And the winner is…..

ROSIE

Congratulations Rosie, you won by 44% of the total votes for November.  She will be featured on  A Dog’s Life brand of treats sold at both our stores! The treats will be available in a few weeks for purchase.

All of us here at Dog-a-holics want to say THANK YOU to all the participants and their adorable doggie pictures!  You all are winners!

Keep an eye out for Devember’s “Treat of the Month” contest!  Submission instructions will be available soon!

November & December’s News & Events

Gift Basket Pre-Orders  – Nov. 14th – 22nd

Get your holiday shopping done early!  This year at Dog-a-holics, we are helping you to create thoughtful and individualized gift baskets for your friends and family.  Stop by either location between Nov. 14th and Nov. 22nd to choose from a wide selection of gift giving options.  You’ll receive 15% off all merchandise in the basket plus FREE gift wrap and personalization!  Gift baskets retailing over $100 will receive free shipping, too!  Baskets will be available for pick up in December! Hanukkah baskets will be available as well!  You can also place your basket order over the phone by calling (773)857-7600.

Southport Lights Up the Night! Nov. 19th, 5-8PM

The Southport Avenue Merchants are excited to kick off the 2009 Holiday Season!  The switch gets flipped on holiday decor and Southport jump starts it’s Holiday Festivities at 6pm.  Stroll down the Southport Corridor from Belmont Avenue to Irving Park Road, enjoying complimentary cocktails and unique in-store events from local area retailers.  This even is FREE and open to the public!

Natura All Natural Dog Food Demo Nov. 21st 11am to 2pm

A representative from Natura Pet Food, the makers of California Natural, Innova and Evo brands will be on site to answer all of your nutritional questions and hand out free samples of dog food!

Southport’s Annual Holiday Stroll – Dec 4th

This night is a great night to come out and enjoy the strolling, costumed Victorian carolers, and a horse drawn sleigh giving free rides up and down Southport.  Find unique holiday gifts for the entire family!  Southport’s Annual Holiday stroll begins December 4th at 5pm.  Stores will be staying open later until 9pm.

Pictures with Santa – Dec 5th & 6th

Professional portraits for your pooch, coca, gift bags and holiday cheer!  All to raise money for Chicago Canine Rescue.  What could be better?!  
Last year’s pictures with Santa was SO successful for in raising money for the homeless dogs of Chicago Canine Rescue that we’re planning TWO DAYS to take all the photos.

Who’s your daddy?!

Ever wonder what type of breed(s) your lovely mutt is?  When you have those moments where you scratch your head – WHAT ARE YOU?  Well now you have the opportunity. With BioPet Vet Labs DNA Breed Identification test you finally now have scientific results to help you figure out why your dogs hair is so wild or why your relatively calm dog is going insane and running around like a mad dog.

With the DNA test you can get a better understanding of your dog’s behavior, any potential health risks and a better understanding of your dog’s personality.

The DNA sample that is provided will enable the identification of which breeds are present in your pet.  The current BioPet database enable Pet Labs to detect breeds present in the genetic make-up of 92% of the US dog population.

Some information about the test:

• The test results are available in only 2 weeks after receipt of the dog sample.
• Price includes all fees – Upon completion of analysis, you will be mailed an Ancestry Analysis Certificate, suitable for framing. You will also receive a Behavior, Health and Personality Summary which will give you general information pertaining to each of the breeds found.
• You can collect the DNA sample yourself.

The DNA test does not hurt your pet in anyway.  You only need a swap from your dogs mouth. For more information or to purchase your dog’s DNA test you can stop by either Dog-a-holics location.

Dog-a-holics Howl’oween Mutt-Squerade 2009

We had a great turn out this year and the pictures look awesome! Everyone had a great time and the Dog Costume Parade was a great success!

Thanks to everyone who helped raise almost $1000 for the Chicago Canine Rescue.  Thank you to Fetch Portraits for their time and awesome photos!

Here are just a few of the photos from the Photo shoot!

You can check out more photos by clicking here

And the winner is….

MAGGIE

We had a great turn out for October’’s “Treat of the Month” contest!

Congratulations to Maggie, winning by 989 votes! She will be featured on A Dog’s Life brand of treats sold at both our stores! The treats will be available in a few weeks for purchase.

All of us here at Dog-a-holics want to say THANK YOU to all the participants and their adorable doggie pictures! You all are winners!

Keep an eye out for November’s “Treat of the Month” contest! Submission instructions will be available soon!

Again, congratulations to Maggie!

Trick out your hound

Soon, Chicago and other citites will be crawling with little monsters dressed in ghoulish garb,.  As ghosts, goblins, witches and warlocks hit the streets for tricks and treats, Halloween isn’t reserved just for humans anymore — with costumes galore for canines, our furry, four-legged friends can now join in on the fun.

We have costumes for every size dog!

If you little one likes to play with bugs, then the caterpillar might just fit the need.  Or if they are “fierce” and act bigger than they really are, the killer whale might be a better fit! For the bigger hounds, we have costumes for you to from Lobsters, monkeys, spiders, all the way to mailmen that hitch a ride on the back of your hound!  So run on down to either location to check out our fantastic selection of dog costumes!  Can’t make it to either location? Lucky you, you can order most of our costumes online!  Just click here!

And the winner is……

MISSES MOE DIXIE

WHEW, what a tight race this was.  With only 7 votes between first place and second place!  It was our tightest race ever!

Congratulations Misses Moe Dixie, winning by a mere 7 votes over Rosie!! She will be featured on  A Dog’s Life brand of treats sold at both our stores! The treats will be available in a few weeks for purchase.

All of us here at Dog-a-holics want to say THANK YOU to all the participants and their adorable doggie pictures!  You all are winners!

Keep an eye out for October’’s “Treat of the Month” contest!  Submission instructions will be available soon!

Come check out our new diggs!!

That’s right – our Southport location has moved!  But don’t fret,  we moved to offer more services to you!!  Yup, bigger retail space, dedicated grooming space, doggie daycare (you heard right!!!) DOGGIE DAYCARE, and training!

All of us here at Dog-a-holics are excited about the new opportunity and we want to say THANK YOU!  Because with out customers like you, we wouldn’t have been able to do it!

So stop by, say hello and check out the new space!

Our NEW Address is

3657 N. Southport Ave.,

Chicago, IL 60613

Candace, Jenny, Maggie, Michael

Southport Staff

And the winner is…..

BRUNO

We had a HUGE turn out for August’’s “Treat of the Month” contest!

Congratulations to Bruno, winning by 217 votes! He will be featured on  A Dog’s Life brand of treats sold at both our stores! The treats will be available in a few weeks for purchase.

All of us here at Dog-a-holics want to say THANK YOU to all the participants and their adorable doggie pictures!  You all are winners!

Keep an eye out for September’’s “Treat of the Month” contest!  Submission instructions will be available soon!

Again, congratulations to Bruno & Rachel!

Third Thursdays – Southport