John was right - "All we need is love"

Are you looking for a little love in your life? Maybe the kind that has four paws and wagging tail? Let us introduce you to the newest adoptable pups!

Rocky

Rocky is a shephard/lab mix. He's about 8 and is great around other dogs. He enjoys cats, but is a little too playful for them. Rocky would be a great addition to a family with kids as well!

Sarah

Sarah is a beagle full of about 6 years of love! She gets along great with all sorts for four-legged and two-legged friends.

Both Rocky and Sarah are currently with a foster family. Please call Windy City at 773.384.5959 or Lake Shore Animal Shelter at 312.409.1162 with questions or for more information.

"No matter how little money and how few posessions you own, having a dog makes you rich" - Louis Sabin

Calendar of Events

Cabin fever? Need a urban beach party? How about a Chicago style Cinco de Mayo celebration?

Check out our daycare parties!

They all happen right here at Best Friends Windy City during normal daycare hours (7am - 7pm). Wondering what you can expect? Goodie bags, contest, give aways, coupons, and the ever cherished fridge art - a pic of the pup having a great time!


Next up:

• Thursday April 16th - Spring Fling
  
  
  
  
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• Monday June 22nd - Summer Party
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• Wednesday July 1st - 4th of July Party
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• Tuesday August 4th - Pool Pary / Luau
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• Wednesday September 16th - Sports Extravaganza
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• Friday October 30th - Howl-O-Ween
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• Friday November 20th - Thanksgiving Party
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• Thursday December 17th - Holiday Part

So You Think Your Pooch Could Be Famous?

Come and find out!! We're looking for dogs of all shapes, sizes, and ages for a brand new book!

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• Don't have a picture? No problem! Stop by March 28th from 2 - 5 pm and we'll snap one for you!
• Please, only friendly and currently vaccinated dogs
• Any questions? Call 773.384.5959

Our Chirish Pups

Here at Windy City, all of our O'Pups had a day of fun at the St. Patty's party.

We even had a visit from a Lucky Leprochaun...

Our St. Patty's family....

No matter what size or breed, every pup is a little Chirish today!

Upcoming Windy City Events -

March 28th from 2 - 5pm - Casting Call!!! Is your pup model material? Come and find out!!

April 12th - Closed to the public

April 16th - Spring Fling Day Care Party

June 6th - Spring Adoption Festival

Stay tuned for more info on all the above activities plus a full list of daycare parties!

Our Latest Schedule of Training Classes

OBEDIENCE CLASSES 2009
Sun. 3/15 9:45-10:45am "Home Alone" Trainer- Janice Triptow
Tue. 3/24 7:00-8:00pm "Loose Leash Walking & Jumping"- Lisa Collins
Wed. 3/25 8:30-9:30pm "Growl I" Trainer- Janice Triptow
Tue. 3/31 8:30-9:30pm "Puppy Kindergarten" Trainer- Lisa Collins
Wed. 4/15 7:00-8:00pm "Better Beginning Behaviors" -Janice Triptow
Tue. 4/21 7:00-8:00pm "Puppy Kindergarten" Trainer- Lisa Collins
Wed. 4/22 6:00-7:00pm "More Manners, Obedience & Fun"- Janice Triptow
Tue. 5/26 8:30-9:30pm "Trick Training" Trainer- Lisa Collins

Price and duration of classes vary. Please call (773-384-5959) for more details.

AGILITY CLASSES 2009
Thu. 3/19 6:00-6:45pm "Beginner Agility" Trainer- Dee Lulik
Thu. 3/19 7:00-7:45pm "Intermediate Agiliy" Trainer- Dee Lulik
Thu. 3/19 9:00-9:45pm "Advanced Agility" Trainer- Dee Lulik

Tue. 4/21 5:30-6:30pm "Beginner/Adv. Beg. Agility" - Stacey Hawk
Tue. 4/21 6:30-7:30pm "Beginner/Adv. Beg. Agility"- Stacey Hawk
Tue. 4/21 7:45-8:45pm "Intermediate Agility" Trainer- Stacey Hawk
Tue. 4/21 9-10pm "Advanced/Competition Agility" - Stacey Hawk

Thu. 4/23 10:30-11:30am "Beg/Adv Beginner Agility"- Stacey Hawk
Thu. 4/23 11:30-12:30pm "Beg/Adv Beginner Agility"- Stacey Hawk
Thu. 4/23 12:45-1:45pm "Beginner Agility" Trainer- Stacey Hawk

Price and duration of classes vary. Please call (773) 384-5959 for more details.

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!