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5 Benefits of Dog Daycare
1. Dog Daycare is great for dogs who have a lot of energy and need to burn it off. 2. Dog Daycare is very healthy! They are very social and are pack animals and dog daycare is a way to have them play in a supervised and safe area. It causes less stress. 3. Dog Daycare is great for mental stimulation. Instead of sitting in an empty house, they are able to play with others and with toys. It allows them to also get out of their usual routine. 4. Dog Daycare is extremely helpful to the owner. It is a guilt free method. You no longer need to worry or rush home to let your pet out to use the bathroom, or walk them for exercise. 5. Dog Daycare is a very easy solution to eliminate separation anxiety or destructive behavior. If a dog is home all day with no mental or physical stimulation they are more apt to get […]
To Board or Not to Board?
There are lots of reasons why you should board your dog while you are away rather than have them stay at home with someone checking up on them periodically. Dogs are social animals; they want to be with people and other dogs. It provides an opportunity to play with others and allows the chance to meet new friends of the 2 and 4 legged varieties. New surroundings with obstacles and toys for them to interact with is also very important for mental stimulation and growth. Certainly not the least, dogs are pack animals and the facility we have at Blue Dog Boarding and Daycare Rockville lends itself perfectly for pack environment. If a dog always stays at home they never get much opportunity to learn and explore new environments; all they experience is what is in the house and whoever happens to visit the home. Their social skills are not refreshed and under utilized, therefore they begin to regress […]
3 Boarding Types @ Blue Dog Rockville
Did you know at Blue Dog you can mix the boarding types for your pet? Yes you can! You can vary the amount of exercise your dog gets by alternating High Five ( non-stop play) to Paws Up ( 5 hours of play with the pack with two individual walks) or select Four on the Floor with 30 minutes of play and 3 individual walks! With the Four on the Floor boarding option we can now board unaltered dogs, dogs that medically need to have restricted activity, or dogs who really don’t like other dogs! Want more information on dog boarding?
