It’s time to think about boarding your pet for Spring Break..don’t get left without a reservation!

Meadowlake Pet Care Place, located at 13500 Furman Road, breaks ground for its upcoming opening in the spring of ’09.  Conveniently located to Pearland Town Center, Hobby Airport, Downtown Houston and the Medical Center, Meadowlake will be a full service pet care center with 4 acres of green fields and fun, top notch facilities, including luxury suites, indoor training, beach entry doggy pool and more! 
Services offered will include boarding, daycare, grooming and training.  At Meadowlake, your pet’s total well-being is our business and our pleasure. For more information about our services, please call …

Treat you dog to our brand new “Camp & Play” Program at Lone Star Pet Lodge  for their boarding stay betweeen Dec. 19 and Jan. 5. Your dog will spend the day playing with their friends und ther full time supervisio of a camp coordinator. They will enjoy a mid-day nap and sleep the night away in their very own “Pup Tent”*
Includes all meals, personalized pampering by our wonderful camp coordinators and a special bedtime treat each night! Priced at $35 per day, spots will fill up fast. Not open to …

It’s vacation time and you’re excited about the prospects of skiing for a week but your enthusiasm is curbed by your anxiety over what to do with your Beagle, Bailey. Pets Are Inn, a new pet care franchise in the Houston area has an innovative solution…a sleepover with a “host” family!

Pets Are Inn places pets in carefully screened, private homes where they are treated as one of the family. This home away from home allows pets to bring their favorite toys, blankets and treats to keep them comfortable while interacting with their host family.

Come vacation time, Patty Herbert dreaded asking relatives to take care of Molly, the family dog. “I hated imposing on them,” says Herbert. Herbert’s worries disappeared when she called Pets Are Inn and discovered how they carefully match pets to care-takers.

What recession? We are rockin’ here in the Bayou City!! New businesses are popping up and there are plenty of new ventures in the pet care industry. In December, A Tail and 4 Legs will open its doors at 4241 Dowling and will offer boarding for ALL creatures…from dogs to cats to birds to rabbits and more! Lisa Green is the proprietress and she’s busy getting her oh-so-cute “shop” ready for the Holidays. Other services will include daycare, grooming and a boutique. Give Lisa a call and make your reservation …

by Michelle Mantor
One of the biggest concerns for pet owners is what to do with their “baby” if they need to travel without their pet or if they are gone from the house for long periods due to work. It’s really no fun to go on vacation and worry if your dog is going to be confined to a crate for long hours or be upset by your absence or worry that they may be harmed in some way by other animals or people. It’s also equally stressful to be …