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Pawtropolis is a one-stop-shop for all things pets. We offer a wide range of services from Doggie Daycare to Grooming and even Taxi services. Please take your time and browse through our website. We not only explain our services but offer many great pet resources and tips as well. Some things you'll discover as you look around:

It's right around the corner. Our 10 Year Anniversary is December 1st. We want to celebrate by inviting you to join us for our Anniversary Party. Come hungry. We are going to have a fajita bar, drinks, beer & wine (we're working on a margarita machine) and live music.

No tickets required. No donations required. This is our way of thanking you for supporting us through all of these years.

Please RSVP to Pawtropolis at 706-227-7887 or by email at pawtropolis@aol.com by November 29th. Only those of the two-legged variety invited.

Athens is home to a very special author. Jane Meeks has written a children's book called "Finding Home." The book follows the rescue story of two wonderful dogs, Riley and Smidgeon. If you've ever rescued a dog then I dare you to get through it without tearing up. It's a sweet way of sharing with children how great it is to rescue animals.

Sunday December 4th we're happy to welcome Mrs. Jane Meeks. She's going to have a story time with the children, reading them "Finding Home." Once story time is done we plan on having activities for them (snack time, meeting pups, coloring, etc.) that will fill up one hour. We thought this would give you enough time to get a little Christmas shopping in.

We'll let you be the judge about what ages would do well. If you feel your child would enjoy it and be happy to stay for the full hour then we'd love to have them. The cost is $25 and includes a signed copy of "Finding Home."

Please RSVP to Pawtropolis at 706-227-7887 or by email at pawtropolis@aol.com by November 29th.

We're starting the celebration early. Beginning June 1st we will countdown the days until our 10th birthday. Each month we'll have a different special as well as specials that run throughout the next 6 months. We'll end the countdown with a big party Saturday, December 3rd. We'll provide great food, wine and beverages and music. This will be an Anniversary/Thank You Party for all of our clientele (aka friends).

June 1st - November 30th: For every 10 daycare days or overnight visits your pet uses you'll name will go into the pot. At our Anniversary Party we'll draw 3 winners to receive a 10 Day VIP Daycare Package.

June 1st - 30th: 10% off retail in the Pet Boutique. (Excluding Fetching Collars which are privately sold.)

July 1st - 31st: $10.00 off a 10-day daycare package.

August 1st - 31st: Spend $10 in the Pet Boutique and get a key chain or rawhide for $.10.

September 1st - 30th: $10 Daycare baths. ($3 extra for toenails.)

October 1st - 31st: $10 Temperament Tests

November 1st - 30th: $10 Pet Perks Packages for daycare and overnights.

December 3rd: 7:00pm Anniversary Party. Food, Drinks, Music and Friends.

We also want to celebrate the success of Helping Paws Rescue. The rescue was established about 6 months after the opening of Pawtropolis. Since then we've rescued over 650 pets. We've been able to do this due to the generous donations of our supporters. I have a crazy goal. I want to raise $10,000 for Helping Paws Rescue by our 10th Anniversary. People say it's impossible. What can I say, I'm a dreamer and I like to dream big. There's a part of me that thinks this could really happen.

There are several ways you can donate. Our Chip-In Goal Thermometer to the right allows you to contribute just by hitting the "Chip-In" button. You can also call Pawtropolis at 706-227-7887 or mail donations to 130 Whitetail Way, Bogart, GA 30622.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Yogi

We have several of our Doggie Easter Egg Hunt shirts available. For anyone that donates over $20 we'd love to give you one. We don't have all sizes (I believe we have lots of smalls and mediums) but you are welcome to come see.

Next crazy goal: Facebook!
Even crazier than our Helping Paws Rescue goal is the goal of getting 1,000 fans for our Pawtropolis & Helping Paws Rescue Facebook page. This will only work if everyone spreads the word to their friends who will spread the word to their friends (you get the picture.) Fingers crossed!

Please enjoy reading below as I look back over the last 10 years.

On December 1st Pawtropolis will be 10 years old. When I first opened I didn’t know if I’d be able to type that sentence. It’s hard to not get emotional when I look back over the years. Pawtropolis started with a question: Why can’t we make a facility that pets would actually want to go to? A facility that took more into consideration than just whether they were safe and fed. I wanted a place that would smash the stereotype of what “kennels” were. Fortunately I had this question when I was still young and not scared to take a big risk with my life. What did I have to lose (other than money)? I was about to graduate college with a degree in Psychology, six years experience with dog training, living in an Athens apartment and working as a waitress with no other job lined up. I needed to find the path my life was suppose to take. The path that ultimately led me to here.

Take a look at the pictures here. This is how Pawtropolis began...me, my family and my friends spray painting picket fences in an empty steel building. We built bedrooms out of sheetrock (not a great idea), got round pebbles for the outside play area (the dogs hated it), brought in couches (which were quickly destroyed). All in order to get Pawtropolis off the Jesse

ground. Fortunately not all of my ideas were bad and Athens began to embrace us as we began to see our clientele grow and grow year after year. In March of 2007 we moved into our new facility. I'm still in shock at the success of Pawtropolis. There was a greater force making this work because left to me alone I wouldn't be here. God has called me to help animals and he is making sure I get the tools I need to do so.

I'm a better business owner now than I was 10 years ago and I'll be a better business owner in 10 years than I am now. Each and everyday teaches me something new. Whether it's the crazy antics of a high energy dog to teach us that nothing is indestructible, or inescapable, or business hardships due to poor decisions, each serves the purpose of teaching me how to make Pawtropolis better. They will continue to teach me for years to come. We will never sit dormant or grow comfortable with what we are. We will never let go of the idea that we can always be better.

Garrett

Thank you to my clients. I have some that have been coming since we opened the doors that first day. They stood by me as I learned what worked and what didn't. They supported me and gave me a strong clientele base to which I could rely on. I will forever be grateful for not only my long term clients but for each new customer that walks in the door. Please enjoy the pictures (don't laugh) and please plan to join us as we celebrate our 10th Anniversary.

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