Prescott Daze vendor booth

Walks & Wags had a primo corner spot this year at Prescott Daze '09. We had a large amount of people come to our booth drawn in by the free stickers, hand stamps, dog biscuits, and free drawing that we offered. In 4 hours we gave out approx 150 business cards and secured several clients for the future.

A gal from the face painting booth came over to us and did a superb job of placing free advertising on Michelle's arms. One side was a doberman, the other was a husky with 'Walks & Wags" painted down her arm!

In 2 of the photos above, I am working with a couple named Ryan and Tristina Timms, who brought their pug to the booth for a visit and some help. After a short period of instruction and an exchange of collars from the flat buckle she had come in to a prong, we were off and they were amazed at the transformation. "Lola", the pug stayed right by my side as opposed to the pulling she usually does with her owners. It was an easy fix, but so gratifying to be able to help in that way. Incorporating the structured walk into their day ( 2x'/day for 30 minutes) with Lola should eliminate or greatly reduce the seperation anxiety that Lola exhibits while her owners are away. Tristina is the owner of Stella Dance Studio here in Prescott, WI.

A good time was had by all.

Final filming of the Puppies show - 6 week Golden Retreivers

Puppy breath x 8! When we arrived and entered the gate to meet Julie, her sister, Lisa and the pups, we were greeted by 8 - 6 week old Golden Retreiver puppies who were experiencing their first day out of the area they had been previously kept inside with the mother, Lilly. They bounded towards us and gave us a royal welcome that can only be bestowed by ones so young and innocent. It was beyond precious and heartwarming.

We have been searching for these pups since May of this year! (3 1/2 months). Some people did reply to my ads, but I knew they weren't the ones. By and large, I didn't get too many responses for this age group of pups. At one point we thougt we were going to have to just incorporate the information we displayed in this segment into our instructional portion. But...ta-daaaa! Let there be puppies. 8 to be exact! This segment will richly enhance the program and delight the viewers as well. A blessing, to be sure.

My thanks to Julie M for her patience, generousity and hospitaliy to us on this project. She and her sister, Lisa, were right there to do anything we needed. Mostly gathering up loose puppies, holding cue cards and helping us arrange props. By the time we were done with our 2nd day of filming Julie had even been doing sound checks for us and centering the camera when both Michelle and I were in the same scene. I told her she could add this skill to her resume! We couldn't have filmed this without the help of these dear gals.

Of all the sessions we have done, this one contained the most scenes and was the longest. The nice thing about it was that if we had a puppy that was too wiggly, we could just cut the scene and ask for a quieter one and vice versa. The 8 pups and 4 women were quite exhausted when we were all done just before it was too dark to continue filming. It was a full afternoon to be sure. Now it's off to the editing room for Michelle and I.

Watch for this show, "Start 'em out Right ~ Puppies" to be aired in January of 2010.