Dogtopia of White Flint, MD Blog

Dogs of the Week

Billy and Jenny are young Golden Retriver siblings who love each other very much! It makes us smile when we see these two come bouncing through the door! They know right where to go to find their fellow Gym pals and can’t hardly wait to play! Billy and Jenny are wonderful additions to our Dogtopia® family!

Dog of the Week

Luna Gulakowski 1year old brindle whippet/lab mix. Luna G. is a fairly new addition to the Dogtopia® family, but a wonderful addition at that! Her cousin, Jasmine has been coming to daycare for quite some time and has introduced Luna to many of her friends! Luna is very playful and loves to vocalize and talk to everyone she wants to play with! A good game of chase always brings her a smile, especially if she’s the one being chased!

Image Karel Navarro / AP

Rescue dogs have been a great help during the devastating tragedy in Haiti.  A special article  The Science of Sniffer Dogs by Alan Boyle describes what makes these talented canines very important during a rescue mission. If you find this article interesting or would like to read more about search and rescue dogs you may  want to check out Susannah Charleson’s book Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search and Rescue Dog.

Dog of the Week

This is ROCCO! Rocco is a 1 year old English Bulldog, who enjoys EVERYTHING about daycare! He loves to play and wrestle in the Gym and in the Romper Room. He LOVES to hide under the play gyms in holes and tunnels as if he was in a cave exploring!

From Amber Sutton, owner of Dogtopia of Woodbridge:

Emergency Supplies Needed in Haiti

By now you are all aware of the devastation in Haiti. Dogtopia & All About Dogs are looking for ways to help and would like to invite you to participate. There is an emergency, real-time need for Relief Supply Kits in Haiti and we are attempting to collect as many supplies as possible THIS WEEK! We hope you’ll be able to bring supplies when you come this week or drop off items during the week! Please also consider sending this request to friends, family and co-workers who might want to help.

Supply Kits help to care for the most vulnerable people during times of crisis. They also help to sustain everyday life by providing basic necessities to people who lack ready access to essential supplies. These kits provide vital support for the work the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is doing in Haiti. By donating kit supplies or financial gifts to purchase the supplies, you make a direct, tangible difference in sustaining people’s lives.

UMCOR, is the not-for-profit global humanitarian aid organization of the United Methodist Church. UMCOR is working in more than 80 countries worldwide, including Haiti. They are already in country and have a field office there so they have established relationships with the local population. 100% of donations to UMCOR go towards disaster relief efforts.

Due to the emergency of this situation, we need all items by Thursday, January 21st, 2010.

Items can be donated in two ways:
1. Drop off the individual items below (i.e. packs of soap, bandages, or combs, etc.)
2. Create completed kits with the quantities of each item listed below and placed in the gallon zip top bag. (If you choose to make kits, please do not include notes or any other items in the bags as they will be removed before shipping. This is due to strict international shipping regulations.)

All items must be new.

* 1 gallon zip top bag
* 1 hand towel (15″ x 25″ up to 17″ x 27″, No kitchen towels)
* 1 washcloth
* 1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized)
* 1 nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
* 1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz. and up)
* 1 toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper, No child-size brushes)
* 6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
* $1.00 to purchase toothpaste (Please do not purchase the toothpaste. Due to the expiring nature of toothpaste, it is purchased by UMCOR at the time of final shipment)

On Friday, January 22nd, we will be packing the kits for shipment January 23rd-24th.

http://www.allaboutdogsinc.com/healthkitsforhaiti/

Thank you in advance for your support!

Article from the Associated Press

Image from Charlie Riedel, Associated Press

Dogs vs. Cats

Check out this article http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34746139/ , it just confirms that our beloved pups are in fact the peoples choice in the never ending debate of Cats vs. Dogs!

Dog of the Week

Beethoven is a 2 year old spunky Pit/Shepherd mix who has been coming to Dogtopia® since he was a puppy. He started off in the Romper Room, but has since graduated and “matured” to run with the BIG dogs in the Gym! He enjoys wrestling, playing chase, and rolling around with his best friends, Bailey, Hunter and Bennett. This crazy, lovable boy NEVER stops playing! All his friends and staff LOVE Beethoven’s company.

Check this video out from the Today Show!  You can also read the article at http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/34701355/ns/today-today_people/

Eddie is an UBER happy Border Terrier that loves running around, playing tag, fetch, and making new friends in the romper room! He is a bit of a ladies man, if I do say so myself, his favorites are Violet, Casey W., and Gracie.

Brittany dog

Scout is one of the happiest dogs ever to come stay with us at White Flint!! Just check out that smile!

Scout has been coming for boarding for a little over a year now and we get all giddy each time her parents call to book her stay. She enjoys romping in the play equipment with her best friends Yaki, Bella, Guapo, Tanner, Nora and Hildy.

She seems to always have that smile on her face when she is here and she definitely keeps one on all of our faces!