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Back to School at The Bark Yard
It’s that time of year again — Back to School! While your kids are heading off to classrooms designed to help them learn, grow, and thrive, have you ever thought
Looking for a Board & Train for your pup?
🐾 Looking for a board and train program for your pup? 🐾 Try our Sleep Away Training Camp (*a fear and force free board and train option*) Science teaches us
Why choose us over Rover sitters?
Why choose us over Rover sitters? 🩵We won’t ever cancel on you or leave you hanging- no illness cancellations last minute! 🩵Our staff already knows and loves your dog- and
How well do you want your dog’s daycare counselor trained?
How well do you want the person in charge of your dog trained? At many daycares, staff is barely trained before they lead play groups (sometimes
How do you know if your dog is enjoying play?
Many dog parents tell us that their dog had a scary experience in a poorly supervised play group or dog park that make them wary of interacting with other dogs.
What IS socializing your dog?
One of your top priorities for your new puppy or young dog should be socialization. However, this is something that we see dog parents misunderstanding ALL the time. I was
How do you know a doggy daycare is safe?
Did you know that the doggy daycare industry is an unregulated field? While you DO need a kennel license in the state of Maine to operate, that’s achieved at opening
Can dogs who don’t like other dogs do daycare?
This is a question we get a lot. And the answer is…in most places, they CAN’T…because normally doggy daycares serve highly social dogs who like being in large groups of
