Peppy Pepsi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today we welcomed Pepsi, a two year old Pug, with a ton of energy! Pepsi spoke good dog and got along in the Medium Roll, romping around with Georgie

 

 

Had a fun time with this one this morning, such a great attitude, hope to see you again soon Pepsi!!

 

Thanks for tuning in and be sure to check back often for more updates!

 

 

-Ryan W. 

 

 

 



Santa's elves came and visited!

Hey everyone!! Cortez here, just wanted to spread the word that Reindeer horns are in!! Santa sent a special shipment of carefully hand-selected, naturally shed antlers from the finest of flying fauna! These natural, long lasting dog chews are a fantastic way to entertain your pup, and a healthy and cost efficient alternative to rawhide and other animal products. 

 

So be sure that on your next visit to The Fort you get them while they are Cold! Take a gander and get the best one!

 

 

We don't know about you, but Marco Polo and I have our eyes on a few prime pieces our selves.

 

Thanks for reading and be sure to tune in later this week to keep up on news here at the fort

 

 

-Cortez

The Fort Gets Soggy!!

As part of a fundraiser for The University Place SUNdogs group, Dave, the owner of Soggy doggy (a self service dog washing facility) graciously donated 100% of the proceeds from the night directly to SUNdogs, in order to help fund the new U.P. off-leash Dog Park. Five of the Fort Fido employees also went to Soggy Doggy, and donated time by helping families wash their pets and had a blast! 

Here are the pics, and big thanks to all who showed up! Your support is soo appreciated. :)

 

 
 
Thanks again to all of you who came out, it was awesome to help such a good cause. See you at the Fort!

-Ryan W.

Verdurous Violet

Meet Miss Violet! She is a nine month old, sixty-four pound, Golden Retriever. This adventurous gal had her assessment this morning. A dog park veteran, Violet is already fluent in "dog speak", and loves to socialize. Violet is also a non-stop player, she really enjoyed our Big Roll, where she romped with Beau and Gage, among others. We were lucky enough to score a nice clip of her and Gage in action, take a look...

Violet is one fun canine that is welcome back to The Fort anytime. We look forward to her next visit. Excellent job today girl!

Cheers,

-Grant

Checkout our website's new look!

Our website has received a bit of a facelift... There are a few new pictures too, check it out!

www.fortfido.com

www.fortfido.com

Thanks for looking,

-Grant

- In memory of Athena -

Yesterday we received the very unfortunate news that, Athena, long time Fort Fido regular, passed away. Sadly, Athena had health issues from the very beginning of her life, which compounded as she got older. Despite this, she was one amazing and active dog that attended The Fort for many years. You would never know she had health issues if you met her.

Athena was a Great Dane, and a high-energy one at that! Having a large and fun-loving personality, she took on any and all canines that would befriend her. Some of her best buds were Finn and Theodore. Her play style was surprisingly fast furious, especially for being such a big girl. She loved coming to Doggie Daycare, and we are quite proud to have been a part of her life, and specifically, one of many parts that she truly enjoyed. Rest in peace friend,

-Grant, David, Nancy & all of the Fort Fido staff.

Please follow THIS LINK, then begin to scroll down (past this post), for pictures, video clips, and all blog posts related to Miss Athena. definitely check it out, there is some great stuff.

Also, as always, I like to post a link to The Rainbow Bridge Poem when these heart wrenching events occur. The poem can be appreciated by most, and helpful for some.

P.S. In other, not sad news, our Soggy Doggy Event is these evening. Be sure to swing by and say hello!

Dog News

Here are a few dog related new articles for you guys.

 

 

 

 

This is an interesting article on how to calculate your dogs true age!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22458083

 

 

 

Shannon Lorio was in a terrible car accident that left her so far off the road that she likely would have gone unseen and died from her injuries. But a stray German shepherd saved her life by dragging her about 100 feet to the road!

http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2013/12/stray-dog-saves-the-life-of-a-car-accident-victim/

 

 

 

A Michigan dog is alive and well today after falling through the ice of a pond and being rescued on Sunday morning.

http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2013/12/rescuers-save-dog-from-icy-pond/

 

 

Take it easy,

-Matt