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All Hail Rocky

Monday, August 30th, 2010

We received dozens of entries to our “King or Queen for a Day Contest” – an awesome response! We were so thrilled to read how much you loved your dogs and what made them special to you! When we created the contest we thought we’d receive some funny and cute entries. It would be something everyone could have fun with. Those entries came and they were a delight to read. But we also received some truly heartfelt and at times sad entries as well. Whatever the tone, each one clearly came from the heart.

Rocky

In the end we chose Rocky Moneymaker a sweet Golden Retriever, because his story is exemplifies everything we love about dogs – unending devotion, loyalty without bounds and an unspoken bond.

Due to the personal nature of the story, we asked Rocky’s mom for permission to share and she kindly agreed. You can read it below.

Click the links to read the entries from those who join Rocky as his royal court:

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Wile. E, Duke of Twitter

Prince Baxter, Royal Scribe

Princess Nola

Princess Lucky

Guinness, Court Jester

Wile EPrince BaxterPrincess NolaPrincess LuckyGUINNESS

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Rocky’s Story as told by his mom Shannon

Rocky Moneymaker deserves to be King of the Day for so many reasons, but what sets him apart from the other dogs and makes him qualified to be royalty is his most recent selfless act.

Four years ago, my sister-in-law Penny was diagnosed with breast cancer. She moved into our home and instantly became the best of friends with Rocky. They were inseparable – thick as thieves! When Penny went into remission, several years later, she moved out of our home. Rocky was devastated. November of last year, Penny found out that her cancer had returned and metastasized to her bones, brain, lungs, and liver. Despite very aggressive treatments, her battle was futile and proving unsuccessful. This past May, she decided to stop treatments and move back in with us to spend the twilight of her life with her family and her best friend, Rocky.

The final weeks prior to Penny’s passing, Rocky was by her side every moment. He comforted her when she was sad and lonely. He comforted her when she was in pain. He knew when she was hurting and would position his body with hers in such a way that gave physical relief from her pain. There would be days he wouldn’t eat because he didn’t leave her side. He stayed with her every day and slept with her every night. He stayed by the side of his best friend offering her companionship and comfort; unrelenting and totally devoted. The final hours before she passed, she slipped into unconsciousness. He lay in her lap until we realized something was wrong. We had to coax him away so that the paramedics could render aid and was frantic when they took her away. Penny passed away on June 9, 2010. Rocky was so depressed. He didn’t eat, didn’t play, and hardly went outside for nearly two weeks. His best friend was gone.

To top it all off, we couldn’t reward him with some much deserved doggie daycare because I was home recovering from shoulder surgery! The poor guy hadn’t had regular daycare in months. Finally, last week I returned to work and Rocky returned to his buddies at the Dogtopia in White Flint. I can’t think of a more deserving dog than Rocky for your King of the Day contest!

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We agree and can’t wait to pamper Rocky with a day of play, some VIP spa treatment and a spin around the boutique. Rocky is woman’s best friend in every since and we all want to hug our dogs even tighter because of him.

National Dog Day King or Queen Contest!

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

We were very excited to see the number of participants that entered their special pup’s into the Dogtopia King or Queen for a day contest! Every email has been fantastic and must admit we have been a bit overwhelmed. We have received dozens of entries and all of them could be great choices.

Initially we’d plan to announce our winner right now and give them a whirlwind day of pampering tomorrow, but we’re still reading through the great nominations! We here at Dogtopia offer our sincerest apologies that we will have to announce on Monday morning and we will then arrange the right day with the winner for their “crowning” and pampering.

As  always, we have the best clients in the entire world and it’s been so nice to read these stories and learn even more about your great dogs!

Celebrate all that is awesome about dogs on National Dog Day!

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

In honor of the special day we’re seeking a pup to crown as King or Queen of Dogtopia for a day!

Entry is simple!  Submit to us in writing at alex@dogdaycare.com why your dog is super duper special and worthy of the grand title with the subject line of “Queen/King for a Day”.

Please include a picture if possible, as well as their location of attendance. All submissions are due by tomorrow, August 26th at Noon.  We will then crown the winner in celebration of National Dog Day!

His Majesty or Her Highness ( as the case may be) will then be spoiled with a Dogtopia day of pampering this Friday, August 27th- including fun with friends in daycare, a trip to the salon for a bath and pawdicure, and a sniffing spree in our boutique.

In addition to the crowning of our Dogtopia King or Queen, we would like to show our appreciation for this furry, four-legged, fun-loving, loyal species with complimentary tasty treats and one lucky pup will take home a free-5 day pass.

Join us tomorrow for all the fun!

Mutt Madness!

Monday, March 15th, 2010
Arlene Vs. Lambeau

Arlene Vs. Lambeau

We’ve received  our first two entries and they are GREAT competition! Arlene and Lambeau are now in the running for a 5-day daycare pass! Remember, submit a picture of your dog in their favorite collegiate team’s colors to alex@dogdaycare.com by next Monday and you could be a winner too!

Is your dog the biggest hoops fan on four legs?

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Mutt Madness is here!

Submit a picture of your dog decked out in their favorite college team’s gear or colors to alex(at)dogdaycare.com and enter the Mutt Madness 2010 Contest!

Beginning Monday, March 22nd pictures will be posted here on our blog and doggies will go paw-to-paw!

Fans can vote via the comments section and top vote-getters will move on to the next round until we have our Grand Champion!

Our winner will receive a 5-Day Daycare Pass and a gift basket of toys and goodies.

Join us for the Mutt Madness Tip-Off
next Thursday the 18th!


Bring your dog in their “costume” and we’ll snap a picture to enter them in our contest. Each participant will receive a full day of daycare at the half day price and we’ll have basketballs in the playrooms all day.

Be sure to check out the action on the webcams as we celebrate our own version of Madness in March!

And the winner is…

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

After calculating the votes online and in the store our winner is…

FINNEGAN THE MAIL DOG!

Congratulations to Finnegan! He will receive a gift bag of goodies, a gift certificate.

Finnegan has gone on to compete in the National Dogtopia Contest. Vote for him here!

Finnegan the Mail Dog White Flint

Vote in the Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest!

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Thank you for all the votes! We’re counting them up today and will announce a winner Thursday!

Each year we ask you to send in your spooky, cute, original and outright AWESOME pictures of your dog in their Halloween gear for our “Howl-O-Ween Costume Contest”. We’re always thrilled to see our favorite four-legged clients dressed up for the holiday and this year was certainly no disappointment!

Choose your favorite and vote by leaving a comment with the dog’s name and costume. Voting is open until next Wednesday, the 28th, at 5pm. Only one vote per person is allowed, but you can certainly pass the contest along to anyone and everyone you’d like to get the vote out for your fav!!

Goodie bags filled with toys and treats, as well as a 5-Day Pass are up for grabs – Good Luck to our fantastic contestants!

Wendy and Ruby

Ranger and Penelope

Pinot and Julio

Izzy and EdgarEvan

CozzyLeo and Casco

Bella and Cockers

Yaki and Porthos

Finnegan and Tiffany
Chica and Bella

Howl-O-Ween Photo Contest!

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

It’s time to get your camera’s ready and dress-up your pooch for our Annual Howl-O-Ween Photo Contest!

Last year’s national contest was quite competitive, featuring doggy versions of The Grinch (our Grand Champion), Mother Goose, Hugh Hefner and his bunny and Shrek! We really enjoyed all of the entries and were very impressed at the creativity. We can’t wait to see your photos this year!

Photos of your costumed pet should be emailed to photos@dogdaycare.com or dropped off at the front desk no later than Thursday, Oct 22nd.

This year voting will take place right here on the blog beginning Friday, Oct 23rd. You’ll be able to vote via the comments section (one vote per user) and easily pass it along to family, friends, co-workers – anyone you can think of – to rustle up some votes for your pup!

The Dogtopia family has grown to twenty stores in 2009! The winner from each store will go on to compete in the national contest for the title of Grand Howl-O-Ween Champion, a spot of honor on the front page of the website and a 5-Day Daycare Pass.

Good Luck!

Remember: Costumes, while fun, can also be dangerous. Make sure your dog cannot get tangled, choked or otherwise injured in his or her Halloween costume. Never leave your pet unsupervised while in costume.

A little frolick in the snow

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Last week we asked everyone to send in their best Snow Dog pictures.

The pictures were great and it was SO hard to pic just one to be our Snow Champion!

But in the end… Spencer the Cavalier’s amazing ACTION shot reigned supreme! Spencer will receive a Dogtopia gift certificate for a complimentary Spa Day!

Thanks again to every snow covered pup that entered!!

Click on the collage for the full size view

Nothing cuter than dogs in the snow!

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

Winter came back with avengeance this week and we bet the dogs were loving it!

A number of you mentioned today that your dogs did have a fantastic time and you took great pictures…

… we want to see them!!

Submit your great snow dog pictures to alex@dogdaycare.com. We’ll post our favorites on the blog next week and give out some fun doggy prizes!



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