Ultimutt Dog Care

What's Happening at Ultimutt This Week... We had a great week at Ultimutt last week. We now have some Astroturf out in our backyard and the dogs absolutely love it! Some were sunbathing on it all week. They have run and played on it until they were worn out. We've had several boarders and they've loved having buddies to stay with at night.

Its almost summertime almost and many people want their dogs to have their summer haircut! Make your appointment now for your dog to be groomed. Its so funny to watch them after their haircut. They prance around and want to show the other dogs how good they look and feel.Come visit our Ultimutt booth at The Dog Days of Summer this Saturday at St. Barts Episcopal Church from 10 - 3. We'll have a door prize. The Humane Society is sponsoring this event. You can get Microchip and Rabies Vaccines provided by South County Animal Hospital, Games for the Kids, Pet Photos, Caricature Drawings, Snacks, Hot Dogs and Hamburgers, Largest Dog, Smallest, Best Dressed & Best Trick Contests & Bless the Pets at 12 noon. For more info click here.Starting in May we will have a door prize full of goodies. Everyday your dog comes to daycare, his/her name will be entered to win! Stay tuned!We have two more weeks of our Basic Obedience class. We have several dogs of all sizes and are learning quickly! If you'd like to be a part of it, come on Monday at 6 p.m. You will learn how to teach your dog simple commands including sit, stay, come, leave it, off, down, and free. We will have another one soon so stayed tuned if you'd like to be a part of this next class.While doing your spring cleaning if you have some old towels or sheets you would like to part with, Ultimutt would gladly accept those! We could use towels and sheets.Be sure to keep your dog on heartworm and tick/flea prevention. We put out tick crystals in our backyard monthly to ensure a tick/flea free zone. We sanitize our facility nightly to ensure a safe environment for your pet.Although we require your dog to be vaccinated once a year, we highly recommend that you vaccinate your dog twice a year for Bordetella (kennel cough). This is a highly contagious sickness that can get passed easily through dogs. We still have cow bones for sale. They are $3 and $5 each. They are a great way to keep your dog satisfied on the weekends. You can grill or bake them for about 20 minutes and let it cool and then give to your dog outside. They will have a treat they can enjoy for hours!`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Summer Dangers for your DogPlants: Toxic plants include Azalea, rhododendron, lilies, foxglove, daffodils, rhubarb leaves, yew, castor bean, sago palm, kalanchoe, and tulip bulbs. Slug and Snail Bait: These products come in liquid, pellets, or powder form and are extremely toxic to dogs. These baits contain metaldehyde and should not be used anywhere where they may be accessible to pets.- Animal toxinstoads, insects, spiders, snakes and scorpions- Blue-green algae in ponds- Citronella candles- Cocoa mulch- Compost piles Fertilizers- Flea products- Outdoor plants and plant bulbs- Swimming-pool treatment supplies- Fly baits containing methomyl- Slug and snail baits containing metaldehydeLawn Fertilizers are typically not dangerous. Not all fertilizers are dangerous. Fertilizers that don't contain herbicides or pesticides won't harm pets. But regardless, as a rule, it's always a good idea to water a lawn thoroughly after applying fertilizer to help wash granules into the soil and off the grass blades. The situation is different with garden weed killers, which work by sticking to the leaves large and small. To work, they can't be washed off for at least 48 hours after application and during this time, pets and children should be kept away.Pesticides are usually the most toxic and accordingly, label directions on pesticide products generally say to keep anyone, other than the gardener, out of the treated area until the spray has dried or the dust has settled. Overall, however, fertilizer use alone doesn't seem to have any conclusive affect on a pet's health. If any dog has fallen ill in a permanent way because of fertilizer, that would be an extremely rare occurrence, experts say.