Abigail's Adventures (and other news)

We’re a Lifeline in the Sky. At Gate Nine Doggie Boutique, we sell beautiful things for dogs and dog lovers — but what we really do is help save lives. While you’re shopping for a jacket, a toy, or a gift for your best friend, something extraordinary is happening behind the scenes. ✈️ We are in the air.🐾 Dogs are in crates beneath our wings.❤️ Lives are being rewritten mid-flight. Through our nonprofit partner, TailWaggin’ TailWinds Rescue, we fly dogs out of overcrowded, high-risk shelters — many of them just hours away from euthanasia — and transport them by private...

This is a really hard post for me to help Mom write. I wish it wasn’t necessary — but my paws say it is. When I fly along on rescue missions, I see things I don’t ever forget. So many of the shelters we help are overcrowded, underfunded, and stretched far beyond what their hearts can handle. And one of the things they don’t have — the thing dogs need most — is warmth. No blankets.No towels.No soft place to curl up. Puppies, seniors, and sick or injured dogs are often sleeping directly on cold concrete floors. When we arrive...

Hi everypawdy, it’s ME… Abigail! And ohhhhh my goodness do I have some tail-wagging news for you today!! My mom went to her Women in Networking Christmas party… and guess what happened??Rachel Velthuisen, the amazing owner of Essence of Elegance Travel, drew Mom’s name for the gift exchange —and she brought the BEST. PRESENT. EVER. ✨A DOGGIE TREAT MAKER!!!✨ That’s right… a magical machine that makes bone-shaped cookies JUST for Scarlett and me.I almost fainted from happiness when I saw it.Mom hasn’t even plugged it in yet and I’m already sitting in the kitchen like:“Is it ready now? … How about...

🎄✨ PRE-CHRISTMAS SALE — ONE DAY ONLY! ✨🎄Wednesday, December 10th | 11 AM – 5 PMGate Nine Doggie Boutique at The Tin Pig — Youngsville Ho ho ho, friends… this is the moment! 🎁🐶Our ONLY Christmas sale of the season is happening for ONE DAY ONLY — and everything in the boutique is 20% OFF! If you’ve been eyeing that perfect doggie outfit, a cozy holiday toy, stocking stuffers, treats, or a gift for your favorite dog lover… THIS is the day to come shop. Once the clock hits 5 PM, the savings fly away just like our rescue pups...

Buckle up… the turkey fumes are strong today! Hi everypawdy,Your favorite co-pilot, snack inspector, and professional wiggle-butt extraordinaire — Abigail — reporting in! Well, it’s Thanksgiving, and you know what that means…FOOD.So much food that even Scarlett has been practicing her “innocent face” so she can sit under the table undetected like a little yellow Roomba waiting for dropped stuffing. 😇 Daddy says Thanksgiving is about gratitude, family, and togetherness…But I say it's about: 🥧 Pie surveillance 🍗 Turkey perimeter checks 🧈 Butter theft prevention (I failed this assignment last year… tragic.) 🐶 Making sure the rescue pups get extra...