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Dog Care

Time to Get Beautiful With Our Grooming Special!

February 22, 2023 by Michelle Bedard

Take advantage of The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa’s Grooming Special on Bath, Brush, and Nail services now through March 3. Discounts of 20% for new clients and 15% for existing clients will only be available Tuesdays through Fridays.

Bath, Brush and Nail Special

Treat your pooch to the following Bath, Brush, and Nail treatments at a discount!

  • Double Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Blow Dry
  • Brush
  • Nail Clipping
  • Nail Dremeling

A well-groomed dog looks, smells, and feels better. Show your best canine how much you love and care about their health and well-being.

Add-On Grooming Services

Why not give your bestie the full spa treatment by adding on the following services?

Teeth $15

Glands $15

Or our favorite, the Pampered Pooch Special! For $28, your dog will be treated to teeth, glands, and a blueberry facial! Your dog will be the talk of the neighborhood with this extra pampering session! Doesn’t your dog deserve only the blueberry best?

Sign Up for Your Grooming Special Today!

To book your best friend’s Grooming Special, please contact our grooming facility. Let them know that you want the Bath, Brush and Nail Special and if you want to include teeth, glands, and/or the blueberry facial.

Remember to book your appointment from Tuesday-Friday to qualify for the 20% discount for new clients or 15% discount for existing clients.

Is it Time for a Hair Cut?

Is your pooch overdue for a haircut? The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa’s grooming facility is accepting new clients for haircuts. Interested in learning more? Contact grooming today!

Filed Under: Dog Care, Pet Care Tagged With: dog bath, dog grooming, nail trim

Do Dogs Experience Anxiety?

July 20, 2022 by Michelle Bedard

The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa‘s “Rover Reporter” went on a mission to answer the question: Do Dogs Experience Anxiety?

A simple Google search led to the answer that yes, dogs and other pets do experience anxiety, and they show it in ways we may or may not recognize.

Ways Dogs Show Anxiety

According to an article by the American Kennel Club, dogs experience anxiety in several ways. If your dog is showing signs of the following, it may be experiencing anxiety:

  • Excessive panting, drooling, licking, barking, whining, or howling
  • Urinating or defecating in the house (unrelated to potty training or incontinence)
  • Aggressive behaviors
  • Destroying property
  • Digging
  • Pacing about
  • Appearing depressed
  • Demonstrating repetitive or compulsive behaviors
  • Restlessness

Why Do Dogs Get Anxiety?

Much like humans, dog experience anxiety under certain conditions or circumstances. Some anxiety behaviors can be recurring, and others can be constant.

Dogs are very adept at “reading” or understanding situations and people. If your dog senses that you are stressed, it can react to your feelings.

If a dog is in an uncomfortable or unfamiliar situation, such as going to the vet, traveling, or moving, it can also exhibit anxiety.

Sometimes sounds, noises, unfamiliar surroundings, objects, surfaces, other animals, or strangers can cause a dog to feel anxious.

Likewise, dogs who are separated from their owners, even for a brief period of time, can experience anxiety.

Anxiety is also common in older dogs whose cognitive functions are starting to decline.

How to Help an Anxious Dog

Every dog reacts differently to anxiety, and it’s important to monitor your dog’s reactions and health to determine if your dog has anxiety and if you need to seek treatment for anxiety.

The first action you might take is to visit your vet. Describe your dog’s behaviors and under what conditions your dog appears anxious.

Medical treatments, behavior training, socialization, crate training, exercising your dog, providing a nourishing diet, and removing your dog from stressful situations are just some of the ways you can ease the anxiety your dog is experiencing.

Anxiety Can be Normal in Dogs

If your dog is experiencing anxiety, it can be a perfectly normal and acceptable behavior.

This “Rover Reporter” noticed increasing anxiety in her older dog a few years ago. Separation anxiety, howling, restlessness, and excessive panting (when all weather extremes were normal) were the first signs that something was not quite right with my beloved pooch.

Medication didn’t seem to work on him, so we adapted to working from home, assuring him each time we left “we would be right back,” cuddling him, allowing him to sleep with us, changing his diet, and allowing him to be where we were.

He has since mellowed, except when we have company, at which point he wants to be where the action is, or he will cry and howl if separated.

Most importantly, we have come to accept our pooch has changing needs, not much different than ours, and with patience, education, understanding, and love, he has settled down a bit, and that makes us all less anxious.

Filed Under: Dog Care, Dog News, Healthy and safety tips, Pet Care, Pet Health and Safety Tips Tagged With: dog anxiety, dog care, dog tips, pet health, pet tips, separation anxiety in dogs, treatments for dogs with anxiety

Summer Tips to Keep Your Pets Happy, Healthy, and Safe

June 22, 2022 by Michelle Bedard

The happiness, health, and safety of your pets is a priority at The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa.

Anyone who has been to our facility for grooming, doggie daycare, or pet boarding understands how much we love your pets as well as our own.

As the summer approaches, we thought it would be a doggone good idea to provide you with Summer Tips to Keep Your Pets Happy, Healthy, and Safe.

Never Leave Your Pet Unattended in a Car

No matter how quick you think your errand is going to be and how much you and your pet love going for drives in the car, never leave your pet unattended in a car.

The temperature outside is no indication of the temperature that quickly rises in a car. The temperature inside of a car can quickly rise to 120 degrees even if windows are cracked.

While we know how much fun it is for both our pets and us to spend time together, when it’s hot outside, please leave your pets at home!

Time Your Walks for Cooler Weather

Take walks in the early am or evening when it is cooler. Dog paw pads are sensitive to hot asphalt and can burn.

Also, dogs who exercise in the hot sun can suffer from heat stroke, which can be debilitating and deadly.

Older dogs, those that are overweight, and breeds with flat noses are particularly susceptible to heat stroke. Dogs with heart and lung issues should be monitored carefully.

Possible signs of heat stroke in dogs include:

  • Excessive panting
  • Drooling
  • Abnormal breathing
  • Vomiting
  • Collapsing or weakness on feet
  • Bloody diarrhea
  • Seizure
  • Bright red gums

If your dog is acting abnormally, especially in the heat, please contact your veterinarian or closest emergency hospital immediately.

Keeping Your Pet Safe in Hot Weather

With temperatures outside rising during the summer, it’s imperative that your pet has adequate conditions to keep them cool.

Basic necessities such as shade, cool water, escape from the elements, and air conditioning will keep your pets safe, happy, comfortable, and thriving.

If you need to leave your dog outside for any length of time in hot weather, give it fresh, cold water, and a way to escape from the sun.

Add fans or turn on the air conditioner when inside the home.

Long-haired animals are especially susceptible to heat even in the 70’s, so it’s very important to take precautions to keep their temperature down.

Dogs pant to cool themselves, as they are unable to perspire as humans do.

So, consider what your needs are to make yourself comfortable and offer the same to your pet, especially as the Tri-Valley is set to experience a heat wave.

Be Careful Around Swimming Pools       

If you have a water dog, you will probably not be able to keep him out of the water. But some dogs can’t swim or tire easily and can actually drown.

Make sure your pet is supervised during any water activity.

Have a Safe and Happy Summer

The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa wants to wish you and your family a safe, happy, and healthy summer.

We hope our summer tips will provide you the best protection to keep your pets around for a long time.

Filed Under: Cat Care, Cat Tips, Dog Care, Dog Events, Pet Care, Pet Health and Safety Tips Tagged With: heat stroke, pet health tips, summer tips for cats, summer tips for dogs

April Bowser Report Tip: Put Sunscreen on Your Dog 🐾

April 22, 2022 by Michelle Bedard

April showers are bringing a lot of activity to The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa. With the weather we are having, we don’t know whether to put sunscreen on or our doggie raincoats and boots!

You may have heard that dogs can actually get sunburned, especially ones with light skin or white fur, so it’s important to keep us safe from damaging our skin.

How to Safely Apply Sunscreen to Your Dog

For all of you sunscreen wearing dogs, remember to have your hoomans apply sunscreen to the most important parts of our bodies: nose, around our lips, tips of the ears, bellies, and groins.

As tempting as it may be, avoid licking the sunscreen off! Have your mom or dad test a small area of your body to make sure you are not allergic to the sunscreen.

Apply a small amount of sunscreen and allow the lotion to soak in. If you don’t have any reaction, it’s time to put the rest of the lotion on your body and then you are good to go in the sun!

If you do have a reaction, have your mom or dad wash off the sunscreen immediately. If you start acting oddly or developing hives, call your vet right away!

Summer Wear for Dogs Who Care!

If the thought of greasy lotion doesn’t sit well with you divas and divos, consider setting a trend with the latest in doggie summer wear.

Doggies bodysuits, shirts, hats, or eyewear are sometimes necessary to protect our bodies and our eyes from the harmful effects of the sun’s rays. Booties can also be used to protect paws and pads from the hot cement. Dogs can burn their pads and paws, and careful attention should be paid to not walk on asphalt during the hottest parts of the day.

Summer Swimming Safety

Summer is a great time for us dogs to swim or play in water! Some lucky dogs get to go in pools or on boats! If you are one of these lucky dogs, it’s smart to have your person purchase a life vest for you. Have them size you and tighten the vest so it’s not too tight but not too loose that it may fall off.

Some dogs, especially water dogs like labs and retrievers, will swim until they are exhausted. Let’s protect them from drowning by putting on a doggie life vest!

Boating dogs should wear one as well just like their humans do in the event they fall overboard by accident! Or, in the case of a lab we know, JUMP in.

If you are a swimming breed, or a breed who loves to swim, be sure and have your hooman re-apply sunscreen as it washes off.

Summer Reservations at The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa

It’s not too early to sign up for doggie daycare or doggie boarding at The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa. We have so much fun playing in the water park, the ONLY water park in the area. Our staffers offer us love, attention, praise, publicity (check us out on Facebook and Instagram!), and lots of summertime activities.

Contact The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa today for your summer reservation!

Filed Under: Dog Care, Healthy and safety tips, Pet Health and Safety Tips Tagged With: Dog boarding, dog safety, doggie daycare, skin care for dogs, summer safety tips for dogs, water safety for dogs

March Bowser Report

March 30, 2022 by Michelle Bedard

March madness is in full swing at The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa. Between the warm, sunny weather and the chilly rains, it’s a madhouse at The Ranch. And by madhouse, we mean these dogs are living it up to their fullest, and we wouldn’t want things any other way!

March Bacon Bubble Party

March began strong with our Bacon Bubble Party One of our most popular events, the Bacon Bubble Party drew in a crowd of canines eager to get their chops on our doggie safe, bacon flavored bubbles. Let the pictures speak for themselves.

Both Bigs and Littles got in on the Bubble Fun! Thank you to everyone who participated in the bubble fun!

March Madness Celebrates Freya’s Birthday

Our doggie daycare guests get treated like family! When there’a a birthday to celebrate, we make sure the guest of honor feels special. Happy March Madness Birthday to our gal pal, Freya! She is a beautiful chocolate lab celebrating one years of puppyhood. Her special wish is playtime, and we made sure her special wish came true!

March Madness with the Dogs of The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa

We have to say that our dogs of The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa are some of the goofiest, silliest, tail- waggiest, tongue-hanging-outiest pups of all time. Here for March Madness are some special guests. Whether you are a doggie daycare visitor or a doggie boarder, we think you’re pretty special.

The Nose Knows

This snooper has his nose to the ground and is quick to pick up on any scent-hooman or canine.

The Eyes Have It

We are simply mesmerized by this guy’s eyes…we think he’s got a future in hypnotism because suddenly, we feel very sleepy!

Simply Sophisticated

This Dobie is a natural at posing for the camera! She even got photobombed by a Golden Fan!

Nothing But Legs!

Our Great Dane guest shows off her elegant legs, leaving some of the Corgis and Schnauzers bitter. At The Pet Ranch Resort and Spa, we find beauty in all of our canine guests.

Contact Us for Your Pet’s Next Staycation

Whether you need a few hours off or a few days or even a week, The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa is Livermore’s Premier Boarding, Doggie Daycare, and Grooming facility. We invite you to take a look around. Please contact us in advance to visit or board your pet.

Filed Under: Dog Care, Dog Events, Dog friendly places, Dog News, Just for Fun! Dogs of The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa Tagged With: bacon bubbles, bacon flavored bubbles, Dog boarding, dog fun, dog party, doggies daycare

Consider Adopting a Pet During the Holidays? Here are Some Tips for Success!

December 15, 2021 by Michelle Bedard

Cat and dog under a christmas tree. Pets under plaid

Adding a new dog or cat to your family is an exciting time for sure! Who wouldn’t want to wake up to a fluffy new kitten or a roly poly puppy?

But even when a new pet is given with the greatest of intentions by the most well-meaning people, the sad truth of the matter is that many puppies and kittens who were lovingly gifted on Christmas get returned to the shelter.

The idea of surprising loved ones with a new pet is great! Until the reality sets in and the new pet becomes a chore to take care of. Or until the new puppy eats Aunt Lucy’s favorite slippers; or gets sick after eating something it shouldn’t; or has accidents because people forget how much work it is to potty train a puppy; or bites someone out of sheer fear of all these hands and faces wanting to get right up and close to the new pet.

If you are considering adopting a pet for the holidays, here are some tips for success!

  • Make certain the person/people you are gifting the pet to want a pet
  • Take seriously the responsibilities of a new pet-remember to consider its needs of food and water, exercise, medical care, training, toys, bedding, collars/leashes, treats
  • Make sure you can care for any medical needs beyond annual vaccinations
  • Give the pet ample time to settle into the family and give it time and space away from festivities. Animals get scared and need a safe place to hide, rest, and acclimate.
  • Consider a gift certificate in place of a pet so the recipient can choose his or her own pet
  • Understand a pet is for life-not just the holidays
  • Prepare in advance for the new pet by decluttering and keeping food and poisonous plants away. Click here for a link to foods to avoid during the holidays. Click here for a list of toxic plants that can cause death or illness to pets.
  • Enjoy this special time! Take pictures and videos and come join us at The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa for doggie daycare, doggie boarding, cat boarding, or dog grooming.

Adoption Fees Waived at Valley Humane Society in Pleasanton

If you are considering a new addition to the family this holiday season, consider adopting a pet from the Valley Humane Society. Adoption fees are being waived for the month of December which allows you even more money to spoil your new pet!

For more information on adopting a pet from Valley Humane Society, check out this article in The Pleasanton Patch.

The Ranch Pet Resort and Spa Wishes all of You a Very Happy Holiday Season!

From our hooman and pet families to yours, we wish you a very happy holiday season full of laughter, good food, friendship, health, peace, joy, and memories!

Whether you are staying home or traveling, we want to wish you and yours the very safest and merriest of holidays!

Filed Under: Cat Tips, Dog Care, Pet Health and Safety Tips Tagged With: cat tips, dog tips, pet adoption, pets as holiday gifts, valley humane society

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