Best Friends is Collecting Hair for Gulf Coast Oil Spill

Renovations Week 4

Soon to be our Indoor/Outdoor Luxury Suites!!

Get Your Dog Groomed at Best Friends and Help Save the Environment!

As you know, there has been a major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  Now there is a way you can help the clean up efforts.  A non-profit organization called Matter of Trust is collecting donations of clean hair and fur (human and animal) to clean up the oil in the ocean. Hair is hydrophobic which means it repels water and it's also great for absorbing oil (greasy hair means that hair collects oil). So, Matter of Trust has volunteers making devices called hair mats and hair booms which are made out of recycled hair and nylons.  When these are placed in the oil filled water, the oil is absorbed.

Best Friends Pet Care will be donating all hair clippings to Matter of Trust to assist in the Oil Spill clean up. Give us a call at 203-393-3126 to schedule an appointment for your dog or cat today!

Below is a video which was posted on YouTube.  It explains what Matter of Trust is doing and how everything works.

Friendly Dog Monthly Meetup Group

Our Meetup Group this past Saturday was a success and lots of people were able to come out, with their dogs, and play outside in the great weather!  Check out some of our pictures from this past weekend.  Our next Meetup Group will be on Saturday, June 12th from 11am-1pm.  Not a member yet?  Sign up today! It's FREE and it's a great way to socialize your dog and meet other local dog owners in the area.

Renovations Week 2

As you can see our renovations are well under way and we are excited to see the finished space!  Here are some updated pictures:

Our indoor/outdoor new kennels!  We can accomodate any size dog and families with more than one.  We will even have two luxury suites available for those that like a more "homy" feel.

Our New Cathedral Ceiling. It sure makes our new Pet Lodge feel open and airy!

A new Courtyard/Play Area... It will soon come together.

Renovations at Best Friends

We have some exciting news to report!  This week, Best Friends in Bethany started renovating our center!  Just in time for summer vacations, we will have a whole new "Pet Lodge" complete with brand new indoor/outdoor dog suites.  Want to really pamper your dog?  Soon you will be able to sign them up to stay in one our luxury cabins which will be larger and have premium bedding!  We are also creating a great indoor/outdoor Doggy Daycamp.  Doggy Daycamp is great for social dogs who have lots of energy to burn.  And don't worry, we aren't forgetting about our feline friends:  They too will have a new, private, Kitty City!

Stay tuned for our weekly progress report with pictures or give us a call today for more information!

US Postal Service Introduces "Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet" Commemorative Stamps

The United States Postal Service just introduced their latest commemorative postage stamps called “Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet.” These 10 new stamps feature individual images of five cats & five dogs, all adopted from an animal shelter near New Milford, CT.  With these stamps, the US Postal Service hopes to raise awareness of the need to adopt shelter pets around the country.