NEW LOCATION

It is with great sadness that we had to say goodbye to our shop in Old Town Spring. After being there for the past 4 years it was time for a change. We are very happy and excited to be at our new location. The shop and retail space is coming together very nicely and is currently 90% complete. The groom shop has been up and running for the past 3 weeks and the retail space will be open soon. We are very pleased to announce that we will soon offer fresh baked treats. Along with our shop we have a kitchen area that is ideal for keeping the pups & kits happy with all natural treats.

Stay tuned for more updates and look for our info showing up on FB, Twitter & MySpace!!!

NEW ADDRESS: 1609 Spring Cypress Road Spring, Texas 77388
We are located in the UHaul Shopping Center on Spring Cypress (FM 2920) and I45

Pasadena Strawberry Fest - May 14th-16th

It's has been a very long while with nothing being posted. We have been busy with grooming, events and just every day working and living.

This weekend HDGP will be at the Strawberry Fest in Pasadena. We welcome you to come out and visit us. Our selection will be limited because we are next to Woof Pet Bakery again this year. However, we offer natural bones, party collars, ID tags and little novelty gives.

A kitchen build out will be happening over the next month or so at our store so that we may start offering our clients fresh baked treats & goodies.

for more information on the Pasadena Strawberry Fest

Now Available: Nutri Source Pet Foods

On Tuesday, September 22nd

Nutri Source Pet Products

will be available at

Haute Dogs & Glitzy Paws

1. Adult Dog Chicken and Rice Formula provides super premium nutrition in a scientifically formulated easy to digest food. Real chicken is the number one ingredient in NutriSource® Adult dog food. Chicken is a source of high quality protein to help maintain muscle mass and strength. Chicken has a rich, wholesome taste that dogs love. NutriSource® combines chicken, rice, and carefully selected ingredients in the precise blend to balance all essential nutrients necessary for optimum health, well being and long life. Readily available nutrients in chicken and rice go to work on the inside, resulting in less waste.Protein - 26%Fat - 16%

2. Large Breed Adult Chicken and Rice provides super premium nutrition in a scientifically formulated easy to digest food designed for large and giant breeds. Real chicken is the number one ingredient in NutriSource® Large Breed Adult dog food. Chicken is a source of high quality protein to help maintain muscle mass and strength in large dogs. Chicken has a rich, wholesome taste large dogs love. The larger kibble size satisfies large and giant breeds appetite for chewing and taste. Readily available nutrients in NutriSource® Large Breed Adult dog food go to work on the inside resulting in less waste. Protein - 23%Fat - 14%

3. NutriSource® Weight Management Chicken & Rice Formula provides super premium nutrition in a scientifically formulated easy to digest food designed for maintenance of less active adult dogs that may tend to gain weight and also for overweight dogs. Chicken is the #1 ingredient in NutriSource® Weight Management dog food. Chicken is a source of high quality protein and has a rich, wholesome taste dogs love. NutriSource® Weight Management formula contains 13% fewer calories and 25% less fat than NutriSource® Adult. Readily available nutrients in NutriSource® Weight Management dog food go to work on the inside resulting in less waste.Protein - 21%Fat - 9%

4. NutriSource® Large Breed Puppy Chicken and Rice Formula provides super premium nutrition in a scientifically formulated easy-to-digest food designed for puppies of breeds that will mature at more than 50 pounds. This is formulated to provide proper nutrition for balanced muscular and skeletal growth in large and giant breeds avoiding joint problems later in life. NutriSource® Large Breed Puppy contains specially adjusted levels of calcium and phosphorus matched with balanced protein, fat, carbohydrates and calories to supply large breed puppies the nutrition to grow and develop to fullest potential. Feed NutriSource® Large Breed Puppy food to your Large/Giant Breed Puppy from weaning until your dog reaches it's mature weight and size, typically at about 18 months of age. At maturity, we suggest transition to NutriSource® Adult or NutriSource® Large Breed Adult food.Protein - 26%Fat - 14%

5. NutriSource® Small and Medium Breed Puppy Chicken and Rice Formula is ideal for growing small and medium breed puppies (breeds that mature at less than 50 lbs.). NutriSource® Small and Medium Breed Puppy Food contains the higher levels of protein and fat needed by small and medium breed puppies and is formed to smaller, bite size shapes making it easier for small dogs to eat. NutriSource® is made with real chicken and no chicken by-products. NutriSource® combines chicken, rice and carefully selected ingredients in the precise blend to promote balanced growth and optimum health for small and medium breed puppies. NutriSource® Small and Medium Breed Puppy food also supplies complete and balanced nutrition for gestating and lactating females. Feed NutriSource® Small and Medium Breed Puppy food to your Small/Medium Breed Puppy from weaning until your dog reaches it's mature body weight and size, usually at about one year.Protein - 32%Fat - 21%

6. NutriSource® Lamb Meal & Rice Forumula provides super premium nutrition in a scientifically formulated, easy to digest food. NutriSource® uses the finest quality ingredients including New Zealand lamb meal as the primary source of protein and high quality rice as the primary cereal carbohydrate ingredient. NutriSource® Lamb Meal & Rice Formula contains no corn, wheat or soy. By limiting the protein and carbohydrate sources there is less chance of digestive upset.Protein - 22%Fat - 13%

7. Nutrisource® Large Breed Adult Lamb Meal & Rice formula provides superior nutrition in a scientifically formulated, easy to digest food. Nutrisource® uses the finest ingredients including New Zealand lamb meal as the primary source of protein and rice has the primary cereal carbohydrate ingredient to help maintain muscle mass and strength in large dogs. The large breed kibble size satisfies large and giant breeds appetite for chewing and taste. Nutrisource® Large Breed Adult Lamb Meal and Rice contains no corn, wheat or soy. By limiting the amount of protein and carbohydrate sources there is less chance of digestive upset.Protein - 23%Fat - 14%

8. NutriSource® Senior Dog Chicken and Rice Formula provides super premium nutrition in a scientifically formulated easy to digest food specially designed for dogs 7 years of age and older. Real chicken is the number one ingredient in NutriSource®. Chicken is a source of high quality protein; chicken has a rich, wholesome taste dogs love. NutriSource® combines chicken, rice and carefully selected ingredients in the precise blend to balance all essential nutrients necessary for optimum health, well being and long life. Readily available nutrients in chicken and rice go to work on the inside, resulting in less waste. Protein - 26%Fat - 10%

9. NutriSource® Performance Chicken & Rice Formula dog food provides super premium nutrition for hard working, pregnant and nursing dogs as well as dogs that need to gain weight. Real Chicken, the number one ingredient in NutriSource® Performance, provides high quality protein to maintain muscle mass and strength in hard working dogs. High quality fats and carbohydrates provide the fuel to perform to the highest level. Chicken provides the flavor to encourage ready acceptance and eating under stress. The high nutrient density in NutriSource® Performance helps hard working dogs maintain energy and endurance.Protein - 30%Fat - 20%

10. NutriSource® Super Performance Chicken and Rice Formula provides super premium nutrition in a scientifically formulated easy to digest food. Incorporating the latest scientific advances for canine athletes, NutriSource® Super Performance combines chicken, rice and carefully selected ingredients in the precise blend for highly active, athletic dogs. NutriSource® gives athletic dogs the edge they need to achieve and maintain top performance even through the most adverse conditions. Readily available nutrients in chicken and rice go to work on the inside, resulting in less waste. Protein - 32%Fat - 21%

11. NutriSource® Adult Complete Cat Food for all life stages is specially formulated to promote urinary tract health. Combining a unique hard crunchy shape with ingredients that contain chlorophll works to clean cats teeth and freshen breath. Natural fiber ingredients work to relieve hairballs. High levels of linoleic and linolenic acid plus highly bio-available zinc nourish healthy skin and coat to reduce shedding.Protein - 33%Fat - 19%

More Than 500 Dogs Rescued from Texas Puppy Mill

On Tuesday, August 13th, 2009, the HSUS helped rescue more than 500 dogs and about 15 cats from squalor on a northeastern Texas puppy mill (read the full story).


Five Tips to help you avoid getting a puppy mill bred dog.

1. Consider adoption first when getting a pet. Animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats of all breeds and sizes who need and deserve loving homes. Nationwide, approximately 25 percent of the dogs in shelters are purebreds.
2. Find a responsible breeder and visit their premises in person to see how the parent dogs are living and the conditions in which the puppy was raised. Responsible breeders house their dogs as members of the family and do not keep them confined to cages.
3. Don't be fooled by common claims made by pet stores when pushing their puppies. Good breeders do not sell to pet stores because they want to meet the families who are taking home their puppies.
4. Don't be swayed by a great website or ad; many of the puppy mills The HSUS has raided in recent years hid behind beautiful and deceiving websites promising "family raised" puppies.
5. Avoid the temptation to "rescue" a puppy mill puppy by buying him; your purchase will only help perpetuate a cruel industry and another dog will quickly fill his cage.
   

Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows; July 16th-19th, 2009

Come visit us at the Reliant Dog show. Haute Dogs & Glitzy Paws will be handing out free treats to our clients as well as having great products. Also, stop by to find out which dogs we have in the show ring.

See ya there!

Take Your Dog to Work Day; June 26th

First celebrated in 1999, Take Your Dog To Work Day was created to celebrate the great companions dogs make and to encourage their adoption from humane societies, animal shelters and breed rescue clubs. This annual event encourages employers to experience the value of pets in their workplace for this one special day to promote pet adoptions.

On June 26, 2009, businesses, animal shelters and pet-care professionals from around the world will work together to better the lives of shelter dogs everywhere. Thousands of businesses will open their doors to employees’ pets on this day in celebration of the great companions dogs make. Pet Sitters International invites your business to join the pack as we celebrate a decade of working dogs!

We are asking every business--great and small--to become a true friend of the canine community by helping Pet Sitters International promote pet adoptions in a positive and proactive way! Explore our site to learn how you can participate, register your business and spread the word.

For more information, please visit TYDTWD

Heat Stroke

Heat stroke is an emergency that requires immediate recognition and prompt treatment. Dogs do not tolerate high temperatures as well as humans. They depend upon rapid breathing to exchange warm air for cool air. Accordingly when air temperature is close to body temperature, cooling by rapid breathing is not and efficient process. Dogs with airway disease also have difficulty with excess heat.

Common situations that predispose to overheating or heat stroke in dogs are:
1. Being left in a car in hot weather.
2. Being confined on concrete runs; chained without shade in hot weather.
3. Being of a short-nosed breed, especially a Bulldog or Pug.
4. Being muzzled while put under a dryer (this can happen in a grooming parlor).
5. Suffering from airway disease or any condition that impairs breathing.

Heat stroke begins with rapid, frantic, noisy breathing. The tongue and mucus membranes are bright red, the saliva is thick and tenacious and the dog frequently vomits. Its rectal temperature is high, sometimes over 106 degrees F. The cause of the problem usually is evident by the typical appearance of the dog; it can be confirmed by taking its temperature.

If the condition is allowed to go unchecked, the dog becomes unsteady and staggers, has diarrhea that often is bloody and becomes progressively weaker. Coma and death ensue.

Treatment: Emergency measures must begin at once. Mild cases respond to moving the dog to a cooler surrounding, such as an air-conditioned building or car. If the dog's temperature is over 104 degrees F, or if unsteady on its feet, the dog should be cooled by immersion in a tub of cold water. If this is impossible, hose your dog down with a garden hose. For a temperature over 106 degrees F, or if the dog is near collapse, give a cold water enema. A more rapid temperature drop is imperative. Cool to a rectal temperature of 103 degrees F.

Heat stroke can be associated with swelling of the throat. This aggravates the problem. A cortisone injection by your veterinarian may be required to treat this.

Prevention:
1. Do not expose dogs with airway disease or impaired breathing to prolonged heat.
2. Restrict exercise during the heat of the day in summer.
3. Breed dogs in air-conditioned quarters.
4. Crate a dog only in an open wire cage.
5. Provide shade and cool water to dogs living in outdoor runs.