| To provide a low-stress, safe and enriching environment for your dog.
- Low-Stress
- We are very small, so the dog to human ratio is small.
- All cages have privacy panels.
- Barky dogs are kept separate from other dogs in order not to disturb other dogs.
- Calming herbs are emitted in the air.
- Safe
- Custom-built housing units that are chew proof and inescapable.
- Fire and burglar alarms that directly call the police/fire department and the owners' cell.
- Owners live around the corner.
- Enriching
- Fun Exercises
- Each dog receives at least twenty minutes per day with a staff member engaged in a stimulating activity (fetch, cuddling, long nature walk, tug-o-war, or whatever your dog likes to do).
- Food Puzzles
- This is an easy way to keep your dog's mind problem solving.
- We fill a Kong or Gatorade bottle with treats or kibble and your dog has to figure out how to get to the food.
- Puzzles are great for dogs that are reoccurring guests or are staying for a long time.
- Nature Walks
- We are surrounded by woods and have cut out a nature trail for leisure walks.
- We even have a spring fed creek we walk the dogs down to. They love it during the summer.
- All dogs get a least one trail walk a day.
- Socialization
- Each dog goes through a behavior evaluation to determine if he or she is allowed to socialize with other dogs (not all dogs will be allowed).
- Each socialization group is made up of dogs that are behaviorally and size compatible (for example, high-energy medium-sized dogs would make up a playgroup, and small-sized geriatric dogs would make up another).
- Dogs are not put with other dogs until they have established a relationship with the staff at Crackerdog. This might take a couple visits or just a couple daydepending on the dog.
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