According to Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter, when Katie's master had to go into a nursing home, there was no family that could take poor Katie in. During the past three weeks her condition has greatly improved making it the perfect time for Loving Care Pet Services to step in with "Project Make-over" to improve Katie's appearance and lift her spirits.

Orphans of the Storm announces that October is national “Adopt a Shelter Dog Month”. To celebrate, Orphans of the Storm® animal shelter is teaming up with their friends at the Animal Medical Center of Skokie to celebrate “Adopt a Shelter Dog Month” with an open house and an “Adopt a friend for life” adoption drive.

Loving Care Pet Services partners with local animal shelter, Orphans of the Storm, to do monthly make-overs for dogs. We provide a special memorable day at the spa and capture the experience with before and after photos. This is a recent blog we are re-posting from Orphans highlighting Lola's make-over experience.

Well, of course!

Loving Care Makeover of the Month: Mohawk

Life on the street isn't easy. A dog can get into a lot of dirt and grime. So when Mohawk arrived to Orphans of the Storm as a stray who had been living on the streets for who knows how long, they needed to call in the experts. Loving Care Pet Services heeded the call. We picked up little Mohawk and went to work. It was not long before we got through all of the dirt, street grime, and even a few dug-in burs to reveal the beautiful, sweet poodle that had been hidden.

Reprinted from the article by Melinda Beck from the Wall Street Journal, December 21, 2010.

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NOW THAT WINTER IS HERE IN FULL FORCE, BELOW ARE SOME TIPS LOVING CARE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE REGARDING HOW TO PROTECT YOUR DOG’S PAWS FROM THE SNOW, ICE AND SALT IN THE WINTER