Greetings!
Welcome to Dog Beach Dog Wash's first Newsletter. We hope it will be a monthly offering of fun pictures and useful information to help you build a more joyful relationship with your dogs.
We're also joining Facebook and upgrading our website, and we'll be asking you to share your stories and pictures as well. Please let us know what fun activities you'd like to do with your dogs.
We wish you and your pets a very happy, healthy and clean New Year!
Sincerely,
Mindy & Jane
(with Juno, Chipper & Zydeco)
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An ID Says You Love Them Enough to Want Them Back
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 | | Every Dog Needs an ID Tag |
Even though we suggest that dogs and cats get micro-chipped, and that people keep their chip contact information up to date, we see many lost or found dogs in the Dog Wash that cannot be identified, or quickly reunited with their owners.
At the very least, all dogs should wear a simple collar with an ID Tag at all times. Now, Dog Beach Dog Wash is able to engrave tags for your dog while you wait.
The tags come in aluminum or brass, in cute styles and colors, and can be engraved on both sides so you can include your dog's license number and additional phone numbers if you wish and eliminate the annoying jangle. The cost per tag ranges from $5.95 to $7.95, with second side engraving for $1.50. It takes about 5 minutes once you decide what you want on the tag. The fewer lines and characters you write, the larger and easier it is to read the tag.
And while your dogs are safe, sign up for HomeAgain Alerts at
http://public.homeagain.com/
by e-mail or on your mobile phone to help others in your neighborhood find their lost pets.
During our monthly Beach Cleanups, we frequently find lost sets of keys. We hang them on the bulletin board at the beach but many times they're not retrieved. You might consider having an ID tag (without address) made at the Dog Wash for your key ring so you can skip the worry and aggravation of replacing it.
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| January is National Train Your Dog Month! |  So your dog won't make it on David Letterman's "Stupid Pet Tricks" anytime soon. But have no regrets. Your dog can learn to walk nicely on a leash, come when called, sit and stay while you and your family enjoy a relaxing dinner. Basic dog training should be on your list of New Year's Resolutions.
Jamie Bozzi, professional dog trainer and behavior consultant, will be offering gentle, positive group training classes at Dog Beach Dog Wash for your four-legged kid. Contact her at http://www.smrtdog.com/ or call 619.246.5634.
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Is Your Dog Suffering from Cabin Fever?
| Long, cold, wet winter nights can keep you and your dogs house-bound. Dogs can get bored and participate in destructive behavior. We have Nina Ottosson dog activity toys that are exciting, fun and tricky to engage you both.
 Read Nina's story at http://www.nina-ottosson.comand check out these clever toys at Dog Beach Dog Wash, in wood or plastic, and sharpen your dog's wits in the New Year. The upside is that you get to be there with your dog while they figure the puzzles out, and you get to replace the treats while encouraging your canine friends to find them.
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OB's Holiday Parade - Best Merchant Float
| Thanks to all our friends who joined us in the Ocean Beach
Holiday Parade on December 4th, and to those who walked with Friends of Dog Beach in honor of Dog Beach.
Our float, Dogs Playing Poker -- a recreation of Cash Coolidge's 1903 painting, "A Friend in Need" -- won first prize as Best Merchant entry.
The headless dogs (left to rt) are Gina, Michael, Jacky, Suellen, Katrina, Erica, Elena, Ashley, Steve & Andra
plus Mindy & Jane.
Not pictured are our engineering & transportation directors, Al & Bill, and the flag bearers for Friends of Dog Beach: Corbin, Alexis and Rory.
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P.S. Thank you for taking a look at our first newsletter and passing it on to your friends. We hope to build a
wonderful dog community for those who love their dogs and Dog Beach.
Please feel free to share your pictures & stories, and let us know how we can help make your dogs happier, healthier and cleaner. You and your dogs really do deserve the best.
Sincerely,
Jane Donley & Mindy Pellissier
Dog Beach Dog Wash
(619) 523-1700
dogs@dogwash.com
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Upcoming Events
| Saturday, Jan. 1, 8 am | Watch the 122nd Rose Parade with Dock Diving Dogs (into a 4,000-gal. pool
of water) in wet suits made
by OB's Yvonne Cruz of
Surf 'n Sea Custom Wetsuits...
in Pasadena or on local TV
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Saturday, Jan. 8, 9-11 am
Dog Beach Cleanup, with
Friends of Dog Beach...
at the Dog Beach
Pawprint
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Sun., Jan. 16, 12noon-3 pm
Blessing of the Animals
with adoptions & activities
for families & the animals
that make our lives so
special. All faiths &
convictions are welcome
to the celebration...
in the Old Town State
Historic Park
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Sat. & Sun., Jan. 29 & 30
10 am - 5 pm
San Diego Pet Expo
http://www.SanDiegoPetExpo.net
Admission is $5 for adults
(or donations for local shelters -- 10 lb.+ bag of dog or cat food, or blanket, or 2 towels)...
at the Del Mar Fairgrounds
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Feb. 1 through Feb. 21
7 am-9 pm
18th Anniversary Celebration... at
Dog Beach Dog Wash
(Coupon Books on Sale & up to 50% off on toys, treats & other accessories)...
at 4933 Voltaire Street, in Ocean Beach
"We love our customers"
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Sat. & Sun., Feb. 26 & 27
Silver Bay Kennel Club
All-Breed Dog Show,
with Trials in Obedience, AKC Rally, & Agility
(no dogs other than those entered in the Show)...
at the Del Mar Fairgrounds
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