Last week we wrote about visiting the 2009 Groom Expo in Tacoma and what goodies were in our bag. One of the booths I visited was DerMagic. DerMagic is a relatively new company out of Bellevue, Washington handcrafting certified organic skin care products for dogs. The product line was developed by Dr. Adelia Ritchie, PhD [...]
Archive > March 2009
Seadog Makes The Front Page
Seadog, a beautiful Chesapeake Bay retriever, a regular here at the grove, made the front cover of The Olympian Newspaper last week ! Seadog and her dad were out playing ball at an old school park site which is frequented by many dog lovers in our area, when the newspaper along with several city council [...]
Pet Advocacy speaking for spot
A new book written by Dr. Nancy Kay helps dog owners become Advocates for their pets. ” Navigating the world of veterinary medicine can be daunting, but one veterinarian believes she can help. Nancy Kay, a veterinarian with 20 years of experience, is the author of Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs [...]
Miss Miley
This week we had the pleasure of meeting Miss Miley. Miley is visiting Olympia from Alaska, her Mom is doing some temp work in our area and brought Miley along. Miley will be attending daycare for a few weeks and then return to Alaska with her Mom. Miley is an amazing climber and loves the [...]
Vet Advice Online
The internet has become the leading source of information for all purposes, including pet care information. Pet Owners are more frequently “googling” pet symptoms, conditions and treatments. Veterinarians are growing concerned about internet sites diagnosing or giving medical advice without a veterinary-client-patient relationship and at the quality of information pet owners are receiving. PetDocsOnCall is [...]
Groom Expo
Yesterday I visited the Pacific Northwest Grooming and Kennel Expo held in Tacoma, Wa. There were approx. 30 vendors there with a wide variety of products. I saw a few new products represented, grabbed a bag of samples and purchased a few products to review. Here is what was in my bag , I will [...]
A Breeder’s Day
I wanted to send a thank you to the folks at SteamBoat Animal Clinic for organizing and hosting last Sunday’s Breeder’s Clinic. Steamboat holds a Breeder’s Clinic twice yearly providing Dog Breeders a valuable opportunity to health screen their dogs at a much reduced cost and the convenience of all the testing on one day, [...]
Online Doggie Photo Storage
yuck, today I am trying to figure out how I want to store my photos and make them available to my clients and friends. I had the flickr account which is full already in just a month and half ! I just spent the last hour comparing Picasoo and Shutterfly, so I signed up for [...]
Poop Bags
After blogging about Doggie DNA Profiling via dog poop we saw an advertisement for Poop Bags and since we were on the subject…might as well stay on the Poop Subject A small business based in Chicago, Illinois is selling 100% Biodegradable Poop Bags with the brilliant name: PoopBags.com ! Simple yet brilliant! From PoopBags.com : [...]
Happy St. Patricks Day
Happy St. Patrick’s Day ! What would an Irish holiday be without a mention of Irish Dog Breeds ? Considered one of the oldest Irish breeds, The Irish Terrier ! Pictured here is Dylan, a lovely, rambunctious Irish Terrier who is a regular visitor here at the Grove ! Read more about Dylan whom we [...]
