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Dog Days at Cantigny Park

June 28, 2019 by Jennifer Houghton Leave a Comment

Floofins & Co. will be hitting the road once again to participate in Dog Days.

Visitors can bring their dogs into Cantigny Park in Wheaton for one day each year. The event is a great opportunity to explore all the grounds at Cantigny with your furry family members. And what would a Dog Days event be without Floofins & Co. and lots of great vendors and demonstrations?

The event kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 29th, at the Parade Field. Entry is free with a $10 parking fee and allows you to stay until the event ends at 4 p.m. According to Cantigny’s website the events will include: [Read more…] about Dog Days at Cantigny Park

2014 Holiday Pet Gift Guide

December 17, 2014 by Kristin Skelton Leave a Comment

Gift Ideas For Your Fur Kids This Holiday Season

Pet sitters and dog walkers see all of the cool new pet goodies! It’s December! While you deck your halls, light your trees and pull together your holiday shopping lists, don’t forget your Floofins! Here are the items that caught our eye this season for our 2014 holiday pet gift guide: [Read more…] about 2014 Holiday Pet Gift Guide

Presents 4 Pets Wrapped Up

December 17, 2014 by Celeste Glassman Leave a Comment

Pet Sitters Give Back By “Cramming The Van”

As professional pet sitters and dog walkers, we visit happy animals in their homes all across our service area from Oak Park, IL to the middle of Downers Grove, IL all the way to Winfield, IL . However, it is important to also help the not so fortunate pets still looking for their forever homes.

It has been about a month since Floofins & Co. “Crammed the Van” in honor of the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters, Presents 4 Pets Drive. This year the Floofins & Co. Pet Care Team parked a large Enterprise van in front of the Pet Supplies Plus in Wheaton and collected new and lightly loved items for PACT Humane Society. We were even accompanied by some adorable pooches that were up for adoption. [Read more…] about Presents 4 Pets Wrapped Up

Dog Birthday Celebrations

July 9, 2014 by Kristin Skelton Leave a Comment

Ideas For Celebrating Your Furry Family

Believe it or not, Prissy and Portia will be turning the big 6 this coming July! Be it an official dog birthday or a “gotchaday” (i.e. the day your pet was adopted) it is celebration worthy and there are many ways to par-tay.

There is no shame in inviting family and friends over to celebrate your dog’s special day. A great dog birthday party could range from a small family party to full out event with human and canine guests.

Prissy and Portia, unfortunately, are not huge fans of large stressful parties or having lots of canine guests in their home, so in the past we have resorted to the small family party format. Over the years we have found a few more great ways to celebrate Prissy and Portia Day. Here are a few ideas to help you with your plans: [Read more…] about Dog Birthday Celebrations

What is Positive Reinforcement Training?

March 19, 2014 by Michele Hatley Leave a Comment

Not All Dog Training Methods Are The Same. What Is Positive Reinforcement Training?

There are many different dog trainers and training schools located in the Chicago Suburbs. Throughout Elmhurst, Oak Park, La Grange, Wheaton, Bloomingdale, and Woodridge, you will find trainers with different expertise (i.e. positive reinforcement, adverse, etc.) as well as trainers and behaviorists that handle behavior issues other than obedience training. Depending on the issue at hand and the method you are most comfortable with, there are many options when it comes to “training”. At Floofins & Co. our in-house expertise is with Positive Reinforcement Obedience Training, but what does that mean and what will you experience with this method? [Read more…] about What is Positive Reinforcement Training?