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New Honest Kitchen Rewards Program!

New Honest Kitchen Rewards Program!  For those of you unaware of Honest Kitchen, you can check out a previous post about this wonderful dog food product! The Honest Kitchen’s brand new frequent buyer program lets you earn free gifts for you and your pet. You can earn gifts on purchases made online or from retailers, [...]

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AKC Eukanuba Poster Contest

The American Kennel Club® and Eukanuba are pleased to announce the start of the commemorative poster competition in which artists are encouraged to submit an original two-dimensional painting or drawing celebrating the theme: “The Wonderful World of Purebred Dogs.” The poster will commemorate the 10th Annual AKC/Eukanuba National Championship where thousands of top dogs from [...]

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My How Fast They Grow Up!

My how they grow!  Here is Biscuit when she first started coming to Doggie Daycare back when she was a wee little puppy, now she is all grown up!  Biscuit lives with her sister Cinnamon, a beautiful little red dachshund, who is also a regular at The Grove. Biscuit enjoys playing with little and big [...]

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Yellow Jacket Alerts!

Over the 4th of July weekend Pierce county hospitals saw numerous individuals for severe stings. “Five people have been hospitalized due to anaphylactic shock from bee or wasp stings, and that’s an unusual number,” said Joby Winans of the Pierce County Health Department. Hospital officials stated it is normal to see one or two bee [...]

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Dog Fur Made Oil Booms!

That’s it, I am now convinced that dogs really can save the world! Matter of Trust, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, takes dog fur and turns it into booms that absorb spilled oil! These Dog Fur Booms are in action right now in Florida, Alabama and Louisiana! Check out this video comparing a [...]

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Evangers 2011 Photo Contest

EVANGER’S 2011 ANNUAL CALENDAR PHOTO CONTEST 12 winners will be chosen as the pet of the month, but this year entrants will be competing for a feature spread under one of the calendar’s 4 themes: 1) Evanger’s Dog and Cat Sport Exhibitors 2)Service Dogs including (but not limited to): service pets for disabled, police & [...]

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Terrier Loves German Shepherd

Meet Ms. Coffy, she may be small but don’t tell her that, you won’t like  her reply!  Coffy began her days here at The Grove in the Little Dog Daycamp Room but it became quickly apparent that she preferred the Big Dog Room. Coffy became instant best buddies with the striking Taz.  Watching this friendship [...]

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Renowned Veterinary Tick Expert Gets Bit

Dr. Ed Breitschswerdt, an internationally renowned veterinary internist and tickborne disease expert, missed a small tick on his body after an outing in the woods in North Carolina. Dr. Ed Breitschswerdt has authored hundreds of papers, led hundreds of research projects on Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases at NCU Veterinary Research and is one of [...]

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Banfield/PetSmart “unethical medical and business practices”?

A recent lawsuit filed by a disgruntled veterinarian launches some pretty serious accusations against Banfield such as “unethical medical and business practices that endangered the well-being of patients and gouged their owners”. Banfield uses a “performance based incentive” or “commission” to pay their veterinary employees, I have often wondered how this practice effects patient treatment, [...]

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Extreme Dog Grooming

EXTREME POODLES, a TLC network Special about Creative Grooming and Barkleigh grooming events, will be featured this Sunday evening on TLC network at 9/8c, June 13th. This Special was filmed at the 2010 Groom & Kennel Expo in Pasadena California. Set your Tivo’s and be sure to check out these dedicated and competitive groomers! You [...]

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