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Fun Fact: A dog's shoulder blades are unattached to the rest of the skeleton to allow greater flexibility for running.

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ADOGO Fact: ADOGO certifies all its employees in Pet First Aid and CPR from the American Red Cross.

Fun Fact: Dogs do not have an appendix.

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Fun Fact: An adult dog has 42 teeth.

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Fun Fact: If never spayed or neutered, a female dog, her mate, and their puppies could produce over 66,000 dogs in six years.

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Fun Fact: Dog nose prints are like human fingerprints and are considered their unique identity.

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Fun Fact: The Basenji is the world's only barkless dog.

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Fun Fact: The oldest dog on record was Bluey, an Australian cattle, who lived 29 years and 5 months. That's over 160 in human years.

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Fun Fact: Greyhounds are the fastest dogs on Earth and can run at speeds of 45 mph.

The Truth About Dogs

Fun Fact: It costs approximately $10,000 to train a federally certified search and rescue dog.

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Fun Fact: Dogs have lived with humans for over 14,000 years. Cats have lived with people for only 7,000 years.

Dogs Throughout History

Fun Fact: The U.S. has the highest dog population in the world. France has the second highest.

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Fun Fact: There are an estimated 400 million dogs in the world.

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Fun Fact: Eighteen muscles or more can move a dog's ear.

How Dogs Think: Understanding the Canine Mind

Fun Fact: Plato once said, that "a dog has the soul of a philosopher."

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Fun Fact: The most popular male dog names are Max and Jake. The most popular female dog names are Maggie and Molly.

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ADOGO Fact: ADOGO has a sound system throughout the facility that plays music specially made for dogs 24 hours a day

Fun Fact: There is a doggy disco held in Italy every year where owners can dance with their dogs.

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ADOGO Fact: Bringing more than one dog to ADOGO? We offer 20% off for your second dog occupying the same room or suite.

ADOGO Fact: ADOGO is developed and owned by lifelong dog owner, John Sturgess, who has over 23 years experience developing and running professional human hotels.

Fun Fact: The most popular dog breed in Canada, U.S., and Great Britain is the Labrador retriever.

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ADOGO Fact: ADOGO diffuses Young Living Essential Aroma Therapy Oils throughout the facility.

Fun Fact: The first dog to star in an American movie was Jean the Vitagraph Dog, a Border Collie mix, who made his first film in 1910

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Fun Fact: The largest dog is the Irish Wolfhound, which stands 30 to 35 inches at the top of the shoulders and weighs 105 to 125 pounds.

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Fun Fact: Dogs have 1,700 taste buds on their tongue, while humans have about 9,000.

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Fun Fact: Snag, a Labrador Retriever who works for the U.S. Customs Department, has made 118 drug seizures worth $810 million!

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Fun Fact: A human has about 5 million scent glands, a dog has between 125 million to 300 million, depending on the breed.

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Fun Fact: The Boarder Collie is the most intelligent dog, according to dog trainers.

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ADOGO Fact: ADOGO has full service training on site by the Canine Coach!, who was voted the #1 trainer in the Twin Cities.

Fun Fact: George Washington was the first known breeder of the Dalmation in the United States.

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ADOGO Fact: ADOGO is a member of and holds certifications from the Pet Care Services Association (former ABKA).

ADOGO Fact: ADOGO is the preferred hotel for dogs of Life Time Fitness.

ADOGO Fact: ADOGO offers ADOGO Express to its loyalty members: Members can have their dog(s) checked in right from their car.

Fun Fact: It is a myth that dogs are color blind. They can actually see in color, just not as vividly as humans. It is akin to our vision at dusk.

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Fun Fact: 80% of dog owners buy their dog presents for holidays and birthdays. Over half of them include their pet on cards and letters.

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Fun Fact: Most pet owners (94 percent) say their pet makes them smile more than once a day.

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Fun Fact: It has been established that people who own pets live longer, have less stress, and have fewer heart attacks.

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ADOGO Halloween Party & Costume Contest

Posted on October 11, 2012 by adogoblog

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ADOGO Dog Park opening at Land Rover Minneapolis

Posted on January 12, 2012 by adogoblog

ADOGO Pet Hotel is the preferred pet hotel of Land Rover Minneapolis.

Come Celebrate the opening of the ADOGO Dog Park (with K9 Grass) at Land Rover Minneapolis on Thursday, January 26th from 6pm – 8pm

Their will be food provided by Crave and dessert by Yum!. Land Rover will be hosting a fasion show with existing ADOGO customers and their dogs participating as models showing off Lucy and Hoigaards latest fasion. We are partnering with Land Rover, Hoigaards, Lucy, Crave, Yum, K9 Grass and the Animal Humane Society.

ADOGO groomers will be giving complimentary nail clips to attending dogs. We will also give each attendee a coupoin for a complimentary daycare.

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Picture the Love photo shoot at ADOGO

Posted on January 11, 2012 by adogoblog

ADOGO is working with Patrick Nau photography to set up 20 minute sessions with you and your dog for the perfect Valentine photos. ADOGO is hosting this event Saturday, February 4th, so call Patrick Nau at 612-722-7911 to make an appointment. Time slots are limited so make your call asap.

20 minute mini-sessions with immediate viewing and ordering Packages starting at $50 — no session fee!

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Rescue Therapy Dog Calendar Casting Call at ADOGO, January 21st

Posted on January 11, 2012 by adogoblog

ADOGO hosting casting call for Rescue Therapy Dogs for the 2013 Calendar

Casting Call for 2013 Rescue Therapy Dog Calendar

ADOGO is working with a great group who produce the Rescue Therapy Dog Calendar. You may have seen them on the news last week. ADOGO is hosting a Casting Call for rescue therapy dogs that would like to be in the 2013 calendar. We will be considering all aspects of the dog including their story, their interaction with people, etc. So, if you have a wonderful rescue therapy dog that would make a great calendar dog, sign up to come to ADOGO on January 21st from 3pm – 5pm. Apply by emailing to paul@rescuedogart.com. For more details go to facebook.com/rescuedogart

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Happy New Year! Let’s make it a great year!

Posted on January 5, 2012 by adogoblog

We look forward to taking care of your dog in 2012. You can follow current affairs at ADOGO through our Blog, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
Photos of ADOGO dogs will be placed on Facebook & Twitter and videos on YouTube.
We sincerely appreciate all of your support during our first year and in 2012.

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New Pictures from the Arb!

Posted on April 29, 2011 by adogoblog

It was another great Dog Days at the Arb and the ADOGO crew made sure to take a bunch of photos! Go check out our Facebook page to see the photos, and if you missed the event there is another one coming up later this year.

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Easter AND A Birthday!

Posted on April 24, 2011 by adogoblog

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you are enjoying the beautiful day with family and friends. Today is also John’s Birthday! He turns 25 years old… : ) Make sure to have a great day and wish him a Happy Birthday on Facebook!

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DOGS DAY @ THE ARB!

Posted on April 18, 2011 by adogoblog

Its that time again for Dogs Day at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum! The event is $25 per dog and is being held on April 23rd from 9am to 1pm and will include a 3 mile walk, prize drawings, and pet expo. Last year was a ton of fun! We hope to see you there!

Dog Days @ The Arb

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Dogs in the Window

Posted on April 12, 2011 by adogoblog

People always comment and think it’s funny to see the dogs sun bathing in the windows when they drive by. Our guests love to lay on the window sills and sun bathe. Lizzie, one of our regulars can usually be found there at some point in the day : ) Have a great day and enjoy the weather!

Lizzie getting a tan

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Hope You Had A Wonderful Spring Break!

Posted on April 12, 2011 by adogoblog

Thank you everyone for coming to ADOGO over Spring Break! We had a wonderful time and hope you did too : ) Check out Facebook for some new photos that we took over break.

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ADOGO Halloween Party & Costume Contest

ADOGO Dog Park opening at Land Rover Minneapolis

Picture the Love photo shoot at ADOGO

Rescue Therapy Dog Calendar Casting Call at ADOGO, January 21st

Happy New Year! Let’s make it a great year!

New Pictures from the Arb!

Easter AND A Birthday!

DOGS DAY @ THE ARB!

Dogs in the Window

Hope You Had A Wonderful Spring Break!

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