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Satisfied and confident, they’re living the magical, mysterious life as a member of a healthy, well behaved pack of dogs. Some are still play fighting at nine in the evening in the yards or in the house, some lying in their beds and play fighting with just their heads. Some spend time exploring the family house or resting with a couple of others in the living room. Some spend hour after hour combing the property for smells amassing and assimilating thousands of facts about the hundreds of dogs who have recently been there before them. Boarding includes one structured walk, carefully supervised playtime, and maintenance of any rules and training that your dog already has in place (for previous client dogs). Some are play fighting, off and on, all day long. At The Country Ranch we do every thing possible to draw dogs into the pack every moment they spend here in order for each dog to be completely satisfied and gain a high degree of confidence. Recently I learned of a well known Vancouver area Doggy Daycare that put all the dogs away for a five hour block during the day. One prominent Vancouver area boarding facility offers two one to one and a half hour walks for an entire twenty-four hour period. It’s a crazy but creative idea to have a (well-structured) class with a bunch of dogs together who would consider eating each other as a means to their rehabilitation.Most owners would be shocked to learn how much their dog is left alone, inside during their day of Doggy Daycare or Overnight Boarding. It’s a blessing to have people who “get it” when your dog is misbehaving. She has also created a sense of community for those of us in the class. Vera takes great care to understand each dog’s specific needs and has given us new tools to communicate with him more effectively. He can walk parallel to another dog, the lunging and barking has been eliminated, and when he does sometimes “lose his marbles” he recovers quickly. Furthermore, dog owners can bring their pets’ favorite food and doggy bed. The Pampered Pets Boutique has well-trained staff members who can provide individualized care for your pets. He has progressed so much in this past year. This family-owned pet grooming and boarding facility in Opelika, AL, has been in operation since 2005. In the beginning Boone was a lunging, barking, intimidating beast whenever he saw another dog, chomping his jaws like a crocodile. We have been participating in Vera’s reactive dog program for one year. She has a deaf dog herself and even though we weren’t a client yet, she gave us some techniques to try with him immediately. In that first conversation, I knew we had found the right trainer.

I called her up and we had a lengthy conversation about Boone. We want to build this relationship slowly, starting with meet and greets, and progressing to day time visits, dog walks a couple times a week, and weekend boarding. I came across Vera’s website and saw that she had a class for dogs with this specific issue, the Rowdy Rovers. We are looking to build a long-term relationship with a dog walker who has experience with reactive dogs, and whod also be willing to help with overnight boarding during our travel.

#REACTIVE DOG BOARDING PROFESSIONAL#

Knowing that we would need professional help, I began searching online for dog trainers who specialize in this issue. To further complicate the picture, Boone is completely deaf, limiting our ability to communicate effectively with him. We were not prepared for his level of reactivity towards other dogs.

So, we were certainly surprised when during our first walk as a new family in the neighborhood, he tried to inhale a Pomeranian. He was in a foster home with other dogs and did really well when he met our other dog, Maddie.

We adopted Boone, a pit bull mix, from a high kill shelter in NY.

Reactive dog boarding