Clip Time

Three nice rolls, several radical dogs, and six great clips from today!

The Big Roll, featuring Harley, Oliver, Theodore, and Tucker.

The Medium Roll showing off a bit of that awesome play Lucky and Yuki like to get involved in.

The Little Roll, in all of it's ball-time glory!

Stay cool,

-Grant

Dog News!

Hot Dog News Articles... Not to be confused with "hotdog news articles", although Tacoma's Red Hot did just expand lol.

 

 (This dressed-up canine dude reminds me of Gherie!)

Washington Pet Store Owner is eating only pet food for 30 days!

Video shows agile turtle playing soccer with a dog, although he's a bit "Suarez-esque"

Help your dog overcome Separation Anxiety Also, here's The Fort's articles on the matter

Video: Little dog breaks up "fight" between little dog friends

Surviving the dog days of summer... Here is How we beat the heat here at Fort Fido.

The Top 8 Dogs from the Hero Dog Awards

Home designs with pet projects: Dog doors, built-in bowls and more

What is your dog trying to tell you? Some of the things showed in those photos, like yawning, are actually what we like to call "Calming Signals", used between canines to communicate and help calm each other's moods. Basically, they aren't necessarily "negative or positive" they are just forms of communication... Which I might add, are much different than ours, and far more subtle. Checkout the "real info" about dog's Calming Signals and what they are trying to tell you.

Alright sorry, couldn't help it, here is another "hotdog link", o that's a joke within a joke! Ok, I'll stop, must be "the heat" getting to me lol... 11 toppings to make your hotdog the top dog. Ha, at least we can tell what I'm craving today.

:)

By the way, get ready to say hello to us at the Fort Fido booth, at the 2014 Humane Society Dog-A-Thon, at Fort Steilacoom Park, on July 26th, from 9 am - 2 pm. If you haven't already, you definitely must check this even out, it's a lot of fun and it supports a great cause. On top of that, a little bird told me that Fido will be having a raffle there, with a great prize, cool! Hope to see you there!

Take care,

-Grant

Brother Winston

This morning we were scheduled to assess two "Brothers from other mothers", Walter and Winston. Unfortunately, due to injury, Walter didn't make it in this morning, however we'll be meeting up with him soon. Although Walter was out of the game, we were lucky enough to still meet up with Winston... Who is a six month old, about fifty pound, Doberman Pinscher Mixed Breed. Since Winston looked like a bit of a livewire, we tried him out in The Fort's Big Roll. Once therein, Winston explored the play area cautiously. As other dogs arrived, he met and sniffed with them in a proper manner, albeit very carefully. At first, we weren't quite sure if we were going to see Winston bust out into play, but then, boy did it happen... After about forty-five minutes, the pack continued to grow, with Tucker coming into the Mix. Sure enough, Tucker, who looks immensely like Winston, got Winston out of his shell. From there it was game on, and the two dogs enjoyed wrestling together throughout the morning. Winston is on track to becoming one awesome adult canine.

(Winston and Louis are caught taking a break together, Louis, became another one of Winston's pals today.)

Winston is welcome to attend Fort Fido, and we are happy to have another "Player" amongst our ranks. Well done today bud, hopefully your "older brother" Walter will heal up quickly, and then do as good as you did, on his assessment day.

Here are Winston and Tucker involved in some great play!

Cheers,

-Grant

4th at the Fort

Happy 4th of July, we hope that you and your pets are having a wonderful time (and being safe) with the fireworks and festivities!

The Fort is a popular place for dogs on the 4th. Below are some funtacular clips of the dogs celebrating the holiday.

In this clip, we can see Small rollers Pearl, Dixie, Lucy, Mimi, Finn and Phoebe, Riley and Piper, celebrating the holiday worry and stress free!

 

Have a happy holiday!

- Zach

Good ones from the net

I found a few, some were sent to me recently...

I really enjoyed this one from Pearl's ma, thanks Phyllis!

Retractable Dog Leashes: How to kill nearly kill your self in three easy steps

Ha, what a riot, I can attest to the dangers of these darn leads... Luckily nobody has lost a finger (the back of the box says it can happen), my staff and I have gotten a couple of nasty "rope burns" from these buggers. Safety a side, you get zero control over your pooch with the blasted things lol.

Here's a bit more on the subject:

Dr. Becker: 10 Reasons Not to use a Retractable Leash



Last week, Gary mentioned the newly crowned, World's Ugliest Dog... Jimmy Kimmel just had me cracking up with his latest segment on the event and it's winner, Peanut. Do yourself a favor and watch this hilarious gem!

Now here is an actual cute one lol,

Dog Surprised with 100 Balls for Birthday: Cute Dog Maymo

  

I found this article the other day and thought it was worth posting. Hopefully it's useful to someone

10 Best pets for apartment dwellers


Last but not least, how's about another funny one, this time, a pup who goes up stairs backwards.

http://msnvideo.msn.com/?channelindex=9&from=en-us_msnhp#/video/3deb7e45-8d1d-4619-9ff4-e0cca5f8ae2d

Good day!

-Grant

Seasoned Sophie

Fort Fido's crew was ready to meet Miss Sophie today. She is a gentle, ten year old, fifty-eight pound, Black Mouth Cur. This sweet and mature gal trotted back with us to the Medium Roll. There, Sophie wasn't quite sure where she was, or what she was supposed to do inside The Fort's play area. Being a wee bit older than your average Daycare Dog, Sophie isn't one for crazy-wrestle-play like some of our younger canines guests. However, Sophie has socialized with dogs before, and seemed to enjoy being around the pack. Once she figured out that she wasn't "at The Vet for surgery", Sophie relaxed a bit more. Given some time and consistency, we believe that Sophie can be even more comfortable here, and relax while visiting. She has a very kind disposition, and is pretty darn tolerant of young whippersnappers. Sophie, you may stay with us anytime, way to go today girl, ya did just fine!

Cheers,

-Grant

Mr. Max

 

Today was Max's Assessment Day. He is a handsome, three year old, twenty pound, Pembroke Welsh Corgi. We had Max have a go in our Medium Roll Play Area... He followed us to it easily, and entered without a care. Once the other "medium canines" began to arrive, Max acted quite cool, calm, and collected. He seemed curious as to what was going to happen at The Fort today. Max met with the others in a kindly fashion, but wasn't too interested in interacting at first... After being given some time, about two hours, Max began to interact much more. He busted out into a bit of play with Yuki, and seemingly had a good time. It has been our experience, that most "Corgi Canines" start to play and socialize quite feverishly lol. Max is one regal little dog that is more than welcome to hangout here at Fort Fido anytime. We here look forward to seeing him again soon.

Be well,

-Grant