Fair warning: I'm one of those people who is pretty obsessed with her dog.
It's contagious, too, as my husband has become this way as well. Our doggie, Annabelle, is a fairly recent rescue, as we just adopted her the first of the year. After nine months of being the center of our soon-to-be-growing family, Annabelle has a little separation anxiety, which is totally understandable!
Her first family ditched her at a shelter, after all, and then we took her in and gave her an insane amount of love and snuggle... so when we leave, she gets scared we're not coming back. She does funny things while we're gone, like trying to bust out through the back window, or taking a box of pasta out of the pantry, nibbling a hole in it, eating half of one dry noodle and then realizing she doesn't like it after all- that sort of stuff.
As I'm sure you can imagine, we keep the back window closed and we're working on the separation anxiety! In the meanwhile, we needed a place we could take her when we have to be away for more than an hour or two, as we don't want to traumatize her further. Enter Five Rings Pet Resort!
Their rates for daycare are very reasonable, perhaps because there's a lot of options locally. The space is large and they've got separate spaces for big dogs and little ones. I brought Annabelle in for the first time last week to get evaluated & accepted into daycare- always a good sign- and the trainer who evaluated her, Breanna, was patient and thorough, explaining what kinds of behavior she was looking for as she tested Annabelle's willingness to be handled. Overall, their evaluation gave me the impression that they're putting safety first, both for their employees and for the animals they're caring for!
Later in the week, Annabelle came back for a half-day and had a blast, and then a full day on a Saturday, which was amazing for my husband and I, as we've had a couple all day events on a Saturday recently and it's been tough to coordinate things to make sure she's taken care of. Both days she came home exhausted and happy, so much so that she begged me for a second dinner about two hours after her normal dinner time!! :-D
If you're looking for a daycare option in the area, I'd start here! Additionally, the dogs they board get daycare play time during the day, provided that they're socialized, which seems like a big win for any dog, especially if you're considering boarding at a traditional kennel. read more