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Open House 2010

Yes indeed, it’s that time again! This is something we really look forward to. The Open House for this year is going to be held on Sunday July 11th from 11am-3pm. It’s our chance to show the place off a bit, and your chance to get an inside, intimate view of all the areas of Kamp K9 that are usually off-limits (due to the fact that there’s no separation between human and dog traffic). This year, we’re going to be adding something special, too…if you’re already a customer of Kamp K9, you’re invited to a special afternoon barbecue, taking place after the Open House is over. And at this event, your dogs are welcome to come and hang out in the play yard while you enjoy some food and company.

East Yard to Reopen Soon

The warmer-than-usual weather certainly produced its share of rain, but it also gave us a lot of sunshine, and the grass in the east yard finally had to be cut, which means that it’ll be time very soon to let dog foot traffic back out there. We don’t let dogs out there once the late winter thaw has begun and the ground is wet and soft, because their feet tear the ground, undefended by grass, to shreds. We DID get to do some grass seeding out there, which seems to be taking hold, and it ought to be able to survive a pounding soon, so our plan is to reopen the east yard mid-month. Remember: a grassy yard means possible tick traffic, and we don’t chemically treat our yard out of concern for your dogs’ safety, so remember your flea/tick meds!

New Grooming Table

This might be a bit of a mundane news item, but it’s the little things that are so exciting, you know? After nearly 5 years of making do with a basic-schmasic grooming table that’s too short for someone of Luc’s height to use (even when propped up on 4x4’s), we took delivery of a new fancy-shmancy table.

Oh, the back pain that it’s going to eliminate! Why? Because at full height (this table is height-adjustable, with a quiet electric motor) it’s significantly taller! And because it’s got wheels, it can be moved parallel to the wall when not in use, so even though it’s larger overall, with a larger working surface (woo-hoo!), it actually takes up less space in the grooming area during down time. Lastly, it forced us to re-think the placement of one of our high-velocity dryers, as it can’t be hung from the bottom of this new table (it’s metal, and the X-leg assembly doesn’t allow the room for it). The new dryer placement is actually better than it was before, making it more versatile and easy to access and use, so that was a pleasant surprise.

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