Monday, September 27, 2010

Groom of the Week!!!


Beignet F.





Hello, my name is Beignet, and I am a 5 month old Himalayan. This is my first time coming to Best Friends for grooming. With the type of cat that I am, I will be coming to see the groomers at Best Friends quite a bit. I am a sweet guy that is very laid back. Claire is the groomer that gave me a bath for the first time and I didn't mind at all. She said that I was a very good cat.


Pet of the Week!

Mia M.



Hello my name in Mia and I am a 1 year old German Shepherd. This is my first time staying at Best Friends. Since I love to play with other dogs I am doing the PLAY AND STAY, where I get to play with my new friends for most of the day. I love to chase after the ball and play catch as you can see in the picture. I love to be petted and loved, which all my human friends have no problems doing. I am hoping that since I have had so much fun playing with my friends that I can come in for Doggy Daycamp too.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Pet of the Week!!!

Chesney W.




Hello, my name is Chesney and aren't I just too cute?!? I'm a English Setter, and I love coming to Best Friends! I have been coming to Best Friends since I was 3 months old which was only 3 months ago! I'm still 100% pup and my mom and dad are SOO excited that I am old enough to do the Play N Stay now! I get to make new friends and get out all that puppy energy so I can sleep at night for one low rate! I know, its the best right?!? But they also have other options if you aren't into playing with other fuzzy friends, you can play with the non-fuzzy ones on two feet for the same price! Well enough about me, I'm off.....Puppy Power!!!



Groom of the Week!!

Charlie F.

Hi, my name is Charlie and I am a 7 month old shih tzu. I am so puppy! I dont mind being groomed but all I really want to do is play and Sara my groomer loves to play so it PERFECT! She took me from shaggy to shag-o-rific!! I'm so handsome now, just call me a young puppy lovin casonova. So come and see Sara, tell her what style you want and she will do it! Thank you Sara, your the best!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

"Bark"tacular Savings 50% Off Retail (only)!!!!


50% off Retail

Sale runs from
September 1 - September 29, 2010
(EXCLUDES FRONTLINE, FOOD, FENCING AND DOG HOUSES)


Saturday, September 11, 2010

Pet of the week

PET OF THE WEEK
 ROARY M


HI! My name is Roary. I'm a young
Lab mix and I LOVE to play. When I stay
with my human friends.
I love it when we get to go out. I can
play fetch, chase birds, play on the play ground
toys or even swim on a warm day!

WOOHOO! I love it when
I get to stay here! For humans these
people are the coolest!





Make over of the Week

MAKE OVER OF THE WEEK
Jack B

HI! My name is Jack. I am a Shih Tzu. People
seem to have a hard time with those words so please,
just call me Jack. I come in to Best Friends so my
favorite groomers can make me look spiff-tacular!

 That's spectacular and spiffy all rolled in to one.
Well...look at me...wouldn't you agree?
No matter how I look when I come in I
always go home looking like I am ready
for a Red Carpet Tux!

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Camper Of The Month!!!

Patrick B.


Hey, how are you? I'm Patrick! I'm a yr and half old bulldog mix. I've been coming to Best Friends for as long as I can remember! I started out here doing their Puppy Kindergarten when I was 4 months old and then I started doggie day camp when I was 5 months old. Wow-sers! It's the best!! My favorite things include, but not limited to; The Kong(best toy EVER!), the pool, yea definently the pool, Sherri(my camp counsler), oooh oooh and cookies! Cant forget those!!



I have made SOOO many new friends that I can't even count them on my paws anymore! So how about it, you wanna be my friend and join me in Doggie Day Camp? And thank you mom and dad for taking me to school!!



How to teach your cat tricks

Yes, even cats can be taught tricks. Some cats are easier than others. Here are some techniques that will help you train yours.


Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Lots of patience

A sense of humor

1 First you need to know what your cat absolutely loves. One of mine, Nori, is madly in love with shrimp tails. He hasn't gotten as well trained as the other who loves ordinary -- far more affordable -- cat treats.

2 A clicker

Clicker training works very well on cats. The concept is to get one of these little plastic clickers, click it and treat the cat simultaneously until the cat associates the click with the treat. It is a lot faster to click the clicker than to feed the cat so when the cat (dog or other trainee -- no, I haven't tried this on children ;-) )-- actually does the behavior, you can 'mark' it and the cat knows the treat is coming. If you just use treats, by the time you give the cat a treat, he or she may be doing a totally different behavior and you are essentially rewarding the new behavior, not the one he/she was doing a second ago.

3 Get the cat's attention. The sound of the freezer door where shrimp is kept usually is enough for my shrimp-lover. Do what works for yours. I always call mine. They so look forward to training (and rewarding) sessions that they always come when called. This means if ever I NEED to call them, they will also come.

4 Once you have the cat's attention, wait (and this may take awesome patience) until he/she makes at least the beginning of the move you want. For example, to make my cat, Nori, "spin" I would move my hand around his head while he is sitting. When he gets up and starts to turn I click and treat. Before long he starts to get up and move around automatically hoping for a click and the following shrimp tail. Once he has part of the turn learned, I make him turn more each time before clicking until he makes a full circle.

5 Once he starts to make a full circle I start labeling it by saying "spin!". Before too long he associates the command with the trick -- and that wonderful shrimp tail.

6 There are many techniques for training. Even clicker training is handled a little differently by various trainers. This is how I've been training my cats -- and others -- and it's worked well for me.

Thank you to ehow.com for information to this article.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Pet of the Week

PET OF THE WEEK
SAM AND SOPHIE F

Make Over of the Week

MAKE OVER OF THE WEEK
Abby H

HI! My name is Abby.
I am a Havanese and truly adorable.
As you can see we can get just a bit on
the shaggy side when our hair grows out but not to
worry, my new favoritest groomer Sara does a FAB
job on me and turns me back in to GORGEOUS!


Mom brought in details on how she wanted me done and
as you can see....Sara followed it to a T and made
me look great and made mommy happy. If you want
to look as wonderful as I look (and feel!) come in and
see Sara. She will fix you right up too!