mode. She did sniff around and start to learn the abundance of new smells. During her morning visit she met the other members of her new pack while settling into the daycare environment. I'm sure that The Fort will become more comfortable as she stays with us this weekend, and she will grow to be a valuable member of the pack.

We also welcomed Dax's brother Shep to the pack today. He is a 3 year old Australian Cattle Dog. Nosing around the fences and getting to know the other dogs smells was his mission today. Even though he did not play much, Shep started building his social skills in a positive way, which will help him make tons of new friends here at The Fort. Dax showed him that even though its a new place, it was a fun place, and by playing for a short time, helped Shep be more and more comfortable as the day progressed.

-Ryan

Happy Independence Day

Have a wonderful holiday today everybody. Happy 4th of July to you and yours, have a blast and be safe!

Today marks our record setting Overnight Boarding day (the last one was Thanksgiving Day). However, it isn't too late to drop off your pooch to spend the night with us. We are by no means full. Just a reminder, drop-offs end at 7:30PM.

Let that freedom ring, but keep all of yours fingers lol!

;)

-Grant
P.S. Ah, you may find this 4th of July Pet Safety article useful today.

Louis tearing it up with his buds!

We got a couple of good clips of our buddy Louis-- first up is him in action with the herding ball during his boarding stay. I didn't know until just now that these are the same sort of balls that lions, tigers, and bears (oh my!) play with at the zoo.

I meant to get this clip up yesterday, of all our Saturday dogs tearing it up! Featured prominently in the clip are Louis and Samwise, and they are joined by Louis and Baer as well.

As you can see, we've been having a fun-filled time as usual! I hope that you took advantage of the sunshine this weekend and did the same :-)

-Hope

Cookies & Night Clips

 

Many of us bake Holiday Cookies around this time of year. It can be fun to decorate them with family and friends, eating them is always good too! Unfortunately, many of our favorite Holiday Treats aren't too healthy, or are even quite bad for dogs. So where does this leave Fido, amongst the cookie-eating festivities of this season? Well, you are just going to have to bake him or her their own batch of Doggy Holiday Treats. Don't worry, I've found you plenty of first rate recipes you can try at home lol!

Cookies For Canines Of all the links I found, I liked this one the best.

How to make Christmas Cookies for dogs Not bad, but it wouldn't be my first choice.

Best Dog Treat Recipes Neat site, worth a visit!

Well, if you get that "wild hair", let me know how they turned out. Heck, I might even try one, a few of those recipes sounded more than good enough for me to eat haha.


Here are two fun clips from The Fort last night. They are mainly of Kelsey's Dobie pup, Finley, and Toby having a blast during the wee-hours. You may also spot Lillie, Maggie, Sheldon and others. So fa, Overnight Boarding here has been working out well. Outstanding really! It's sometimes wild to think that we are open 24/7 365, yet our crew here is handling business quite well. Besides, we are finding out there is quite a need for this... We are here for you and your pets to meet that need.

Cheers,

-Grant

New Website!

We just launched our new website this morning. There are still a few little things to tweak, but it's pretty much done. Most importantly, our new overnight boarding information is up, exciting! Please check out the new website and feel free to make overnight boarding reservations now!

www.fortfido.com

Have a wonderful sunny day!

-Grant

Some Clips

It's been a busy day around here. Everyone has been working extra hard to get our overnight boarding plans in gear. There is lots of planning, marketing and running around to do before Memorial Day weekend in May... That is when we will be kicking off our 24/7 canine care operation, how exciting!

I'm going to post some clips now, that is all lol.

Miss Bella "The Dane" returned for a visit today. She's bigger and happier than ever. Bella played with lots of dogs in the Big Roll pack, taking quite a liking to Gus... Boy is he popular!



Also in the Big Roll, Grady, was being his normal happy-go-lucky self. He is a great dog, pay no attention to the fact that he looks like he is getting "beat-up" in this clip haha. Grady goes a million miles an hour while playing, sometimes the pack needs to slow him down a notch. This helps us and it is a good thing!



New Mastiff pup Tilly showed up this morning. She is doing mighty fine, making many new friends, including Terrier Bad-Boy "Lil Gus".



Take care,

-Grant