A new month....

...New dogs and employees of the month!

Congratulations to Otis And Howard Hoste, the dogs of the month for November and December!



Howard Hoste

Name: Howard
Breed: Yellow Lab
Age: 5
Favorite Things: Food, food and more food in a typical lab fashion, and his cousin Otis
Tricks and Talents: Howard speaks and sings to the kennel staff. There's a new song every day! Howard is especially good at giving kisses and getting the staff full of smiles!




Otis Hoste

Name: Otis
Breed: Black Lab
Age: 2
Favorite Things: Ocala, Happy, and of course his cousin Howard!
Tricks and Talents: Otis loves hanging out with the staff and of course his Mom and Dad. Otis is very good at coniving his way into extra treats with that puppy dog look. The groomers always look forward to his weekly Shedicure on Tuesdays!

And congratulations to the Employee of the Month for November - Eric!

Eric
Animal Care Tech / Daycamp Counselor
His Pup: Tundra
Worked at Best Friends since before it was Best Friends!

Howl-O-Ween!

Happy Halloween! The campers had a great time at the party. Gift certificates were given out for the cutest costume, best costume, best big dog costume, best litte dog costume, most original costume, and the scariest. Congratulations to all the winners!


Katie McNeill


Zoe Hansen


Tango Anderson and Jax Nelson


Grayson Nutter




Poncho Dombrowski

Responsible Dog Owner's Day

We had yet another successful event this year! With representatives from Natura with California Natural, Innova, and Evo food samples the dogs were well fed. Also, volunteers from Puppy Love/Love Cats animal shelter brought some very responsible dogs to show off that are in need of good homes. The fun didn't stop there. Stacey Hawk gave agility pointers to all the prospective agility champions of the world. We also had behaviorists, Janice Triptoe and Lisa Collins to perform Canine Good Citized tests and also saved some time for fun with paw prints, prizes, find the treat games, and good people food too!

Olympic Champions!

We had a blast at our Olympic Daycare Party last Friday! Everyone went home with a gold medal although there was some close competition. The United States won in the medal standings with 8 gold medals with Lebanon a come from behind close second with 5 medals. No Olympic competition is complete without doves at the closing ceremony. Our party is no exception. Every dog also went home with their own dove as a reminder of their great time at daycare!







Lola and Belle Abou-mourad - Gold Medalists in Synchronized Swimming!
Hogan Ittner - all decked out in preparation

During the warm ups for the swimming competitions

Jax Nelson!! Gold Medalist in the high jump

Bubba Kraft as our torch bearer.

Bella Fashinpaur - 100m Butterfly gold medalist!

Responsible Dog Ownership Day!

DOG OF THE MONTH

AUGUST 2008

MOLLY

BREED: Golden Retriever

AGE: 6

FAVORITE THINGS: Playing in daycare, Tennis Balls

TRICKS & TALENTS: Molly is a 6 year old golden retriever who LOVES coming to daycare. Molly really enjoys running around with her friends and chasing after toys. Molly has been coming to Best Friends for a few years and enjoys every minute of it. We all love to see how excited Molly gets when she walks through the door!

GO FOR THE GOLD!

OLYMPIC DAYCARE PARTY!

Let your pup join in the competition on Friday, August 22, 2008 during daycare!

*TRACK & FIELD EVENTS .......................O O O

*SWIMMING COMPETITIONS ......................O O

*MEDALS & PRIZES AWARDED

DOGS OF THE MONTH!

~JULY~
Lucy
BREED: Wheaton
AGE: 10
FAVORITE THINGS: Lots of attention from the staff, hanging out in daycare with her friends.
ABOUT HER: Lucy is a 10 year old Wheaton who has been coming to daycare since Windy City opened its doors. She is a loveable little girl who enjoys roaming the daycare room with her friends and getting lots of attention from the staff. Lucy is a very sweet girl and the staff always looks forward to seeing her.

~AUGUST~
Fergus
BREED: Wheaton
AGE:2

NICKNAMES: Fergus the Great, Lil Guy, Fergalicious, Juan Carlos
FAVORITE THINGS: Dressing up for daycare parties, hanging out with the staff.
ABOUT HIM: Fergus is a happy, well spoken, adventurous little guy who loves to hang out in daycare with the staff. He is always showing his festive side by dressing up for daycare parties and holidays. His favorite is lounging in daycare with all of his friends or getting hugs from the staff. We always enjoy having Fergus around.

Pool Party Recap

Aloha,
The Summer Beach Daycare Party was yet again, a success. The pups really enjoyed playing in the pool and getting pictures with the staff. We will have pictures posted shortly. Make sure to leave feedback on what upcoming daycare parties you would like to see!

Also: Check out Windy City's weekly poll question!

DOGGIE DAYCARE SUMMER BEACH PARTY!

ITS SPLASH TIME! Join us as we bring out the pool for summer fun!

WHEN: Friday, June 20, 2008 during doggy daycare

WHERE: Best Friends Windy City

1628 N. Elston Ave

GAMES~PRIZES~TREATS~PAW PRINTS~FUN