Thunder and Lightning

With all of this bad weather we've been having lately I though it would be appropriate to post a link on helping a dog with its fear of thunder and lightning. I searched thru a few different articles and this one from the Humane Society is the best one I've been able to find.

http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/dogs/tips/fear_thunder_loud_noises.html



On another note here is a crazy video from November of last year. After heavy rain fall flooded some of the rivers over in Mason County the salmon were so confused that they started swimming across the roads! Check out the video to see what one lucky dog scored from all the confusion.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/salmon-cross-flooded-road-much-dog-delight-174532713.html




Take it easy,
-Matt

TGIF!

Well folks, we made it through another work week. That's right, its Friday. To celebrate I found hilarious clips from all over the net to share with you guys, hoping to inspire some smiles on this dreary start to our weekend.

 

First off we have a dog that just REALLY wants a new kitten

 

 

I also found a similar video of a guy and his pup, who just wants a snack

 

 

Ever wonder what your pets do while you aren't at home with them?

 

 

 

Thanks for checking in! Be sure to visit on Monday to keep up on the happenings here at Fort Fido.

 

 

-Ryan

A "scent" of humor...

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I wrangled y'all up some dog jokes today... Hopefully someone out there will give me a "sympathy chuckle" at the very least. Haha, enjoy!

A blind man walks in to a department store with his seeing eye dog on a leash. The store manager behind the customer service counter looks up, notices the customer is blind, and quickly looks away again. Out of the corner of his eye he sees the blind man start swinging the dog over his head with its leash. Shocked, the manager runs over and says, "Mister, is there a problem – is there something I can help you with?" The blind man calmly replies, "No thanks – I’m just looking around."

A burglar is stalking stealthily around the living room of the house he's just broken into. He jumps with fright when he suddenly hears a voice behind him saying "Croaoak, beware, Jesus watches you" He turns around, swings the beam of his flashlight in to direction the voice comes from and sees what indeed the voice had made him think once he was over his first fright: a parrot. The bird repeats "Croaoak, beware, Jesus watches you" The burglar walks up to the cage and asks "And what may your name be? The parrot answers "Coco." The burglar snickers and says "That's a very stupid name for a parrot." The parrot answers "Maybe, but not half as silly as Jesus for a Pitbull Terrier"

A business man enters into a large Las Vegas casino followed by his well-groomed hunting dog. The two make their way to a roulette table, and he sits down with his dog at his side. As the next game begins, the man's dog tosses a mouthful of $1000 chips onto the table. Remarkably, the numbers each chip fall on pay off. The dog quickly jumps up on the table, gathers up their winnings and heads off to another table. Not to be lost, the man quickly jumps up and follows after his dog.

 

As before, the dog tosses a mouthful of chips onto the table for betting, and once again the couple walk away winners. Not to waiver from the drill, the dog jumps up on the table, scoops up their winnings and jumps off the table. To yet another table they head. This time the man's dog dumps all of their winnings on one hand of Blackjack. Remarkably, the dealer presents an ace and king to the man. A bit shocked, the dealer presents the man with his winnings.

 

Not missing a beat, the dog hurls its massive body onto the game table, grabs all of their chips in its mouth and jumps back down to the man's side. Tired from all of the gambling, they find a bar to sit down at. The man asks for a pint of ale for his dog and just a club soda for himself. Puzzled by the man's request, and the large pile of chips at the dog's side, the bartender asks what type of dog does this very wealthy man have? Patting his canine companion on the head, he smiles and says, "An Irish Better... What else?"

Take care,

-Grant
P.S. O, I can't resist one more of these gems... How do you stop your dog from barking in your front yard? Put it in your back yard.

BaZinggg! LOL!

Yuki-Sam Twins

Every once in awhile at Fort Fido, we get some absolutely identical looking canine guests. Believe it or not, at times it can be very difficult to tell two dogs apart. One must really study the individual dogs, to find identifying attributes, then share their findings with the rest of the staff (on our communication boards).

Most importantly, when the owners arrive, we must know without a shadow of a doubt, who's who! It can be surprisingly tricky, for instance, on a "Chocolate Lab Day", when there are seven of the same breed in one play-area, to figure out exactly who "Coco" is, amongst a sea of super-similar chocolates lol... They have a tendency to melt together, especially when five+ customers arrive at once for pick-up, and you are on the fly. Luckily, we've developed some tricks, in order to make certain we know which dog is which at all times.

;)

Currently, other than a handful of Labrador Retrievers, and a couple of English Springer Spaniels, the most perplexing twin duo has to be Yuki and Sam. Both high-energy Shibu Inus, Yuki & Sam poses matching physical features, as well as matching personalities and play-styles! They are also about the same age.

They just look so darn similar...

Don't believe me? Checkout these photos we took of the "Terrible Twosome" (only kidding of course) yesterday. They are the definition of "Bash Brothers", they love to play together, hard, fast, and furiously. Click on the individual photos to enlarge them.

Hahaha, I know right? Almost indistinguishable!

Be well,

-Grant

Two awesome vids

From the net...

This first one has been on YouTube's "Most Viewed" for quite some time now. It's all about GSDs, and what they can do.

Good golly! Needless to say, no one is gonna be messing with that Junior Handler. Way to go girl!

This second clip, compliments of Juno's Dad (Thanks John!), is just plain awesome... A husky having a blast in a huge Autumn leaf pile. Too fun!

It doesn't get much cuter than that folks.

All for now, take it easy out there,

-Grant

Welcome, Eebee!

This is Eebee, she is a 1 year old, black and white, Lhasa Apso/Cocker spaniel. Eebee had her assessment this past Saturday and although she was a bit timid at first she quickly warmed up and started playing, she especially enjoyed playing with Blue (Old English Bulldog) And Sammy (Puggle).



Eebee definitely passed her assessment and is welcome back anytime.

 

 

Have a great week,
-Matt

World Record Dogs

Milly, a Puerto Rican Chihuahua has been announced by Guinness World Records as the Worlds smallest dog. When measured by height Milly stands a mere 3.8 inches tall and weighs in just under a pound! That's shorter than a soup can and lighter than one of your shoes!

 

 

While researching this article, I found some other hilarious record holding pups!

This is Puggy. He's a Pekingese with a 4.5 inch long tongue! It's so long in fact that his mom, Becky has to cut his food into small pieces so he can actually eat it.

 

 

This pup's claim to fame is for being able to hold not just one or two, but FIVE tennis balls in her mouth at once. Augie, an 8-year-old golden retriever is suited perfectly for this record.

 

 

Another catch and hold record, but this time Frisbees!

Rose, a 6-year-old Labrador retriever/border collie mix, can catch and hold up to seven Frisbees (thrown separately) in his mouth at one time. what an amazing talent!

 

 

"Tillman, an English bulldog, traveled a 100-meter stretch of parking lot in just 19.68 seconds during the 2009 X Games in Los Angeles, winning him a world record and making him the Tony Hawk of the canine world." How radical is that?? Tillman can skate better than me!!

 

 

All of these and many more can be found on This page, and includes dogs and cats with unique talents, and World Records set with those talents.

 

 

Thanks for checking in, have a pleasant weekend, and make sure to tune back in on Monday for updates of happenings here at The Fort

 

 

Happy Friday!

 

-Ryan W.