A couple of pics...

From the Duck Daze Parade we participated in last Saturday.

The first picture is of University Place Fire Department Lieutenant Michelle Johnson (Long time Fido supporter, Dakota's ma), me and my dad (Dave).

The second picture adds Marco Polo and his cart, my wife JM, mom (Nancy) and Fido's head lol.

Take care,

-Grant
P.S. Thanks for sending in those pics Michelle!

A peek at all sizes!

We got some good clips from all the different areas today. Take a look at what the action was like at the Fort today!

Here are big guys Aliisa, McGee, and Stella all rolling around together. Aliisa is an Airedale Terrier, and Stella and McGee are both Boxers.


Medium dogs Libby the Malamute pup and Barkley the Miniature Poodle had a great time this morning.


Upstairs, there was a lot of ball time for the small set.


Have a good night everyone,

Hope

P.S.--Check out this dog surfing competition!. Seems like out four-legged-friends like sports just as much as the rest of us!

Adrian!!!

Haha, ok, maybe not quite like that...

Meet Rocky, he is a four year old, one hundred and ten pound, Collie / Rottweiler Mix! He is quite a sharp looking chap that has a very sweet disposition. Rocky assessed this morning, he is looking to find some new dog friends... Unfortunately his main pal at home, a St. Bernard, recently passed away.

We put Rocky in the Big Roll and he did pretty well for his first day. He played only slightly but seemed to enjoy being with the pack. We bet Rocky will "bust out" as he gets more comfortable attending The Fort. We plan on seeing him a couple times a week. Nice job today Rocky, you are definitely a Fort Fido contender! ;)

Hope your week has started off great,

-Grant
P.S. The Duck Parade was very fun and bigger than ever. Thanks to all who showed and said hello. I hope to have some pictures from the day emailed to me from a friend soon.

Best Friends Buddah and Buddy

Buddah and Buddy both got to go in the mix with some larger dogs today. The two of them had a great time wrestling with each other--these little ones are no joke! They are definitely all dog, ready for the same rough-and-tumble play that all the other guys engage in.



I only found a few things in the news today (which is probably a good thing--at least nothing bad is happening, haha):

A dog was found thanks to a little help from the modern technology of Facebook!

Thanks to his microchip, a missing pup is back home after being found 2100 km away.

Firefighters save a beagle from a kitchen fire.

Enjoy that sunshine!

-Hope

Happy Friday Y'all!

Looks like we will all be experiencing our first truly beautiful and warm summer-like weekend, hooray! All of us and our pets definitely need it.

The Fort Fido crew is also excited that the weather will be holding up for tomorrow's University Place Duck Parade! We will be marching in it so come by and check it out, please do say hello. "Fido" will be present tossing out candy to the kids and I may throw down a tune or two on the bagpipes. Look for Marco Polo to be pulling his cart, super cool! The parade kicks off at 10:00 AM at the corner of Bridgeport and 27th, it continues South to 37th where it will end at the Uptown 2011 Car Show (near the new Library). I say, grab a spot near the end, it seems like many folks congregate there.

Enjoy your weekend, I'm going to talk myself into swimming in the sound lol Brrr!

-Grant

1 big 2 med

Here are a couple of good ones from the Medium Roll. The first is of Barkley and Mimi egging on Miss Phoenix, very funny! Although it looks a bit "wild" in this clip, they are all buddies. The second clip shows Bella and Gibby having some fun while Chance and Lucy do the same in the corner. It sure was a good medium group today.

Our last clip is a bit of neck fighting from the Big Roll this morning. It features Boxers Stella and Sam rolling around with Black Lab Truman.








Dog is woman's guardian angel

Your dog's phonebook is important too

Dog plucked from chilly waters by officer

What to do before you take your dog surfing (If only it was a bit warmer on our coast!:)

Take care,

-Grant

Pretty Golden Maggie

Please welcome Maggie to The Fort! She is a six month old, thirty pound, Golden Retriever who had her assessment early this morning. We went ahead and put Maggie in the Medium Roll which ended up being a perfect fit for her. She had a blast with the pack, playing hard, fast and almost the whole duration of her assessment. Maggie has a lot of energy yet spoke pretty good "Dog" for a young pup. We hope to see her again soon. Good going today!

Cheers,

-Grant