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Doggy Fun at Pride 2011

Anne — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:07:37 +0000

Last year’s Dog Day at Twin Cities Pride was such a huge success they are doing it again! And again have asked Downtown Dogs to be their community partner!

Dog Day will be Saturday June 25th! There will be a doggy fun zone with kiddy pools, play equipment and more.

Back by popular demand the Twin Cities Disc Dog Club will perform at 2:00 PM on Saturday.

And as usual the day will culminate with the Annual Doggy Drag Show! Have some fun dressing your pup up and strutting your stuff on stage!

Howel-een BASH 10/31/10 6:30 PM

Anne — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:40:29 +0000

Downtown Dogs 7th Annual Howel-een BASH is ON! Join us for Fast Freddies Pizza, lots of people and dog treats, games, costume contest and prizes.Date: 10/31/10

Time: 6:30 to 8 PM

Place: Downtown Dogs

This event is always well attended and a ton of fun! It is scheduled to get your dog away from the Trick or Treaters but ends in time for you to get to your grown up parties.

Costumes are optional but encouraged. This is a leashed event and dogs must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Come join us for some great Howel-een fun!

This event is FREE! It is our way of providing dog friendly fun to everyone in the community!

How to choose a dog daycare

Anne — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:04:08 +0000

We all want the best thing for our dogs, but choosing a kennel or daycare can be hard. But there are some tricks to make it easy.

First and foremost:

Think like your dog!

Remember your dog can hear and smell much better than you and cannot see nearly as well. So you want to focus on the sound and smell to determine what your dogs experience will be. Constant barking is PROVEN to be stressful to dogs. Loud play groups are a red flag.

Of course the place should be neat and clean but over the top reception areas mean the money was spent on eye candy for you rather than staff, play space and other things for your dog. It is a definite comment on the businesses values.

Open Air Design

You (and anyone) should be able to walk in at any moment unannounced and see a play group before your eyes. This means the facility is 100% accountable at all times for the environment your dog is in. If you cannot see, hear, and smell the play group from the reception area, there is a reason.

Individualized care

Different dogs need different amounts of rest and play. Will the facility customize your dogs schedule based on their particular needs so they get plenty of play and stimulation and also enough rest to avoid becoming sore, over tired, and uncomfortable?

By thinking about your dogs sensory needs, social needs, and physical needs you will be able to situate them in an environment that will make them very happy!