Muddy Paw Studio Holiday Package - exclusively to Fenway Bark clients for a limited time only

'Tis the Season for Sharing!

Invest in a lifetime of memories and share this holiday season with family and loved ones.

Total cost of Holiday Offer: $385.00 (Total value: $700)

Includes:

- A 60 minute professional studio sitting at Fenway Bark with award winning photographer Sandra Mallalieu

-  A password protected online gallery of hundreds of images in color, sepia, and black and white

- Social media images for your phone, desktop or Facebook.

- $150 worth of photographic prints (sizes and images of your choice)

- Three (3) Hardcover Mini Accordion-Fold Photo Books

• A wonderful alternative to the average framed print
• great stocking stuffers for your three favorite people 
• Perches beautifully on a desk or mantel at home or office
• 3 inch X 3 inch image panels
• Highest quality printing technology
• Choose from Leatherette or Linen Cover Materials in assorted colors, or a custom Photo Cover
• Perfect for showcasing panoramic multi-page spreads, or a series of photos side-by-side.
• Panels across the interior spread and four printed panels across the back

Just choose your favorite images, sizes, formats and we will design, produce and ship directly to you just in time for the holidays. 

Offer available For October 29 & November 5, 2011 sittings!  Sittings available at 8 am, 10, 12, 2, 4, and 6 pm each day.  That means only 12 spots for this special offer.

Phone (617-464-4364) or email Fenway Bark to schedule today!

To view images from Muddy Paw Studio, please visit: www.muddypawstudio.com

For questions about other packages please email Muddy Paw Studio: info@muddypawstudio.com

As a footnote, after the passing of our dear Corky in July, my Muddy Paw Studio pictures of my family took on an extra special level of importance.  If your dog is family, I encourage you to consider this wonderful offer.

Life is What Happens to You While Making Other Plans - Fenway Bark to the Rescue!

Meet Scooter.  Scooter is a pretty happy dog.  He has a growing family and a luxury box at Fenway Bark. 

Scooter's parents followed Fenway Bark's advice and fully registered Scooter to have everything ready
for the day when baby arrived.  You see, life is what happens when you are making other plans.  And that is exactly what happened with Scooter's family.

The baby decided that to come into the world in the express lane and Scooter was whisked off to Fenway Bark and we were ready for him so that Dad could be with Mom and the baby without worrying about the dog at home.

Perhaps you have a dog sitter or a relative who takes care of your dog when you are away.  Or perhaps you generally take your dog on vacation with you.  That's great when everything works as planned.  However, we don't have enough collective fingers and toes within the Fenway Bark team to count the number of weddings where all the relatives were in attendance including the one that watches the dog, or the dog sitter became ill, or a situation where Mom takes care of the dog because there weren't any other options but she isn't really keen on the increasing frequency of her grand-dog visits.  Perhaps these situations are a hitting a bit close to home for you, too.

We encourage you to register your dog with Fenway Bark to be ready, even if there isn't a foreseeable need in the immediate future. 

Here is what you need to do:

1)  Download our registration form from our website.  Complete the registration form and bring it with you when you visit.
2)  Have your veterinarian fax your dog's vaccination records to Fenway Bark at 617-507-8271 or email them to concierge@fenwaybarkonline.com

Fenway Bark needs vaccination records for rabies, distemper, bordatella and a negative fecal test.

3)  Call Fenway Bark's concierge desk at 617-464-4364 to make an appointment for a behavior assessment and tour.

Presto!  Your dog is registered at Fenway Bark!

And we would be remiss not to congratulate Scooter and his entire family for their joyous family expansion!  Mazel tov!

5K Goodness Gracious Run for Rescue

The 5k/10k Goodness Gracious Run for Rescue is a fun run/walk/wheel* for people and their dogs to benefit an exceptional group of non-profit New England animal rescues and shelters.  (Solo humans welcome too!)  Bring the whole family and enjoy an autumn day on Winslow's Farm, a 60+ acre petting farm and animal sanctuary, where this great race starts! The 5k and 10k races start at noon and are flat, out-and-back courses. Prizes will be awarded for the fastest finishers and the best costumes. (Show off that Halloween costume!)  And who knows, you may meet a foster dog you'd like to adopt...  Enjoy raffles and refreshments too!

Register today and enter to win 12 months of Goodness Gracious treats!  Registered participants also receive a free t-shirt (while supplies last).  And, the first 200 to register will receive a free goodie bag from Especially for Pets and Goodness Gracious (complete with yummy treats)!

When:  Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011. Noon start (packet pickup from 9:30 - 11:30 race day)

Where: Winslow Farm Animal Sanctuary located at 37 Eddy Road, Norton, MA
What: 10k and 5k run/walk/wheel* for a human and dog (solo humans welcome too!).
Who:  All net proceeds benefit select local charities.

How much:  A $30 registration fee covers entry in the race of your choice (5k or 10k) for you and your dog.  Registrations include a free t-shirt (while supplies last) and a chance to win 12 months of free treats from Goodness Gracious!

What else?  Raffles, refreshments and prizes galore from the fastest finishers to the best costumes!  

Here are the links:

To find out more:  http://www.run4rescue.org
To register (and to see the course maps):  http://www.active.com/running/norton-ma/goodness-gracious-run-for-rescue-2011
To check out the participating animal shelters and rescues visit:  http://www.goodnessgracioustreats.com/race_charities.html

The race on facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/GoodnessGraciousRunForRescue

Goodness Gracious on facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/GoodnessGraciousTreats 

Beyond The Myth - October 22

Enjoy a night out with other dog loving friends and view Beyond the Myth.  Click here for tickets.

New Price Boarding Option at Fenway Bark!

We have heard your feedback and we are happy to share with you that Fenway Bark has now changed its pricing on our rooms that are 18 sf, giving families with dogs 60 lbs or less an alternative option for boarding at a lower price but receive all the same amenities as our other guests have come to know and love.

24 sf room

Our 16 sf little league condos and 18 sf (Mezzanine) rooms are now the same price - $59/night.  The 18 sf rooms are appropriate for dogs who are 60 lbs or less or who may be a little larger (not much larger) but not active. 

16 sf room (up and down options available)

Fenway Bark won't allow a dog to be a guest in the wrong size room just to get the sale.  We work with you to make the best recommendation we can for the comfort of your dog.

Make your Thanksgiving and Christmas reservations now and don't forget to get your grooming appointments on the books for holiday grooming, photos, and more!

We are here for the duration!

Opening a business in this economy is no easy task. 

We have had more hurdles that have been thrown at us than any business should have to endure including egregious errors in zoning that cost us a lot of start up capital, delays in financing, slower than expected ramp up time, hurricanes, blizzards, and more.

Despite what you may have heard about Fenway Bark's recent obstacles, we have once again overcome them and we are full steam ahead.   We look forward to serving your boarding, daycare, grooming, training, and retail needs in the future. 

Thank you for your support and your loyalty.