Design a collar for your dogs that is unique to their personalities. These collars have been a favorite for years. You can spell out their names with block or script crystal letters, or go for an industrial look with metal letters. Add a fun crown, bone or heart charm on either side of their name to add style. Created for small breed dogs or large breeds, these dog collars come as small as 6-8″ for teacup dogs, or up to 22-26″ for large dogs. Choose plain matte leathers or chic metallics - hot pink is a favorite. Below is the version for small dogs.

Dogs need to be rewarded everyday for good behavior, especially if you are training them. The treats you give them on a regular basis need to be healthy so they do not gain excess weight, or worse yet - get diabetes. It is more common now to hear of pets with diabetes, both dogs and cats. In many cases this can be avoided, with the exception of older pets. Your dogs can enjoy Becker’s Original BITES, a natural carb-free, grain-free dog treat made of 100% beef protein.

These tasty treats a thin and resemble tortilla chips, so they are easy to break into smalling pieces for training rewards. Good-Doggie Boutique is thrilled to carry these treats, which were discovered by our own dog Lillie. Yes - Lillie picked them out at a trade show - as she pulled me into the booth while she licked the crumbs off of the carpet of Dr. Becker’s booth. Sadie and Lillie love these treats, and even the smell of them makes them twirl and dance in hope of getting a few morsels. We met Dr. Becker and learned how she and her mother created these treats out of need for carb-free treats for Dr. Becker’s dog, and later her patient’s dogs. Let us know how your dogs like them too.

Pet Friendly Travel Directory

Your dogs and cats are part of your family. Family vacations are fun but it can be a challenge to find hotels that allow dogs or cats. We like to travel with our dog, and so we are always looking for hotels or B&Bs that allow dogs. We are always adding locations to this list*, and if you have a favorite vacation spot that has a hotel or B&B that you’ve stayed at with your pet, please let us know.

We also offer pet carriers, dog ramps, travel bowls, cargo mats & seat covers to make traveling with your dog or cat more comfortable for both of you. Please visit the Dog Carrier section of our site to view our collection.

Hotels that allow dogs, and B&Bs that allow dogs can partner with Good-Doggie Pet Supplies to promote your business when you promote ours. For information on partnering with Good-Doggie Pet Supplies, send us an email for the details.

*Disclaimer: Good-Doggie Pet Boutique does not endorse these businesses, and is not liable for any change in policy. Each facility sets it’s own rules and is in no way related to Good-Doggie Pet Boutique.

Virginia Pet-friendly Hotels

Holiday Inn - Old Town Alexandria

Wisconsin Pet-friendly Hotels
Amercinn in Minocqua

Best Western Grand Seasons Hotel
in Waupaca

Pet-friendly B&Bs in Wisconsin

52 Stafford, An Irish Guest House
Plymouth, WI
Toll Free - 800-421-4667

Acanthus Inn Bed & Breakfast
Milwaukee, WI
Toll Free - 877-468-8740

Audubon Inn
Mayville, WI
920-387-5858

Bedell Hill
Manitowoc, WI
920-683-3842

Cedar Trail Guesthouse
Menomonie, WI
715-664-8828

Cobblestone Bed & Breakfast
Birchwood, WI
Toll Free - 800-659-4883

Collins House Bed & Breakfast
Madison, WI
608-255-4230

Country Pleasures Bed & Breakfast
Cashton, WI
608-625-2669

Feathered Star
Egg Harbor, WI
Toll Free - 877-743-4066

Golden Oaks Mansion
Lake Geneva, WI
262-248-9711

Grapevine Log Cabins
Sparta, WI 54656
608-269-3619

Harbor House Inn
Gills Rock, WI
920-854-5196

The Inn at Elk Run
S4125 County Road SS,
Viola, WI 54664
(866) 625-2066
Email

Jamieson House Inn
Poynette, WI
608-635-4100

Jefferson-Day House
Hudson, WI
715-386-7111

Jesse’s Historic Wolf River Lodge
White Lake, WI
715-882-2182

Justin Trails Bed & Breakfast Resort
7452 Kathryn Avenue
Sparta, Wisconsin USA 54656
tel. 608-269-4522
fax 608-269-3280
toll free 1-800-488-4521

Kinni Creek Lodge & Outfitter’s
River Falls, W
Toll Free - 877-504-9705

Lighthaus Inn B&B
Sparta, WI
Toll Free - 888-277-1001

Martha’s Ethnic Bed & Breakfast
Westfield, WI
608-296-3361

Mississippi Humble Bush
Ferryville, WI
608-734-3022

Northwoods Nod-A-Way
Arbor Vitae, WI
Toll Free - 888-NOD-A-WAY

Oaklawn Bed & Breakfast
Menomonie, WI
Toll Free - 866-235-5296

Old Coach Inn Bed & Breakfast
Black Creek, WI
920-984-3840

Parson’s Inn B&B Retreat
Glen Haven, WI
608-794-2491

Petals and Lace Victorian Bed & Breakfast
Kewaunee, WI
920-388-4451

Richmond’s Guest Lodge
Two Rivers, WI
920-794-1714

River House
Coloma, WI
715-228-3283

River’s Bend Inn
Mayville, WI
920-387-2224

Scarlett House Victorian Bed & Breakfast
Janesville, WI
608-754-8000

Stewart Inn
Wausau, WI
715-849-5858

Thunder Valley Inn
Wisconsin Dells, WI
608-254-4145

Tritsch House Bed & Breakfast
Alma, WI
608-685-4090

Tufts’ Mansion
Neillsville, WI
715-743-3346

Twin Lake Dairy Bed & Breakfast
Amery, WI
Toll Free - 888-268-3775

Our own Sadie has joined the ranks as a new member of The Delta Society, as Therapy Dog. Delta Society is an international organization that was founded in Wisconsin. The group trains dogs and humans to be therapy dogs to visit people in hospitals, nursing homes, and for rehabilitation assistants in animal-assisted activity and animal-assisted therapy programs. The Pet Partners program is the only therapy dog group that trains and certifies the human or handler, in addition to the dog. All other groups only focus on the dog.

We will visit hospitals in the Madison-area, and hope to establish a program at the VA Hospital in the future.

Congratulations Sadie!

Your dogs are dressed in bling and now your horses will be trend setters too. These new Equine Brow Bands are designed to be personalized with bling slider charms so you can spell your horse’s name, nick name or number. The bands are genuine leather and come in black and brown, and the charms are made of real Swarovski Austrian Crystal. Spell out your horse’s name and choose fun shapes like hearts, crowns, cow boy hats or boots to show your own style and personality.

We will feature this collection soon at Good-Doggie Boutique. The brow bands will retail for $30.00 and the charms are $4.00 each. If you’d like to pre-order these equine brow bands, please email us at sales (at) Good-Doggie.com

The Creamery is a charming restaurant and inn located in the tiny village of Downsville, WI. It is a short distance from Menominee, WI, a little further from Eau Claire, WI and only 1 hour east of St. Paul, MN. Nestled in a wooded setting, retreat owner Richard Thomas welcomes dogs to stay in any of the rooms. Mr. Thomas is also a dog owner and guests are accustomed to seeing his dogs at the inn and restaurant. We visited here this last weekend, and enjoyed a delicious lunch. I had the Grilled Chicken Salad on baby spring greens grown in their own garden, and Michael had the roasted Garlic Linguine with Wild Mushrooms. Both dishes were amazingly good.

We also visited their gift shoppe which sells their fresh baked breads, muffins and dog bones. We bought some bones for Sadie & Lillie, and were impressed with how large they were at only 50 cents each. Yes - the bones got the Sadie and Lillie paws of approval! We wished we had planned to spend the night, but we didn’t know they allowed dogs. So we are planning a trip to stay there another time.

While in the area we took the girls for walks on the Red Cedar Trail. It was truly beautiful. We also attended the Dunn County Humane Society Fundraiser Walk four Paws on Saturday, September, 15th at Waconda Park in Menominee. More about this in another article with photos of participants.

We highly recommend The Creamery Restaurant & Inn, which has also been named one of the Best 25 Restaurants in Wisconsin by the Milwaukee Journal.

Has your pet ever needed Surgery or an overnight stay? Do you remember that longing feeling when you had to leave Fifi behind and go home while she recuperated? Thanks to the Compassionate Care Center in Westbury, New York, Long Island Pet Parents can spend the night too. Rooms have a thick mat for your pet, a loveseat, telephone, Internet hookup and workstation, oxygen and a private nurse. Pet parents can be involved in treatments too. This is the first center like this in the nation, and is part of The Center for Specialized Veterinary Care. They are a 24-hour emergency vet facility. Reservations are made with a referral from your Vet. The center also offers physical therapy and an onsite lab.

We love puppies and have several friends with new puppies, and we are so excited for them to have their new family members. First we want to welcome Chewy, the SEO Wonder Dog, who is a brindle Puggle. Visit her on Flickr. Then Brian’s family rescued Indy, a 7 month-old Beagle from a No-Kill Shelter in Dodgeville, WI. We hear he is a good boy, but haven’t seen his photos yet. Now our friend Oscar has a 9 week-old yellow Labrador Retriever, named Lucy. We hope to learn more about Lucy this week and see her photos.

Please write and tell us about your puppies and the fun you have with them. And we love photos. Send us your link to them on Flickr.

Happy Tail Wags,

Michael & Debra

With sadness for all the lives lost on 911, we praise God for all of the Hero dogs and their Handlers who performed search & rescue at Ground Zero. There is a wonderful photo tribute to these hero dogs here.

There were over 300, maybe more. These are the names of the ones we know of, and we send a huge thank you and a big woof and tail wag too:

• Sunny, Palo Alto, CA
• Pork chop, Oakhurst, CA
• Mizu, Miami-Dade FL
• Thunder, Puget Sound, WA
• Git Ander, Plainfield, NJ
• Kinsay, Texas
• Woody, Ohio
• Tasha, Ohio
• Harley & Ana, Eldorado City
• Worf, Monroe, OH
• Dusty, Sacramento, CA
• Insee, Meaux, LA
• Dominique, NYFD
• Cody, Long Island, NY
• Iwel, Ohio
• Jacative, Hampton,  MA
• Trakr, Halifax, Novia Scotia
• Kahn, Vancouver, Canada
• Bear, Carlyle, PA
• Sky & Thunder, Oklahoma City, OK
• Ricky, Seattle, WA
• Hawk, Ashland, MO
• Kinzi, Salt Lake City, UT
• Jessie & Marley, Tampa, FL
• Jessie, SCFD
• Cowboy, FEMA
• Riley, Johstown, PA
• Kilo, Georgia
• Big Foot, MI
• Little Sally, Chicago, IL
• Dwyer, NYPD
• Cholo, Texas, Servous, IL

If you are interested in training for you and your dog to work in search & rescue, visit the National Association for Search & Rescue for training courses.

We have created a public Google calendar to promote canine community events. We started adding a few, and would like to know about other events to add as well.

You can view the calendar here, and we will figure out how to add it to the blog directly. You can click here to subscribe to it.