Boarding school for doggos? Yes, please!

Tl;dr: Traveling for a week and needed someone to watch over our socially awkward (towards other dogs) rescue dog, Rocco. Ended up bringing him to Crafty Canine Club for boarding and dog training. Thanks to Don, senior dog behaviorist at CCC, Rocco had a great time and walked out with great confidence and a pack of new doggo friends!

Our 3-year old dandie dinmont terrier mix rescue dog, Rocco, is wonderful with people but doesn’t do well with other dogs around. He would not stop barking and growling when other dogs come too close. We’ve been wanting to bring him to a dog park or to dog-friendly establishments so he can be socialized with other dogs, but have stopped doing so after a few tries without much success at improving his behavior. We decided we needed to bring him to a dog behaviorist. The trouble is, which trainer do we go to, and when will we ever find the time?

We found the solution almost by accident. We needed to be away for a week-long trip and couldn’t find a sitter for Rocco. So we decided to put him up in dog boarding, along with his sister, Sophie. We looked up Crafty Canine Club: it’s relatively new, but have some excellent, if few, reviews. It also interestingly offered dog training while the dog is staying at the club. We decided to give the boarding and training package a try.

Adding on the training turned out to be the best thing that happened for Rocco since we rescued him. Don, the trainer, explained to us how he planned to ease Rocco into the pack of dogs currently boarding in the club, as well as the logic of each of the steps in the process.

While we were away, Don would send us photos and progress videos, and you can really see how Rocco would change from one day to another. By his fourth day in the club, he was playing confidently with other dogs twice his size. He was a happy pup in his natural habitat.

I can’t recommend Crafty Canine Club enough. If in doubt, check out the club and talk to Don. For the very reasonable price you pay, you get amazing care for your pups and they get to have a great time while you work or have fun.

Mar. 01, 2020