American Poodles At Work

Last Saturday Wow Take A Bow Boarding & Grooming hosted the first Poodle Grooming Class as an APAW fundraiser, and it was a success!

Local Poodle owners came with their pre-bathed and fluffed Poodles and whatever grooming supplies they had accumulated. After watching a demo of each portion of the grooming process (demonstrated on APAW Pixie),  the budding groomers worked on their own pups with handling assistance, reminders, and suggestions for their specific situations.

Poodles and parents left looking neat and proud

Wow Take A Bow will be hosting another class shortly before Christmas (contact for details) – class space is limited so sign-up early. We plan to offer the class every 2-3 months, and APAW Poodles will be available for new groomers who wish to learn on a well-trained canine.

Today was a fun one for lucky Poodles owned by members of the Poodle Club of Massachusetts. APAW Demo-Dog Charlie – accompanied by Program Director Jillian Gartner – taught a trick class for the happy pooches.

Dogs learned and practiced spinning in circles, weaving through human legs and taking a bow – and some came up with other tricks to work on, like crossing paws, playing dead, and hind-end awareness via pivoting around a target.

If you are looking for a neat interactive workshop for a group of savvy dog owners in the area (MA, parts of CT/NH/RI etc), consider having Charlie come by… as seen on Animal Planet’s Dogs 101 show!

Of course we appreciate every donation that is made… but some are especially fun to share!

Here we have some donated meat that the dogs just couldn’t wait to devour.

If you have made or are thinking to make a donation, let us know if you’d like it to be featured in a short movie – we are happy to oblige

Happy viewing!

Come join us on Memorial Day, Monday May 25th,

for a day of canine fun!

Proceeds benefit American Poodles At Work, a local small program that trains and places Poodles with people who have disabilities. Our dogs pick-up dropped items, open doors, and even turn on lights for people who have mobility impairment.

Your friendly dogs are welcome, so bring a short leash (no retractables please). Event hosted by Wow Take A Bow Boarding & Grooming on Bemis Road in Warren, MA. Activities are scheduled through-out the day from 10-4 – schedule coming soon!

A sampling of the day’s activities:

• Meet and play with some of our puppies that are learning to be assistance dogs.
• Demonstrations with Q & A opportunities: Service Dogs, Search and Rescue, Reading dogs, agility and rally.
• Watch dogs learn new tricks – and participate with your own obedience trained dog! Learn the benefits and basics of ‘clicker training’.
• Grooming: Watch in awe as a fluffy dog is clipped and scissored into an elegant Poodle – learn simple tips and tricks for keeping your dog (any breed!) looking their best between professional grooms.
• Quick baths for your own dog – everyone feels better when they are clean!
• Fun contests!! What is your dog really good at? Tricks! Tail Wags! ‘Talking’! Owner Look-Alike! Retrieving a Hot Dog?!
• Raffle – many neat doggy items to choose from – beds, toys, gift certificates, packages…
• Bake Sale – delicious items for dogs AND owners!
• Live Music from local musicians – various styles: folk, classical, jazz and more!

We look forward to meeting you on Memorial Day 2009!

This is a cute little Easter story featuring our very own Charlie!

We hope you enjoy it

APAW is in need of a logo for our program and we’d love to see your ideas!

Are you creative?

Do you like to sketch?

Skillful with digital art?

You could be just who we are looking for!

General theme we are hoping to achieve:

• Strength/meaning of the human-canine bond
• Suggestive of Poodle breed
• Not specific to assistance of a person w/disability - indicative of any working role
• Relatively simple (can be put on apparel etc.)

We are accepting all submissions currently and once we have a nice selection the top designs will be placed up for the public to vote on. 

Email your submission/s to info@americanpoodlesatwork.org

Thank you!

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