Paws and Play

01/06/2025

Morning! Keeping our eyes on Wednesday/Thursday. Stay aware

01/05/2025

01/05/2025

Getting out the last of their play time before Toby heads home.

It was such a quiet, slow weekend that was much needed after the whirlwind that is the holiday season. I’ll be back to sharing all their fun and happy faces over the next week as we enjoy some slower days and down time.

01/04/2025

A little preemptive planning goes a long way. We will still be open barring ice and snow. Cold sucks, but it’s winter folks, part of life. We will be limiting outside activities this week for small breed, and bundling up for safety. Large breeds like huskies, GSDs, etc…guys…come on if you think they’re staying in. This is their dream weather. Prepare for attitude!

For our human things:

🐾Bring in or cover plants. Trust me, do it. All your hard work should not be for not.
🐾Pipes!!! Cover your faucets outside!! Drip your pipes indoors overnight when it gets below freezing. Do not risk 36° and wing it either. Trust me. The number of burst pipes we saw, and the $$$ repair estimates we were doing the last time was insane.
🐾Pets. Your littles need to potty and come inside. That’s just all there is to it. They don’t have the body fat to keep them safe for long. Your bigs have longer, but you know your pet. Our husky and GSD will probably be living outside as long as we let them. Bundle up and toss the ball with them, they will be the happiest you’ll ever see them.

Do NOT let your pets sleep outside. Do you have a mudroom, laundry room, even garage? Safely crate them if needed. LGD, and outside dogs should already have safety plans in place like barns, dog houses with insulation, etc.

When we go from 80-25° animals don’t have time to acclimate.

As always, if you lose power let us know and we will get a plan in place. Your pet has a safe place if you need.

Is this overkill? Meh, who knows. One thing about Texas weather, you won’t know what it’s doing until it’s happening. Don’t trust an app bc it could be raining and it will say sunshine and 60°. The only thing that is for sure is it will be COLD in a way we aren’t used to except once a year (usually February though).

Maybe it’s the Girl Scout in me, maybe it’s that little ounce of common sense I store for important things, maybe I’m being a little dramatic…but I’d rather you all play it safe and we see everyone’s smiling faces as planned.

01/02/2025

What really happens before mom and dad get here…one last push so they sleep hard when they get home.

01/02/2025

It’s been such a big team effort on this one. This is a great family and we couldn’t be happier they are choosing to love and spoil Wren.

Cross all the things

01/01/2025

How many faces do you recognize?

Our favorite groomers have taken in our friends on amazingly short notice, and that’s awesome, but what we appreciate even more is how they take time from all the business to educate.
We aren’t “pushing them” because they are friends and colleagues. We are setting you up for success. Natasha is happy to walk you through the proper upkeep of your bougie baby. She takes the time to share progress with US while they are there even. They work from the time they get in the door, to well after closing time to accommodate their clients for the day and even some they squeezed in like for Lampasas Animal Shelter, Lampasas TX.

All of this to say, set the appointment and trust us-we trust them. Before they ever start the bath water we have already had a discussion, sent them photos, and had a pre-appointment walk through if you will. When in doubt, she will text you to verify. We wish we could employ her full time as a partner, but sadly Gingerly Groomed and Grooming by Tierney are rocking and rolling where they are at Our Friends Dog Grooming & Boarding, and we couldn’t be happier for them.

If we have taken your pup and you want to chime in to reassure the masses, feel free to do so below. Want to book? Let us know and we will get you an appointment because all of our families have that VIP experience.

01/01/2025

*****EDIT***** FOUND!

Who’s near here or has friends near here?? Posted for Birdie’s mom, but you can reach out to us too.

Do you have a pup Birdie has played with while at daycare or boarding? Consider taking them out for a walk today if you live in the area.

Share this post everywhere! Will edit with more details as I am given them. Bump, post, comment, do all the things. If you see her, or even think you do please text with sighting 954-412-8717 is our phone number. Mom will be out looking as soon as the sun is up. This is not her normal safe area, so she may travel.

12/31/2024

Photo dump of Sherlock, Radar, Rustler, Bella, and Luna today. So far we have had a successful day of pretty tired babies.

12/31/2024

What better way to spend your birthday than with friends, Ella Bird cupcakes, and treats shipped special from mom. How young do you think our handsome friend is?

12/31/2024

Can you believe someone asked me, “Who’s Martha?” 😳😳 How do we not know who the photobomber is? Where Lily is gentle about it, Martha is more so LoOk At Me!! This girl is something else. She is so much fun and not a mean bone anywhere. She’s rambunctious, but if you have food she will work. Gotta get those ants in her pants in order though.

12/31/2024

And to this let’s add:

-charge the collars, check the connection to Apple tags, life 360 tags, any location tags not mentioned

-most pet stores have tag machines for immediate tags

-freeze your enrichment kongs, mats, topples in the morning for evening mental stimulation

-always best to keep anything that could trigger them AWAY from them. This means small children too. We do not want to explain the small child got bit because you knew they were overstimulated by fireworks and let the child climb on them anyway (not a good idea anyway).

🐾🐾🐾 Make sure all members of the family understand the safety rules for your pet today. Your kiddo may think they’re being helpful, or sticking to a bedtime routine. If you must go out, parents take them out and use a secure leash and snug collar 🐾🐾🐾

12/30/2024

Bella needed a little slower way of life today after training. Try as he might, Juice isn’t exactly fast…for long