Enrichment School

Our dog daycare service focuses on physical play. We take a structured approach with two nap times, outdoor potty breaks, toy time, and group activities in the playgroups. To further enrich your dog's day, you can request to add on individual activities outside of the playgroup (e.g. nature walk, attention time, enrichment activities), have your dog participate in a small-group enrichment camp, or On-Demand Training while your dog attends daycare.

We have expanded this approach to dog daycare and created a new Enrichment School program. This service will take a holistic approach, similar to 30-minute enrichment camps, but will engage your dog for a full day of fun physical and mental play.

• Leverages our knowledge of animal behavior by providing a higher level of individual service that focuses on mental and sensory enrichment throughout the entire day.
• Offers a greater mix of enrichment and learning. The groups will be smaller, allowing us to introduce higher value rewards and activities. The focus will be on a variety of scheduled enrichment activities through the day and then supplement with group physical playtime.
• Incorporates daycare, enrichment, and training to fill a void that daycare-only and training-only services cannot. The daily schedule will include having a member of our training team in the playgroup working with the dogs for a portion of the day.
• Provides an option for dogs that tolerate the general daycare environment but may do well and excel in a smaller group setting with less general environment stimuli and more individual attention and encouragement.

Eligibility

• Dogs that already attend our daycare and have successfully passed a daycare evaluation.
• Dogs that have already attended (a minimum of) one observation day during their adjustment period.
• Dogs that work well in groups and are good communicators.
• Dogs that do not have resource guarding issues of any kind (spatial, toys, food).
• Dogs that are comfortable in a crate.
• Dogs that do not have food allergies as we cannot guarantee that treats won't get shared among dogs.

Details

We are rolling out a soft launch to learn more over the first few weeks as we further expand this service.

• This service will initially only be offered on Tuesdays, beginning June 13, 2023.
• Enrichment School hours are 8am-4pm. In order to participate:
• Dogs can be dropped off after 7:30am.
• All dogs can be picked up after 3:30pm and no later than 4:30pm.
• You will drop-off and pick-up at the daycare building as you would for general daycare.
• Enrichment School will take place at our Dog Training building.
• We are starting with 1 group and a max of 10 dogs.
• Reservations are required as space is limited.
• If you make a reservation for Enrichment School, we reserve a spot for your dog at the Training Building; your dog will not be reserved for general daycare that day.
• If we have reached our max occupancy, you can request to be added to our waiting list.
• Monthly memberships for general daycare will not apply to Enrichment School. There are no memberships for Enrichment School.
• If your dog is boarding:
• Your dog can participate in Enrichment School instead of general daycare, however this must be reserved in advance when you make your boarding reservation.
• It can be the day you drop-off as long as you arrive for Enrichment School by the 8:00am start time.
• Your dog cannot participate on pick-up day, unless your pickup time is after 3:30pm when Enrichment School ends.
• There is an additional fee for the boarding stay depending on standard crate or luxury suite option.
• Cancellation policy is the same as all other services.
• Cancellations must be made by close of business the day prior.
• Our office is open daily 9AM-5PM, except on holidays.
• Cancellations after 5pm, same day, and no shows will be charged the full Enrichment School cost.

Daily Schedule

* We advise dogs not be fed breakfast to balance out the amount of food they receive during the day. Dogs will be provided with house treats throughout the day, during activities, as well as a kong or lickey mat for a snack during rest time.

Time	Activity
7:30-8:00 am	drop-off window, check-in at daycare building
8:00-9:00 am	interactive toys & movement games
9:00-10:00 am	brain games
10:00-11:00 am	relaxation activities
11:00-1:00 pm	instinctive activities, nature walks, training sessions
1:00-2:30 pm	engaging play with balls, tugs, and leadership activities
2:30-3:30 pm	fun agility activities
3:30-4:00 pm	pick-up window, please check-out at the daycare building
4:30 pm	facility closed and ready for training classes

Introductory Rate

This is a soft launch as we expect to learn more over the first few weeks to further expand and enhance the service. We are offering an introductory rate of $75 during our soft launch. If you add up all the individual services that are provided during Enrichment School, this service is valued at over $140.

• full day daycare $45
• 30-min enrichment camp $15
• 15-min nature walk $10
• 15-min enrichment activity $10
• 30-min on demand training $55
• licky mat / stuffed kong $3 each

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