Desert Pups

03/01/2025

Hold onto your leashes, because March’s **Pup of the Month** is none other than the whirlwind of cuteness herself—Penny! 🌪️🐾 This sweet little girl may be small, but she’s got the energy of a thousand zoomies and the charm to match!

Whether she’s tearing it up with her furends or melting hearts with those irresistible puppy dog eyes (seriously, no Pawtroller stands a chance), Penny knows exactly how to get what she wants. Watching her drag her Pawrents across the parking lot and bang on the door, ready for a day of fun, is the kind of enthusiasm we *live* for!

We’re so lucky to have this spunky, lovable pup in our pack—keep on reading to learn more about the sassy and sweet, Penny! 🎉🐶💕

🐶Pawsonality: Zoomtastic – because her energy levels are off the charts! Furrocious(ly) Friendly, Pawrsuasive, Unleashably Enthusiastic (she *literally* can’t wait to run through the doors), Wiggle-tastic with a dash of overdramatic✨🐶Breed & Age: Schnauzer mix, about to be 1 year young!🐶Best Furends: Tammy, Raleigh, Smokey, HOLLYWOOD (against her will), Vic, Maverick, Goldie, BEVERLY (her idol)🐶Favorite Pawtroller: Here’s the thing about Penny - she doesn’t have a favorite because she IS the favorite 🤦🏼‍♀️ (but it might be Miss Madison shhhh…)

🐶Loves To: Entice her furends to jump up on the couches, play for a moment, then abruptly throw them off WWE style. She also loves to make the Pawtrollers work for her love.Penny, you are such a crucial piece of The Pack! Your kindness (to the Pawtrollers) and love of life is something that every pup and person loves about you. Thank you to your Pawrents for entrusting us with helping you on your journey of learning how to trust pups, people, and yourself. We love you, sweet girl!🌵🐶

02/20/2025

Dash!! We love you so much and we are so happy to spend the day celebrating the AMAZING pup you are! You are an important part of the pack, and if it wasn’t for you our coffee tables wouldn’t stay grounded! Pawty hard on your Barkday!!

02/20/2025

🌸🐶 **Spring into Giving at the Desert Pups Spring Pupcycle Swap!** 🐶🌸

Out with the old, in with the new (to you)! All March long, we’re hosting a **Spring Pupcycle Swap** where you can donate lightly used dog items and take home anything your pup needs—for FREE! 🌼🐾

🐕 Drop off gently loved dog items at Desert Pups
🐕 Browse and take what you need
🐕 Open to everyone—spread the woof!
🐕 Leftover items will be donated to **Friends For Life Animal Rescue** on March 31st

Let’s make tails wag and keep good stuff in use! 🌞♻️ Tag a fellow pup parent who needs to join in on the fun! 🐾💛

02/14/2025

Love is a four-legged word! 🐾❤️ Our Pack Members are dressed to im-paw-ress for Valentine’s Day, and we are absolutely paw-struck! 😍💕 Who else agrees that the best kind of love is unleashed? 🐶💘

🐶: Bennett, Smokey, Tammy, Hollywood, Stella, Penny, Gus K, Copley, Katara, Chaco, Vic, Orla, Hazel, Oso, Rocky, Dash, Nala

02/14/2025

From all of your wet-nosed and long-tongued best furends here at - Happy Valentine’s Day! 🌵🐶

We love you and your pups so so much! 💕🐾

02/14/2025

PART 1 📸 Love is in the air… and so is the smell of treats! 🐶💘 Our adorable Pack Members got all dressed up for Valentine’s Day, and we are *paws-itively* smitten! 🥰🐾 You already know you have the pawfect Valentine who gives *fur-ever* love! ❤️🐕

🐶: Baxter, Gus P, Koda, Goldie, Maverick, Boba, Mae, Louie, Remy, Rigatoni, Bruh, Raleigh, Luna, Jax, Patrick, Jett Dior

02/13/2025

Roses are red, violets are blue, these pups have Valentine’s cards just for you! 💌🐶💕

Get ready for a paws-itively adorable dose of puppy love with some punny Valentine’s Day memes! Tag your fur-ever Valentine and spread the ruff-mantic vibes! 🐾❤️

02/08/2025

Jumping for joy today because Louie is✌️! 🎉🥳 happy birthday, sweet boy! This daycare would not be as poppin (and the Pawtrollers wouldn’t always meet their daily step count) without your energy 😂❤️🐶 Have the best day ever - thanks for having a pawty with us! 🎂🎁

02/05/2025

Happy birthday to our Groundhog’s Day puppachino - Gigi! 🎉 We had a blast hosting YOUR day, baby girl! And I’m sure your sister, Oakley, was very thankful you ✨permitted✨ her to also attend 🤣 (peep the pawty crasher Blynken joining in on the fun!) 🤩 we love you so much, G!!!! 🥰🥰🥰

02/01/2025

I know, I know. Making a stuffed teddy bear Pup of the Month isn’t fair. Oh wait - that’s not a toy! That’s Luna our whackadoodle February Pup of the Month!! 🎉

Looney Tunes (trust me the nickname is MORE than fitting) is one of the pups that helped create the term “crackadoodles” at the shop. Nothing stops this girl. She is a puppy on a mission - the mission being nonstop play and pawty with all of her furends!

Every day at Desert Pups is truly the best day ever for Luna. Until Miss Madison leaves. Then God bless those Pawtrollers for the Lunar Storm that will wreck their day⛈️

We recently received the extremely sad news that Luna, her Pawrents, and her new baby (human) sister will be moving across the country. Our Lunar Princess will soon be off on a new adventure and we all wish them the best. Except Miss Madison. ✨Miss Madison is very bitter✨ Keep reading on to learn more about the Loonest of Looney Tunes!

🐶Pawsonality: A lil bit of an airhead, extraverted, everypawdy’s furend, toy stealer, a girl’s girl💅🏼, teacher’s pet, and sass-a-tron 3000

🐶Breed & Age: Goldendoodle, 1 year young

🐶Best Furends: Gus P, Copley, Hazel, Oso, Tammy, Oliver, Mae

🐶Favorite Pawtroller: Please refer to the comment section as it is too long to put as a caption*

🐶Loves To: Grab toys away from furends when they’re not looking, pounce on furends when they’re not looking, do the doodle bops to fellow doodles, crawl underneath couches like a gremlin, try to climb the gates when Miss Madison is in another room, refusing to leave when Pawrents come to pick her up, and making Miss Madison walk her to her car.

Luna, I am not crying while writing this how dare you assume Miss Madison is a crybaby. Anyway, thank you so much for letting us love you during this short time of knowing you. You and your Pawrents have become such an integral piece of this Pack and we are going to miss your pure, unwavering joy. You will always be part of The Pack! We love you, sweet girl! And Miss Madison is going to miss you so, so much 🌵🐶

01/27/2025

💕🐾 *Love is in the air at !* 🐾💕

This Valentine’s season, we’re bringing the *pup-arazzi* and the paw-sibilities for LOVE! 😍🐶

🎀 **For Sale:** Bark-cuterie boards, pupcorn hearts, and sweet goodies for Pawrents! Treat your pup (and yourself!) to something extra special. 🍓🐾

📸 **February 1-8:** Daycare & boarding pups get to *pawse* for a Kissing Booth Photoshoot! ❤️ Choose solo glamour shots, bestie fun, or bf/gf pics—because every pup deserves to feel the love! 💋🐾

Spread the paw-sitivity and share the love this Valentine’s Day with your furry Valentine! 💌

01/26/2025

Allow me to reintroduce myself ✨

Hi, y’all. I’m Miss Madison aka the owner of Desert Pups 🌵🐶

God let me do what I wanted to do with my life, but always brought me back to dogs until I finally made it my career. I couldn’t fight my destiny 😆🐾

Although DP was a project I created in a crowded Starbucks on Wall Street in 2017, my fate as Mad Dog Madison was sealed back in 1996 🌟 As we jumped right into 2025 after one of the most incredible years of my and DP’s life, I thought to let you all get to know me a bit more. Please enjoy this dog-related content from Miss Madison’s different eras 🥰

From my childhood Cavalier (Mae) on our logo to the paw print tattoos on my back to working on a dog blog with Colton Underwood (Dahghouse pic 8) to living out my bucket list as a VIP at the Westminster Dog Show - dogs👏are👏my👏life. And that’s what makes my daycare different. I’m here for YOU and your pups! As an obsessive dog mom myself, I know exactly how you feel and what you want for your pups. 🐶 Unlike big chains, Desert Pups was created to be your pup’s second home where they can relax just as hard as they play🎾

Have a question you want me to answer? Send a DM! Wanna learn more about me and my claim to fame with pup Pawrents just like you? Head over to DesertPups.com and click on our About section!

And I know, there are definitely not enough Hollywood June pics in this post so for that I profusely apologize 🥲🥲🥲

01/21/2025

🌟🐾 *Paws up for 5-star love!* 🐾🌟

Our pawsome Pawrents have spoken, and their reviews make our tails wag with joy! 🐶💕 Luna, Louie, and Mae's families agree: is the ulti-mutt paradise for happy pups and peace of mind! 🐾💖

From our fur-tastic Pawtrollers to our wag-tastic care, we’re here to make every day a treat for your furry friends. 🐕🍖

✨ Come see why pups and their Pawrents are barking our praises! 🐾💬

01/18/2025

Personal space? Who is that? 🤣 Here at - we know we’re doing our job right if your pups are curling up next to us or pawing at us for not giving them a moment’s attention! Enjoy the chaos that we have to endure every day 😉🌵🐶

01/16/2025

Check out our fun little blog if you or someone you know is stuck on naming their new best furend! 🌵🐶🥰

Naming your dog is one of the first opportunities you have to celebrate their unique personality and style. Whether you're looking for a funny dog name, something meaningful, or just something that stands out, themed names can be a great source of inspiration.

01/16/2025

Rigatoni! Happy birthday bud! Thank you for spending the day pawtying with us here at DP! You are a special part of our pack and we couldn’t imagine not having the BIG RIGG as part of our crew!! You have a heart of gold, and play with all the pups like they are part of your family, and for that WE LOVE YOU 💕🐾💕🐾

01/11/2025

New Year, new pawsibilities! 🐾✨ Our Pack Members are kicking off 2025 with tail-wagging resolutions: fetch more joy, dig deeper into fun, and bark less, cuddle more! 🐶💖

Should we unleash Part 2? Let us know in the comments! 🐕🎉

01/06/2025

THESE. SMILING. FACES. 🥹❤️

When y’all ask - “how can you stand all that barking?!” THIS. LOOK AT THESE PICS AND YOU TELL ME THAT YOU WOULDNT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE 🥰🌵🐶

🐶: Rigatoni, Daisy + Kobe❤️, Luna, Belle, Cannoli + Jett, Mae, Russell, Patrick, Abby, Louie + Katara, GREMLINS, Beverly, Gus, Tammy, Luna Belle, Ralph + Ranger, Baxter, Pedro, Herbie, Hazel (for some judgmental eyes)