Welcome back, Dad!

Hey all of you All Wags-ers! It's Bruno, and, boy, am I glad to be back at All Wags and to have my dad, Tyler, back home. Vacations are great, but, you know, us dogs like our routines, that's just how we roll. Don't you people say something about absence making your heart grow or something like that? Well, I don't know about my heart growing, but my love for my dad surely grew while he was gone! I know it's like that for all of the others doggies too. I see a lot of All Wags moms and dads feel sad about leaving their dog but just know that your doggie is going to have a great time playing with furry friends and people friends while you are gone and then be sooooooooooo excited to see you when you get back. Plus, us dogs are a little forgetful so we really don't remember how long you were gone, I guess we don't know time like you people do. It's cool, though, it just made it seem like my dad was gone for just a bit and then, bam, we were back together having a great time together! Just look at that smile on my face, I'm so happy!

Congratulations to Brooks & Ryan!!!

Hi Everyone! It's Zoe, and I have some big new to share... My mom and dad, Brooks and Ryan, are getting married! For those of you who don't know, Ryan is Karen's people son and sometimes works at All Wags and Brooks works at All Wags all the time, so that means I get to come and hang out at All Wags a lot, I'm such a lucky girl!

Here's the best part of my mom and dad getting married: I got to be a part of my dad asking! I was staying with Ali (My mom's friend, who also works at All Wags) and she took me down to the beach last weekend. Karen and Robin got a tent set up on the beach with wine and cheese in it. My dad asked my mom if she wanted to take a walk and then he said that they should go in the tent. My silly mom, said that they probably shouldn't go in someone else's tent, but my dad talked her into it anyway. My dad had put a sign around my neck that said "Will you marry my dad?." Karen and Ali then released me and I ran into the tent. At first, my mom was just surprised to see me and then she read my sign and started crying and saying yes. I couldn't figure out why she was crying, I thought it was a happy thing, but then mom and dad hugged and dad put a pretty, shiny ring on her finger, so I guess everyone was happy. I know I was!

When we got back to the house everyone was waiting for us, including my mom's parents who had come down to the beach to surprise her. Isn't that the bestest story ever? Now, the people keep saying that we get to have a big party, I can't wait!

Take Your Dog to All Wags Day was a HUGE success!

Hey guys! It's Ellie and JJ filling in for Rosie while she is gone. We had a GREAT time at All Wags today. Check out the photos of us in our ties at "work." All of the puppy moms and dads really seemed to enjoy seeing the photos of their puppy babies with the ties on. We got to meet 7 new friends today and all 7 of our new friends had a great time during their evaluation days. We hope to see our new friends again soon at All Wags. Now, here's the best part! Our bake sale raised over $150 for Animal Control and All Wags is going to match that! That's going to help the homeless pups a whole lot. Plus, we really liked getting to eat the homemade treats and the people seemed pretty happy to get themselves a treat! Thanks everyone for making today such a huge success!

Take Your Dog to All Wags Day!

Hey, it's Mandy! Guess what I'm excited for? Take Your Dog to All Wags Day! I guess tomorrow is Take Your Dog to Work Day, but mom and dad said that their works don't allow dogs, so we are going to All Wags instead and that's a great alternative. I'm hoping to meet lots of new friends tomorrow because they are doing free full-day evaluations for new dogs who have never been to All Wags before. I know that there is going to be a bake sale too and there will be treats for us dogs too. My mom made some delicious treats and Ella and me got to taste test and we definitely approve. Dad liked the treats that she made for people too, so I guess that everyone can be happy. The great thing about the bake sale too is that all of the money will go to a local animal shelter and I came from a shelter, so I like it when other homeless pups are helped to get homes. It will be a beautiful day tomorrow! I hope that lots of puppy friends come and play with us at All Wags!

Cullie the Guest Blogger

Hey, guys! It's Cullie! cuwq;fywq'pofuqopvh Whoops! I'm not so sure how to use this thing, my paw just slipped. Did a make up a new word? You've probably seen a lot of my mom, Jena, this week. She's pretty much running the show and I think she is doing a great job. I'm loving coming every day and hanging out with her and all of my friends. I am missing all of the friends at the beach and at the puppy party (Ok, I'm jealous of them...) Mom tells me that they all get back this weekend, though, so look forward to seeing everyone on Monday. It sure is a nice week, great planning for a beach trip!

Ella the Guest Blogger

Hey Everyone! It's Ella (ya know, Cullie's sister, the other puppy found on the side of the road? Oh, the stories we could tell...)! I'm helping out Rosie and writing a blog for her. Today was a great day for my adopted sis, Mandy, and me at All Wags. Our mama, Kelly, took a day off from her no-fun job in the big building to come and help out at All Wags. We usually just get to hang out there with her on weekends, so today was a special treat. I guess since so many of our people friends are on vacation this week, they needed some extra help. I wish we could see her every day all day. I'm so glad that we have a great place like All Wags to go to where we can get love while our people are at work. Then, we can just come home and snuggle with them, and who doesn't like that?

First Day at All Wags

Hi, my name is Guinness. I guess Rosie usually writes these blogs, but I didn't get to meet her because today was my first day at All Wags and they told me that she is having a puppy party at her house with someone named Freddie. Anyway, I LOVED All Wags. I didn't stop moving at all, except for nap time. I played in pools and I played fetch, and it was awesome. I'm friends with Mandy and Ella and their mom said that I should probably try All Wags. Well, now that I have gone, I guess that one of them has to get a bath (sorry guys) because that's what happens when you refer your friends to All Wags, a free bath. Pretty cool for the people because they like it when we smell good! Every dog should go to All Wags, I'm telling you, this place is awesome! Oh yeah, and I totally fell asleep in the car, as you can see!

Happy Birthday Keenan!

Did you know that All Wags loves to celebrate birthdays? Today was Keenan's birthday and we had a blast. Just look at him hamming it up for the camera in his birthday hat. He's having a happy day. The people at All Wags always make a copy of the birthday photos for each pup's mom and dad so they can have a great memory. So, be sure to bring your dog to All Wags on his or her birthday! I can't think of a birthday present that I would rather have! Us dogs love being able to celebrate with our friends too!

Woohoo! Vacation next week!

Hey Everyone! I wanted to make sure that you knew that you wouldn't be seeing me or anyone in my family next week. It's family beach vacation week. The people are going to Myrtle Beach and me, Bailey, Bruno and Nova all get to stay at my house with Freddie. We are going to have a puppy party and the people get to have a people party and play in the ocean. All of you All Wags pups and owners will be well taken care of, though. Jena and Cullie will be running the show with lots of help from my other great people friends who work at All Wags. I'll miss you all (so will my mom: Karen, Tyler, Brooks, Madison & Freddie)!

Do your people use the Drive-thru?

Does everyone know about our drive-thru? I know there are a lot of mornings when dog-mom's and dog-dad's are in a big hurry and they may sometimes be thinking that they don't have time to drop us dogs off at daycare. Well, All Wags has come up with a way to save you a little bit more time, our drive-thru. It's open from 7am-9am and all the people have to do is drive-up and the All Wags people will come out and help to get your dog (s) out. Isn't that great?! Did you see that yellow tag that we put on your dog collar, well that is to help the All Wags people match all of the collars up after they are dropped off at the drive-thru. I hear the people who use it say good things, so if you haven't tried it, you should. Maybe it will put a big smile on your face and us dogs love to see that!

TV for Dogs? You bet!

Have you seen the new TVs in our Cageless Boarding rooms and the Suite? They are pretty cool. I personally love watching Grey's Anatomy with my mom, and I've heard that my friends have their favorite shows to watch with their people too.  TV keeps us entertained when we are alone too. I guess it stimulates us, that's what I have heard. I just know that it makes me not miss my people as much because I'm having just that much more fun. If you haven't seen the TVs or any part of the new All Wags, ask to take a tour. Any of my people friends will be more than happy to show you around. We love our new building!

Happy Birthday Freddie!

Today is Freddie's birthday, hooray! You may not all know this, but Freddie is kind of my other mama. Her and my mom, Karen, picked me out together on this computer thing, so you may say that Freddie helped me get my forever home, and I just love her. All the clean All Wags dogs wish Freddie lots of birthday kisses for keeping us clean and well-groomed. My friends tell me that when they go home and Freddie has groomed them that they usually get extra love. What, you guys like us to smell nice or something? You should have seen all of the scrubbing that Freddie had to so when my people friend, Jena, found Cullie and Ella! For some reason, they were sticky and smelled like maple syrup. Who knows... Well, Freddie cleaned them up so well, they just smelled like sweet, regular dogs. So, Freddie, I love you... Licks and Snuggles from your Rosie-doo!

A wonderful poem about boarding...

Hi Everyone! I wanted to share with all of you a poem that my friend Simba's mom wrote for us the first time that she left Simba with us for boarding. This was accompanied with some yummy sweet treats that the people said were delicious...

I helped my mom make these sweets for you all,
For loving us pups, either big or small,
I’m sorry that sometimes I poo,
Where I know I’m not supposed to.
Thanks you for letting me, run, frolic and play for the day,
Mom says it helps when she tells me to sit and stay.
I show you my love with my hello and goodbye licks,
And now I come home ready to do my tricks.
Sometimes I know I get way out of line ,
Lets blame it on my wiggly spine.
But I put my ears back as my smile to you,
And I love when you say “look how much you grew”
My mom is scared to leave me alone,
So if anything is wrong, please call her phone.
She will be back Friday to pick me up,
So thanks for helping her, not to worry about her pup.
~ LOVE SIMBA (Puppy Rhodesian Ridge Back)

How cute is that?! Check out this great photo of my friends Simba and Cullie. It's funny because they looked so much alike when Simba was a baby puppy and now Simba is way bigger than Cullie. Have a happy weekend everyone! Don't forget to give your pups lots of love, we promise to lick you back!

It's my turn!

Hey Everyone! It's Bailey! I decided to snag the keyboard from Rosie and write a blog entry. It's another really hot, hot, hot day at All Wags, so we are getting in some much needed sun-soaking. It may have rained last night, but our back play area is totally dry and ready to run in. We've been playing a lot of fetch today with our many tennis balls. I sure am glad that we have so many big bowls of water though! The people just keep having to fill them up!

All Wags is a great place to make friends!

Did you know that us dogs are just as social (maybe more) than people? We just love interacting with other pups, and I sure would love to see what those squirrels are all about, but that's a blog for another day. Here's a photo of me and my friend, Stella, hanging out in the office. My mom let her and I come up and see her for awhile. It's pretty cool to get to do fun and different things like that. And, the great thing is that Stella and I probably never would have become pals if it wasn't for All Wags. Now just look at us, we love each other!

What a great day for a nap?!

Sometimes when it's really hot outside (um, 90 degrees today) the best thing for a pup is a good nap. Thankfully, All Wags has great, comfy beds for us to sleep in, and, since they are made out of this cool, blue material (I think it's called plastic or something like that) and lifted up off the ground they keep us cool. Check out the goofy photos of my friends, Jack & Bear, taking naps on the beds. Man, they were out and loving their snoozes. All Wags really is a great place to be a dog.

I hope you are liking my blog! Leave me a comment and let me know what you think!

Pool Day

Did you feel that heat today? Woo-boy! Was it ever hot today! Well, I'll tell you that there is nothing better on a day like today if you are a dog than a baby pool filled with water. Some of us even like the baby pools without water. My friend, Hamp, had the great idea to get the pools out. He jumped into one of the empty pools and started to nudge at the bottom, so one of my people friends filled the pool up with water from the hose. Oh, and we love the hose too. Have you ever drank out of one of those things? It's the best way to get a drink. I sure hope this sunshine keeps up so we can have many more pool days!

Welcome to Rosie's Blog

Hey there! Do you want to know all about what we do at All Wags and all the fun that we have? Well, here you go... It's Rosie here and my mom asked me to keep you all updated about our fun times. I'll be letting you know about fun things that we do and fun things that I am looking forward to. You never know what I may choose to write about (My mom, Karen, said it's up to me, and I'm a pretty strong-willed girl) Maybe somedays, I'll even let Bailey write. Enjoy!