| Green Acres Newsletter and Grooming Coupon for 7MAR12 |
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Published: 07MAR12 Click for Printable PDF Version Does Your Pet Need a Boarding Reservation?Or call us at 945-6841 REMEMBER APRIL VACATION IS COMING SOON! (April 14 through 22) Would You Like to Receive Valuable Green Acres Coupons?Green Acres distributes two different editions of its newsletter; a version posted on our webpage and on our FaceBook pages (this one) and, a version which is emailed. The email edition includes valuable coupons for Green Acres services and products not offered in this edition. Your information will not be made available to third parties and will only be used for the purposes of sending you a newsletter electronically. To subscribe, visit our webpage at (http://www.greenacreskennel.com/information/newsletters.html) and look in the lower right hand corner for an area that looks like this. Please Welcome Our New Groomers!A Total of 20+ Years of Professional Experience
Paula Alexander has been grooming professionally since 1997 and has worked in both kennels and salons like Green Acres, as well as in a pet superstore. Paula first developed her love for all things canine while watching the Merv Griffin show and seeing the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show group winners make a guest appearance. After active duty in the Navy during the Gulf War, and several years employed in large corporations, the single mom needed to find more family friendly employment and apprenticed for four years to become a Master Pet Stylist. Fifteen years later Paula is every bit as passionate about the profession, the clients she serves and, of course, their pets. For many years Paula has bred and shown Standard Poodles under Tasseltop Kennels. Her last standard Vanna and her two feral cats, Pearla and Smidgeon, reside with her and her son. When asked what she likes best about grooming Paula stated "I love the end of my day when I get to watch the pets leave with a strut of pride, all happy to have wowed their pet parents with their new hair-do." Amber Horr graduated from grooming school in 2006 and has worked as a professional groomer in a kennel, a veterinary hospital and a pet superstore. While growing up Amber was constantly learning everything she could about dogs and cats so a career in grooming was the perfect way for her to fulfill her love of animals. Amber is married and has two children and a Standard Poodle named TyTy and a miniature Schnauzer named Robin. When asked what she likes best about grooming Amber stated" It gives me an opportunity to help dogs and cats feel and look better. I love seeing how happy both the pet and pet parents are when I send them home after a grooming." March 12th will be Paula and Amber’s first day on staff and we are booking appointments now. To book an appointment, call us at 945-6841. We are excited to announce that grooming will now be available seven days a week! Appointments can be made Monday through Friday from 7AM until 6PM and on Saturday and Sunday from 8AM until 5PM. We want you to have the opportunity to meet and talk with both Amber and Paula in person. Please join us on Saturday, March 31st from 9AM to 5PM, or Sunday, April 29th from 1PM to 5PM for our "Welcome to Green Acres” Reception and Open House. Check the coupon below for a special offer on your pet’s first full grooming with Amber or Paula. Expanded Sunday HoursEffective, Sunday March 18th we will be open from 8AM until 5PM instead of our previous Sunday hours of 5PM to 6PM. We will be open for boarding pick-ups and drop-offs, grooming, and retail sales. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dogs at Play
If you don't see your pet in this batch, don't despair. This is a lengthy process and Don will be taking pictures throughout the year. It depends on many factors; his availability, lighting conditions, and the weather. If you like the Green Acres page on FaceBook, you'll automatically be notified when he uploads a new batch. Featured Cat Food - Evanger's Whole Mackerel with GravyMost cats love fish and this can with a hand-packed, tasty dinner of whole fresh mackerel is "a cat's dream come true." When we open a can, our cat Batman comes running! Featured Treat - Sea Jerky®, Sea Bones® & SeaFlex®Now with a Frequent Buyer Club!!Maine made Sea Jerky/Sea Bones/ SeaFlex is not only a tasty treat, it is also a "joint flexibility product" which based on our personal experience can help older, arthritic pets feel better. We've used Sea Jerky/Sea Bones with several of our dogs and its companion product SeaFlex, with our cat, Batman. We've seen the positive effects of these products with our pets, and know many clients who have also seen their pets in obvious discomfort begin to move freely again. We're now offering a Frequent Buyer Club for any of the products from Coastside Bio Resources. After buying eight of any single NutriSea product you'll get the ninth item free. We keep the card on file here at Green Acres so you don't need to worry about it having it with you when you make a purchase. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________Featured Dog Food - Eagle Pack Original & Natural While Supplies Last - Bonus Bags!
While supplies last we have 36lbs bonus bags of both of these formulas in stock. That's six additional pounds for the same price as the 30lbs bag. Pick one up today!
1 Manufacturers recommended daily quantity for a 50 pound dog. 2 Calculated based on manufacturers provided suggested retail price, bag size, and food density (ounces of food by weight/cup). Featured Products - Kong Wobbler
Featured Service - Sea Jerky for DogsWith its 1200 mg of sea cucumber (trademarked as Sea Chondroitin®), and 280 mg of glucosamine HCL, Sea Jerky is an all natural, Maine made, jerky treat for dogs that helps with joint mobility. One strip daily is recommended for every 50 to 60 pounds of weight. At $0.65/strip tell us how many strips your pet requires. Sold by the full strip only. Featured Service - Mmmmmmm MackerelMmmmmm Mackerel – An Evanger's whole mackerel with gravy. Your cat will literally receive a whole mackerel from head to tail fin smothered in delightful smelling gravy that cats adore. The cost for this special snack is $1.50 per serving and is available once a day, every other day, or a specific number of times during your cat's stay. Dog Training Classes Starting in March & April
Puppy Headstart is a 4-week open-enrollment program for pups 8 to 16 weeks of age when they start class, offered on Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings. Basic Manners is an 8 week program, for dogs 16 weeks of age and older, offered on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. Start dates for March and April are: 3/14, 3/26, and 4/7. For complete details on both classes give us a call or visit our website at: http://www.greenacreskennel.com/training/introductory-classes Level Two workshops; Out and About: Training the Advanced Recall and Heel and Glad to See You: Training the Stay and Polite Greeting Behaviors are six week classes offered on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons. For complete details on both classes give us a call or visit our website at: http://www.greenacreskennel.com/training/level-2-dog-training-classes Level Three workshops: Canine Good Citizen Workshop is for those dog/handler teams aspiring to take the AKC Canine Good Citizen test or the Therapy Dogs International test. A new offering in our level 3 classes is our APDT Canine Life and Social Skills (C.L.A.S.S.) Workshop. This new program by the Association of Pet Dog Trainers focuses on teaching good manners and offers three test levels to demonstrate what you and your dog can accomplish. For complete details on both classes give us a call or visit our website at: http://www.greenacreskennel.com/training/level-3-dog-training-classes ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FREE SEMINARSOptimal Nutrition for Pets – March 31st
The seminar is free but we will enthusiastically accept any donations, cash or pet food, for the Eastern Area Agency on Aging Furry Friends Food Bank. Call us at 945-6841 to reserve your spot. Debunking Pet Food MythsMYTH: Pets Should NEVER Get “People” FoodNotice I have the word people in quotes. Who decided that fresh, whole food was “people” food and that our pets should only be fed highly processed, fragmented, non-fresh food? Feeding your pet fresh, whole foods is probably one of the best things you can do for them. It will not upset the delicate balance of their diets as long as you take the time to educate yourself about which fresh foods are appropriate for your pet, what quantities are sufficient and which foods may be dangerous. Nor will it cause them to steal food or beg at the table, as it is how the food is delivered that causes this behavior. You can learn more at our website at: http://www.greenacreskennel.com/pet-food-information Staff NewsStaff ChampionsEvery month the Green Acres staff chooses two Staff Champions; someone who has done an exceptional job and someone who has publicly recognized another employee for doing an exceptional job. Hearty congratulations and thank you to our latest champions! January – Brenda M. and Kate D.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________Happy Anniversary Tikken!Saturday, March 10th will mark the 15th anniversary of our driving to Mariner Kennels in Jefferson, ME to pick up Mariner Freedom Fighter, or as most of you know here, Tikken. Happy Anniversary Tik!
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Our Next PollCheckout the polling portion of our website (greenacreskennel.com) and our two latest poll questions. Does your pet sleep on your bed? - http://bit.ly/AaJ9C8 How many times per day do you feed your dog? - http://bit.ly/z28Spj Do you feed your cat wet/canned food? - http://bit.ly/y13X94 Tune in to The Woof Meow Show
Keep up with the Woof Meow Show at our FaceBook page - https://www.facebook.com/WoofMeowShow Businesses We Use and RecommendGreen Acres, as well as Paula and I personally, use the products and services of a number of area businesses. Like Green Acres most of them are small and locally owned. Many, but not all are members of the Paul Bunyan Chapter of Business Networks International (http://www.bni.com/) an organization where we all help each other grow our businesses. This space in our newsletter will be used to recognize some of those businesses and their products. Links Web Design
When Green Acres decided to redesign our website in 2010, I knew we wanted to work with a local company with a reputation for providing quality work at a fair price. That's why we chose Ken and Kristy Kimball of Links (http://www.linksadvantage.com/ ) to host, redesign and maintain our website. Links guided us through the process of redesigning our website for ease of use and maximum impact, because what good is a website if it doesn't bring you clients? They have also optimized our site so that search engines like Google find it and list us in a preferred position. We update our website frequently and Links maintenance agreement includes those changes. If you are considering a website, whether small or large, you owe it to yourself to talk to Ken and Kristy Kimball at Links. Elite Auto (The Shell on Hammond Street)We all need gas and there are certainly many places we can fill our vehicles. Paula and I choose to get our gas at Elite Auto, the Shell station at 462 Hammond Street. The price is right and the service is superb. How many gas vendors do you know that still qualify as a service station? Elite Auto does! I really appreciate that they wash my windows as they fill my car, even when the weather is less than nice. If you have a Green Acres calendar, make sure to use the Elite Auto coupon on the back. Links We LikeDog Behavior (Dumbed down by dominance, Part 1)An excellent article from Dr. Karen Overall (faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, diplomate of the American College of Behavior Medicine (ACVB) and board-certified Applied Animal Behaviorist) in the March 1st, 2012 DVM News Magazine in which she explains how the misuse of the concept of dominance has been harmful to dogs and their people. - http://bit.ly/AuIoSu A good article on mounting behavior in dogs - http://bit.ly/x2hVb4 Greeting Dogs & Dog Bite PreventionThe following links are from the website of Dr. Sophia Yin, a veterinary behaviorist. Dr. Yin has very generously allowed these posters to be downloaded from her site to help educate people and their children about dog body language and how to properly and safely interact with a dog. A Video - How Kids Should Greet Dogs - http://bit.ly/A8RPF5 A Video - Why Dogs Bite and What to Avoid - http://bit.ly/yd5rrr A Poster - How to correctly greet a dog - http://bit.ly/xaExLL A Poster - How Kids Should and Should Not Interact with Dogs - http://bit.ly/A5eaQG A Poster - Body Language of Fear in Dogs - http://bit.ly/xyPetv Quality of Life of Obese Dogs Improves When They Lose Weight -An article form Science Daily (21FEB12) summarizing a study that indicates overweight dogs that lose weight have an improved quality of life compared to those that don't. - http://bit.ly/y1YZet The BrainAn interesting article from Newsweek on the brain, emotions, and changing our emotional response - http://bit.ly/yqEY3F An interesting article in the March 2012 Wired (The Forgetting Pill Erases Painful Memories Forever - Jonah Lehrer) discusses traumatic memories, how they are formed and recalled and how they can be erased. Some quotes to whet your appetite: "...every time we think about the past we are delicately transforming its cellular representation in the brain, changing its underlying neural circuitry." "...memory is less like a movie, a permanent emulsion of chemicals on celluloid, and more like a play-subtly different each time it's performed." "When we experience a traumatic event, it gets remembered in two separate ways. The first memory is the event itself, that cinematic scene we can replay at will. The second memory, however, consists entirely of the emotion, the negative feelings triggered by what happened." - http://bit.ly/zQ3NWV
March CouponGrooming 10% OFF Your Pet's First Green Acres Grooming Coupon must be printed and presented in its entirety at time of redemption. Published by
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Amber Horr and Paula Alexander will be joining the Green Acres staff on March 15th as Green Acres’ new grooming team. Committed to Green Acres pet friendly and holistic philosophies, Paula and Amber will be providing your pet with the quality grooming that helps them feel and look their best.
Don is in the process of updating our collection of photographs of our boarding and daycare clients at play. These are the photos that are displayed in the store. As Don completes a batch of photos he will be posting them in the photo section of our FaceBook page (
Eagle Pack's original formulas are great premium foods at a great price point. We've been selling Eagle since 1998 and have seen countless dogs thrive on these two formulas. Both have meat as a first ingredient and use whole grains rather than grain fragments. In the past year there have been more and more companies advertising that they are now adding beneficial probiotics to their brand. You haven't heard that from Eagle because they've been adding this important ingredient since before 1998! While they may not be a brand that is heavily advertised, they continue to manufacturer an innovative premium food at a very reasonable cost.
The Wobbler is a KONG-shaped food dispensing toy and feeder that sits upright until pushed with a dog's paw or nose, then dispenses treats or kibble as it wobbles, spins and rolls. The unpredictable movement keeps the toy challenging, even for seasoned Wobbler users. Use the Wobbler as an alternative to a dog bowl, and help to extend meal time and exercise your dog. The Wobbler is made of FDA food-approved, high-strength, plastic polymer and is Dishwasher safe. The top screws off from bottom for easy filling. The Wobbler comes in two sizes: Small (fits 1/2 cup of food), Large (fits 2 cup of food).
With Spring almost upon us, now is the perfect time to enroll yourself, your dog and the whole family in a dog training class at Green Acres. We have several classes starting in March.
On Saturday, March 31st at 10:00AM Green Acres Kennel Shop will be hosting a free seminar that will focus on optimal nutrition for pets. Don Hanson, BFRAP, CDBC, CPDT-KA and co-owner of Green Acres Kennel Shop will discuss common myths about pet food and how to choose the best pet food for your pet. He will help pet parents differentiate between the important information on a bag of pet food and the hype. Don will also demonstrate how to calculate the true cost of a pet food.
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