4 news bits

Dog walker gets between bear and pooch

Why I'm Obsessed With 'Dog Whisperer'

From a dog's point of view, it's good to be nosy

Vets with PTSD train dogs to help comrades

Happy Monday! ;)

-Grant

Gem and Gemma

Today I noticed a couple of the girls renewing their friendship! Gem is a Bernese Mountain Dog and Gemma is a a Golden Doodle. When Gem was a bit littler, she used to be in the medium roll with Gemma, and it seems like they still remember each other well! The two of them were buddies all day long, playing and hanging out together. Here's a clip of them tearing it up.



-Hope

P.S. Don't forget Daylight Savings Time ends tonight. At least this time of year we gain and hour of sleep, instead of lose one!

Finn's Fight

Our pal Finn is a Fort Fido good ol' boy lol. He has been coming to The Fort for quite some time. If you search for "Finn" on our blog you will find many clips of him tearing it up! We really enjoy Finn, he is a very well balanced member of our Big Roll pack. He ain't bad looking either ;). Unfortunately, Finny suffers from Canine Epilepsy... The good news is that his owners have started a wonderful non-profit organization called Finn's Fight! Their goal is to raise awareness of Canine Epilepsy and to raise money for families that can't afford the medication (it is very expensive so many pets suffer or get put down). They plan on having some local doggie dashes as well as other events to get the ball rolling. Finn already has 600 friends on facebook, wowza! Way to go Finn, Cheryl and Rob. Keep up the good fight!

Have a nice weekend,

-Grant

Terrific Taylor

Checkout this happy go lucky pooch! We had him in for his assessment this morning. Taylor is a two year old, 60 pound, Weimaraner, rescue dog. He did well for his first day in the Big Roll. His owner wants to better his doggie social skills and etiquette, we think he is on the right track. Way to go! Taylor we'll be attending The Fort again soon.

Take it easy,

-Grant

Snow Black

One of our favorite little poodles, Gracie Anne, sent us in her wonderful Halloween photos. As you can see, she was the perfect Snow White! Too bad she didn't have the seven dwarfs accompanying her. If her owner would like, we could put her in touch with a good breeder ;) hahaha.

Enjoy that sun!

-Grant
P.S. Found two interesting dog articles today: Author of 'You Had Me at Woof,' talks about dogs and Cesar Millan, The Dog Whisperer, Blocked From Entering Canada.

Two Great Assessments

On Monday, we assessed a sweet Golden Retriever named Chloe. Chloe is a rescue dog that is seven years old and about 66 pounds. She did pretty decent in the Big Roll.

This morning Hank came in for his assessment. He is a eight month old, 56 pound, Dutch Shepherd (Haven't had this breed in here before, quite striking!) Mix. Hank is good boy, he played in the Big Roll and seemed to enjoy himself.

We hope these new friends of The Fort will return for another visit soon.

Now get out there and vote ;) !

Take care,

-Grant

My Owner is an Idiot!

I hope everyone and their pets had a fun/safe Halloween!

One of our customers emaiedl me a set of very funny pet pictures titled "My Owner is an Idiot!". I picked out a few of my favorites to share with you, they are too good!

Happy Monday,

-Grant
P.S. Mark your calendars, Fort Fido will be closed November 25th and 26th for Thanksgiving.