How big is a puppy?

I'm sure that most of you think of puppies as being small, little guys. Well, not always... This is my friend, Simba, and while Simba was small the first time coming to All Wags, not anymore! And, believe it or not, Simba isn't even 1 year old yet! That's right, Simba is a puppy! Simba is a really cool breed of dog called a Rhodesian Ridgeback, and they have, you guessed it, a "ridge" going down their "back." Now you see where the name comes from! Simba loves playing fetch with the ball and usually wins. The other pups don't stand a chance when it comes to Simba's awesome height. No jumping even needed to catch the ball. Don't you just love big puppies?!

All Wags is super clean and like new

So, my schedule today was a little bit different than most normal Sundays. Me, my mom, dad, Bailey & Madison all got up early and went to All Wags. Well, when we got there all of the people who work at All Wags were there. I was confused until they all got to work. It was a mega cleaning day, I mean all hands on deck! My people brother, Tyler, even came back from college to help. The people put in some good hours and a lot of elbow grease. Ok, it wasn't all elbow grease, there was a pressure washer involved. The place looks great and us pups had so much fun playing in our squeaky clean play-space. Thanks for caring so much about us all and thanks to my people friends who work at All Wags for coming out and helping on their Sunday morning!

Playground Equipment- Not Just for Kids

So, many of you may look at our back play area and wonder, "Hmmm, I wonder if any of the pups ever play on the playground equipment and if they do, what does it look like." Well, here for your viewing pleasure are some adorable photos of us pups playing. We can't help ourselves, if you come and peek through the fence we are just going to run over and bark at you. Sorry, we can't help it... It must be the same gene that makes us bark at the mailman. Here is your chance to see us in action. We absolutely LOVE to play on the playground equipment. We run up the stairs and slide down the slides and sometimes we run up the slides and slide down the stairs, but that doesn't always work out quite as well. I think our favorite thing to do on the playground equipment is what I like to call King and/or Queen of All Wags. This is where one of us gets up high and just looks out over everyone else, kind of like we rule the place. That is what my friend, Coyote, is playing. You can also see that Stella and Vinnie are having a blast playing hide and seek. No matter what, we always have fun at All Wags!

Snugglers Wanted

So, most of you probably know that most of us pups just can't get enough snuggling. We will snuggle with just about any person or other pup that will snuggle with us and some of us even snuggle with kitties. Here's me and my pal, Macy Lou. The great thing about coming to All Wags is that it's not always just about playing. Us pups are social animals and just hanging around and laying and snuggling makes us just as happy as playing and running. We just love being around our friends, no matter what we are doing!

Dogs Rule Day

Happy Dogs Rule Day! I certainly couldn't agree more and the people actually kind of think that every day should be dogs rule day! It certainly is here at All Wags! Pedigree (a yummy food) has declared October 10th Dogs Rule Day, and their idea is that this should just be a day that is all about your dog and loving them. The pups at All Wags certainly got lots of love today. And, how about we had every kind of weather?! Cool breezes, rain, sun, etc. Enough differences to make everyone happy on Dogs Rule Day. If you want some ideas about how to celebrate with your best friend check out the website devoted to the day. And, hey, we are OK if you celebrate tomorrow and the next day and the next day...

Goodbye to our good friend, Peanut

It's been a pretty sad couple of weeks at All Wags. One of our good friends, Peanut, recently passed away. He was a rescued lab who always had problems with his knees. Well, his mom and dad discovered that he had a tumor on his spine after many tests, and this is what eventually sent him to Doggie Heaven at only 8 years old. He always enjoyed his time at All Wags and his mom and dad say they were some of his happiest and we are so happy and proud to have been a part of them. We will all miss our dear friend, Peanut, so much. Give your pups some extra snuggles tonight. Unfortunately, we never know when scary things like tumors will happen to any of us, so we have to just love each other every day. I also want to say good-bye to some of our All Wags employee dogs who also passed away this September. Good-bye and lots of love to Brinnley, Bear, Tanner and their families. We'll see you all at the Rainbow Bridge.

Dr. Keri Hawkes Switches Vet Practices

I wanted to make sure that you all know that my super awesome vet (and many of yours), Dr. Keri Hawkes, is officially at a different vet practice. She is now going to be at Southpark Animal Hospital on Park Road. Here are the dates that she will be there through the end of the year:

October 29 and 30

November 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,10, 11,17,18, 21, 23, 24, 25

December 4, 5, 8, 9,15,16,19, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30

She is the only vet that Bailey and I have ever been to and I know that she is the only vet that my friends, Mandy & Ella have ever been to, and I'm sure many of you other pups too. Here's how awesome she is, in case you don't already know. When my friend, Mandy, first went to live with her family after being adopted from Animal Control she was so scared to go to the vet that she would just cower and didn't even want to go in. At first she had to be given a special pill just to calm her down enough to go into the vet. Well, Dr. Hawkes was so patient with her and showed her so much love that now, she goes into the vet's office with her tail wagging because she knows they are going to take good care of her. She even told me that her mom took her to the Southpark Animal Hospital just to visit and say "Hi" to Dr. Hawkes and she said that she wasn't even afraid then, even though she had never smelled it in there before.

If you want to make an appointment with her, all you have to do is call Southpark Animal Hospital at 704-523-3457 and tell them that you want to see Dr. Hawkes. Also, Southpark Animal Hospital is going to be the new emergency vet for All Wags. Now, while we hope to never have to use an emergency vet, we just wanted to make sure that all of the puppy moms and dads knew.