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hey rocky lets do this.

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jason is like, what the hell is going on today?

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oh just dropping this cute little spazz off at woof and shloof. shoof is yiddish for something i forget. you look into it why do i have to do all the work around here jesus.

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i don’t own a dog. my dog mentality is such that, i don’t know what the hell is going on over there you know? i feel like it’s a huge responsibility and i may as well give birth if i want to be held accountable for another’s life and overall well being.

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in the future yes definitely but at the moment, no, i can barely care for myself haha.

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if i had a dog i would definitely (firstly, have to be rich) drop it off at this place.

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staring problems much?

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rocky was in heaven. he’d never had a spa day before. you’re welcome rocky you can pay me back in form of a round or two of drinks. your mother was away in alliston battling some serious asthma at the time so it was the least we could do, someone is suffering so lets get you pampered. ok that joke fell flat.

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now get my picture with the thing so it looks more believable i mean, err… i totally go to dog spas on the regular. obviously.

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rocky knows a trick and this is it. posing for pictures trick.

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i know a trick too it’s called drinking profusely until your legs are skinny.

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i swear to you he is having the time of his life.

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there is nothing like being patronized about doggie world. luckily i saw an episode of dog whisperer once so i was fully prepared for this. i think you’d want to let your dog loose for a day with these types of people who are dog knowledgeable and maybe sort of insane? i think everyone is insane for whatever field they’re involved and thrive in, you’d have to be. why would i leave my dog with someone who didn’t operate mentally in dog vs humans world? but still guy, i borrowed a dog for this so that should tell you right there how far you can go with me.

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jesse knows his shit. everything he said i learned in one episode of dog whisperer, ok maybe from oprah too. wait a minute, didn’t that guy get the dog whisperer show because of oprah? pretty sure he did.

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if i was a dog i’d love this place. great facilities, very spacious, and dog friends to run around and play with plus they walk you and give you loads of attention and consider your feelings and other new agey dog stuff.

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catering to the st. clair crowd too so, haha snicker, demanding elite twats and their precious little baby wabies as clientele woof and shloof know how to play the game. these are all my opinions by the way as a professional person of the world constantly collecting data and uh, drawing conclusions and such.

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all the other dogs were set out on their walk while rocky became familiar with his new territory.

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he gave’r all over the place.

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dogs leave scent messages everywhere. rocky is picking up his message and leaving a voicemail in return i guess. he’s saying no, your message sucked, mine is more intelligent.

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how exhausting to be a dog.

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the dog castle can also be used as a time out those arched doors below there, you slide a slat or cage whatever down the front. i can totally picture a wastecase stuffing himself in there at a party and us all locking him in. claustrophobia freak out to the max. i think if you punished a dog this way they’d learn their lesson straight away. shit’s scary in there i think.

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dog fashions.

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i spy $25, seems fair? i’d probably pay more but i am an idiot like that.

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i like the blue one with vintage space kid print, super cute.

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so apparently this whole time jesse and rocky were having a conversation, an unspoken one. rocky was running around the place and jesse was talking to us but really he was mind fucking rocky. brilliant.

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he was letting him know who was boss, lead alpha dog. i am not going to acknowledge you until i am ready to, type thing. i also learned that from the dog whisperer therefore it must be true cos it was on television. when someone tells you they are having a conversation with a dog i dare you not to explode in a fit of laughter. i think i was drunk still from gorillaz.

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on to phase two, party room. look how much space. perfect.

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and a huge mirror i guess for the dogs to look at themselves?

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it was like letting loose a bolt of lightning, i was really happy for rocky.

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some dog politics water area. jesse turned the dog battle on its ear and gave everyone water like moses or something. makes good sense to me, different heights for different dogs and even the little guys can sneak in there for a drink and then someone can do some garden watering too?

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awww heartbreaking dog eye contact. this guy was just getting a little cut he was happier in real life than this emotional photo leads you to believe.

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oh look another pun.

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good to know my dog will not go thirsty.

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looks like the green room of a porno set. the dogs must love it. there’s a funny parallel to porn stars and dogs hey? depressing.

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dog walk back door area, cowboy saloon doors so no break outs.

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pee bells. training the dogs to ding them when they need to go wee. smart. then you have a bell at home if you were a keener. ding the bell when you go out with your dog for a piss a few times and see if he gets it.

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rocky is so cute and inquisitive. i wonder what they are “talking” about right here. hahaha sorry i can’t help it.

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nice shoes, jason. the floors in there are made from tire, bouncy and soft yet firm so no loud dog clicking of feet and maybe it absorbs barking too?

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staff office also doubles as a time out room.

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the spaw.

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that other dog was very friendly. SPAWESOME.

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pomeranian’s hair doesn’t grow if you cut it so, don’t cut it. you can trim the under parts though. rocky got his butt cleaned, nails clipped, other dog stuff i forget and wouldn’t remember or know about as i am a cat person.

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pretty nice day for a dog though eh. playing and partying and primping.

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your own little nook so your leash and whatever else crap you adorn your dog with doesn’t get mixed up.

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kinda wanted to climb up that.

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ok dude time to go. another dog whispering we learned is, rocky leaves us, we don’t leave rocky.

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and i liked that we had to whisper it to each other in case rocky was listening and understanding.

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no separation anxiety here.

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humans aren’t even supposed to be allowed passed that barrier. seriously. i was like uh how am i supposed to review your facilities if i can’t go and review your facilities? raymi always gets the vip treatment so i got to climb through that little door haha kidding. that door is for when tons of clients come at once just let ‘em loose through the doggie door and sayonara suckers.

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complimentary hippie shit bags.

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we’re being told here not to leave rocky, i got all nervous like ok we’re walking away now which is the same as leaving, right? dog whispering is insane, there are lots of rules and careful considerations. jesse got up to leave us with rocky in his arms and then i started to feel separation anxiety. dogs pick up on that energy, so it’s partially for the dog but hugely for the owner too. their mandate is to make your little guy as calm and happy and “spaw”ed out as possible and then they email you a report at the end of it.

so proud of rocky! jen said it made her smile when she read it. i love the extra mile they go. now, the fabfind deal has expired but if you go within the next month and say you saw their business on raymi’s blog, jesse is willing to give you a discount. i can’t remember what it exactly was going to be cos he was dog whispering as we were getting out of there so you’ll have to talk to him. they do dog sitting too. clearly.

ok byeeeeeeeeeeeeee!