Jumping Jesse

Lo and behold Jesse! This handsome looking Mixed Breed is eight years old and weighs about seventy pounds. With a large and confident demeanor, Jesse walked into The Fort's lobby quite ready for his Assessment Day. We had him give our Big Roll Play Area a go, where we assumed he'd do great, given that he has been a Dog Daycare regular for most of his life. Jesse's first "meeting" was with the extra large and fun, Theodore, and to no surprise, Jesse met with him graciously. The pack continued to grow and things continued to go well... However, as soon as Brix got into the mix, Jesse busted out with him, into some high-energy "wrestle play". The two dogs played hard together off and on for a few hours, allowing other canines to join in as well. It was pretty much non-stop socialization-action for Jesse, up until he finally laid down for a rest, after about three and a half hours lol. In the end, we assumed right, Jesse did awesome! Over time, he should prove to be a key player in our Big-Dog Pack. Rest up Jesse, because we plan on seeing you again soon.

In this clip, Jesse shows off his "tough" canine playin' skills:

Take it easy,

-Grant

Luck of the draw...

Meet Mr. Lucky! He is a charming, eight year old, thirty-one pound, white and light-brown colored, Cavachon... Which is a lovely mixture of Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Bichon Frise. This Dog Daycare and Overnight Boarding Veteran, stayed with us in our Medium Roll. There, Lucky, wagged his tail and sniffed about while leisurely getting to know the Play Area. As we introduced him to members of our pack, he seemed delighted to "meet and greet" with them. For the majority of his stay, Lucky carried with him, an easy-going and comfortable attitude. Although he didn't get into much play, his actions implied that he was pretty comfortable here at The Fort. We enjoyed Lucky, and we hope that he will enjoy staying with us. We would like to see him get involved into some more physical play, and believe that there is a good chance he will... Especially, after he spends some more time here at Fort Fido. Lucky, you had a tremendous first day, good on ya bud!

Cheers,

-Grant

Carlos on Chalk...

Is on point! What a fantastic and "spooky" piece of art. Happy Halloween Everyone, and thank you Carlos! I particularly like the ghost dog "Zero" from The Nightmare Before Christmas, too cool!

Take care,

-Grant

Good Deal Della

 

Today the Fort Fido team spent time with Della. She is a spry, eleven year old, sixty-five pound, Black Labrador Retriever Mix. This Dog Daycare Veteran did outstanding here! From the moment she entered the Big Roll Play Area, you cold tell that it was not her "first day at the rodeo"... Della is quite social, and more than comfortable around a pack of dogs. She communicated with, and fit in with ours effortlessly. We were happy, albeit a bit shocked, when within minutes, Della was playing hard with some of our most rowdy and young canines. It was a delight to see! Della continued to have a good time throughout her stay, and she even rested a bit after lots of vigorous play. She is welcome to hangout at The Fort anytime. How neat it was today, to visit with a more "mature dog" that has "still got it" lol! Way to be Della, who says "you can't teach an old dog new tricks"?

Here's Della wrestling with Reilly:

Be well,

-Grant

Sheltie Power!

 

Man, it has been awesome around these parts lately... We've had quite the influx of one of my favorite dog breeds, The Shetland Sheepdog. This morning marked the fourth "Sheltie" that The Fort has assessed in the last two months. Woo hoo! It's funny, because after eight years of being in business, we've only seen three other shelties before the current four. So including my dog, Gibson, there are currently six Shetland Sheepdogs here at Fort Fido. Maybe their popularity is on the rise once again? They were definitely most popular in the 80's/early 90's, and were Japan's most popular breed for years up until recently. I'm chalking it up to celebs getting them... Thanks Miley lol!

Ok, now in all seriousness, meet our latest recruit, Augie! He is a energy-filled, seven month old, fourteen pound, Sheltie. We had Augie try out the Little Roll upstairs, just to see how it'd go, knowing that he'd most likely graduate to the Medium Roll... Sure enough, he was too much for the tykes up there. He did nothing wrong, he just needs more room, more stimulation, and more rough and tumble types of playmates. So after a couple of minutes upstairs, Augie headed to the Medium Play Area. Waiting there, was the absolutely perfect dog to meet Augie, and match his energy level, it was none other than, Georgie. The twosome sniffed each other for about ten seconds, before the sprinting and chase games ensued. Augie's owner was not joking when she said he was a "wild one". All in good fun, Augie continued to make new canine buddies and play hard throughout his stay. Although quite a live-wire, Augie, did a great job here today. With time and consistency, Augie and his owner can get quite a lot out of Dog Daycare. It will sharpen his social skills, and will most definetly take away "some" of his energy. Hopefully he's "down a notch" after today's visit, haha!

In the following clip, Augie and Georgie, meet for the first time:

Have a nice weekend,

-Grant

Big-time Bodie!

Feast your eyes on this fine specimen, Bodie. He is a handsome, four year old, fourteen pound, Shih Tzu, that had his Assessment at Fort Fido today. Lucky for Bodie, he's found a wonderful forever home with his owner, Janet... Who just so happens to have been a long time Fort supporter. She used to bring her fun-loving, Wildman-of-a-dog, Hunter, to us for years, before he passed, R.I.P.

Now back to Bodie! We trekked upstairs to the Little Roll with him in tow. After letting him get his bearings inside the Play Area, we unleashed some "beasts" for Bodie to meet lol. He met with the others in a kindly and gentle fashion. It was clear from the get-go that he has palled around with other canines before. Once more dogs arrived, Bodie continued to meet and greet with them. He socializes well, but his true love is toys! Bodie particularly liked the orange colored, rubber, Chuckit! balls. All in all, Mr. Bodie may attend Fort Fido whenever he'd like, and we can't wait to see him again.

Here is a little clip of Bodie playin' ball.

Cheers,

-Grant

The Need For Speed

Meet Speed, she is a pretty, two year old, sixty-two pound, Brindle, Greyhound, that had her assessment this morning. Due to the fact that, Speed, although large and fast, is a bit of a "couch potato", we had her try out the Medium Roll Play Area lol. Once therein, Speed sniffed around a bit, then graciously met with the other canines. We were told that Speed would most likely play in short bursts and then just lounge around... That's pretty much what she did. We didn't see too much play out of her, however, she seemed interested. She especially perked up, when her outside-The Fort-dog friend, and Fort Fido regular, Sophie, showed up. As the morning progressed and the Medium Roll's pack grew in size, Speed, continued to act cool, calm, and collected. She is a very sweet dog that is welcome here anytime. We hope to see her get into some more "play-action" in future visits. Good job today Speed, you gorgeous creature you!

Take care,

-Grant