Happy Tails Pet Resort & Spa

04/01/2024

I found the picture that describes me to a tee! I have discovered how to do all that I love and make it work! Since before Christmas I have been teaching my beloved Happy Tails Pet CPR & First Aid - PetTech classes and traveling to bring this amazing skill to pet professionals and pet parents alike. Pet professionals enjoy broadening their knowledge for the pets they care for during the season when occupancy is lower. Then in the summer when they are slammed, I can enjoy meeting people in my woodland garden for a garden luncheon. So with that being said, I am gearing up to bring you the best garden experience I possibly can. I still have PetTech classes scheduled, but I'm also working hard in my garden to bring you new garden rooms and vignettes to enjoy. I am building all the excitement for you to enjoy starting in May. I don't want to spoil the moment with pictures yet, but stayed tuned for the "next big thing" we are planning just for you and your friends. Jan 270-791-6527

02/06/2024

Currently working on updating my business plan. Covid wreaked havoc on the figures and am striving to update the plan along with conducting new Happy Tails Pet CPR & First Aid - PetTech classes.
Upcoming classes:
Sunday February 18, 2024 12-7 Bowling Green, Ky.
Sunday February 25, 2024 12-7 White House, TN
Sunday March 24, 2024 9-5 Louisville, Ky.
Monday April 8, 2024 9-5 Evansville, IN
Saturday April 27, 2024 9-5 Jasper, IN
Sunday April 28, 2024 10-6? Fort Branch, IN
Making plans also to be in Paducah, KY....Elizabethtown, KY....
Nashville, TN...and where would you like me to come?
Contact me Jan Dillon Happy Tails Pet CPR & First Aid - PetTech
270-791-6527

12/31/2023

Upcoming PetTech Pet First Aid & CPR classes:
~ Sunday, January 28, 2024 Owensboro, Ky.
~ Sunday, February 18, 2024 Bowling Green, Ky.
~ Sunday, February 25, 2024 White House, TN
Please "share" with your friends and family who lives in or near these areas so they don't miss it. Please call to reserve your spot
270-791-6527. We have open public classes and also train private group/facilities. Two year certification offered. Perfect for pet professionals and pet parents alike. Six years+ experience.
Thank you! Jan Dillon PetTech Instructor #2239 Bowling Green,KY

12/31/2023

What I have learned is that my PetTech Pet First Aid & CPR classes take off when winter comes due to pet boarding slows down and pet care facilities have more time to make plan for the busy season and train their staff in such things as pet first aid & cpr. Pet parents are also hopefully at a slower pace due to the cold weather. When summer comes the pet boarding and grooming and training is at their max and little time for training.
Just the opposite with food truck business. Warmer weather brings people outside and food trucks are super busy. Since I do both, I have decided to concentrate on pet first aid and cpr training in the winter and food truck in the summer.
During this winter also, I will be focusing on updating my business plan for my pet resort and will head back to the bank soon to have my loan re-approved so we can move forward with building our brand-new facility in Richpond. I just needed to slow down and concentrate on my passion. Watch for more information in the coming months as we prepare for Happy Tails Pet Resort & Spa.
You can follow our progress on my hotel page called
"Happy Tails Pet Resort & Spa Pet Resort & Spa" and follow our classes for teaching PetTech Pet First Aid & CPR classes at:
"Happy Tails Pet CPR & First Aid - PetTech. Please follow us on both! Thanks Jan Dillon 270-791-6527

12/29/2023

Hang on! Come January 1, 2024 this is my primary area of focus until we get re-approved and building! Coming soon!

05/30/2023

Many of you may not know this....
In March 2020, our loan to build Happy Tails Pet Resort & Spa was approved and we were getting ready to receive our first draw to break ground and start building. The next day, Governor Breshear closed down the borders of Kentucky and told us to "shelter in place" with no meetings to be held. I was teaching PetTech Pet First Aid & CPR at the time and had many classes scheduled after having been on tv several times. Our loan was put on hold until Covid was over and my pet first aid & cpr classes were put on hold as well.
Thank goodness Covid is officially over now and we are updating our business plan so we can get our funds released and start our building project this year.
I also am teaching PetTech Pet First Aid & CPR classes still and have been for five years now. Many people don't realize that there is such a thing as pet parents and pet professionals learning to perform CPR on dogs and cats. The professional organization that I was trained by is called "PetTech" and we offer hands-on training to learn how to PROPERLY perform CPR. CPR for dogs and cats is not like that for humans. There are three types of cpr for pets and which you use depends of the size and breed of the pet. You can go on over to my page for PetTech. It is called
"Happy Tails Pet CPR and First Aid - PetTech". There you can learn a lot more about this class and why you should take it.
Please feel free to call me at 270-791-6527 to discuss the pet resort and/or the pet first aid & cpr classes.
Thank you. Jan Dillon PetTech Instructor #2238 and future owner of Happy Tails Pet Resort & Spa.

11/01/2021

For all my friends with dogs or cats:
Sunday, November 7th from 12-6 on at the KOA Campground Convention Center in Bowling Green.
In the event of a life threatening emergency, would you know what to do to save the life of your pet? If your pet was hit by a car, or choking to the point of not being able to breathe, you might not be able to get to your vet before it dies. Would you know how to remove an object lodged in their airway? Would you know what to do in a "hit by car" accident involving your pet or even someone else's? There is no "911" call to make for a pet. You would have to be the "first responder" and I can teach you that. Or would you be afraid of getting bitten? Would you know how to give CPR to a dog or cat? There are three types of CPR, depending on the size and breed of the pet, and they are not like that for a human. Would you even know how to transport a pet that weighs 100 pounds without causing further injury to the pet, or even yourself? Would you know how to stop bleeding, or what to do and also not to do, in case of snakebite or spider bite? What would you do in the event of poisoning? Would you have them throw up or bind it up and let it pass. When is it too late for that? PetTech Pet First Aid & CPR is a very comprehensive program for pet parents as well as pet professionals that offers hands-on training to make sure you can perform the tasks properly. Doing CPR incorrectly could cause more harm than good. That's why I explain, demonstrate and individually make sure you can perform the life-saving measures correctly, training you cannot get by reading a book. I have been teaching this program for three years and am a former respiratory therapist and veterinary assistant. I have done human CPR countless times in my career. My class is a two-year certification and the cost is $100, normally $139. Don't wait until "you wish you had taken this class". $100 is a small price to pay for being able to save your fur baby's life. I recently heard of a lady who was preparing a meal and dropped a chunk of meat on the floor, only to have her dog swoop in and swallow it whole, choking. She had no idea what to do and her precious pet died right in front of her eyes. The same thing happened one Thanksgiving when an entire family was gathered together. But this time, one of my pet sitter professionals was there and knew exactly what to do. He took charge and relieved the dog from choking (we do NOT use the Heimlich maneuver). He was a "hero" in the eyes of his family that day. If you are a pet professional, you will elevate the status of your business by being a concerned and qualified professional for your facility. Please call 270-791-6527 for more information and to register and reserve your spot. Advance registration is required. If you need financial help, please call and we can discuss it.
Thank you. Jan Dillon PTI #2238 Bowling Green, KY.

10/31/2021

Happy Halloween to you and keeping your pets safe!
Join us for our PetTech Pet First Aid & CPR class on
Sunday, November 7th from 12-6 in Bowling Green. Call us at
270-791-6527 for more info and to register. Thank you.
Jan Dillon PetTech Instructor #2238

12/28/2019

Protect yourself! Just one of many reasons for taking my PetTech Pet First Aid & CPR class on January 12th in BG!
Call 270-791-6527 to register.

12/26/2019

I will be teaching a PetTech Pet First Aid & CPR course on Sunday, Jan. 12th from 1-7 pm at my church, BG First Church at 1503 Westen Avenue, across from BG High School. All pet parents should know how to give first aid to their pets, as well as relieve choking and offer CPR to their dogs and cats. Emergencies happening suddenly, just as they do with humans, and there is NO ambulance to call for a pet! You ARE the first responder, the EMS. Do you know what to do? Even if your vet office is open, there is little chance that in a real life-threatening emergency you could get there before your pet died. You'll never know what all you will learn in this class and how valuable it is until you take the course. Last fall a pet sitter that I trained called me to let me know that one of her clients was preparing a meal and dropped a piece of meat on the floor. Before she could get it, her dog swooped in an gobbled it up, swallowing it whole. It became choked and died in front of it's "mama" because she didn't know what to do. Don't let this happen to you! Go to my fb page "Happy Tails Pet CPR & First Aid - PetTech" and learn more from my event. Call me at 270-791-6527 to register. Spaces are limited and advance registration is required. $99 class regularly $139. Also receive the senior pet and dental health class for FREE that is held on Saturday the 11th when you register for the class on the 12th. Jan Dillon PetTech Instructor #2238 since 2017

12/26/2019

Happy New Year! This will be our year. Last week we obtained approval for our SBA portion of our loan. We met with another builder last week and they are working on our numbers as we speak. We are talking with a couple of builders now. All we need is for their numbers to fall in line with ours. We are inching closer every day. We will keep your informed as we progress. Keep remembering us in your prayers. Great things are coming soon! Jan

12/19/2019

It's been a long, hurry up and wait. And there is still a ways to go, but we are supposed to meet with two builders next week to review their numbers. You may not hear from us often, we are still on the move! Growing closer!

12/18/2019

Love your pet! Give the gift of life to your favorite pet parent or pet professional! Next PetSavers Pet First Aid & CPR class is Sunday, January 12, 2020 in BG from 1-7 pm. Please read on. $99 (regularly $139). Call 270-791-6527 to order your gift certificate in time for Christmas!

GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE!
Give the gift of life to the pet lover in your life who doesn't yet have everything! The absolute best gift you can give a pet or pet parent! Also a perfect gift for your favorite pet sitter, groomer, trainer, firefighter, police officer or shelter!
Next class offered on Sunday, January 12, 2020. 1-7 pm
BG First Church 1503 Westen St. - BG
Only $99 (regularly $139)
PetTech Pet First Aid & CPR course - PetSavers
Because emergencies happen when you least expect it and it's very unlikely you can get to the vet office in time in a life threatening emergency. There is NO EMS for a pet. You are it in an emergency.
Two year certification, handbook, and certificate suitable for framing. Learn hands-on skills for saving the lives of dogs and cats, including the three types of CPR, how to protect yourself and apply an emergency muzzle, restraint, transport of an injured animal,, how to evaluate a pet for emergencies and injuries, how to relieve choking, treat bee stings, insect bites and snake bites, poisonings, control bleeding, and so much more. On Saturday, from 5-9 come for the free addition of pet wellness, senior pet health, and dental health.
I am one of only two instructors in the entire state of Kentucky. Most people have to travel out of state and far away for this kind of training. Our course has the most up-to-date medical procedures as advised by the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association). Our program is recognized and recommended by Homeland Security. We teach by lecture, demonstration, and followed by hands-on skills practice to insure the procedures are being done correctly. Would you want someone to perform CPR on you that only read it in a book, or has been trained with hands-on skills practice to understand how and why. I am a certified instructor since 2017 and former respiratory therapist and veterinary assistant and will be opening Happy Tails Pet Resort & Spa in 2020 in Richpond, Ky.
Gift certificates are immediately available in time for Christmas gift giving. Please call or text me at 270-791-6527 for more info or purchase your gift certificate. Certificates will be done in a beautiful presentation. Thank you!
Jan Dillon PetTech Instructor #2238 Bowling Green, Ky.

11/06/2019

This morning my long time prayers have been answered. Most of you are not aware that my architect who did my drawings passed away a while back after a sudden illness. His CAD drawings have not been able to be opened by most people since the program was outdated. But a friend of mind at church agreed to take a look at them and this morning he sent me the files converted to PDF so I can send them on to those who can help me! Praise be to Jesus and Eric Holt! Funny how something insurmountable to me can be done so easily by someone with the knowledge and praise Jesus for bringing us together. Now big things can happen! Stay tuned!

10/08/2019

Well, we signed our SBA application today. Wow! There were questions like had we ever been convicted of a crime, ever been arrested, participated in criminal activity or an unlawful act (what's an unlawful act?) put on probation or parole. Were we aliens? Tonight, I told Roger that the loan process has investigated everything about our financial and legal status and the insurance company has crawled in and out of every or***ce we have. We should now be able to run for public office! Hehe What a ride! Gotta love this process! This process is not for the faint of heart! But then neither is public office!

09/23/2019

Several years ago I asked God if there was something else I could do to serve Him so I could spend more time with my husband and earn enough for a retirement. I was working at night while Roger worked in the day. I worked every other weekend and most holidays. I thought I had to available to my children, but was harassed by telemarketers and wasn't sleeping well. Within just a few days, He said "you can take care of my animals." I didn't know what that meant, but He opened every door and made it possible to buy property, learn how to build a pet resort and every little detail that goes into it. With God's help, we accomplished many "firsts" in this town. Over the past sixteen years, I have studied non-stop to build the perfect pet care facility. I belong to two professional organizations and am one of only two PetTech certfified pet first aid & cpr instructors in Kentucky. God laid out the building and specified all that he required to go into it. It has been an amazing journey. We put the building on hold when the recession came along, but never stopped learning. I know that people have thought it was a ghost business, and it would never happen. We have had our challenges, but have been persistent and held onto our faith. The journey has been so amazing, watching God do what only God can do.
I am an ordinary person, but I have an extraordinary God. The Bible is full of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, because they know only God can make it happen. I have enjoyed the journey watching Him work in ways I would never have thought of. As I drove over the hill by Weyerhauser one day, I remember saying, "Father, if I never get to build this pet resort, the journey this far has been worth it all." The bank that I visited was not the bank that I called. They called me.
I pitched my business plan to them on April 29th this year, and have done everything they have asked me to do. I've prayed and prayed and given everything I own or hope to own in the next few years. We truly have given our all. Finally, on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 2:16 pm I received the call from my loan officer. The board of director has APPROVED our loan! 🐾🥳🤗 So at long last, I can unveil what our amazing 17,000 sq. ft. Happy Tails Pet Resort & Spa will look like! When you finally get to see it, you will see His handiwork, not mine. I'm just the human instrument. This is God's business! To God be the glory, great thing He has done! I am still waiting for my life insurance to be finalized and the final numbers to come in, but what He calls us to, He always sees us through! Now stay tuned for more! Thank you all for your continued prayers.

09/22/2019

Good morning everyone! We now have some news to share with everyone. Today is September 22nd. My favorite movie of all time is "Evan Almighty". God appeared on the news as a weatherman and told Evan Baxter that it was going to rain on September 22nd midday and if he didn't have the ark done by then, that he would be finished too! I'll miss midday by a little but please ask all your friends to tune in at 7:00 pm tonight for the news we have to share with you all. Share this post and check back tonight! Thank you! Jan