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12/20 Vizsla 12/27 Mixed Breed Fur-Get Me Not Birthday CelebrationTuesday, 12/13 Birthday Party@ Dog Daycare Monday, 12/17 Closed for Christmas12/24 - 12/25 Closed for
New Years12/31 - 1/1 Closed for Inauguration Day1/21
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Levels Orientation Sunday, 1/13 Sunday, 1/27 Sunday, 2/10
Puppy Social
Saturdays @ 9am
Tween Social Saturdays @ 10am (in January) Leash Manners WorkshopWednesday, 12/12 No Jumping!WorkshopThursday, 12/13 Training Classes On Break12/16 - 1/6 TreibballMonday, 1/7 Impulse Control ITuesday, 1/8 Confidence BuildingThursday, 1/10 Confidence AgilitySaturday, 1/12 Reactive Dog ClassSaturday, 1/12 Life Skills with C.L.A.S.S.Sunday, 1/13 Impulse Control IISunday, 1/13 K9 Nose Work ISunday, 1/13 K9 Nose Work IISunday, 1/13 CGC TestSunday, 3/3 @ 9am Register Online
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Toaster has responded beautifully to Name Game, Touch and Sit, but we are most encouraged by how well Find It and Look are working when walking on leash. We have had multiple opportunities to incorporate these lessons. As soon as she hears the clicker for Look, she immediately turns to get her treat. Find It has been equally effective. Additionally, we had an unexpected house guest this past weekend, and by using the tools we worked on for your visit, Toaster was able to accept another person in the house, without becoming frantic or overly upset. Finally, this past Sunday, we were able to take her with us for a day's outing. She had a few moments, but overall, she behaved wonderfully. We still have some work to do with loose leash walking and the two step game, but she is doing so much better with the pulling and heeling.
We are very grateful for the training you provided. I am confident we, and Toaster, will continue to progress. I suspect we will be participating in Levels training after the holidays.
Cheryl B.
Springfield, VA
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Greetings!
With Thanksgiving behind us, the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is upon us. Which begs the question, will your pet make it on Santa's Naughty or Nice list? If they are leaning towards the Nice list, you'll want to check out our top 10 gift buying guide - one of our recommendations might be perfect for your pet!
We are celebrating 12 years in business this month. We have several activities lined up and we will be giving away lots of gifts and goodies. Keep posted via our Facebook Page beginning Monday, December 10th. More details below.
Thank you for participating in our Thanksgiving Food Drive for Homeward Trails last month. This month we are supporting a Holiday Drive for the Washington Humane Society. A list of donation items that would be helpful is listed below.
If you haven't made your holiday pet care plans yet, please consider us and make your plans quickly.
Finally, we are very excited to welcome a new Assistant Trainer to the team, Karen Baragona. You can learn more about her in her bio below as well as all the other exciting things happening in our training department.
Next month is National Train Your Dog Month! Stay tuned for more information on Fur-Get Me Not events marking the occasion.
Happy Holidays!
Tammy Rosen, CPDT-KSA
President & Owner
Fur-Get Me Not
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Fur-Get Me Not is Turning 12
 We are celebrating twelve years in business this month. We are very thankful for the support from our customers all these years. We know we would not be here if it wasn't for you.
To show our appreciation we will be spreading holiday cheer to celebrate another year!
- We are going to give a gift to one lucky customer each day starting Monday, December 10th. We will hold 12 drawings, one for each year in business.
- All retail will be 15% off from December 10th through December 16th
- On Thursday, December 13th, all standard dog washes will be 50% off at both our Shirlington and Adams Morgan locations.
- On Thursday, December 13th, we will host a virtual "ask the trainer". Please submit your questions through our Facebook page or by sending an email to trainer@furgetmenot.com.
- On Thursday, December 13th, we will have treats for you in our daycare lobby from 5pm - 7pm. We hope you will be able to stop by and say "Hi".
- There may also be some other surprises planned for the 13th. Stay tuned!
From myself and all the members of the Fur-Get Me Not team - Happy Holidays and Thank You for your business!
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Fur-Get Me Not is a donation site for the Washington Humane Society Holiday Drive
Holiday Drive -Wish List Items
November 17, 2012 - January 4, 2013
- Treats for dogs, cats, and small animals
- Small animal wooden chew toys
- Cat scratching posts
- Cat and bird toys
- Dog busy toys (kongs, etc.)
- Nylabones
- Slip leads and leashes
- Martingale collars
- Gentle Leader Head Collars
- Timothy Hay
- Easy Walk Harnesses
- Animal beds (small /medium)
- Kuranda beds (small/large)
- Dog hair dryers
- Grooming scissors/brushes
- Pet gates (baby gates)
- Fleece donut cat beds
- Aquariums and lids
- Timber hide-away houses
- Wet and dry cat food
- Wet and dry dog food
- Non-clumping cat litter
- Carefresh litter bedding
- Small cat litter boxes
- Bird/ferret cages
- Nail clippers
- Peanut butter
If you have items that you would like to donate, you can drop them off at any one of our three locations (Dog Wash in Adams Morgan, Dog Daycare or Training School in Shirlington).
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Top 10 Gift Buying Guide for Dogs
Trainer Recommended & Approved!
Are you searching for just the right gift for your dog? Do you have a friend or family member that you'd like to impress by getting their dog a thoughtful but useful surprise. Our Dog Training team has put together a top 10 list of gifts that they think any dog and their owner would appreciate. The list contains items that will help keep an active dog busy, treats that most dogs can't turn down, and some training tools.
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 Closed for the Holidays
Fur-Get Me Not's offices, daycare, and dog wash in Adams Morgan will be closed for the holidays.
Christmas
The Dog Wash, Daycare, and our offices will be closed Monday 12/24 and Tuesday 12/25. We will be following our holiday schedule for any dogs boarding with us.
We will resume normal operations on Wednesday, 12/26. All regularly scheduled dog walks will be cancelled on Monday, 12/24 and Tuesday, 12/25. Dog walks will take place as scheduled the remainder of that week. If you need to cancel during this time, please call our office, otherwise your dog walker will be there as scheduled.
New Years
The Dog Wash, Daycare, and our offices will be closed Monday, 12/31 and Tuesday, 1/1.
If you are planning to travel, we still have availability for boarding but capacity is limited, so book early. Pet sitting capacity is also limited as many of our employees also take time off during the holidays and those that do work fill their schedules quickly.
Here are three easy ways to book your reservation:- complete our online reservation form
- email rsvp@furgetmenot.com
- call 703-933-1935
Happy Holidays!
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Dog Training News...
 We'd like to welcome our newest Dog Training Assistant, Karen Baragona. Karen is an avid volunteer at the Arlington and Alexandria shelters, and previously employed at the National Zoo, World Wildlife Fund, and holds a Master's Degree in environmental science. Karen began in our Fur-Get Me Not Apprentice Training Program back in January. She successfully completed the coursework, volunteer hours, and shadowing of our lead trainers. She officially completed the apprentice program and will begin assisting in our classes on Thursdays beginning January 2013. Learn more about her in her bio here.
The 2013 Winter schedule is now available online and registrations are trickling in. Come January we will have 21 classes a week for you to choose from, the most we have ever offered on a weekly basis! Among some of the newcomers are Nosework II, Impulse Control II, and a Maintenance Reactive Dog Class that will provide more practice for graduates of our Reactive Dog Class.
The Training School will be on a 3 week winter break, starting Sunday, December 16. Classes resume again on Monday, January 7. All Levels students will receive an extension. If your membership was to expire during that time, you will receive an extension equal to those number of days, or the full 3 week extension if scheduled to expire after January 7.
2013 Winter Class Schedule
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Customer Spotlight: 'The Girls'
 Parents: Joshua is an attorney with the Social Security Administration and Lindsey is Communications Director for a national non-profit association.
Residence: Alexandria
Pet Profile: Kirsch, Mera, Korma and Krumpet, aka "the girls," are African Pygmy hedgehogs. Kirsch and Mera are three years old; Korma is two years old and Krumpet is about a year. They are all very well socialized... though are night owls and would prefer not to be bothered when it's light out - they get "huffy" when you wake them up. They also have a tendency to "hedgeball" if they aren't happy or afraid. (Korma is pictured... trying to get all four in one picture is nearly impossible!) They were adopted from Terrapin Hedgehogs in Maryland (one of the few FDA licensed breeders in the region); the three oldest since they were babies and Krumpet several months back as a "special needs" hedgehog, as she is significantly smaller and needs more attention than the other three. Korma and Krumpet LOVE people... Kirsch and Mera are very similar to cats - they could take us or leave us, as long as they have food, water and their wheels, they are happy! Hedgehogs can run up to four miles each night on their wheel - their favorite hobby. As natural insect eaters, their diet is made up of crunchy cat food and mealworms as treats.
Services Used: Usually hedgehogs are pretty self-sufficient creatures, who just need fresh water and more food on a regular basis. However both Korma and Krumpet have special needs, so when we went out of town recently, we needed someone to come by and care for them. Our pet sitter, Susie was fantastic - and braved Korma's huffs and hedgeball to give her medicine once a day, orally; Korma as terminal cancer, so her medicine is for pain management. Additionally, both she and Krumpet don't drink from a traditional water bottle (like those for rabbits or hamsters), so needed their water bowls cleaned and refilled daily. Susie was great with the girls - and we were thankful that she was willing to learn how to handle and care for them; from her notes (which we loved!), she also seemed to enjoy playing with Krumpet and Korma.
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Employee Spotlight: Malee
I started working at Fur-Get Me Not in 2007 as a full-time daycare employee. I left in 2008 for an internship with the Mountain Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal. When I returned in 2009, I started graduate program in Sustainability/ Environmental Management and was excited to be able to come back to Fur-Get Me Not part-time. I left again in the summer of 2011 to go to Madagascar as part of my graduate research, and then moved to Boston to finish school in the Fall of 2012. When I returned from Boston in 2012, I found myself right back at Fur-Get Me Not again part-time, and felt like I never left! Since starting at Fur-Get Me Not in 2007, I have done a bit of everything here, from daycare to walks to pet taxis, and there is never a dull moment. One of the most unique benefits for me, in addition to getting to know my wonderful co-workers, has been having an ongoing relationship with many of the dogs in the daycare, having the privilege of seeing wild puppies turn into refined adults and shy dogs come of out of their shells over the years.
Fur-Get Me Not has been a wonderful place to work for me personally because I've always loved animals of any kind, wild or domesticated (and some of my foster dogs have taught me sometimes there is a very fine line between the two). I grew up in a house full of animals, including dogs, cats, fish, turtles, chameleons and an owl, and as the child of parents in the global health field grew up primarily overseas in Africa and Asia. In addition to animals my other interests include writing, travel, anything outdoors and lacrosse. I have a B.A. in English, and when not at Fur-Get Me Not spend my time doing freelance writing and editing. I also played lacrosse as an undergrad at Marymount University and have coached lacrosse at the youth and high school level. I love spending as much time outdoors as possible and graduated from the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) where I was lucky enough to spend time in the southern Alps on the south island of New Zealand (although without indoor plumbing...).
One of the most wonderful things about working at Fur-Get Me Not has been being able to brings dogs to work over the years -- and how much Fur-Get Me Not has enriched their lives. After my 15 year old Golden Retriever passed away in 2009 I fostered a badly abused dog I was told was a yellow lab named Cash, who became the foster that never left. I've learned that he is in fact not a lab, and I can now say I know the many joys of owning a treeing coonhound. I feel extremely lucky that Cash was able to be socialized in the daycare at Fur-Get Me Not with such a compassionate staff...and friendly playmates. Our household added another for legged member in 2011 when my sister (also one of my roommates) adopted a black lab named Bear. I feel very fortunate to be such a long term fixture at Fur-Get Me Not and look forward to continuing to meet wonderful people and dogs! |
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