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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."    Dr. Seuss

Shelby Sell speaks her mind during her vacation at Waggin' Tails

Let's Party!

Happy Birthday Puccini and Muse!



Muse (L) and Puccini (R) celebrate in style!

 We had the pleasure of hosting birthday parties in the past few weeks for 2 of our dearest Daycampers, Puccini and Muse Epstein! These adorable Italian Greyhounds are legends around here- everyone at Waggin' Tails knows them well and loves them. Puccini turned 17 and Magic Muse (as she was known in her Champion Show Dog days!) turned 12. We celebrated twice with cake, cookies, and loads of pats and hugs for each of them. Happy Birthday Epsteins! We love you!

Here are some pictures from the parties:


Posing with P's cake (L-R Amissa and Sterling, Jackie and Mue, Laurie and Puccini, Leslie and Molly,
 Stephanie and Bentley)



Wallace and Bentley are ready to dig in!

Champion Magic Muse posing with her cake



Coco, Gracie, Gabby and Charmin are ready to dig in!



Silly Izzy loved the roses on the cake



Vicky gives Buckley a yummy treat



Tony lets Sophie have a sniff



Group pic at M's party (L-R) Vicky, Cole and Puccini, Muse and Christina, Brittany, Alfie
and Brook, Kelli, Gracie and Coco, Izzy, Tony



Tootin' Our Own Horn

Yep, that's right...I'm going to brag on Waggin' Tails Pet Ranch for a minute. We are the 2011 Fulshear Business of the Year! I, Wyatt, would like to personally thank the City of Fulshear for this honor. We are proud to be in this community and to work side by side with some excellent businesses.

(L-R) Evelyn and Michael Martin of Martin Mortgage, Denise Einkauf, owner of WT,
 Lyn Sullivan of the Ad Sheet and Tony Smith, Kennel Manager of WT

For those of you who don't live in Fulshear, or just don't know much about our little town- I'll let you in on a secret...I didn't know much about the history of the city either. But thanks to the internet and a lot of time to kill, I did a little research and now consider myself an informed canine.

Here's what I learned:

• Fulshear, Texas is named after a guy named Churchill Fulshear, who was one of Stephen F. Austin's Old 300.
• The cotton gin and flour mill were the main attractions in town until Churchill Fulshear, Jr. allowed a railway to be built and then the town really got cookin'. In 1890, Fulshear even got a post office!
• In 1910 there was a Great Fire that destroyed a block of businesses. Fulshear, being the great city that it is, recovered and " within two years downtown Fulshear was so busy that on paydays residents complained that the sidewalks were too crowded to walk on." Hmm...maybe, although in my experience there's always plenty of room to walk in downtown Fulshear!
• The Great Depression caused Fulshear's population to drop, but as the Houston Metropolitan Area grew, Fulshear did also. Currently, the population is over 1,000 and growing!

As a proud resident of Fulshear (although I don't think they include me in the census) I want to personally invite you to check out our town. Grab a bite to eat in town, and then come out to Waggin' Tails for a tour. I will personally greet you at the door!

Sources: http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hlf34 and http://fulshearcreekcrossing.com/fulshear/town-of-fulshear.aspx

How I Spent My Day Off

I don't get much time off, but when I do, I love to spend it with my boys. We always have great adventures and this week was no exception. We never stay very clean, but we sure have fun!

I just love my boys!




Mud Baths are Hard Work!



My Adoring Public

Remember last week me telling you to come out to the KVPAC Arts for All Festival? If you didn't make it out on Saturday, you missed THIS:

Yeah, you missed seeing me do my best tiger impression, minus scary teeth and hunting prey. Bet you wish you came out to see me instead of whatever else  you were doing on Saturday, huh?

At first, I was a little miffed that my WT people were exploiting me just to draw attention to their awesome booth. They told me this was payback for all my antics back at the ranch. I don't know what they were talking about. BUT THEN, I realized, this tiger paint is a gold mine for my favorite thing...attention!

I'm so famous even human celebrities want their picture with me!

Then there were the kids...have I mentioned I LOVE kids? (even kids dressed as cats are a-ok with me!)

So, after being hounded by the paparazzi and mobbed by my adoring fans for awhile, I thought I could take a break, have my stripes repainted and gear up for  my next shift.

The next shift brought two humans dressed as animals, which if you ask me, rates up there with tollbooth collector as the worst job, especially in ridiculously hot Katy, Texas. I think the Chick Fil A cow was either scared off by my oh-so-terrifying tiger impersonation or his giant cow head was making it impossible for him to hear requests. Whatever it was, he didn't want to get too close. Oh well, I'm over it. At least the chipmunk was friendly.

So we all had a great time on Saturday. Today I'm back to just being Wyatt- barking at the donkey through the fence, scheming on how to get extra treats, and greeting our daycampers and boarders. The limelight was nice, but I need a few days away from the flash of the camera, thank you very much. I'm already worried what they're going to paint on me next year.

Come One, Come All!

This Saturday, March 26, I, Wyatt, along with my WT crew, will be hanging out at the Arts for All! Family Festival at La Centerra. Come on out, bring your kids (both 2 and 4 legged) and have a great time enjoying live music, games and activities, and of course loads of fun at the Waggin' Tails booth. We'll have hair-painting for the kids and frisbees, pats, and hugs for the dogs. I hope you'll drop by and say hi!

Shadows

Every time I've raced my shadow
When the sun was at my back,
It always ran ahead of me,
Always got the best of me.
But every time I've race my shadow
When my face was toward the sun,
I won.

 by Shel Silverstein