Halloween Contest Winners!

Well, the polls are closed, the votes are counted, and we have our winners for the very first Fort Fido Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest! There were a lot of great costumes, and I'm really glad that you guys decided to share them all with us. First place was taken by the illustrious Captain Riley! Who can ever resist a gorgeous pirate?

 In second place, public servant and hero, Fire Marshall Diego. Little-known-fact: he can put on this costume in 60 seconds or less, before jumping in the car! ;-)

 

Third place is our Buddy Boy, who got all snazzy in this adorable clown getup. If you're a fan of jokes, check out this long list of Halloween One Liners!

And for our Honorable Mentions:

The scariest of the lot was definitely Ms Gracie!

Miller and Paisley were Most Heroic! Can't beat comic-book heroes.

Tazzie was Prettiest, and I think she had a really great hat too!

 

Sheriff Lucy was the Most Law Abiding (and had another awesome hat)

The Sweetest was Pumpkin-Pie Theodore (still more great hats!)

And the last awesome hat of all, FrankenGus, our Funniest Costume

A really big thanks to everyone that participated in the contest!  The winners can pick up their prizes in the Fort Fido Lobby--congratulations guys!

I hope that you have a spooky, fun day!

-Hope

P.S. Don't forget that you can always send in pictures of your pup to have them featured on the blog, contests notwithstanding. We love getting a peek at our pack back in their natural environments!

Copper The Mini Aussie

Today we assessed the high spirited and very intelligent Copper. She is a two year old, nineteen pound, Miniature Australian Shepherd. Copper did quite well in our Little Roll where she was introduced to the pack. She exchanged "sniffs" with the other members and was generally curious about the whole situation. Further into her assessment, Copper, struck up play with Little Roll Rough-Rider, Pearl. The two really hit it off. It was great to see Copper get comfortable enough at The Fort, to have some fun on her first day. We look forward to visiting with Copper again and she is more than welcome to come to Fort Fido anytime. Nicely done Copper!

Cheers,

-Grant
P.S. Unfortunately, we were unable to get a clip of Copper and Pearl in action, it was a busy morning! We did however, get this darling pic of Copper for her badge. Doesn't she look like she's puckering up for Prince Charming lol!? Or maybe David? Hahaha! Copper's other photos were cute but a tad too blurry. :(

Make sure you vote...

For the costume contest that is lol! Get your friends to vote as well. You can cast your vote on Hope's Saturday Post. Here were the last two fabulous entries, click to enlarge.

Reach for the sky, it's Sheriff Lucy!

Here is some super cosplay, Miller & Paisley as Batman & Catwoman. I was never sure if those two DC characters were enemies or lovers hahaha.

Also, I would like to say, "fantastic job" to all of our costume contest contestants. You all have marvelous dogs with fun and creative costumes. You made our day numerous times. Thank you!



Staying with the spirit of Halloween, I'll end this post with some hilariously spooky links that I found and a clip, enjoy!

The top 25 costumes of the Tompkin's Square Halloween Dog Parade

The funniest pet Halloween costumes of 2011

Take it easy,

-Grant

Precocious Porter & Contest Voting!

Check out that grin!

Other than a delicious adult beverage, Porter is the name of a cool and fun-loving, three-year-old Chocolate Lab that we got to meet at Fort Fido this morning! Porter had never been to daycare before, but he took to it well. He spent most of his time today getting the lay of the land, with a lot of tail-wagging and sniffing around. He'll be spending a few days with us, and I'm confident he will settle in with the pack.

Speaking of spending a few days with us, pups Odin and Gracie have been doing just that and have become great close friends. Check out this clip from last night of the two having a romp around with Odin's little brother, Samwise. Odin and Gracie, sittin in a tree!

In other news, it's time to get to the polls! Not for any political elections, but for the winners of Fort Fido's Howl-o-Ween costume contest (way more fun, lol). Check out this poll with photos of all our entrants. Voting closes on midnight on Halloween, winners will be announced that day. There are cool prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places so good luck to all our cool entrants.

Click on the camera icon to switch to photo-viewing, and scroll through the pictures before choosing your favorite!

Public OpinionPoll Results

Have fun everybody!

-Hope

We're back on the air--with three new buddies!

While our computer was out of commission, we had the chance to meet three great new pups who were all ready to play with us here at Fort Fido. First up were medium-sized guys Mac and Lucy, not only were these two great additions to the pack, but they were also fast friends with one another. The French Bulldog and Labradoodle were an adorable match. Manly Mister Mac is a daycare veteran, having attended at his home in Texas before coming out to our neck of the woods. Lovely Little Lucy is only 16 weeks old, and is in the prime window for socialization and learning. Mac's owner told us he loves puppies, and Mac definitely lived up to that!

 

 

The third pooch we met was Adventurous Aryan, a feisty and fearless Husky girl. This high-energy and inquisitive pooch was a great large-roller, and you just can't help but be impressed by those icy-blue eyes. What a gorgeous girl!

We look forward to seeing all these pups back soon!

-Hope

Almost ready!

Thanks to our resistant tech-wizard Gary, our computer is just about ready to use again. Check back tomorrow for introductions, clips, photos, and costume contest news. Hope

Stay Tuned!

We are experiencing some technical difficulties at the moment, but make sure that you stay tuned for some great stories about new pups, Halloween Costume Contest prizes, and more direct from Fort Fido. Hopefully we will be back "on the air" by Thursday or Friday.

Don't forget that the deadline for Photo Contest submissions is coming up, and then it will be time to vote for your favorite pooches!

Until then!

-Hope