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Even dogs with ears like mine have to worry about infections If you’ve read our blog before, you might remember me. My name is Addy. That’s a picture of me on my human dad’s coffee cup. (His favorite coffee cup.) My people used to have springer spaniels. Those are dogs that have long, hanging-down ears, […]

Happy Valentine’s Day! Cupid knows love. He was, after all, the ancient Roman god of love, and today he flits around with that little bow and arrow, urging people to buy boxes of chocolate, utter sweet verses and create exotic, experimental dinners from scratch. Oh boy. Now, we’re strong advocates of love, and we always […]

If a picture is worth a thousand words, your dog-boarding friends at Tradewinds have a heart-warming and motivating video for you. In a recent blog, we shared a story about research – how owning a dog can reduce the risk of death. We called it “A Dog Could Be Just What the Doctor Ordered.” Good […]

You’ve kicked off your shoes, piled into a comfy chair and you’re thinking about closing your eyes for a minute or two. But just as your eyelids start to sag, who shows up? Whose sad eyes are staring at you? Who wants to go for a walk? Now?!! Yip. As you gather the energy to […]

Too many forget that there is a cost for freedom which is often paid for by lives. Plaster and Stone I had come down the chimney with presents to give, And to see just who in this home did live. I looked all about, A strange sight I did see, No tinsel, no presents, not even a […]

Summers are plenty warm in Hawaii, but in Florida, where Addy lives, summers are brutal – and springs, falls and even winters can be uncomfortably toasty. But Addy likes to spend a good portion of each day lounging on a chair in the screened-in back porch while her human dad, Kevin – a member of […]

Summers are plenty warm in Hawaii, but in Florida, where Addy lives, summers are brutal – and springs, falls and even winters can be uncomfortably toasty. But Addy likes to spend a good portion of each day lounging on a chair in the screened-in back porch while her human dad, Kevin – a member of […]

Most dogs love peanut butter, and it’s a main ingredient in many doggie treats. At Tradewinds, many pet-boarding parents bring a jar along so we can use a dab to disguise a nasty tasting pill. But several years ago, a few manufacturers started putting xylitol in peanut butter products. This artificial sweetener can be toxic […]

If your dogs are like ours, they know the best spots in the kitchen to lie in wait for a morsel of people food to pop off the cutting board and onto the floor. Gulp! But if it’s Aloha Friday and you’re prepping the puupuus for your Pau Hana party, keep an eye on your […]

First the disclaimer: We’re not professional photogs. Not even close. But in nine years of dog boarding on Oahu, we’ve taken thousands of pics. And the most fun ones aren’t the posed shots, but rather the candid, unexpected (sometimes blurry) ones that manage to capture a dog’s quirky personality or amazing talent and make us […]