Birthdays are extra special at All Wags

Check out my pal Bandit chillin' on his birthday! Birthdays truly are extra special at All Wags. The pups get even more love than usual (as if that's even possible)! Plus, the parents get a fantastic photo of their pup in a birthday hat. My mama even makes these photos into a magnet and, trust me, they go great in refrigerators, filing cabinets, anywhere you can stick them! I often hear the puppy moms and dads saying "Awww" when they pick up their pup and see the photo magnet. So, be sure to bring your pup on their birthday, it's a great way for them to spend their birthday: hanging out with friends!!! And, don't worry, if we miss your pup on their birthday, we'll be sure to get that photo taken the next time that they come to see us!

For some birthday celebration at home, don't forget that my pal Tobie's mom makes beautiful dog birthday cakes in the shape of a bone for only $20. Be sure to ask my mama, Karen, for all of the details. I got to try the cake and it was super delicious!

It's a puppy kind of Halloween

So, remember my little friend, Rocco? He was one of the cute, little black puppies looking for a home over the summer. I'm sure that many of you even held him. Well, as you know, he got a fantastic forever home. Just check out the fabulous devil costume that his dad got him for Halloween. It's quite a fitting costume for such a sweet, little devil. I think it's quite fabulous for this little guy to go from nearly being put down to celebrating Halloween in such style!

Is your pup bothered by trick-or-treaters as much as I am?

So, everyone knows that us pups really just don't like the mailman, he 's a stranger that comes up to our house every single day. Nothing against those who deliver mail, we just like to protect our homes. Well, the same goes for most pups and trick-or-treaters. While it's loads of fun for the kids, trick-or-treat can be super stressful for us pups. There are tons of people coming to our house and walking by and we don't know hardly any of them. Plus, if you factor in the doorbell ringing, most of us just become huge stress balls! There is a safe alternative where we can relax, though, yep, you guessed it, All Wags. We do still have room for boarders tomorrow night if your pup would like to come and spend Halloween night with us! Happy Halloween everyone!

All Wags's own tripod- Meet Promise!

All Wags has a very special new pup with a very awesome story. Promise is being fostered and her foster family brings her to come and play at All Wags until she finds her forever home. Promise is a sweet little girl with only three legs, but you would have to give her a second look because this girl can run and jump with the best of them!

Miss Promise's life is fabulous now, but it definitely didn't start out that way. She was found and had been hit by a car. Her back leg was hurt very badly and the shelter that she had been taken to was going to just put her down. Well, a really nice lady from the Blue Ridge Boxer Rescue came along and took her and made sure that she got the surgery that she needed to amputate her leg. She's all recovered from her surgery and ready for the next phase of her life... her forever home! To keep up with Promise's story, check her out at the Blue Ridge Boxer Rescue webpage. Just scroll down until you see her sweet face. Be sure to check out all of the other awesome stories on their webpage!

Join the All Wags team for the 2010 Dogswalk Against Cancer

The 2010 Dogswalk Against Cancer is on Saturday, April 3, 2o10, beginning and ending at the Canine Cafe. We are starting our team-building and fundraising early. We hope that you will join us or be able to make a donation to our team. I didn't get to go last year, but my friends, Ella & Cullie, did along with their mamas and also our friends, Ashley and Callie. I hope that I will get to go this year. From what I hear, it's a fun time for humans and pups alike. There are lots of treats for everybody and the money raised goes to some pretty great causes, the American Cancer Society and Murray's Fund at Carolina Veterinary Specialists. People and pups both get helped! Follow this link to join our team: 2010 Dogswalk Against Cancer - Charlotte, NC:

It's a Wedding!

Guess what everybody? Today my people brother, Ryan, married All Wags' very own Brooks! I didn't get to go, but I hear that it was all very beautiful and fun. They got married down in Charleston, South Carolina by the beach. I was wondering where all of my people were, but when I found out what they had been doing, I was so excited and happy. I love to see my family grow and I am so happy that Brooks is now a part of it! So many All Wags people were there! Here's who: My other people brothers, Josh & Tyler; my mama, Karen; my people sister, Madison and my friend, Ali. Brooks will be gone for the next week on her honeymoon in Florida, but I'm sure that she will miss all of us. My mama wanted to be sure and thank all of the other All Wags people who worked hard over the weekend to keep All Wags running awesomely!

Sometimes a pup just needs to take a rest

So, I bet you puppy moms and dads wonder what all your pups do all day. Do they run constantly or are they ever taking a break? Is my pup getting too much activity? (Some of you may not even believe that is possible.) Well, my pals Mandy and Ella are here to show you all that, yes, when pups are tired they do take a break. We're pretty smart little beings and do rest when we need to, the amount of rest needed just varies from pup to pup. Right in front of them, what you can't see, is that other pups are running around and playing, but these two sisters decided that it was time to take a nap and they are thoroughly enjoying the beds that are available in our play areas. By the way, my friend Mandy got the nickname "Peanut" from her mom and dad when they first adopted her because of laying like this. They think that when she curls up she is the shape of a peanut! She seems to have taught her adopted sister Ella the technique too!