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THANK YOU ALL!!

Well, folks, here we are at the start of another new year, saying "good riddance" to a tumultuous 2008 that was filled with rancorous rain and monetary meltdowns. However, there were some great things that happened as well, and we here at Kamp K9 are very grateful for the success we had this past year.

In fact, Kamp K9 reached a new milestone, as 2008 gross sales hit a new high-water mark. We are EXTREMELY grateful to all of you, our customers, friends, and family, for your business, your support and encouragement, your tireless cheerleading on our behalf, and constructive advice. This is a business at which many people want to have a go, and it seems like there’s always a day care or a kennel somewhere nearby, so to have any kind of growth in this field, with no big advertising budget or national backing, is no small feat. From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU ALL. In turn, Jennifer, Justin, and I wish the very best for all of you and yours in 2009.

Ice Issues/Spring Plans & Hopes

Last winter, we didn’t know how much snow we were going to get, and didn’t know that it was all going to be heavy and wet snow. (Our crystal ball was clearly in need of replacement.) That snow was difficult to impossible to clear by hand, even with a snow blower, so a plow man was hired to finish out the winter. By that time it was a little too late, as slushy snow got packed down by traffic and 6-foot tall snow piles had made for a tight parking lot, and a pretty effective water retention wall. Add the fact that the ground under the parking area is dense marine clay, and we had a recipe for an ice rink. Our ice last February through April was approximately 6 inches deep in some places. Now, the hope for this year is that we won’t have the same level of difficulty, because we already have our plow lined up. There’ll be some level of ice issues every year, because of the melt runoff from our front yard flowing into the parking area, but I think we’ve done what we can to make things as good as we can get them. So be sure to tell all your dog- and cat-owning friends about us...if business continues to grow, we’ll be able to get the entire driveway paved!

Also on the “property maintenance” tangent: One of the things we did this fall was spread crushed rock over the hilly section of the play yard between the “east end” and the “west end.” It ended erosion issues there and reduced mud exposure for your pups. Our goal and fervent hope for this spring is to do the same over the rest of the west end yard, thus keeping your dogs cleaner for their trips home at the end of the day.

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