Wag ‘N’ Tails owner Christine Fox is travelling to Colorado in April to attend a seminar and classes taught by renowned Canine Rehabilitator Deborah Gross-Saunders, DPT, MSPT, OCS, CCRP. She will be returning with the experience and knowledge of the FitPAWS system to benefit the dogs here at Wag!

“FitPAWS® Canine Conditioning Equipment can be used by our four-legged friends for core strengthening, increased range of motion and flexibility, neuromuscular facilitation, sensory and perceptual stimulation, joint alignment, and balance control. Whether your dog is involved in agility, dock jumping, other dog sports, or is a working dog or a couch potato with healthier aspirations, core strength is a fundamental element used by your dog to control its body when jumping, turning, running and to help prevent injuries.

Get the edge over the competition with NEW FitPAWS Canine Conditioning Equipment! Core conditioning is an essential part of any athletes training program, including the performance dog. If your dog participates in agility competitions, you’ll want to make sure your dog is in prime physical condition. Once on top of the FitPAWS conditioning equipment, your dog’s body will automatically react to the shifting movement, causing your dog to use different muscle groups simultaneously in order to remain upright. Adding this strengthening activity to your dog’s cross-training activities 3-4 times a week, has many benefits, including:

• Improved reaction and control
• Increased trunk and core strength
• Stabilization of weak areas
• Improved balance and proprioception (awareness of the body’s position in space)
• Increased range of motion in joints & elongation of the muscles
• Improved sensory & body awareness”

They just can’t get enough of Play-and-Train at Wag!

Summertime fun!

Love at First Lick!

Blocking a scene with Reggie

2011 Kids’ Campers get a visit from a K9 Officer!

Wag Walk for Autism helps Jack’s Place

Patti DeBono discussing why dogs jump

Jill Beaton teaching sit and down with verbals and hand signals

An In-Home Lesson with Christine

Holidays **UPDATED 12/2011**

Holidays include: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas

Reservations must be made prior to 5 days before the holiday for overnight boarding, otherwise your invoice will be charged $5.00 extra per day for the length of the stay. All guests, regardless of the time of reservation, are charged $5.00 extra on the day of the holiday. For instance, Fourth of July is an extra $5 for that day only. Day care clients must notify the office if you do not plan to attend day care on a Holiday, otherwise a package visit will be used. We appreciate your understanding as it is imperative that we staff and plan our days accordingly.

For our Boarding and Daycare guests, on the day of a Holiday we have limited Drop Off and Pick Up times.
Drop Offs or Pick Ups may only be made from 9AM – 10AM or from 4PM – 5PM on the day of a Holiday (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, New Years Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and/or Thanksgiving).

Daycare clients must notify the office if you do not plan to attend day care on a Holiday, otherwise a package visit will be used. We do not accept Add On (walk in) daycare guests on Holidays. If you would like your dog to come for daycare on a Holiday the visit must be scheduled and paid for in advance.

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At the camp, kids started the day with crafts, followed by a visit from Narlock, and they finished the day by trying some of their new skills on their own dogs.

Narlock stressed the importance of positive reinforcement when training any dog. Director of communications and Kids’ Camp teacher Laura Byrd provided additional lessons and techniques.

Together, walkers then hit the nearby Macomb Orchard Trail for a two-mile walk Saturday morning, with all funds benefiting Jack’s Place, a local charity providing support for families affected by autism.

Afterwards, they were treated to an after party and open house inside of the store, complete with food, vendors, raffles and plenty of dog food.

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