Please select your province of choice for the
corresponding directory for one of the four Atlantic provinces
to find a boarding kennel in your area:
How to prepare your dog for their stay in a boarding
kennel:
- Her health check, vaccinations, and heartworm medication should
be up-to-date.
- Make sure she is flea-free
- Teach her to sit before being petted or fed so the kennel
helpers won't have to worry about her darting out the gate or
spilling the food
- Teach her to walk quietly on a leash if the kennel staff will
take her for a walk
- Socialize her to the attentions of strangers, especially if
she needs medication or grooming
- Make sure she's accustomed to a crate in case she needs to
be transported to the veterinarian or housed in a crate at the
kennel.
- If she has any health problems, is not reliably housetrained,
hates men or other dogs, is likely to eat the kennel run, or
has any other problems or idiosyncracies, you should alert the
kennel staff.
- If the kennel doesn't feed the food you use, bring along a
supply that will last 'til you get home.
- A few basic manners won't hurt, either. Sassy should sit and
stay when asked so the kennel worker can open the run to give
her food and water, pick up feces, or give her a pill. If she's
going to get a daily walk, she should be trained to walk without
tugging on the leash. If she's supposed to be groomed or get
a bath before you get back, make sure she'll stand quietly in
the tub and won't try to bite the groomer who trims her nails.
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