A big thanks to everyone that came out to our first Bubbly Paws - Bubble Bath Party which was a fundraiser for Secondhand Hounds. Amber from Modern Life Photo was there snapping pictures of all the fun (view the pictures and read her blog post). Jenna from the Rovernight Network provided lots of yummy treats and lots of doggy fun! What a great time, we know we will be doing this again soon! $10 from each of the baths was donated to Secondhand Hounds!!
Below is a list of the Raffle Prize Winners (all the winners have been called):
Our dog wash employees are allowed to bring their dogs to work with them and we feel like they are all part of the Bubbly Paws family. You will often see Maddie hanging out and playing with her collection of toys while her mom, Sarah works the front desk. Maddie is just a puppy and is getting huge! Today she was rockin' her new Stunt Puppy Collar. Did you know that Stunt Puppy is a Minneapolis based company and one of the owners is a good friend of ours?
Have a good night!
Many of our regular customers know the "worlds largest" Bernese Mountain Dog. Kinnick, can often be seen walking around Excelsior and Grand, and he always pulls his owner into Bubbly Paws Dog Wash for a treat or some doggy ice cream! Kinnick is such a lover who knows how to get attention. We keep joking that we should hire Kinnick to be the Bubbly Paws spokes dog! You will always know it is Kinnick when you see his big 'fro!
What a great time we had last night at the K9-Connection's Wine and Wag which was a fundraiser for Homeward Bound rescue. There were lots of our pet industry friends at the event and all of the dogs LOVED the bubbles we had at our table.
Make sure to keep watching our events page to stay updated on all the coolest dog events in the Twin Cities.
When we first opened the dog wash, we had a bunch of the dental care kits in stock and I was shocked at how fast they sold. Now we have a bunch more in stock and ready to go! Many people forget that it is important to brush their dogs teeth on a regular basis. One of our friends just had to take their dog to the vet and have 3 teeth pulled because of the lack of oral care. Toothbrushes are free with all self service baths and tooth brushing is included with full service baths and spa services.
Have a great day!
Last week on our blog we talked about Roxy going to the Apple Store in Uptown Minneapolis. Sarah Beth Photography just sent us the link to the pictures she took. I wanted to share one on my favorites.
Earlier this week we emailed everyone on our list and talked about our "Labor Day Hours"... OOPS.. I was a few months off, and should have put "Memorial Day Hours". Bubbly Paws will be open from 10-5 this Monday. So stop in with your dirty pooch on the way back form the cabin for a self-service bath.
Bubbly Paws Dog Wash has teamed up with The Pet Project to help residents of North Minneapolis who were impacted by the recent tornadoes. The pet Project will be providing food and low cost vet care to dogs and families in need. Food can be donated at Pampered Pooch Playground or Bubbly Paws Dog Wash and monatary donations can be made on the Pet Project's website. Thanks so much for all of your help!
As some of you might know, I am a pretty big supporter of Apple! Tonight there was a pet event at the Apple Store in Minneapolis (uptown). The Apple Store is always dog friendly, but it was pretty cool to see 30 dogs all behaved and having fun there! Our friends from Sidewalk Dog gave a preview of their new website, and Sarah Beth Photography talked about how she edits photos on a Mac. Fun times and awesome dog treats! Roxy loved it.. This is the 4th time Roxy has visited the store and she loves all of the attention she gets.
Oh, and a shout out to Ben who works there.. He saw that I checked into another apple store on Facebook 2 weeks ago and called me out on it.. I feel like such a cheater!!
Bubbly Paws Dog Wash and Dog Spa was just featured on the Where It Blooms blog. Beth stopped in with her pooch Pacer and decided to write a blog post about it. Read the blog post by going to the Where It Blooms website.
About 3 weeks ago, Trycia and were having dinner at Pizzeria Lola and sent a text message to our photographer friend, Sara Beth. The text said "have any cool ideas for a slogan for the Dog Wash". About 5 minutes later, I got a text back with a few slogans, and there was one that Trycia and I kept laughing at..... "Our soap is dope!"... So it suck.. All through dinner we kept laughing at it..
Then later in the day, we asked Sarah to help design the shirts, and she thought we were kidding and mocked up some super cheesy design with a bar of soap in it.. We finally told her we were 100% serious and she came up with the real look!!
Thanks Sarah Beth Photography for a kick butt slogan!
Random note about Pizzeria Lola... We go there about once a month for dinner, they have a great outside dog friendly patio with a treat bar! They played a huge part in our new slogan, and they had no idea they even helped... All they did was provide yummy pizza and cold beer!
What a fun day at Bubbly Paws Dog Wash today! The day started when I walked in to Sonja (in the picture) getting a self service bath! She is one of the dogs that comes to daycare, and it was great to see her getting all nice and clean! Then the fun of the Excelsior and Grand block party started! Lots and lots of people came out to see the fun. We had a bunch of dogs available for adoption from Metropolitan Mutts and Becky from Lucky Mutt Photography was there snapping lots of pictures.
What a great day and there were so many happy dogs :)
We were watching the FOX 9 news tonight and saw this story about a coyote in Edina. I just thought we should pass it along so you can make sure to keep your dog safe and sound.
From FOX 9 - EDINA, Minn. - Coyote sightings have been reported across the metro, but now an Edina dog is recovering after being attacked in broad daylight on a resident’s patio and the city is talking about cracking down.
On both sides of her body, Becky Bennett’s dog, Smokey, bears the marks of being in the jaws of a coyote.
“They x-rayed her. She didn’t have any broken bones, which is fortunate,” said Bennett.
Bennett’s house backs up to a part of the city that attracts a lot of wildlife, but that’s not where the attack happened. In fact, she said if Smokey had been bitten closer to the pond, it would be a different story.
Instead, her dog was attacked in broad daylight on her patio by a coyote she has seen frequently lately and taken pictures of.
The last time Bennett saw the coyote was on Easter Sunday.
“It was laying out in that marshy area. We were all up on the deck watching it, and itstead of running away, he came up to the house,” she recalled.
The DNR says that coyotes are in every suburb and often go unseen; although, some will grow more bold.
Yet, residents of Edina said they are concerned that the population is growing and Bennett said she hopes the city will thin the pack. If not, she hopes they will at least work to kill the coyote that no longer seems to be intimidated by humans.
Bubbly Paws dog wash got lots of attention at the Walk for the Animals yesterday. With all of the rain and mud along the walk, Bubbly Paws was often talked about as a great place to go after the walk to clean the dogs. We put together our own team for the walk, and it was great to see so many dedicated people from our team walking in the rain! There were so many great animals at the walk, my personal favorite was the goat! Bubbly Paws Dog Wash will be part of this great event for years to come, hopefully next year it is not as rainy!
For the month of April we have decided to help Red Lake Rosie's Rescue raise money. If you make a monetary donation 100% goes directly to Red Lake Rosie's Rescue and you will also save $5 off a self service dog wash! Hurry, April is almost over and our donation box is getting pretty full!
See you soon!
As some of you may know, Trycia and I have been working hard putting together our new house (we have been living in the Linden Hills area of Minneapolis and we moved down the street because Roxy needed a bigger yard to play in). With moving, comes lots of projects around the house and I am so glad that we live down the street from a dog friendly hardware store. Not only are there shop dogs (Jager and Odis), but they allow you to bring your own dog in. Just incase you were unsure if they allow dogs, there is a big Dog Friendly sticker in the window from Sidewalk Dog. After the hardware store, it was off to Woody's Pet Food Deli for more food. Roxy loves going there as well because we always get a few bones for her to chew on. It was a big day of going to some of her favorite places. I was also at the dog wash this morning and it was great to see so many people there!
This weekend we are having one of our friends dogs sleep over at our house and I brought her to the dog wash while I was working! Trixie the pug had lots of fun greeting everyone, but I think she had the most fun crawling under the baby gate that is behind the front desk. It was a pretty fun day today, we had 3 golden retrievers (in a row) come in for baths. How crazy is that?
We live in the Linden Hills area and absolutely love going out to eat in our neighborhood. Since we own 2 small businesses, we really try to support other small businesses! Yesterday was my birthday and we really wanted to try the new restaurant that opened, Tilia. We were quickly greeted at the door by the owners dog, Gnat. What a sweet dog that LOVES attention! This restaurant is now one of my favorite places to eat in the Twin Cities! Stop on in and say hi to Gnat and grab a cold beer (they have a bunch of microbrews on tap, I strongly suggest "Sweet Child of Vine", by Fulton Brewing).
Have a great night!
A big thanks to everyone that came out to our first Bubbly Paws - Bubble Bath Party which was a fundraiser for Secondhand Hounds. Amber from Modern Life Photo was there snapping pictures of all the fun (view the pictures and read her blog post). Jenna from the Rovernight Network provided lots of yummy treats and lots of doggy fun! What a great time, we know we will be doing this again soon! $10 from each of the baths was donated to Secondhand Hounds!!
Below is a list of the Raffle Prize Winners (all the winners have been called):
