"IS DINNER READY YET?

I know I just had breakfast, but I'm just going to sit here until dinner's ready."

THIS THANKSGIVING WE'RE DOING SOMETHING
WE'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE...

We're giving thanks...to you.🎉 Of course, we're always grateful for you, but this year, we're showing it: for the first time ever, we're offering discounted gift card purchases to newsletter subscribers. Buy them for someone else or buy them for yourself, in any increment. (Psst: If you have plans to get a new puppy in the new year buy yourself a gift card now to purchase training classes in the future!) More details below. This is just our way of saying thank you to you Wonderful humans & your Wonder Dogs.♥️

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE TURKEYS AT WONDER DOG UNIVERSITY.

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DOG BLOG

Just because it's Thanksgiving, doesn't mean you should be so giving with these when it comes to your dog.

Along with what's mentioned below, also on the "No No List" for today are:

• Turkey bones
• Stuffing
• Mashed potatoes
• Creamed peas
• Anything containing xylitol (sugary stuff)
• Pumpkin pie

👍 THESE 10 FOODS ARE A-O-K 👍

ETCETERA

FILE UNDER: GOOD DOGGOS DOIN GOOD DOGGO STUFF

Wonder Dogg-O' the Month

Maru

This recent Puppy Class Series graduate, Maru, showed up and showed out to graduate with flying colors! Small - yes. Mighty - also yes. Fantastic eyebrows - also, also yes. This sweet Shibu Inu is ready for anything. After subjecting her human, Na, to her puppy dog eyes (pictured left), Na agreed to letting Maru try her paw at earning her Canine Good Citizen certification in our January class. Good luck Maru! (Not that you're going to need it - those brows are going to open up doors girl! 💅🏼)

FILE UNDER: ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN

Dog Stuff We ♥️

Kukur Tihar

Earlier this month dogs were honored during a 5-day Hindu festival in Nepal. On the 2nd day, Kukur Tihar, dogs are worshipped to please Yama, the God of death.

During the festival, all dogs -- strays included -- are celebrated, bathed, fed and decorated with a tilaka - a red mark applied to their forehead.

According to Hindu mythology, in the ancient Sanskrit Mahabharata, there are five brothers who make a pilgrimage to the Himalayas accompanied by a dog. One by one the brothers die on the way up, until finally, Yudhishthira, the eldest brother and the only one left, reaches the top with the dog by his side.

At the top, Indra, the King of Heaven, welcomes him but asks him to leave the dog behind. Yudhishthira refuses to enter heaven without his dog, citing the dog's unflinching loyalty, and says he’ll go back to earth. Suddenly the dog disappears and is replaced by Yama, the God of death. Indra, impressed, opens the gates of Heaven for Yudhishthira.

By worshipping the animals and ensuring their happiness, Yama can be appeased and death is no longer feared.

🌷 LEARN MORE HERE

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Upcoming Classes 📚

Group classes will start up again in January so keep an eye out!

👀 GROUP CLASS LIST

#DecemberHashtagHolidays

Each day brings a new hashtag holiday & reason to post about our pets on social media. Just don't be the last one to do it...Princess Sparkles' followers are waiting. #blessed

NATIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION DAY - 2ND #SpecialEducationDay

NATIONAL COOKIE DAY - 4TH #NationalCookieDay

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY - 5TH #VolunteerDay
Strapped for time? No problemo! International Volunteer Day includes simply donating to a local charity or cause. Here's a list of charities that support dogs.

MICROWAVE OVEN DAY - 6TH #MicrowaveOvenDay

PRETEND TO BE A TIME TRAVELER DAY - 8TH #PretendToBeATimeTravelerDay
In the dating world, this is also known as "Creative Ghosting".

INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN DAY - 11TH #InternationalMountainDay

WINTER SOLSTICE - 21ST #WinterSolstice
#DYK on this day, we will experience the shortest period of daylight & the longest period of night because #science.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE DAY - 21ST #CrosswordPuzzleDay
5-letter word from which "dog" comes from in Latin

NO INTERRUPTIONS DAY - 27TH #NoInterruptionsDay
Now accepting suggestions for how to accomplish this one.

NATIONAL BACON DAY - 30TH #NationalBaconDay
We could've sworn we celebrated this for breakfast just this morning, but we'll happily celebrate again on the 30th of December...and probably every weekend morning leading up to it.

ONE LAST THING

We are hiring:
FULL TIME DOG TRAINER

Ever see a person upset with their dog and think, “there’s a better way to do that” or “it’s not the dog’s fault you don’t understand them.” Then this job is for you. At WDU, we attribute our success to the strength of our team, and our team is growing! We are looking for an experienced, reliable, and highly motivated Dog Trainer to join our team of professional pet dog trainers. Our trainers are responsible for leading group classes, one-on-one private training sessions and training workshops. If you find joy in educating humans on how to understand and better communicate with their canine companions, and you have a passion for dogs, we want to meet you!

If you know someone who would be paw-fect for this role, or who might be interested, please forward them this email!

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY, HEAD HERE.

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