Update on the road closure – The road closure on 84th street to Arcadia is NOT posing a major problem.  All customers should continue taking the route that they are familiar with.  A slight detour is present at the 99th Ave intersection.  After a couple of quick turns, the detour brings you right back out onto 84th street tacking on an extra 60 seconds to the trip.

Update on the road closure – They may not be so bad afterall!   Looking further into details and seeing preemptive road signs already installed in my area, the detour to Arcadia shouldnt be as bad as the what the county map below provides.  I will be scouting out the area on the first day on closure to verify a secret route!  Stay tuned, I will be back with more info.

There will be a road closure on 84th street (the last street you turn on before my street, 111th Ave NE) for 4 weeks from July 8th through August 4th.  This will be a bit of a pain to deal with, but not too bad. If coming up Hwy 9 to Arcadia, the alternate route or detour will be to take the Hwy 92 (Granite Falls) turn-off and follow it down to 127th. Take a left, pass the baseball diamond, then take a left at the stop sign.  This turn will put you on 123rd after the bend in the road. 123rd is 40 mph road and will take you directly to 84th st. From there just take a left and approach 111th Ave Ne (my road) on the left-hand side. I believe that it will require the reverse directions to return to Hwy 9.  Please plan on adding 5 minutes to your trip.  The bad news, it’s a temporary new route…the good news, there should be minimal traffic once you hit 123rd.  I will keep this post updated as I find out any more information.  Thank you for your patience and understanding.  This whole closure is to replace a culvert so we all don’t face flooding over the roads in the future. Please refer to .pdf file for a map.  If the map is too small to read, a direct link is below.

Sno County Road Closure-1

The cell service for my cell phone has been hit or miss lately.  Sometimes I will not be notified of a call or a message on my phone until hours later.  Most of the time it is effective, though there are times I will not receive a call at all.  Please try the land line (206-418-6159) if any problems getting through persist. Thanks!

Summer is filling up fast!  With the closing of Disco Dog Ranch in S. Lake Stevens, Arcadia is getting the roll over business.  Get your plans ready, and give me a call!

This is a reminder to my customers that all dogs on their arrival day must be dropped-off by no later than 2pm.  This ensures that all of the guests will be able get on the same energy level.  Having all of our guests on the same energy level helps ensure better safety for all.  I cannot express how important this is.  If early drop off is completely unavoidable, like I tell my current customers, “communication is key”.

It’s been a while since I have posted, but I needed something worthy of posting!  Here it is, Arcadia just signed off on an all new environmentally friendly, energy efficient HVAC system for the facility. The old propane furnace is going bye bye and in its place will be a top of the line heat pump system. This of course includes an air conditioning and great new filtration set-up.  That’s right!  Arcadia will be set up for air conditioning during the couple of months where the doggies need it most!  All of our super fluffy furry guests will benefit the most from this. Can’t wait!

Seattle Pet Taxi has been reinstated! A fantastic new taxi service for the times that your dogs trip to Arcadia may not work with your schedule. Please visit http://www.seattlepettaxi.com/

Hello Everyone! For those who have bookings made for Christmas please give me a call soon to confirm dates. Our wait list us getting longer each day so in order to make space for the wait list doggies I need to know as soon as possible if your dates are cancelled or confirmed. Please call 206-240-6267. I will be making confirmation calls regardless, but try and beat me to the punch. Thanks!

More good news! Some new tech will be passing through the doors of Arcadia next week. I am talking about a commercial grade steam cleaning system to help keep our free “reign” dog ranch even cleaner. The new system will not only help disinfect walls and floors better than traditional scrubbing and mopping, but this vapor cleaning machine needs only basic tap water to be able to produce the powerful steam that performs all cleaning applications, meaning no chemical film or pollution. There is no greener solution than steam!