Lake Austin Spa Resort Launches Program Featuring Patricia McConnell
November 22, 2010 by Paris Permenter and John Bigley
Filed under Travel
Lake Austin Spa Resort, an amazing resort known for its spa and dining, has announced a new four-day pet program for guests and their pets.
The enormous spa has been named Condé Nast Traveler’s #1 destination spa but we like the resort for its tranquil setting on quiet Lake Austin, just on the outskirts of the capital city. There’s now another great reason to like the world-class resort: in 2011, the resort launches the Celebrating Paws program for guests and their pets, alongside new pet-inspired spa treatments and a philanthropic partnership with a local animal welfare agency.
Dr. Patricia McConnell Leading Discussions
Dr. Patricia McConnell, Ph.D.,CAAB, Ethologist and Certified Animal Behavioralist, is gong to be presenting two special programs next year, February 2-6 and November 2-6, 2011. Dr. McConnell is the author of an excellent booklet titled The Cautious Canine about fearful dogs (it was recommended to us when we were training our dog Irie and since then we’ve learned a lot from her other books as well as Dr. McConnell’s website.)
Dr. McConnell will lead informative discussions on the following:
-The Power of Pets: What Science Has to Tell Us About Our Love for Animals.
-Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking? What’s Really Going On in a Dog’s Brain?
-The Other End of the Leash: Understanding How to Communicate with Your Best Friend.
Additional pet experts participating in the program include Cara Shannon, JD, CPDT-KA, CAP1 and certified dog training expert who will lead hands-on classes in manners training and etiquette. Cara will also be available for private sessions. Susannah Charleson, author of Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search and Rescue Dog, and her dog Puzzle are members of the Metro Area K9 Rescue in Dallas, Texas. They will demonstrate how we can use our human senses to understand a dog’s gift of scent and to experience search-and-rescue from the dog’s point of view and the handler’s.
Other scheduled activities during the four-day pet program include a Yappy Hour (for pets and their parents), mat training, leave it training, canine massage and a custom photography session with your dog.
Special Dog-Inspired Spa Treatments
Dog lover and Spa Director Lynne Vertrees wanted to complement the activities with pup-inspired spa treatments. The new Four Paws massage focuses on human paws—the hands and feet. While the hands are massaged with warm lavender lotion, feet are cocooned with a lavender peppermint foot balm and wrapped in warm towels. Pressure points on the feet conclude this 50-minute service. The Bow Wow Peticure is a relaxing pedicure that is sure to soothe aching “paws.” A relaxing “Dog Walk Soak” begins the 50-minute treatment, which also includes a bottle of polish to take home.
Pet-Friendly Features
Guests are welcome to bring their house-trained adult dog any time, as the property has a select number of pet-friendly rooms with private outdoor spaces for their pooch to play. The year-round pet fee of $300 covers overnight essentials such as a dog bed, bowls, treat and a blanket for your beloved pet to snuggle in and take home with them.
For a Paws Cause
One hundred percent of the pet fees collected in 2011 will be donated to Animal Trustees of Austin, a non-profit organization that is one of only a few of its kind in the country, providing free health care to animals in need. In addition, two pet-inspired spa treatments, the Four Paws massage and Bow Wow Peticure will be introduced in 2011 with partial proceeds benefiting the organization as well.
For More Information:
- call 800-847-5637
- visit Lake Austin Spa Resort
About Paris Permenter and John Bigley
DogTipper publishers Paris Permenter and John Bigley are a husband-wife team of full-time writers. The couple has authored over two dozen books and 2,500+ magazine articles.
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