02-26-2023 Harford Magazine - Flipbook - Page 47
Best of Harford
PERSONAL SERVICES
Shift leader Morgan
Whitt oversees dogs
under 30 pounds
during outdoor time at
Best Friends Fur Ever in
Joppa.
Best Friends Fur Ever
Best Doggie Day Care
PHOTO BY KENNETH
K. LAM
Small wonder some dogs balk at leaving here.
Where else can a pup pad about on heated floors,
enjoy an impromptu massage or take a summertime
swim in a bone-shaped pool? The “resort-style” day
care pampers 3-pound teacup poodles and 200pound St. Bernards. It coddles 8-week-old puppies
and 21-year-old seniors.
“We love your dogs for a lifetime,” said Kelly
Cullum, owner of Best Friends Fur Ever, a mainstay in
Joppa for 18 years, with another site in Cockeysville.
Its 8,500 clients include those with special-needs:
1009 Philadelphia Road, Joppa. 410-671-7529. joppa@bestfriendsfurever.com
dogs that are blind, deaf and need wheelchairs to get
around. Come playtime, dogs are separated by size
and temperament. During naps, soothing music is
piped into rest areas.
“We challenge dogs both physically and mentally,”
said Cullum, 62, of Bel Air. Food puzzles test their
mettle, while staffers read stories to pets who may be
inclined to perk up their ears.
And when owners come to pick them up?
“We feel a sense of pride when a dog pulls at its
leash and wants to come back in.”
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