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

Happy Valentines day, good news and bad news...

First off, I'd like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day. I hope you all have a nice one!

I'll start off with my good news... This morning we assessed Bella. She is a one year old, thirty-nine pound, Chocolate Brown, Standard Poodle. Bella did outstanding today, she spoke great "Dog" and even played with a few different pooches in the Medium Roll. She will be a fine addition to our Medium Pack and sure compliments Jaz and Peaches well. We have had a super track record here (or have gotten lucky) with female Standard Poodles, they've been excellent pack members so far.





Now for some very upsetting news, my apologizes... Fort Fido regular (he came almost every day) Hunter was killed by a Pit Bull on Saturday afternoon (2/12/11). It happened in his neighborhood, two Pit Bulls were roaming off leash. One of the dogs attacked Hunter viscouly and then ran off. The authorities were able to capture the other dog but haven't found the culprit.

Hunter put up a good fight to live at the emergency vet, he hung in there for eleven hours before finally crossing over the Rainbow Bridge. The saddest part for us is that he played here on Saturday morning, we just spent time with him! So, it is a little gloomy around here, very surreal and frustrating for all involved. Fort Fido has never experienced a loss quite like this. Our hearts go out to Hunter's owners Bonnie and Bob, we are so very sorry for your loss. Please take it easy!

With that said, again, have a nice Valentine's Day.

-Grant
P.S. Please note, we do not wish to debate the matter but Fort Fido Doggie Daycare does not except Pit Bulls. We are not stating that they are bad dogs. We are just being clear about our policy here.

I Also wanted to leave you with links to a couple of our Hunter clips. Happy Hunter and Other Fiends & Happy Friday (Hunter playing with Fendi and others).

Double Trouble!

Well, actually not at all, just two great assessments, two nice dogs!

First up was Locoe. He is a seven month old, fourteen pound, Shih Tzu. Locoe journeyed upstairs to the little roll and explored a bit. He teamed up some with Hunter, following him around and greeting the pack. We here at The Fort think Locoe will begin to play more in time, he should really benefit from doggie daycare because he is young enough.

Our second assessment this morning was Peaches. Peaches is a two year old, forty-six pound, apricot colored, Standard Poodle. She is a rescue dog that has a great new family... Her new sister is Jaz, a Fort Fido regular that does wonderful here. Peaches entered the Medium Roll with new sis Jaz and flourished! She is a real go getter that met the pack and fell in love, playing a lot, especially for a first day. When I put my pooch Gibson in, he and Peaches hit it off right away.

Way to go Locoe and Peaches, awesome job today!

Take it easy,

-Grant