With holiday baking just around the corner, why not bake some tasty, holiday-themed treats for your pooch or wrap them up as gifts for others? You can make gourmutt snacks in a snap with ingredients laying around the house. Snacks like eggnog, candy canes, frozen pupcakes and more!

In the October newsletter, we added a story about a previous Happy Hounds' employee, Lauren and her best friend, Roxy. On September 10th 2015, Roxy was diagnosed with oral cancer, and on September 22nd Lauren found out the cancer she has is Undifferentiated Sarcoma. The Animal Cancer Center believed that with Radiation Therapy, Roxy will have a good chance in fighting this cancer. However, this treatment is extremely costly, $6,000-$8,000.

 

Roxy has successfully completed radiation and started chemo on November 21st. Her vet bills are at $6,000 but if Lauren chooses to continue the chemo for 6 months as recommended, they'll reach over $8,000. Right now, Roxy is doing a one month chemo trial to see how she responds to it. As of now, she is doing really well. Happy Hounds was and is continuing to actively support Lauren and her quest to raise the money in hopes of saving her best friend. Happy Hounds has raised $150 for Roxy's cause! We will continue to sell Roxy's ropes for a discounted rate of $8 a rope. Consider stopping by and grabbing one for your favorite furry friend.

This year we welcomed many new friends into our ever growing family. With all the joy we gain from every pooch, unfortunately, there comes a time when we have to say goodbye. It's never easy receiving that call or reading that email. The amount of heartbreak we feel for the loss of our friends is the only downside to this business. We as humans grow such a strange affinity for these goofy little creatures known as man's best friends. Make no mistake, no matter the amount time we've spent with them, whether that be a little or a lot; the love, loyalty and knowledge we gain from your beloved furry family is unwavering. With every new pooch we learn something.. how to better care and accommodate a new personality, a new feeding ritual, who clicks with who, what gets them into their silly, wild craze. It isn't just about your furchildren, it's also you. We love having the time at pick up and drop off to chat, hear your funny stories about what your pup did, what adventures you're going on or just plain cracking jokes. Our heart breaks not just for the lose of our furry friend but for you. The truth of it is, the moment you and your best friend walk through the lobby doors on your first initial meeting, you have both joined our large, drooly, Happy Hound family. We thank you for giving us reason every reason to laugh, smile and feel loved from you and your furry friend.

To Jake, we were so lucky to have spent 7 years with you. You joined the Happy Hounds family in June of 2008 at the age of five. You were a true gentleman, always had to be personally escorted through gates and doors because you wouldn't dare barge through or cut in line.



To Blue, you were the epitome of gentle, old soul. You joined the Happy Hounds family late in life, the age of 10. From the moment you graced us with your presence, we loved you. You were exactly what we needed in our pack to give the youngens guidance and give the staff reassurance. If only we had met you earlier in life, one month wasn't nearly enough time with you.

To Smokey, you are greatly missed. We learned so much about you in the ten years we had the pleasure to spend with you. Know that your twin brother, Teddy, has learned how to be his own dog. You were always the goofy, needy one of the two. Demanding all of the attention.. If another dog was being pet within view, you were never afraid to voice your disapproval.

To Zoe, sweet Zoe. Even up until the very end at the age of 15, you were such a trooper. You always wanted to follow us everywhere, especially Christine, walking underneath all the big pups. We had to bring your favorite green dog bed everywhere we went in case you needed to curl up for a quick snooze while on the job.

To Sassy, you left us too soon. At the young age of 7 years, your passing was so shocking. Our sweet, needy, goofy Golden. If you weren't bouncing with one of your few best furry friends, you were glued to the side of a staff member, just soaking up all the attention. You always knew when it was time to be picked up, patiently waiting in the stairwell, looking out the window for your dad.

To Claus, our little ambassador. You always enjoyed spending time with all dogs, big and small, especially the big fluffy doodles. Even at the age of 15, up until the very end, you were very devoted to your job of welcoming new dogs to the pack and making sure your two favorite staff members, Andrea & Sharon, were being properly looked after. We miss you and all your hard work, dedication and above all, unconditional love.

 

May you all Romp In Peace.

Your dog MUST have a snap "quick release" collar for day care and boarding, with no tags attached. You can keep the snap collar in your Happy Hounds backpack.  If this is not his/her daily collar we will change it out when your dogs arrive at Happy Hounds.  This is important for your dogs safety.