A typical day in Daycare and Home Boarding for our dog guests

Please note the following is an approximate.

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Puppies, young, elderly and dogs recovering from surgery are taken out more frequently and placed on a managed exercise programme to fit their capabilities. We vary the times of outings and meals with mature dogs to ensure that they are never expecting something at a given time. For example the main long, most exciting walk of each day, as written below as taking place in the morning, at least twice a week is swapped with a later outing of the day. This variation helps prevent any anticipation which may develop into unnecessary stress. ​

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This is the daily routine for fit, adult dogs for dogs boarding with us.

Daycare dogs are collected between 8-9 typically and returned between 5-6pm

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07:00-07:30 Taken out for a short walk (30mins)

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09.00-9.30 Light Breakfast – from their bowl or if preferred from a feeding puzzle bowl, an activity ball, buster cube, static maze, snuffle mat or pyramid puzzle. Followed by at least 60 mins of rest. ​

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10.30-12.30 Morning group walks and play starting in my paddocks allowing the dogs to interact and play before setting of on our walk. Heading out over differing routes over the surrounding mixture of terrain with wild flower meadows, crops, ancient woodland.

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12.40-14.00 Rest with Chews and occasional snuffle mat or puzzle bowl. Shade bathing in summer and lie in front of the fire in winter. We also take this time to brush the dogs and take note of there condition and check them over.

For more active dogs, training, find it games, scent work and lead work or your specific training . For mature very well behaved dogs free access to securely fenced paddocks to meander under supervision when weather allows.

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14.30-15.30 Second walk of the day, a more leisurely walk.

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18.00 -18.30 Main Meal (Always ensuring half an hour rest before and after eating meals) 

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​19.00 Gentle relieving paddock wander (10-20 mins) In summer months this is the last relaxing walk of the day for boarding guests. ​

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19.30-22.00 Rest, relaxation and cuddle time

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22.30 Taken out for the last toilet break of the day before bedtime treat and lights out. (5-15 mins)