Fur the Love of Dog Spa

02/13/2025

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01/20/2025

It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that Natalie and I announce the permanent closure of our beloved Fur the Love of Dog Spa.

To our cherished clients:

You have been the heart and soul of our business. Many of you have trusted us to care for your pets their entire lives, and we have loved every moment of watching them grow and being part of their journeys. Over the years, you have become like family to us, and the thought of no longer being able to provide your fur babies with the care they deserve has weighed heavily on our hearts.

When Natalie and I took the leap to open this salon after the sale of Waggers, many of you were just as excited as we were. You experienced the build of this shop with us and supported us every step of the way. Knowing how much love, energy, and care we poured into creating this space makes this closure even harder to accept.

Please know that we tried and fought with everything we had to keep our doors open. From the very day Hurricane Helene struck, we began battling to save our salon. Despite our tireless efforts, we lost that battle just one week before Christmas. Having recently celebrated our one-year anniversary, Natalie and I were excited and hopeful as we planned for the holiday season with you all. This is not the news we ever wanted to share, but circumstances have left us with no other options.

The devastation caused by Hurricane Helene left our building without running water, making it impossible to continue operations. In the midst of this crisis, we faced another unexpected challenge: our landlord, Larry Gragg, refused to provide a hard copy of our lease—an essential document for applying for small business aid. Despite countless requests and legal consultation, we were unable to secure the support we needed to save our business.
We want to assure you that we will share more details in a future post to provide clarity and warn the community of the business practices we encountered in these unprecedented times. It is our hope that no one else has to face the challenges we endured.

The reality of this closure has left Natalie and me facing a complete career change after dedicating over 22 years of our lives to this industry. We are still navigating what the future holds, and though answers feel scarce right now, we remain grateful for the memories we’ve created with you and your pets.

Thank you for your unwavering support, your trust, and the joy you’ve brought into our lives. You are the reason we poured our hearts into every moment, and we will forever cherish the bond we’ve shared with each of you and your furry companions.
Thank you for being part of our journey.

With deep graditude and love,

Liz & Natalie
Fur the Love of Dog Spa

10/30/2024

10/18/2024

AVLtoday has had the most up to date info on current drop off donation sites, volunteering, and where to pick up supplies that I’ve seen so far. I subscribe to their newsletter and get an email everyday with updated information- obviously not sponsored or anything- just with all this misinformation I thought I’d share a resource I rely on and trust. 💜 stay safe !

Find community resources for food, water, shelter, cell service, and more.

10/18/2024

Giving our support to families and their pets in Marshall Sunday. Got the call last night that they could use some help so we will help in Swannanoa Saturday and come home and re-load the trailer and head out to Marshall on Sunday. We will have dog and cat food (canned and dry) , small animal food (hamsters, gerbils , etc), supplements , dog and cat treats , leashes , collars , blankets , beds, cat litter and if their is a specific need and we don’t have it , we will get it.

10/13/2024

10/13/2024

10/10/2024

We had over 50 people come by yesterday to grab pet food and supplies and today we’re hoping for more!

Please help us spread the word that MPR AVL is now a distribution site of these items, so that we can help feed your furry friends!

Hours this week will be 10:00 am-2:00 pm at at the address below:

MPR AVL Headquarters
7 Old Pisgah Highway, Ste. 200
Candler, NC 28715

If you’re not in need at this time and wish to contribute instead, we are accepting donations during these hours or you can always donate at the link below or Venmo us at .

mpravl.org/donate

10/03/2024

To our beautiful Fur the Love of Dog family-

Our last post was brief just to get something posted for you all, now that Natalie and I have been able to be reunited for a short period outside of Asheville, we are starting to wrap our minds around the reality we are all facing. After being open a little over a year, this was the last thing we could have ever imagined happening. We are safe and that’s what matters most, our shop has survived Helene and we are so grateful for that! (Of course without power or water we are unable to provide services at this time) However, our personal homes/lives-like many of yours, were affected-and we are displaced for the time being. We hope to be able to keep the shop space during the interim and will keep everyone updated as that develops.

For the time being-some of you have reached out and we are so happy to know you are safe!
We are worried and wondering how the rest of our fur family is doing. We know some of you come all the way from Hot Springs for us to take care of your beloved pets-and you have become FAMILY-If you can see this post- Please shoot us a comment or DM to let us know you are safe.

Natalie and I will do our best to update everyone as we are all taking this day by day. Our hearts are with all of you, we miss you already-and truly hope to see everyone again soon.

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