Just One Of The Family Kennels

08/10/2024

07/10/2024

New services!!

We are now happy to see exotic pets including exotic birds, pocket pets, or small mammals. Give us a call if your feathered or furred friend needs medical attention 🦜 🐹 🐰

07/04/2024

Closed today, will open regular hours on Friday. Be safe everyone.

06/30/2024

4th of July and scary fireworks are coming up! Fannin County Barking Buddies is sponsoring free microchipping for dogs. A staff member of Fannin County Animal Control has offered to be available after hours to provide this service. 💕🐶 Come by next Tuesday or Wednesday from 4-6 pm to take advantage of this offer.

06/15/2024

Hello Everyone! We have been informed that Mountain Emergency Animal Center in Blue Ridge will be closed tonight. If your pet is having an after hours emergency please contact an alternate emergency center.

Here is a short list of Emergency centers nearest us (this is not a comprehensive list):
Animal Emergency & Specialty Center of Chattanooga: 423-822-8304
Animal Emergency of Gainesville: 770-534-2911
Junaluska Animal Hospital- Waynesville: 828-452-1478
South Asheville Vet Emergency & Specialty- 828-210-8285

05/20/2024

!! RECALL ALERT: Mars Petcare recalls bags of Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition due to potential loose metal contamination. Read full details here - https://buff.ly/3K8Z9ti

Please share with any pet parents you know.

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Dog Food Advisor Saving Good Dogs From Bad Food!

05/11/2024

Some recent grooms & welcome my feathered friend Rusty.

03/08/2024

A long read but a good one.

The Broken Heart Dog

Most of us know what a heart dog is: that special dog that we connect with on a deeper level. The dog that we know and that knows us forwards and backwards. Our four legged other half and in some ways, one of the great loves of our lives. These dogs are talked about often, placed on a pedestal against which future dogs are judged and revered by their owners for the lifetime of the human lucky enough to have spent their time with them. Some people are lucky to find that one heart dog. Some are blessed enough to have two or even several in a lifetime. Some people will describe them differently. Referring to a heart dog, a soul dog, a spirit dog, etc. All are just as important as the first and all can change the life of the person fortunate enough to have found them. Praise and honor is given to these dogs on a daily basis and today will be no different for many, but today I want to take a few minutes to talk about a different type of heart dog. The broken heart dog.

These are the dogs that follow our heart dogs. Maybe they survive them in this life or maybe they find us after we have suffered that profound loss of that “once in a lifetime” dog. It doesn’t matter how they arrive in our lives or why, it just matters that they do. They are there. They are there at our worst and they stay at our sides until we find that new version of ourselves. They help us discover our new normal and they never ask to take over the place of the dog before them. When we are broken, they are the guardians of the pieces. When we are whole again they are elated to be there and experience that with us too. As we move on in the world and we no longer need them to plug the leaks and fill the cracks, they are honored to still be by our sides as we grow and face new challenges. These dogs are irreplaceable in their own right and equally deserving of recognition and celebration.

I’m sure you can think of who this dog (or dogs) are in your life. Some of them may have grown to become heart dogs in their own right. Others may have quietly done their job of support and regrowth, quietly and with dedication that allowed us to change and grow without seeming to realize it. It’s hard not to be reminded of your past, of your history and what you lost with the passing of time. Our history is what formed us and shaped us into who we are now, heart dogs and broken heart dogs included. Our history will repeat itself because such is the nature of the beast. I think what we need to remember, with these broken heart dogs, is that sometimes the most important history, is the history that we are making today. Because of these dogs we find ourselves ready to take those steps and make that history. Their accomplishment in that moment and in that victory is not to be overlooked. They remind us who we are and why we love the things that we did with those heart dogs.

So here’s to the dogs that clean up the messes that this life makes of us. The dogs that may not be the best looking, the most talented or the ones that catch everyone's eye. These dogs are the therapists, the mechanics and the keepers of the soul. Their value known only to the one person fortunate enough to have found them through chance or sheer desperation. Maybe they are great dogs, known to the masses and legends in their own right. Maybe they are a little tall, a little too shaggy, a little too leggy or they have a crooked ear. It doesn't matter. This is the perfect work that can be done by dogs both imperfect and otherwise. The mending of a broken heart that requires the love of a heart so pure that it can repair, rebuild and cleanse the scraps that it finds itself responsible for. I see you and the work you do. We all do. This is your day to shine for the beautiful work you do, even if you do your job in the shadows. Today is your day for the pedestal.

Written by Jen Rainey, CPhT

02/16/2024

Sorry to those I forgot to post last week. Hope everyone has a great weekend

02/14/2024

Happy Valentine’s Day 💖

01/28/2024

Willie the 2 year old male neutered mini piggy needs a home. He’s super sweet . If you would like to adopt him or have any questions please contact Julie @ waddle on in rescue 706-851-4432

01/27/2024

Some of my faves of the week and my 2 newly adopted birdie boys Arthur & Edward.

01/15/2024

One of many vet offices discounting dental services in February .

Reminder: February is Pet Dental Month, take advantage of our 15% off! Call us and we can make an appointment for your pet!🦷🐶🐱

06/14/2023

Yes. Please don’t wait. There are several options for your pet.

05/24/2023

Availability report
Med/Lg dogs - full until July 7
Small- full until 6/4 . Limited June dates left.
Cats - full until 6/1, full again 6/8-6/30
Grooming - expect long wait for appt.

05/14/2023

Happy Mother’s Day to my Mom & Sister. I wish all the moms of all kinds a wonderful Mothers Day .