TODAY'S CUSTOMER ★DOLLY-DALMATIAN MIX★

Meet Dolly, the Dalmatian mix! Dolly is a rescue, and has been with her fur-ever family for about 1 1/2 months, but judging by Dolly's sweet and playful attitude towards her family I think Dolly feels like she's been with them always! Dolly and her equally adorable brother Roony stopped by the shop to get some sweaters and such for the winter weather.

Roony wanted to play but Dolly seemed more interested in relaxing in her brand new sweater. We hope Roony, Dolly and their family visit us again soon!

by Isis

TODAY'S CUSTOMER ★BABY-MALTESE★

Baby is one of our very good grooming customers, and he always gets a mohawk when he comes in. Unfortunately Baby and his family are moving away. We're going to miss them so much!! Here's Baby with his wonderful dad. Please visit us next time you're in L.A!

by Isis

★CLAUDE THE CAT★

Claude is Laurie's (our dental hygienist) cat! Here's Claude wearing our Venicepets Peace t-shirt. He looks great don't you think? So cute! We rarely get to see cats wearing clothes but when we do it's always adorable.

by Isis

TODAY'S CUSTOMER ★TEAH-PITBULL★

Meet Teah the pitbull! Teah's sweet mom loves to spoil her with treats, and Teah got a brand new pink collar as well. You can't see it in the photo, but her new pink collar has a leather flower on it and it looks sooo cute on her! Gray dogs always look good with pink, and pitbull girls always look extra cute when they have something girly on, so the collar looked great on Teah! We hope to see Teah and her mom back again soon.

by Isis

TODAY'S CUSTOMER ★MISH-BOSTON TERRIER★

Meet Mish the Boston Terrier! Mish stopped by the shop and picked up this elephant rope toy, which instantly became her favorite new toy.

Here's Mish chewing on the elephant trunk. Rope toys are great for your dog's teeth.

Mish taking a break. We hope to see Mish back again soon!

by Isis

TODAY'S CUSTOMER ★RENOIR-LHASA APSO MIX★

Meet Renoir, the Lhasa Apso mix! Renoir is only 5 months old, so she's super friendly and playful! Here she is with her mom, right after her first haircut with us! Renoir reminds us of another dog that comes for grooming named Matisse! Renoir and Matisse should get together and go to art museums together. Now we just need Van Gogh...

by Isis

ANESTHESIA-FREE TEETH CLEANING REMINDER FOR JANUARY

Getting a pet’s teeth cleaned at the vet can be stressful for both pet and owner because pets need to be put under general anesthesia in order for the vet to clean their teeth, and is much more expensive. But not to worry! You can always get anesthesia-free teeth cleaning right here at Venicepets/Marina Dog Grooming! Laurie, our dental hygienist, comes in once a month and performs this service. The pet simply sits in her lap, she talks and praises to reassure them. Most pets love the attention and enjoy seeing her! Your pets will thank you for it. They look and smell so much better after cleaning. Mari's poodles, Mocha and Java, love to get their teeth cleaned. Here they are right after the cleaning, all smiles! Teeth cleaning is available for both dogs and cats.

Just to let everybody know, our next date for anesthesia-free teeth cleaning is Monday, January 24th. We previously mentioned that we would be closed Mondays, and that still holds true, the exception being the last Monday of the month (in other words, teeth cleaning Mondays). So yes, teeth cleaning will still be on Mondays and yes, we will be here! Appointment slots are filling up fast so please contact us ASAP to book an appointment! To make an appointment and to learn more please give us a call at (310) 301-4554 or email us at mailto:venicepets@hotmail.com

by Isis

TODAY'S CUSTOMER ★CODY-TERRIER MIX★

Meet Cody the terrier mix! Cody came in for a haircut, and got what we call a "modified schnauzer" haircut. He looks great! Here he is with his dad right after being groomed. We hope to see them back again soon!

by Isis

TODAY'S CUSTOMER ★ANNIE-BABY CHIHUAHUA/DACHSHUND★

Meet Annie, the dachshund/chihuahua mix! I guess you could say she's a chiweenie puppy, she's only 9 weeks old. Annie and her wonderful parents stopped by with Annie to pick out a new sweater and they chose the argyle sweater in orange. She looks great! We hope to see Annie and her parents back again soon.

by Isis

TODAY'S CUSTOMER ★DILLON-BABY PUG★

Meet Dillon, the baby pug! Dillon is just 11 weeks old, and she stopped by the shop for the first time the other day to get her very first nail trim and a brand new hoodie! Her new hoodie kind of matches her mom doesn't it?

Here's Dillon modeling her new hoodie, the uber popular Los Angeles hoodie. It fits her so well! We hope to see Dillon and her sweet mom again soon!

LAZY DOGS

Clearly it's the humans and Venicepets who do all the hard work, the dogs just get to relax!

Mocha

Java

Sydney (Mocha n' Java's best friend)

by Isis

TODAY'S CUSTOMER ★ROCCO & HIS NEW BROTHER★

Meet Rocco and his new brother! They stopped by a few weeks ago and got some new super cool matching camo collars. They're so cute (maybe it's cuz I'm a chihuahua owner, but I just can't resist)! We hope to see them back again soon.

by Isis

TODAY'S CUSTOMER UPDATE ★HACHI-MALTIPOO★

Hachi has been featured on the blog before, but that was when he was a little baby, before he could fit into his awesome soft harness (he's wearing it above)! Hachi came back a couple weeks ago to get his very first haircut, and he looks great!

Hachi was so happy to see his mom and dad that he wouldn't stop barking excitedly while we were taking photos, which resulted in Hachi falling through the hole behind him in the chair while I was trying to take photos, and we captured the exact moment of Hachi's surprise when he fell!

Don't worry, Hachi wasn't hurt! Luckily his harness was attached to his leash, so his dad caught him just in time - another reason why having a harness is so great! Hachi went back to normal right after this. He's definitely a funny boy and we hope to see Hachi and his wonderful family back again soon.

by Isis

HAPPY NEW YEAR! SHOP HOURS CHANGED.

Happy New Year from Venicepets/Marina Dog Grooming! We decided we'd kick off 2011 with new shop hours for Venicepets(retail). We'll be open every Sunday in January and closed every Monday in January (we used to close Sundays and open Mondays). This is something new we're trying out so it might just be for January, but we'll keep you updated on our shop hours for sure! Please note that the grooming hours will stay the same, the change pertains only to the retail. Thank you guys for continuing to read our little blog and we are so grateful to have such amazing customers. Hope to see you all soon!

- Isis

★POPI THE YORKIE ON FACEBOOK★

Popi is one of our very good customers here at Venicepets. He's been featured on our blog at least 2 times before, so I'm sure you've seen him already. Popi recently started his very own Facebook Page which features tons of adorable pictures of him and his sister Cece hanging out, and he's using his page to promote good causes for animals that are less fortunate than he is. Check out his Facebook Page here to see some cute and funny photos and learn more about what you can do to help animals in need. Be sure to 'like' his page. Thanks Popi!

by Isis

TODAY'S CUSTOMER ★LYLE-ENGLISH BULLDOG★

Meet Lyle the english bulldog! Lyle is only 5 years old, but he's already quite a busy dog. He's a spokesdog for Natural Balance Pet Food, he skateboards, and he's a model for Heal by HRY. He gets especially busy during the holidays - this year he'll be in the Rose Parade snowboarding and just being generally cute! He was in last year's Rose Parade too. He even has his own website, GoLyle.com.

Lyle stopped by Venicepets the other day to get this awesome knitted sweater he's wearing in the pictures. Of course, as a model he gave us his best model pose. Go to Lyle's website to see videos of him snowboarding and skateboarding, and don't forget he'll be in this year's Rose Parade on channel 5 Saturday, January 1st, 2011. Lyle will be on the World's Heaviest Float, which is of course supposed to set the Guinness World Record for world's heaviest float! You can catch Lyle and the rest of his skateboarding bulldog pals on the float on December 26th, channel 5, at 4:30pm.

by Isis

HOLIDAY SEASON STORE HOURS

Hello again! Like the picture? I took my chihuahua Lolly (black one on the right) to see her biological sister at an annual holiday party her foster mom hosts every year. Santa Paws is so big compared to them!

Anyway, Christmas is less than a week away and New Year's isn't too far behind, so we thought we'd give you a head's up on our hours of operation.

Christmas Hours:
12/25 Sat. - CLOSED
12/26 Sun. - CLOSED
12/27 Mon. - CLOSED
We will be open Christmas Eve with regular business hours for grooming, however the retail might close early. We will reopen Tues. the 28th with regular business hours.

New Year's Hours:
12/31 Fri. - CLOSED
1/01 Sat. - CLOSED
1/02 Sun. - CLOSED
1/03 Mon. - CLOSED
We will reopen Tues. the 4th with regular business hours.

Please give us a call at (310)305-7370 if you have any questions!

- Isis

TODAY'S CUSTOMER ★GOO-WESTIE & PIKA-YORKIE★

Meet Goo the westie and Pika the yorkie! Goo and Pika come in all the time for grooming. In celebration of the holidays Goo and Pika got some Venicepets Peace tees as gifts from us. Don't they look so cute? We hope to see them again soon!

by Isis

SALE! ★20% OFF★

We're offering 20% off all the clothing that's in this cabinet at the shop. There's lots of great little dresses and t-shirts in here that would be perfect as a present for you or a friend's pooch! Please stop by the shop and check it out.

by Isis

NEW ARRIVAL! ★SMILEY BED & BACKPACK★

We just got more Smiley beds in, just in time for the holidays! We previously had only yellow Smiley in the store but now there's pink too.

For those of you who like the Smiley bed, there's also the Smiley backpack! The Smiley backpack attaches easily to a harness, so you can put your doggy's poop bags, treats, or anything you want inside! The backpack is also attaches to any leash, and comes with a strap so you can carry it for yourself as well. And my favorite part - it squeaks too! It's a toy, backpack or pouch all in one.
We have the Smiley or Peace sign in stock at the shop. There's only a few so stock up while they're still here! They make a perfect little present for you or a friend's dog.

by Isis