The Barking Lot

11/16/2024

Surgery went well it was Halloween! Was I. Hospital for a week and still recovering! It’s slow going but hope to be back soon! Have a wonderful turkey day to all my friends and customers!

10/25/2024

Hi everyone thinking of coming out to groom Saturday and leave Sunday! Text me if your pup needs a groom if I get a few fur baby’s I’ll come out! 630-460-3156 text me and let me know!

10/14/2024

Moms got the magic touch!! Lol

10/06/2024

Happy 1st birthday to my Lilly bean! She got a cookie and a stuffed animal she picked it out!

09/14/2024

09/14/2024

08/23/2024

So sad!

07/27/2024

JUST A DOG

From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog," or "that's a lot of money for just a dog." They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog."

Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog." Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog," but I did not once feel slighted.

Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise."

"Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure and unbridled joy.

"Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that makes me a better person.

Because of "just a dog," I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future. So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.

I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a dog," but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a human." So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog," just smile--because they "just don't understand."

-Richard A. Biby

Happy National Dog Day!!!!!! ♥️🐾🐶