West Bottom Dogs

07/03/2024

I just wanted to share a gratitude/loss post. As a groomer, I feel so grateful for each and every pup that comes in the door. I can’t make them like the grooming process but I certainly can make them feel less worried, and show them lots of love to make it a tiny bit easier! Each pup I see brings a unique piece with them, that I adore. Every time I hear of a loss of a beloved pet , it definitely hurts. With that sadness, I feel so much gratitude to have been able to smooch, hug, pet, make them feel pretty, just to have been able to meet such a unique personality. Cheers to our pets who are no longer with us, and thank you for leaving a special mark in our hearts! Feel free to share a pic and a fun tribute for a lost pet. Mine is Charlie Woofus! Grateful for 12 years of everlasting love!💕

06/14/2024

These cute little hounds are looking for their forever homes! They are raised in a home, well loved, and handled daily. AKC European Basset Hounds, up to date on shots, will go home with a vet health check. Email [email protected] for more info! Also follow BassetVille Hounds for puppy content! 🥰🥰

05/22/2024

Howdy pals and fellow Basset Hound lovers! I have some exciting news to share! My Dad, who does not do social media 😜, has 5!!!! European AKC Basset Hound pups, 2 boys and 3 girls that were born on May 2, looking for forever homes!! Izzy and Buck are the best dogs! I love them and if we had not already gotten Skip, one of these darlings would be ours. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in one of these perfect, wrinkly, well loved babes. 😍😍😍

05/02/2024

Kai came in today to get all beautiful! I love this pup!

04/07/2024

How cute is this girl?! One of my awesome clients is fostering her from KC Pet Peoject. They are offering $30 adoptions right now! Here is alittle from her foster mom! If you want to set up a meet and greet email get @
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Indy as I call her is house trained,crate trained, plays great with my big and little dog and my son's dogs. She is great with kids and my 6mo old grandbaby. She walks great on a leash no reactivity to humans or animals and no pulling at all. She loves belly rubs and although she likes being petted and laying next to you at times she is not a velcro dog and is happy laying on another couch by herself or on her dog bed.

03/03/2024

I have not been great about posting lately. The loss of my old Charlie Dog was a tough one! He was the best boy and was so loved! I am excited to share the newest West Bottom Dog Skip. He will never replace my old hound dog, but he certainly is the sweetest lil guy and we adore him! Welcome SKIP to the WBD family. 🥰🥰🥰

01/21/2024

A picture is worth a thousand words. This picture makes me think, laughter, love happy, kind, loyal, sweet, stinky, hound, genuine. It also makes me think, grief, sorrow, loss, heartache, pain, sadness. Losing a “heart pet” is something that is impossible to wrap your head around. It’s hard to put into words how it feels to say goodbye and know that familiar stink will soon fade. Those barks become a distant memory. The truth is, there is no way to cope with the loss of any loved one, people or pets. We feel our grief, we move on and try to hold those memories close. Charlie Woofus was just a dog. A dog who’s life revolved around all things mom- me, and telling dad about his day, and watching out for the kids and always telling everyone about it to the point your ears ring. He woke up today happy, yelling at me about his chicken and rice, I went to work and he came in for a bath with Mike. He was a goofball rolling all over the floor, yelling at the other dogs. He was perfectly Charlie, until he was not. I write this post to let all of you that have suffered the loss of a pet, friend, family, a love. These lives matter, and bring so many emotions that will last a lifetime. We deserve to feel, love, laugh, and care so much it hurts. As I look back at this picture, I think those are not just words, they are memories. Moments in time that can’t be given back, yet are with us always. This picture is a thousand memories. Today my heart breaks, but as each day continues I will laugh, and smile thinking about moments like this one. When he stole the rocks from Nora’s rock stew, when got himself stuck in the greenhouse, when he would lay on Z like he was her baby, when he disappeared in the blizzard snow drifts, when he would run from nail trims, tell me about the ups man, the Amazon man, really about everything, when we sat on the lakeshore watching the bald eagles feast, when he finally got on the couch after a year of not because of his back and the kids were hamming out and he was at peace. I am so grateful for the love my Charlie Woofus gave to me and my family. Rest easy best boy. ❤️

11/27/2023

Just wanted to share this useful information about the new canine influenza strand going around. If your pets are showing any symptoms, please keep them home. Also make sure you are up to date on all vaccines, and if you are not sure, reach out to your vet. Let’s keep these fur babes healthy!

KC Pet Parents-

We have received several phone calls from concerned pet parents regarding upper respiratory disease. This has stemmed from an article in the news about the San Diego Humane Society. News reports like this can be very concerning and very scary. Shelters, in particular, can be faced with these situations. Incoming shelter dogs can be super stressed, immunocompromised and unvaccinated - they are, unfortunately, the most vulnerable to respiratory disease. The shelters do everything in their power to prevent situations like this and it's extremely heartbreaking to all involved.

We in Kansas City are fortunate to be experiencing only a mild increase in "kennel cough" in downtown, midtown and the surrounding suburbs. But I never want our fur babies under the weather! We am sharing important information on how upper respiratory disease happens and what you, as concerned pet parents, can do to slow it down.

Upper respiratory infection in our fur babies is referred to as Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (CIRD) complex. This has multiple different pathogens that can all cause "kennel cough". The pathogens involved in the San Diego Humane Society outbreak are secondary, allowed to flourish due to primary respiratory pathogens. Fortunately, our Bordetella and Canine Influenza vaccines provide a good measure of cross protection. These vaccines lessen the risk of pneumonia, lessen the severity of the disease complex and lower the amount of contagious bacteria/virus spread. We recommend Bordetella every 6 months and Bivalent Influenza every 12 months. If we have seen your fur baby in the last 12 months, this can be scheduled as a technician appointment.

Nose to nose contact with other dogs is the main way CIRD spreads- hence those that go to daycare, dog parks & have socializers (your fur baby can't resist kissing others!) are most susceptible. The CIRD has evolved so that our fur babies can spread this to each before they even show us symptoms, which is how it can spread so rapidly.

It is very important that if your fur baby is showing any symptoms (didn't eat breakfast, wasn't as quick to go for a walk, has a cough or fever), that you keep them home that day. If those symptoms persist longer than 24 hours or worsen, please let us know. We can determine if any testing is needed and the best course of treatment (if detected early, many just need a little medication to go home).

The good news is that with appropriate veterinary care and TLC, your fur baby will be back to their mischievous ways in no time!

We advocate for dog parks that do require up to date vaccine status, like Bar K Dog Bar, City Dogs & West Terrace Dog Park. This can greatly reduce the risk of exposure.

If you have any questions or concerns or would like to schedule a technician appointment to update your fur babies Bordetella or Influenza, do not hesitate to call us 816-931-4930 or email us at [email protected].

Sincerely- The Doctors & Staff of UHAH

11/20/2023

Happy Thanksgiving Week! Enjoy this time with family and friends, and make sure to snuggle your furry friends!

11/03/2023

Can you believe it’s been one year since West Bottom Dogs opened?!? Holy smokes what a year! I went from a few dogs a day, to only a few spots left through the holidays! I have made so many amazing pup pals, met some of the best owners, and I am grateful for every single pup who walks through my doors. Thank you all for letting me LOVE your dogs!!! 🩷🩷🩷

10/03/2023

09/29/2023

We are getting close to spooky season so I thought so would share this gem! Who needs a fox for Halloween?!? Or other animals….😁 🦒 🐅 🐑 🐼

09/01/2023

It’s that kind of day today! The old OG hound gets a birthday bath. 😂 He actually likes the wash part, but the drying, nails, brushing he would happily do without. Happy 12 Charlie Woofus!

08/26/2023

Happy Dog day to dog who inspired it all, Carlie! I love this old man! Clementine thinks everything is about her like most cats 😂 Charlie is not impressed! 😂😂😂

08/25/2023

“I is Fiona. I like to scream when I am happy, worried, really anything makes me scream. But I is cute. And I know it.”

Fiona never disappoints! 😂 And doesn’t she have the best smile?!?

08/24/2023

I love Merle! He came in for a deshedding today, and got all the smooches and hopefully went home with a little less undercoat! 😜

08/17/2023

Busy day in the shop, but here are a few I caught pictures of! It may be hot but this is reminder to think ahead for the holidays. Cold season will be upon us in no time! Make sure to get your spot reserved for Thanksgiving and Christmas because they will go fast!

08/09/2023

When the dog grooming shop makes you SO HAPPY, you forget how sitting works…. 😂😂😂 “Finn, sitting usually takes place on the bottom not your head.” 😂😂