This is
a little about me and how
"ALL TAILS 'R' WAGGIN" came to be.
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Juneau says
"Go Bucks" |
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am 39 years old and for my entire life I have loved and owned animals.
As a child I was always curious and wanted to play with any pet and/or
wild animal I could get my hands on. I have owned horses, a couple of cows,
chickens, rabbits, hamsters, snakes, and a whole lot of dogs and cats over
the years. ( I'm down to 8 dogs, 4 kitties, and 2 macaws.) I lost my beloved doberman "Rose" in February 05 to cancer, and she is sadly missed by the whole gang.  |
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"Yankee"
ALL GROWN UP, BUT
STILL A PUP!!
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I would go to college to become a Vet, but the thought of having to operate
on an animal did not sit well with me. So I decided to become a Social
Worker like my parents. I graduated from OSU in 1993 and after a year of
social work, I decided that was not the career for me! |
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Decided to quit my job at a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center where I was
working. However, in the weeks before I quit my job , one of the patients
I was counseling mentioned his wife was a "Dog Groomer". I was curious
about this "Career" and asked him lots of questions. I had never considered
Grooming, but thought this would be the perfect job. I could work with
animals and wouldn't need an operating table, just a grooming table!!! |
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After Grooming for about 6 years, I decided to build my "Dream" Kennel. I was lucky enough to meet my future husband right about the time I started this phase of the project, and he was a big help with everything. The kennel was completed and opened in April 1999, and like the saying says, "Time flies!"
In the 10 years we've had the kennel business, we have added 18 deluxe suites, 40 additional runs, greatly expanded our play areas, added a second grooming area, added beautiful "nature stone" flooring throughout the kennel area, had a brand new gorgeous neon sign built, and lastly, added a top of the line "ADT" fire and security system to the entire property. Not only does that add a great piece of mind to us, but I know it will for our customers as well.
John and I make a good team, and I couldn't have done it all without him. We also recently completed a total remodeling of our boarding office. It turned out absolutely beautiful and we all love it.
Lastly, I would like to spread the word to adopt your next pet. Over the years, we have been involved with various great rescue groups, and have helped countless abandoned, abused, and neglected pets and puppy mill dogs find their new forever homes. The natural progression of this, was of course, to start our own rescue, called ..what else...All Tails Rescue!!
We now have an official Petfinder page, which can be reached on the home page, under Dogs for Adoption. Petfinder is a great resource for anyone looking for a new pet. We have all the pets we have up for adoption listed there. Check it out!! We feel that everyone needs to do their part to help the increasing rise in the homeless pet population. It has become my strongest passion to help as many pets in need as I can while I'm on this earth!
In order for us to keep all of the dogs safe and healthy, we have also built a new isolation area in the back of the building to house all of our incoming rescues and strays. This area is completed isolated from our customers dogs in the main kennel/ deluxe buildings. This has allowed us to bring in a much greater number of dogs into our rescue program. It allows us to bring them in safely, have them assessed by a vet, given their vaccinations, wormer, ect. so nothing they may have will ever be passed to a customers pet. John and I do this completely out of our own pockets, and is a way of giving back to those who have no voice...(just a bark).
There are thousands of pets getting put to sleep every year. People need to have their pets spayed or nuetered, have them trained, and don't give up on them if they become a little tough to handle. It is really a shame that some people these days have the attitude that their pets are disposable.
Pets should be treated as a loved family member which cannot just be thrown away. All of us in the petcare field have heard every excuse in the book about why someone needs to give up their family pet. It's because they have a behavior problem, a medical problem, they need to move into a new house, that is too small for the family pet, or they just had a new baby, and their 7 year old golden retriever with hip dysplasia now needs a home!
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We have heard all the excuses. I am writing this, in hopes that if only one person reading this... who was considering getting rid of their pet... - changes their mind, that's one less dog that will be homeless. It is an epidemic, and unless someone is deathly ill, there is no excuse for dumping a pet. Please help spread the word!!! |
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My Dobie Rose
" She says we're
too loud!"
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Bristol
" AFTER A
BELLY RUB"
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Well, It has been quite an ongoing endeavor, but definitely worth the ride!
It's every persons
dream to own their own business and also do what they love. I am lucky
to have both!!
Renee
L. Nichols
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