It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown...

No pumpkins here, plenty of beagles though! Palatine Beagle meet-up group had their monthly meeting in our dog park this past weekend. Plenty of places to sniff, and tons of room to run around, what a great day. Over 30 beagles! To find out more about the beagle meet-up you can visit them at http://www.meetup.com/Beagles-of-Palatine/. For more information on Best Friends new dog park please call (847) 634-9444. If you belong to your own pet related meet-up and would like to use our area (we have a large indoor area also) please contact the manager at apm@bestfriends.net

Free Night

Come on in and join the fun!

We have a summer special going for all new clients, if you stay with us you can be eligible for a free night!

Yippee, that means my Mom can spend the money she saved to buy me an extra nature walk! Oh yeah, well my Mom is going to order me ice cream!

Are you already one of our best friends? Refer one of your friends to us and you both can get $20 off your next service!

Every pet has their day...

Those of you who have read the previous blog know of my best friend Toby, or Peanut Butter as I affectionately call him. If he was only allowed one thing in life he would live with peanut butter alone! He can be at the other end of the house and I will scream for him to come, he never comes. Open up the lid to the peanut butter and Poof! he appears! We all have dogs like that I am sure. Toby and I were surfing the web the other day and came upon a pet blog. It is a blog on the daily lives of two french bulldogs, Francesca and Sharkey. I can only imagine what glorified truths Toby would be posting on his blog! I am sure all of you can think of some of those moments only the dog saw!! The other day I was filling my fish tank with more water, got side tracked and flooded the kitchen. I only remembered I had done this because Toby came running in the other room barking at me and then looking at the direction of the kitchen! I can see it now: The day I saved the house from flooding, written by Toby. Next time you and your furry friend have some time check out the blog. Who knows maybe Toby will have one someday! http://dailywag.marthastewart.com/?pid=1225&pageid=682&gallery=136#a136

It's Raining Cats and Dogs

The weather channel gives new meaning to the old saying "it's raining cats and dogs"! As I am sitting in my office searching the web I am listening to the softest little whimper coming from the corner of the room. I look over and looking oh so adorable (as always!) is my border collie Toby. He has now been up for about 3 hours and we have yet to go for a walk! Boy oh boy is he mad! Toby is a typical smart border collie but thank goodness not smart enough to surf the web. The weather channel now offers a personal pet weather report. I can only imagine trying to convince him it really is going to rain out (you know, in about 8 hours!), as he turns and points to his personal forecast! It really is quite the neat little site, it gives you all the typical information you would have on the human side of it including the best time to go for a walk! http://www.weather.com/activities/homeandgarden/pets/?from=petsredirect Next time you have time you should check it out. Just make sure it is not interfering with the dog walk time!!

They Need Our Help......

We have all unfortunatly experienced being in a hospital at some point during our lives. It can be a very lonely and stressful situation. When we are at home and we have a bad day who do we always know we can count on?? Our dog of course!! Well why not be able to have that same comfort when you are in the hospital. There are many different groups out there that spend there time at local hospitals and retirement homes. This provides a big smile for those that really need it. Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights is currently in need of volunteers to come into the hospital with their dog and visit people. You can go to the site listed here for more information. http://www.nch.org/community/benefit/animal_therapy.php
If you feel you may be in need of a few pointers before you head in that direction feel free to give our trainer Allan a call. He has many different training options available!

Nina's Pet Food Pantry

Next time you are at our store shopping for your best friend, take a moment and help someone else's best friend too! Our Illinois locations are working with Young at Heart Pet Rescue to help keep Nina's Pet Food Pantry in Lake Zurich stocked. You can purchase dog or cat food from our store and we will deliver it to the pantry for you! For more information you can call us at (847)634-9444, or you can go on the website at http://www.yahpetrescue.com/. Together we all can make a difference for all of our four-legged friends! For more information on helping out other pet food pantry's check out this article in The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/giving/12PETS.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1

pool party!

Its a great day for a pool party! Sunny and warm.. we could not have asked for a better day. Everyone enjoyed the pool today. Come by and join us some time. We usually have the camp pool open all week during the summer months

We have new toys!!

Come on by and check out our new toys in Doggy Day Camp!! We finally have our Camp Room remodelled and ready for the fun to begin! Next time you stop in, be sure to check out the Day Camp Calendar to see what is planned for the month. From games to barbeques, and even an ice cream social, we do it all! Get ready for some Summer fun!!!!

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NATIONAL DOG DAYS MONTH

DID YOU KNOW THAT JULY IS NATIONAL DOG DAYS MONTH?

There is no better way I can think of to celebrate this than to come join our brand new DOG PARK!!!

To help in the celebration we are offering 25% off the yearly admission this month only!! The Dog Park is open 8am till dusk 365 days per year. You can only enter the park with a key, all dogs must be dog friendly and you must show proof of all vaccinations. Please call for more information.