Happy Hound Hotel

1. Holiday Booking Information
2. Many Thanks for HHH Staff Gifts
3. Your Support for Homeless Dogs Made a Difference!
4. Share HHH and Earn a Night's Stay
5. Ribsey's Refugees - Foster Program at HHH
6. Boy, Did They Eat!
7. Current Negative Fecal Report Requirement at HHH
8. Fencing Projects On Schedule
9. Notes from the Fall '08 Hurricane season

Holiday Booking Information

Spring Break -  we are still taking reservations but are filling quickly.

We are open on the following Sundays during the holidays for arrivals and departures. Dogs can be dropped off or picked up on March 21, April 3 and April 11.

Thanks for Thinking of Us!

A huge thanks to all the clients who dropped off holiday gifts for the HHH staff. We love your dogs and we really appreciate your kindness and generosity.

Dogs In Need Received Help

And another thanks to all the clients who donated to our collection jar that was intended to comfort to homeless dogs this holiday season.  The day before Linda planned to purchase items to take to a shelter, an emergency notification was sent to her by a local rescue agency. Sixty dogs, collected and abandoned by a hoarder in Burns, OR, were at risk of starving. As this was a more immediate need for homeless dogs, Linda decided to purchase needed food and supplies and sent it to the individuals who were desperately trying to help the dogs.

Share HHH and Earn a Night's Stay One per HHH current client.
Tell a friend about Happy Hound Hotel and you'll receive a free night's stay for your dog. All referrals that we receive during the months of May and June that result in a new client booking earn a free night's stay on us. Use your freebie any night you choose (including holidays) but it must be redeemed by 12/31/09.
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Ribsey's Refugees - Foster Program at HHH
Linda's longtime goal of establishing a foster program for dogs has recently become a reality with the establishment of Ribsey's Refugees. The program, named in honor of Ribsey, an abandoned dog adopted by Linda, is now a registered non-profit organization. The focus of Ribsey's Refugees is to socialize rescued dogs and find appropriate, permanent homes for them. More information on Ribsey's Refugees, and what you can do to support this needed program, will be appearing on our website and as part of HHH communications. Thank you for your support.
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Boy, Did They Eat!
HHH sponsored a booth during this past July's Go Dog Go Canine Festival in Kirkland. We challenged dogs over 55 lbs. to a "clean your plate" contest and, well, let's say no further instructions were needed for our participants! Twelve dogs tried their luck at our table and our winner, no surprise -- a black lab, decimated his plate of canned food in four seconds. Our staff had a great time at the event; look for us again at next year's festival.
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Current Negative Fecal Report Requirement at HHH
HHH is implementing a new policy requiring dog owners to provide current (within 6 months) fecal reports prior to all visits, starting June 1, 2009. The reports must indicate that the visiting dog is parasite-free. This applies to both daycare guests and occasional visitors.
For more information on intestinal parasites in dogs, please refer to the article "Canine Alergies Frustrating for Dogs and Ownsers" on our A.J.'s Advice page.
Updated fecal reports can be faxed to our new fax line: 425-458-9333.
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Fall Fencing Projects On Schedule You can see when driving on 228th that the first part of our planned fencing projects has been completed. It's a private playground within the new walls and weÕre loving it. We have several additional fencing projects within the HHH property that are in the works for fall and next spring.
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All these upgrades and changes will in no way affect the fun and safety of our canine clients during their visit.

Notes from the Fall of 2008
It's hurricane season again. We at Happy Hound Hotel are proud to assist efforts to rescue animals in these situations. In fact, Linda just returned from New Orleans just before Gustav hit, but now Ike has Louisiana in its path. As we know, these storms can change course and drop in intensity, but people still have to be prepared. 

Note from Linda:
As crazy as it sounds, it was a very difficult decision to leave, but not only did I have to get back to my business and my own dog family, I felt that I could continue the rescue efforts up here. On Tuesday, 9/9, we will have a small caravan of people headed to the airport to pick up 8 new dogs from New Orleans. On Wed., 9/10, they are planning to evacuate once again, even though they just got back into their heavily damaged facility on Thurs. It makes the rains up here not seem so bad.

We have some foster homes set up and are going to work hard to find all these dogs loving new homes. There is a dire need for cats to get adopted too. The shelter needs to get most, if not all, of their animals out, so they can have a chance to rebuild. They lost a brand new $5,000 tent that was shredded to bits, propane heaters were bent like pretzels, and fencing ripped up out of the ground and tossed around like Frisbees.

I am going to "steal" some of the text from my friend and fellow rescuer, but she words it all very well, so here you go ...

ARNO really needs everyone's help, and we like to do what we can from here. It's going to cost us between $2,000 and $2,500 to transport all these dogs, and that doesn't cover any of the continuing care. The need is immediate because we have to get the dogs out before the next storm hits (they are already talking about closing down the New O airport again!). Currently, we have about $1,000, so we're close, but still need more funds. If you are able to help, please contact Linda at 425-522-4191 or email her at llbmccoy@comcast.net.

I also encourage everyone to go to the ARNO website so you can see exactly what the organization is doing. They are a a 501(c)(3) and they can issue a tax receipt for any donations they receive. http://www.animalrescueneworleans.org.
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Thank for your continued support of HHH and all of our outside rescue efforts.