The Mary Austgen Doggett House

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As your trusted professional dog handler/pet specialist, & in loving memory of Mary Austgen Doggett, this house is dedicated to caring for your pets by freeing them from kennels and granting them the luxury of in-home care.

08/12/2024

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โ€ผ๏ธway too serious not to shareโ€ผ๏ธ
07/09/2024

โ€ผ๏ธway too serious not to shareโ€ผ๏ธ

โš ๏ธโš ๏ธโš ๏ธ We post a warning about this every year. (Original story from a Georgia family in 2019.) Please read and take it seriously!!! Blue green algae is deadly to your dogs. โš ๏ธ โš ๏ธโš ๏ธ

"For PET OWNERS that take their dogs to lakes and creeks, please read this warning from Morgan & Patrick Fleming.

This morning we thought, itโ€™s so hot! Letโ€™s go to the lake! We took our sweet Arya to the lake and had the best day playing ball and swimming around! About 30 minutes later on the drive home, we noticed her making weird noises and she threw up and p**ped in the car. We called our vet on the drive and they suggested we take her in. By this point our girl couldnโ€™t even stand. They told us she was in critical condition so we took her to the ER. By the time we got there, she was brain dead. Today was absolutely awful. We lost our fun, loving, and crazy girl to what we can only assume was a lake toxin such as blue green algae. Arya, no dog will ever replace you in our hearts. We already miss you more than you could know. I hope youโ€™re running around like a wild girl with all the other boarder collies in doggo heaven โ™ฅ๏ธ"

https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/blue-green-algae-symptoms-tips/

02/11/2024

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โœจHOT DIGGITTY ๐ƒ๐Ž๐†GETT OF THE WEEKโœจ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Olly, Female.๐‘ต๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Olly Bollz. ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…(s): Rhodesian Ridgeback.๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’† & ๐‘บ๐’–๐’ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’:...
10/23/2023

โœจHOT DIGGITTY ๐ƒ๐Ž๐†GETT OF THE WEEKโœจ
๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Olly, Female.
๐‘ต๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Olly Bollz.
๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…(s): Rhodesian Ridgeback.
๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’† & ๐‘บ๐’–๐’ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’: 3, Aries.
๐‘ป๐’๐’‘ 3 ๐‘จ๐’…๐’‹.: Herculean, Lanky, & Coy.
#1 ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐‘จ๐’„๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’‰๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•: Gaining the socialization & PAWsonality confidence amidst k9 crowds to offset her extremely muscular body with her utter lack of spatial awareness to boot.
๐‘ป๐’๐’‘ ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’‚๐’(๐’”): Cultivating better awareness, thereFUR taming, her own strength.
๐‘น๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’„๐’•: Within the 1st hr. of her furry 1st wagventure, Olly's nerves hit DEFCON 1 when, in efFURt to approach her, she pulled a Houdini & DARTED in a panic, resulting in a broken barkyard patio table followed by a multitude of objects abruptly hurled to the ground.

just barkinโ€™ in fur your weekly wagginโ€™ wednesday photo pupdate ๐Ÿฃ
10/18/2023

just barkinโ€™ in fur your weekly wagginโ€™ wednesday photo pupdate ๐Ÿฃ

Why herro dere, Allen!
10/17/2023

Why herro dere, Allen!

the kinda k9 love that barks you to your knees. . .literally. YAPPY FALL(inโ€™), furless furiends ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘ฃ
10/16/2023

the kinda k9 love that barks you to your knees. . .literally. YAPPY FALL(inโ€™), furless furiends ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘ฃ

โœจHOT DIGGITTY ๐ƒ๐Ž๐†GETT OF THE WEEKโœจ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Georgi, Female.๐‘ต๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: GEE-orgi!๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…(s): Aussie/Redbone Coonhound.๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’† & ๐‘บ๐’–๐’ ๐‘บ...
10/16/2023

โœจHOT DIGGITTY ๐ƒ๐Ž๐†GETT OF THE WEEKโœจ
๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Georgi, Female.
๐‘ต๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: GEE-orgi!
๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…(s): Aussie/Redbone Coonhound.
๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’† & ๐‘บ๐’–๐’ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’: 2, Ta**us.
๐‘ป๐’๐’‘ 3 ๐‘จ๐’…๐’‹.: Independent, Patriotic, & Warm.
#1 ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐‘จ๐’„๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’‰๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•: Furever dropping my shoe after she mischievously takes it in efFURt to make me play.
๐‘ป๐’๐’‘ ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’‚๐’(๐’”): No longer chewing through her harnesses.
๐‘น๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’„๐’•: Georgi was named after George Washington for her indePAWndent nature.

Why herro dere, Bandit & Madison!
10/12/2023

Why herro dere, Bandit & Madison!

yappy wagginโ€™, furless folks ๐Ÿฆญ
10/11/2023

yappy wagginโ€™, furless folks ๐Ÿฆญ

โœจHOT DIGGITTY ๐ƒ๐Ž๐†GETT OF THE WEEKโœจ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Yogi, Male.๐‘ต๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Yogi Pogey Lemon Sqozy/Yogurt.๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…(s): Yellow Lab. ๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’† & ๐‘บ...
10/09/2023

โœจHOT DIGGITTY ๐ƒ๐Ž๐†GETT OF THE WEEKโœจ
๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Yogi, Male.
๐‘ต๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Yogi Pogey Lemon Sqozy/Yogurt.
๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…(s): Yellow Lab.
๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’† & ๐‘บ๐’–๐’ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’: 6, Ta**us.
๐‘ป๐’๐’‘ 3 ๐‘จ๐’…๐’‹.: Cheerful, Empathetic, & Endearing.
#1 ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐‘จ๐’„๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’‰๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•: Being the best protector & also comPAWnion when I was barely mobile after critical surgery app. 2yrs. ago.
๐‘ป๐’๐’‘ ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’‚๐’(๐’”): Not encouraging/leading bark fests by example.
๐‘น๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’„๐’•: Yogi once wiggled his happy butt so hard he broke his tailbone.

Why herro there, Calypso!
10/08/2023

Why herro there, Calypso!

Why herro there, Mochi!
10/08/2023

Why herro there, Mochi!

โœจHOT DIGGITTY ๐ƒ๐Ž๐†GETT OF THE WEEKโœจ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Jersey, Female.๐‘ต๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Jewwwssey.๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…(s): Cairn Terrier/Chihuahua Mix. ๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’† & ...
10/02/2023

โœจHOT DIGGITTY ๐ƒ๐Ž๐†GETT OF THE WEEKโœจ
๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Jersey, Female.
๐‘ต๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Jewwwssey.
๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…(s): Cairn Terrier/Chihuahua Mix.
๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’† & ๐‘บ๐’–๐’ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’: 8, Virgo.
๐‘ป๐’๐’‘ 3 ๐‘จ๐’…๐’‹.: Edgy, Malleable, & Mighty.
#1 ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐‘จ๐’„๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’‰๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•: Her incredible socialization transFURmation both at an older age as well as rescue past.
๐‘ป๐’๐’‘ ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’‚๐’(๐’”): Encouraging her sissy more to PAWtake!
๐‘น๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’„๐’•: Jersey submissively rolls belly-side PUP when you first get to know her through pets.

Why herro dere, Teddy!
10/02/2023

Why herro dere, Teddy!

โœจHOT DIGGITTY ๐ƒ๐Ž๐†GETT OF THE WEEKโœจ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Atta, Male.๐‘ต๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Atta Love.๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…(s): Dogo Argentino.๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’† & ๐‘บ๐’–๐’ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’: 2, Capri...
09/26/2023

โœจHOT DIGGITTY ๐ƒ๐Ž๐†GETT OF THE WEEKโœจ
๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Atta, Male.
๐‘ต๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Atta Love.
๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…(s): Dogo Argentino.
๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’† & ๐‘บ๐’–๐’ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’: 2, Capricorn.
๐‘ป๐’๐’‘ 3 ๐‘จ๐’…๐’‹.: Observant, Self-Aware, & Responsive.
#1 ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐‘จ๐’„๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’‰๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•: Never letting any physical imPAWment stop him from living his best life.
๐‘ป๐’๐’‘ ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’‚๐’(๐’”): NOT napping in inconvenient sPAWts such as the middle of the barkyard, where fellow playmates may *unknowingly* trample on him by accident.
๐‘น๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’„๐’•: Atta is a deaf doggo. ๐Ÿ™‚

more photo pupdates ๐ŸŒป
09/20/2023

more photo pupdates ๐ŸŒป

itโ€™s wagginโ€™ wednesday, furless furiends; yappy pupdatinโ€™ ๐ŸŽ€
09/20/2023

itโ€™s wagginโ€™ wednesday, furless furiends; yappy pupdatinโ€™ ๐ŸŽ€

kissing tongues, playing tongues, hanging tongues โž yappy รผ
09/19/2023

kissing tongues, playing tongues, hanging tongues โž yappy รผ

Why herro dere, Momo & Roscoe!
09/18/2023

Why herro dere, Momo & Roscoe!

โœจHOT DIGGITTY ๐ƒ๐Ž๐†GETT OF THE WEEKโœจ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Shaw, Male.๐‘ต๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: DawDaw.๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…(s): Black Lab.๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’† & ๐‘บ๐’–๐’ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’: 4, Capricorn.๐‘ป๐’๐’‘...
09/18/2023

โœจHOT DIGGITTY ๐ƒ๐Ž๐†GETT OF THE WEEKโœจ
๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Shaw, Male.
๐‘ต๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: DawDaw.
๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…(s): Black Lab.
๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’† & ๐‘บ๐’–๐’ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’: 4, Capricorn.
๐‘ป๐’๐’‘ 3 ๐‘จ๐’…๐’‹.: Imperturbable, Obedient, & D***y.
#1 ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐‘จ๐’„๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’‰๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•: Having the lowest levels of reactivity to anything & everything PAWtentionally triggering.
๐‘ป๐’๐’‘ ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’‚๐’(๐’”): No longer rolling over bellyside up so that canine companions can sniff/lick private PAWts.
๐‘น๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’„๐’•: Shawโ€™s favFURite way to sleep is, also, laying full bellyside up.

Why herro there, Kobe!
09/14/2023

Why herro there, Kobe!

. . .anothaโ€™ one. . . ๐Ÿ’ฉ
09/13/2023

. . .anothaโ€™ one. . . ๐Ÿ’ฉ

wagginโ€™ wednesday are bark & here to stay, baby! enjoy catchinโ€™ PUP with our many photo ๐Ÿ’ฉโ€™s ~ ใƒ…
09/13/2023

wagginโ€™ wednesday are bark & here to stay, baby!

enjoy catchinโ€™ PUP with our many photo ๐Ÿ’ฉโ€™s ~ ใƒ…

Why herro there, Steele!
09/11/2023

Why herro there, Steele!

โœจHOT DIGGITTY ๐ƒ๐Ž๐†GETT OF THE WEEKโœจ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Willow, Female.๐‘ต๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Willow-Billow.๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…(s): Old English Sheepdog.๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’† & ๐‘บ๐’–๐’ ...
09/11/2023

โœจHOT DIGGITTY ๐ƒ๐Ž๐†GETT OF THE WEEKโœจ
๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Willow, Female.
๐‘ต๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’‚๐’Ž๐’†: Willow-Billow.
๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’†๐’…(s): Old English Sheepdog.
๐‘จ๐’ˆ๐’† & ๐‘บ๐’–๐’ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’: 3, Aries.
๐‘ป๐’๐’‘ 3 ๐‘จ๐’…๐’‹.: Spunky, Firm, & Nomadic.
#1 ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐‘จ๐’„๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’”๐’‰๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•: Remaining calm & comPAWsed in times of (more-than-usual) canine chaos, thereFUR setting a good example for pup peers.
๐‘ป๐’๐’‘ ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’‚๐’(๐’”): Just. . .sitting/relaxing during quiet hours, as opPAWsed to anxiously trying to. herd us.
๐‘น๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’„๐’•: Willow WILL stiffly stare at you dead in the face & disobediently give you the doggy version of vicious eye rolls if you try to move her from the couch.

Why herro there, Zora!
09/10/2023

Why herro there, Zora!

07/26/2023
โ˜ž BARKING NEWS: A FAQ Pup Pamphlet โ˜œFurless FURiends & family, We know. Weโ€™ve really dropped the tennis ball on keeping ...
04/04/2023

โ˜ž BARKING NEWS: A FAQ Pup Pamphlet โ˜œ

Furless FURiends & family,
We know. Weโ€™ve really dropped the tennis ball on keeping you inFURmed & aPAWt of all our wagventure fun w/ photos & pupdates. FUR that, we aPAWlogize. We pinky paw promise to catch you PUP on all the (missed) intro posts wagginโ€™ welcome to the (never FURgotten) 4-legged guests whoโ€™ve wiggled into our BARKyard, to refetch โ€œMaryโ€™s Hot Diggity Doggettโ€™sโ€ each week, &, of course, to post frequent photo dumps again of dogs gettinโ€™ diggity down playing, nappingโ€”living their best barking life at their 2nd fur family home w/ me & their K9 PAWtners in crime.

HOWLever, to start bark up, weโ€™re unleashing the ultiMUTT PUP PAMPHLET for our furry own FAQs! Thatโ€™s right: PAWrents can now retrieve a mini virtual book with *actually* aDOGable pages that answer most, if not all, top questions & concerns from avg. pups I host/day to how I go about visit pupdates & payment - & much, much more!

Seriously, we double dog dare ya to bark up a query we didnโ€™t cover!

PS: Peep our siteโ€™s new makeover! Weโ€™ve ofFURcially embedded our PAWlicies (& other imPAWTent documents/paperwork, JUST in case our FAQ pamphlet falters in details) to view w/ more ease + additional facts & features specific to services!

So PAWW-lease. . .get your paws dirty as you dig into & browse through pup pamphlets, PAWlicies, & more!

WAG ON, furless furiends, WAG ON!

03/15/2023

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BARKING ALL VOLUNTEERS!
BARKING ALL VOLUNTEERS!

โžฒ BARKING NEWS (PAWW-lease pass along)! โžฒ Listen PUP, pet pals! Itโ€™s official; we are starting a volunteer program & need the generous love, snugs & support from our furless fans! Designed to support the daily care of the dogs enjoying their stay at The Mary Austgen Doggett House, volunteers in this program help with a variety of tasks such as dog crate cleaning, laundry & dishes. Please read the following inFURmation here & on our flyers regarding the full PAWsition description. โ‡ธ Age Requirement: At least 18+ (youth program barking soon).๏ฟฝโ‡ธ Training: Volunteers receive on the job training with staff.๏ฟฝโ‡ธ Scheduling: A 24/7 business, shift options are flexible so long as scheduled at least 3hrs./shift. After application & background check approved, volunteers may schedule through portal. ***NOTE: Should be capable of bending, scooping, lifting & standing for extended periods of time. Do not underestimate the mental & physical effort required to actively care for dogs of all shapes, sizes, energy levels & more.***

IMPAWTENT: CLOSED 10/30 & 10/31!
IMPAWTENT: CLOSED 10/30 & 10/31!

โš ๏ธIMPAWTENTโš ๏ธ This Howloween weekend, The Mary Austgen Doggett House will be COMPLETELY closed. PAWW-lease remember that Mama SaMammals, & staff, will not be available to provide ANY services for the following dates: 10/30 & 10/31.

Tips 4 Tails Tuesday feat. Sam, Kap & the pack
Tips 4 Tails Tuesday feat. Sam, Kap & the pack

โ€˜TIS TIPS 4 TAILS TUESDAY! Todayโ€™s topic (pawsented to you by Sam, Kap & the pack): Dogs standing over eachother during playtime โ–ถ๏ธ Dogs do a howl lot of pawculiar behaviors. One Iโ€™ve found especially intriguing is how often dogs stand over one another. & by this I donโ€™t mean the kind of slightly forward posturing (i.e. โ€œT-Posture) most often displayed during interactions like first introductions. I mean when one dogโ€™s entire body holds down the weight of another. From an untrained eye, this can easily seem aggressive. & the truth is, if youโ€™re not carefulโ€”or if you test your limits & introduce too many new dogs with poor social skills at onceโ€”it often is. HOWLever, as for todayโ€™s post, given how close the dogs who feel like mine all are to, itโ€™s, also, often during playtime between 2 quite close companions, like Sam & Kap! Meet Kap, the very hyped-up young pup who, by the words & sounds of both mine & his fellow companions in this video, can get supaw rowdyโ€”ESPECIALLY with his big brother, Charlie, given how attached he is to wrapping his mouth around his neck. Meet Sam, the tall, dark & handsome adolescent who, given how pack-oriented all my pups are, stepped PUP to rescue one of his dearest diggity dogs by applying the apAWpriate pressure/force to snap Kap outta his zoomies. How to tell, then, if itโ€™s trouble or fun? If I could throw you one tip on todayโ€™s topic to fetch fur life: so long as the dog in charge of the hold (not just older dogs, as even mature puppies do this) does not forget to loosen its grip, & the rambunctious pup shows no signs of struggle &/or PAWps back PUP to play (just at a .5x calmer pace๐Ÿคช) like Kap, itโ€™s near impawssible that playmates are communicating anything other than a calming/control signal. As for Sam, the signal to take control of Kap & calm down his wild as to not make Mama SaMammals mad ๐Ÿ˜Œ

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