Fit & Spa Retreat: A New Year's Resolution for Pets

Losing weight and getting in shape are popular New Year’s resolutions for humans, but what about for your pet? With pet obesity rates on the rise in the United States, at Morris Animal Inn we believe now is as good a time as any to get your pet active and moving. Help your dog start 2014 off right with our Canine Cardio Fit & Spa Retreat!

From January 13-17, your dog can join us for a day, a few days or a week of fun, fitness and healthy eating. From treadmill trots to nature trail hikes, our fit camp is designed to help promote active lifestyles, plus a bit of relaxation.

After a swim in our indoor pool or a run on the “stair-muttster” with our staff, pets will participate in Doga, or dog yoga, sessions to stretch out tired muscles. We will also offer group and private playtimes, agility courses, canine massage sessions, healthy homemade treats and much more to kickstart 2014 as a happy, healthy year.

Our fit camps are specifically tailored to each and every pet participant. We make it our goal to help pets who might need to lose a few pounds on their way to a healthier weight by offering fun activities to get them motivated and moving.

Each day participants will be sent home with a healthy snack recipe and fitness-themed gift so owners can continue the healthy routine at home. Pets who attend all five days of fit camp will receive a full report card at the end of the week with starting weight, ending weight and other statistics about their week of fitness and fun.

Whether you have a pudgy pooch or your pet is fit and full of energy, this year’s Canine Cardio Fit & Spa Retreat is a can’t miss event for 2014. Call us at 973-539-0377 to reserve a spot for your furry friend today.

Pounds for Hounds Food Donation Totals Over 1500 Lbs!

You lose some… to win some! Morris Animal Inn’s Pounds for Hounds fundraiser had staff eating healthy and exercising to lose weight for a good cause.

This annual event, which took place over a three month period from January through March, is a popular weight loss inspiration for staff at Morris Animal Inn because it means more than just getting healthy: for every pound our staff loses, we donate 10 lbs. of food to an animal shelter. This year, our food goes to Eleventh Hour Rescue Animal Shelter in Randolph, NJ!

After months of hard work, weigh-ins and healthy eating, our staff went above and beyond for our highest total yet: combined we lost a total of 199 lbs! Our final donation to Eleventh Hour was 45 33 pound bags of Fromm dog food and 33 cases of California Natural canned food. Adding it all together, that’s nearly 1500 lbs of dry food, plus the 33 cases of cans!

This hard-earned food will be put to good use at Eleventh Hour Rescue, a shelter that focuses on saving animals from kill shelters and finding them foster and permanent homes.

This year, our Grooming staff participants topped our weigh-in charts with nearly 5% weight loss. Congratulations to our groomers and all our staff participants on taking healthy steps to help shelter dogs get healthy, too!

To help your dog get fit, sign up today for our next Kentucky Derby themed daycare fit camp! “A Week at the Races” from May 13-17 will have your dog racing to the front of the pack with treadmill trots, saddle pawlates, derby diving and homemade healthy treats. Call 973-539-0377 to book your dog a spot in the winners circle today!

 

Belle's Final Days of Canine Fit Camp at Morris Animal Inn

What a wonderful journey it has been at Morris Animal Inn! It was a commitment I made to be healthy and fit and I did it. Now I need to continue this journey even after my last day of fitness camp.

I have to admit that I was a little sad to leave the program because I had one-on-one counseling, support, new friends, great workouts, met my Valentine named Leo...hmmm... but at the same time, I think I am ready to continue this on my own. Being at Morris Animal Inn gave me a jumpstart to good health. I recommend that if you need to get healthy and fit that you give their doggie fit camp a try. Definitely worth it. If you see me running outside and rolling over, I am doing this purposely so everyone can see my new physique from my front end to my back end. :)

In case this is the first time you are checking in, my name is Belle, I am a fiesty two-year-old Bloodhound who came to Morris Animal Inn from Eleventh Hour Rescue three times a week for a month to get healthy and fit. I was at 124.8lbs but have lost more than 10lbs.

A huge thank you to all who have supported and followed me on my journey. I appreciated it so much. If I get a chance, I will stop in to let you know how I am doing. For now, wish me luck...Yeah!