Kurgo Community Blog

The Mid American Rottweiler Rescue (MARR) Rottapalooza will be held August 8th, 2009 at the Washington County Humane Society located on 3650 State Rd 60, Slinger, WI. This benefit is to help raise money for this not-for-profits efforts, helping to save many Rottweiler's lives through shelters, animal control and owner surrenders. They also provide all necessary veterinary care, and mandatory spay and neuter policies.

A schedule of events makes up the day, but there will be safety training, a t-shirt relay, agility demos and tons of other fun games.

For more information visit www.adoptarott.org.

A benefit for Excelsior Springs Friends of Animals will be taking place this weekend August 6th, 7th and 8th. It will be held at the Elms Resort and Spa (401 Regent, Excelsior Springs, MO), Saturday August 8th is FREE admission from 10am to 5pm!! There will be tons of contests and prizes, all fees are donated to local charities.

Visit www.dogretreatkc.com for more information!

Jesse Jones, from King 5 News in Washington State spent some time last week with NASCAR Driver, Reverend Jeff Night, whose second passion has always been racing cars. Jeff Night took the time to give the Kurgo Skybox Booster Seat a test drive with a cute puppy named Reggie. It is not that often that you get to see a dog riding in a race car!!

To watch the video and read the article, click here.

This week veterinarian Dr. Marty Becker stopped by Good Morning America to share his thoughts on pet travel safety and the products that he recommends we use on every road trip. Kurgo just so happened to make the list, along with some other great safety products!

Watch us on abcnews.com.

July 11-12, 2009

US Disc Dog West Coast Nationals / Wags for Wishes at Montevalle Community Center 840 Duncan Ranch Rd. Chula Vista, CA 91914. Hosted by Disc Dogs in Southern California Registration starts at 8:00am both days. Pre-register here!

Contact: Bruce Brantley bruce@d2isc.com

Happy (almost) 4th of July. We hope that everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend. Below are a couple of links that have some helpful tips for traveling with pets this weekend. Be safe, have fun and cross your fingers for sun!! Here in New England we are not sure if this rain is ever going to stop...

Humane Society of the United States

Pet Well Being

Care2

We received some pretty great pictures of your pups in their Kurgo gear, thanks to everyone who took the time to send them in!! After a lot of debate (too many cute pictures) we have decided on Java. Not only is Java in a Kurgo Tru-Fit Smart Harness, but the Auto-Zip Line seems to be working great as well. We hope that Java and family enjoy their gift certificate, thanks again!

Feel free to send pictures of your dogs in their Kurgo products to info@kurgo.com, we love to see them and do coupon specials like this all the time!



Java showing off the Auto-Zip Line in one of it's many different set-up positions


Another, of Java in the Tru-Fit Smart Harness

We hope that everyone out there is taking part in this year’s Take Your Dog to Work Day, today, June 26th. Started in 1999, this great tradition was inspired by the public’s love for dogs and their amazing companionship. It was created to help promote awareness about the shelters and humane societies all over the country that are overflowing with dogs just waiting to be adopted. Bringing your dog to work is an opportunity to show everyone else how amazing they are to have as pets.

Here at Kurgo we understand firsthand the benefits of owning a dog and what they can bring to an office environment. Sometimes we have one, or two, or even three dogs here at once. Rocket, Toast and Emma all have their own unique personalities. They are always finding ways to keep us laughing at work and really do inspire us…right down to our products.

There is always a tail wagging here at Kurgo, sometimes three…and we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Click here to find out how to get involved in this yearly event.

Rocket, Emma and Toast in action at the office:

Rocket waiting patiently by the door..he is either expecting his treat from the mailman or knows that it is almost time for his walk.


Toast generally runs around in circles for the first 3 hours of work...then retires on the Kurgo community dog bed for her afternoon nap. So cute.


You never know what you are going to get with Emma, those eyes will make you melt though. She loves her toys.


And playing outside. It is a good thing Kurgo has a nice big backyard.

With the release of our Pink Tru-Fit Smart Harness and Wander Leash we have decided to donate 5% of profits from each Pink Tru-Fit Smart Harness sold, to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. This is an amazing organization that provides critical funding needed for breast cancer research and awareness studies in leading medical centers worldwide.

Research has found that exercise may help reduce the likelihood of breast cancer in women. Here at Kurgo we try to promote a healthy lifestyle with our dog products, making traveling and simply getting out with your pet an easier everyday task. It has been proven that owning a dog, or pet can lead to healthier routines that in turn positively impact your life and others around you.

For more information on buying the Pink Tru-Fit Smart Harness and donating through Kurgo visit our donation page at www.kurgo.com/pinkribbon/. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation has many other donation options as well, www.bcrfcure.org/.

Related articles: CBS News, American Cancer Society, NSALA

The NHSPCA Paws Walk had a great turn out this year. The weather was perfect and everything seemed to go off without a hitch.

Dog lovers galore; there were all kinds of different breeds, from tiny Italian Greyhounds to full grown Bernese Mountain dogs. Check out our photos from the event!