Dogtopia of Waco, TX Blog

Happy September Dogtopians!

We at Dogtopia Waco are SO excited that it is finally September! There are so many great events going on this Fall in our community and we want to share them with you!

September 1st starts our FALL into Savings Pass Special! Now is the perfect time to start thinking ahead to cooler weather and (I know…but I have to say it) the Holidays. Through September when you purchase a 10 day pass you will get a bonus daycare day.  A 20 day pass and you receive TWO bonus daycare days and yes a 30 day pass receives THREE bonus daycare days! These passes are good for one year so you don’t have to worry about using them up quickly.  Did you know that if you purchase a 30 day pass verses paying by the day you save $120 then add three free days to that! What a deal!

September Events

20th-25th Back to the Beach Week! Theme days and Tropical fun all week!

20th-Monday Bouncing Balls on the Beach

21st- Tuesday- Frosty Treats Ice Cream Day

22nd-Wednesday-Our Last Wet N Wild Wed. of the year!

23rd-Thursday-Bubbles on the Beach!

24th-Friday-A Day at the Beach Pictures while in daycare

Friday from 5-7pm Beach Party for Parents and dogs…go ahead and wear that hawaian shirt one more time! What better way to end the summer than with Woofs, Wags, and maybe instead of wine something a little more tropical! Check with us on our Spa Special this week!

25th-Saturday-Join us at City of Waco Puppy Plunge at the Waco Water Park. The Dogs RULE the pool from 1-4pm with games, costume contests, and plenty of splishing and splashing! Social and vaccinated dogs welcome, must have shot records to enter the park.

October

**The entire month of October Dogtopia’s across the nation are joining together for Breast Cancer Awareness. 10% of all daycare spa baths and nail trims will be donated to Susan G. Komen to support breast cancer research and community outreach programs.

11th-Submissions open for Dogtopia Halloween Photo Contest. (watch the blog for details as we get closer)

16th A.M.- Fuzzy Friends “Step Together” Run -See details HERE and there will be more details about the run and Halloween costume contest closer to the event.

16th P.M.-Wine and Food Festival benefiting Waco Humane Society (details and tickets here)

October Week of the 18th-Green and Gold Week! In honor of Baylor Homecoming. Have your four-legged fan show their favorite school colors.

20th-Local Costume Voting Begins!

30th-Dogtopia Annual Halloween Party-mark your calendars, this is a fun and popular event!

We will update the blog and our facebook as we go with more event details. If you know of any dog friendly events happening in our community please let us know at Waco@dogdaycare.com

 August 23rd-27th is Back To School Week! This week only, with a school I.D. the daycare and boarding evaluation fee will be waived for new customers. So tell your teacher/student friends now is the perfect time to check Dogtopia out! (and earn a free day for YOUR pup in the process)

Monday the 23rd Teachers only Special! Bring your dog to daycare this day and receive a full day at the half day price! They can play from 7am to 7pm for just $15!

Tuesday and Thursday the 24th and 26th Teachers and Students receive 20% off Spa Bath’s and Nails. (This does not include grooming services)

25th It’s still recess with Wet N Wild Wednesday!

Friday the 27th Dress for Success Picture Day-We will be taking pictures of our back to school “kids”. Feel free to send them to daycare in their finest back to school fashions or school colors.

Friday the 27th 5pm-7pm Join us for a Friday Night Lights Tailgate Party for parents and dogs! A casual come and go for some tail wagging mingling of parents and pups with snacks!

Dogtopia of Waco’s Facebook Only Picture Contest

Is your pup DOG TIRED after a hard day of romping, rolling, and wrestling at Dogtopia? We thought this would be a fun and cute way to see what our tired doggie clients look like after a day of play with us…PLUS we would love to add some Facebook friends in the process!

 Here are the DE-TAILS:

Snap a pic of your pooped pup after one of his fun days at Dogtopia. Send it to us at Waco@dogdaycare.com (include name and any fun facts or details) by August 23rd. We will post on our Facebook page each Pampered and Pooped Pooch Pic (say that 5 times fast!). You just let your friends know they need to come to our wall page and “like” under YOUR dogs picture. On August 27th we will post the Pooped Pooch Pic with the most “likes”.

What’s in it for you (besides the fun and showing the world your adorable dog?) Every dog entered will get a free No-Bull Stick on their next visit and the WINNER gets a complimentary daycare spa bath on their next daycare visit.

***Rules*** This contest will take place on our FACEBOOK page only. Daycare Spa Bath is not with the groomer. Only Dogtopia daycare/boarding dogs may enter. Please have your friends only vote once…remember, we are all FRIENDS here on Facebook.

 p.s. Our goal this summer is to get to 500 fans, so please recommend us to your friends! Dogtopia Facebook

"Superman!"

Sam:  Please, hold the applause!  Ladies and gentlemen, I have returned from my vacation! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

(Cricket… cricket…)

 Cheyenne:  Well, it’s about time!  Did you get lost on your way back?

Splish Splash!

Sam:  No, but thanks for the concern.  I had a family reunion to attend.  And yes, I did have a blast!  Speaking of having fun, I heard you got to have a sleep over at Kim’s, paparazzi and more treats in one day than you usually get in a month!

Cheyenne:  Yes, while you were gone I became famous!  KCEN dropped by and did a special preview on last sunday’s dog wash for Meals on Wheels. With nearly a hundred dirty dogs (that left smelling like fresh blueberries and strawberry fields) we raised just over $1,100!!! It was a great success!

Run Forest, Run!

Cheyenne:   While you were gone, we also had a few special visitors come by!  As you can see in the very first picture, Reeses showed a couple of us how to fly like Superman.

And together, Mia and Reeses tought us how to run like the wwwiiinnnddd!!!

Theyre saying, Give all your treats to Mia.

By far, the most impressive talent I have ever seen was Mia’s ability to tune her ears into the same radio frequency as the Pack Leader’s radios!  It was like she knew exactly what they were saying!

Sam:  Now that is impressive!   Mia needs to go on “America’s Got Talent – Doggie Edition!”  Well, it sounds like everyone at Dogtopia had a little too much fun while I was gone on vacation.

Cheyenne:  Yep.  (Also, I’m now famous – youtube, facebook and TV…  I need an agent.)

Sam:  Mmmhmm…

Hey Peeps! It’s Cheyenne here! Sam went on vacation without me so I’m going to blog without him.

So, last night I decided I should go home with Kim so that I could sleep on the couch and get plenty of beauty rest for my debut television appearance.  KCEN was at Dogtopia EARLY this morning to talk to Kim about the Charity Dog Wash this Sunday July 18th.  Since some folks have never heard of a dog wash I offered (in exchange for some favorite treats) to demonstrate what the dog wash consists of. So, after a few treats I jumped in the tub and Amy lathered me up (I really don’t like that part because I prefer to smell like the play yard instead of berry shampoo) and demonstrated washing and toweling me dry. Terry the camera guy and I were friends by the time it was all over and he said I did an excellent job. I’m pretty proud…and I only shook water all over Amy once this time.

I hope everyone comes out to the dog wash this Sunday. When Meals & Wheels realized that some of their home-bound seniors were feeding their meals to their pets they implemented a pet meals program. So all of the funds we raise on Sunday will help buy dog and cat food and hopefully other services and necessities so that the participants can keep their pets with them. They provide company and companionship to their families that love them so we want them to stay there. We were so excited to learn about this program and want to get the word out so that they can continue to grow and offer their support.

So come see us at Dogtopia on Sunday from 11-3 and get a Summer wash for your dog and help this great cause. It’s lot’s of fun! Please no requests for paw-o-graphs though….that’s just embarrassing. haha

Part of the segment is up on the website now, check it out here. Sadly, I’m not in this shot.

EXCITING BREAKING NEWS!

Sam:  Wet N’ Wild is always and exciting day at Dogtopia and one of my personal favorites!  While I have yet to convince Kim and Amy to let me wear my Hawaiian surf shorts, I enjoy getting wet and playing fetch with the dogs running through the sprinklers!

Cheyenne:  ME TOO!  While I am not a huge fan of water, I tend to stay in the shallow/no wake zone, I do enjoy being the ‘unnofficial  lifeguard!’

Sam: This is one of the reasons I love Wet N' Wild days so much! Bo loves wrestling the sprinklers and anything spraying water. As you can see, the sprinkler was no match for Bo!

Bo = 1, Sprinkler =0

Harley: Please tell the puppies to stay in the puppy pool. This one is mine.

Harley: Ok, go ahead and turn on the bubbles for me. Thanks.

Harley: Jealous much?

"Look at me, I'm a human sprinkler!"

Sam:  Diesel is absolutely crazy about the water!  If I didn’t know any better, I would say that Diesel is a fish!  (A big fuzzy fish that is.)

Cheyenne:  Just look at that entry into the water, he’s so streamlined!  Watch out Michael Phelps, there’s a new kid on the block.

Coco: Are you trying to trick me into a bath?

Sam:  Isn’t this sequence of photos amazing, Cheyenne?  Just look at those fast action shots!  It feels like we are actually there in the moment!

Cheyenne:  Umm, yeah.  Is it just me or is the color of the pool changing from blue to yellow and then back to blue…?

Sam & Cheyenne: DON’T FORGET!! Tomorrow is Wet N Wild Wed again! (July 14th).  Come play with us!

Will work for food and not ashamed to admit it!

We have asked Pack Leader Sam and Cheyenne, the official Dogtopia Dog, to share some of their antics   mischief adventures with you on the blog. Sam has been with Dogtopia for seven months and takes fabulous pictures while in the playrooms with the dogs. Dogtopia adopted Cheyenne a year ago after fostering her for about six months. She was the “perfect” daycare dog and when she was adopted it just broke our hearts. Three days later the family decided it was just to soon to add a dog to the family when they were already adjusting to a brand new baby. Despite the fact we did want Chey to have a good home we were so overjoyed that she was back and decided she should be our official “spokesdog”. She goes to events because she loves people and children, plays at Dogtopia every day and goes for sleepovers often.

Sam and Cheyenne will be sharing pictures and stories of the summer fun going on in doggy daycare here on the blog so be sure to check back often!

The other day Dogtopia Waco had their own cute overload in the ToyBox! We had six Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and mixes in daycare so of course it was the perfect opportunity for some super cute photos! This breed can be summed up as SWEET! They are very easy going, even tempered, super squishy and just plain adorable.  So what exactly does a group of Cavaliers do in daycare? Socialize of course! They have to be up moving and meeting and greeting everyone in the room. Once they’ve sufficently done their mingling they must rest up for more socializing later in the day. Now…on to the pictures! Presenting Mister B., Roxy, ZuZu, Gator, Lexi and Andy.

Hey Dogtopians!

Here is the Doggy 411 on July

First up our lobby hours on July 4th will be 12-2pm for boarding drop off and pickup only. Our lobby hours will be as normal Saturday and Monday.

Have you made your reservation yet for your pup to stay at Dogtopia while you are out of town? We have lots of pup’s planning to celebrate with us so be sure to get your dogs reservation made.

Saturday July 3rd is Splish Splash Saturday! Kiddie pools, pool toys, sprinklers, and the one thing all the dogs have been waiting for….DOGGY ICE CREAM!! Yup our homemade frosty pops for everyone!

Is your dog noise sensitive? Terrified of fireworks? Here is a wonderful article on how to prepare for the fireworks holidays.  If a day of daycare to tire them out or boarding away from the noise of fireworks will help, we would love to help you out. Our Dixie dog is terrified of fireworks and spends the night under the bed. Fortunately she doesn’t do harm to herself but if she were not secure I know she would bolt from the yard. We are going to try Rescue Remedy this year and see if that helps her.

Then don’t forget July 18th is our annual Charity Dog Wash benefiting the Meals & Wheels Pet Program. We hope to see you and your dog participate for this worthy cause. We are also looking for volunteers to wash and dry dogs.

Happy Independence Day from all of us at Dogtopia Waco!

For the 3rd year Dogtopia of Waco invites you to our annual Charity Dog Wash!

Come treat your dog to a mid-summer bath and spritz

in support of

The meals & Wheels Pet Meals Program.

Sunday, July 18th from 11:00am-3:00pm

Doggy Baths include: shampoo, towel-dry, fragrant spritz and bandana. A $10 donation is suggested per wash.

Why a pet Meals Program? While serving many of our local homebound seniors, Meals & Wheels realized many had to make the hard choice to feed themselves or their pets. Such hard choices lead to poor nutrition for both the senior and the pet. The Pet Meals Program was born from this need and volunteers distribute 10lbs of pet food a month to participants.

The resources from Dogtopia Waco’s Annual Dog Wash will go to purchase much needed food as well as support Meals & Wheels efforts to connect their clients with various resources to keep their pets healthy, happy, and HOME with the ones who love them most!!

Dogtopia of Waco is located at 5301 Bosque Blvd, Ste 300 directly behind the Cotton Patch Restaurant near Target.