Enrichment School

Dog daycare in general can be a great benefit to many dogs with high energy or who enjoy the company of other dogs and people. Daycare primarily focuses on group play and routine schedules. However, Enrichment School takes daycare to a whole new level.

• Leverages our knowledge of animal behavior to provide a higher level of individual service that focuses on mental and sensory enrichment for the day.
• Incorporates daycare, enrichment, and training to fill a void that daycare-only and training-only services cannot. The daily schedule will include having a member of our training team in the playgroup working with the dogs for a portion of the day.
• Offers a greater mix of enrichment and learning. The groups will be smaller, allowing us to introduce higher value rewards and activities. The focus will be on a variety of scheduled enrichment activities through the day and then supplement with group physical playtime.
• Provides an option for dogs that tolerate the general daycare environment but may do better and excel in a smaller group setting with less general environment stimuli and more individual attention and encouragement.

Eligibility

• Dogs that have successfully passed a daycare evaluation.
• Dogs that have already attended (a minimum of) one observation day. This could be a day in daycare or an enrichment school trial day.
• Dogs that work well in groups and are good communicators.
• Dogs that do not have resource guarding issues of any kind (spatial, toys, food). Dogs must pass an additional high value resource test. This can be conducted during any weekday daycare reservation as part of the first day of school if the dog does not attend daycare.
• Dogs that are comfortable in a crate.
• Dogs that do not have food allergies as we cannot guarantee that treats won't get shared among dogs. We are currently using chicken-free treats

Details

• Offered every Tuesday and Thursday. email us to sign up
• Enrichment School takes place at our Dog Training building in a quieter atmosphere where we can better control the lighting and music to match the activity.
• Capacity for school is a max of 10 dogs. The smaller group size keeps the environment calm, allows for 1:1 interaction, and is more condusive to learning.
• Enrichment School hours are 8am-4pm. In order to participate:
• Dogs should be dropped off after 7:30am at the daycare building. 
• Early drop-off is $10 and you can drop off as early as 6:30am.
• Dogs should be picked up between 3:30pm-4:30pm at the dog training school. 
• Extended day is $18 and includes both early drop off and a spot is saved in your dog's playgroup for post school fun. Pickup will be at the daycare building.
• Reservations are required.
• If you make a reservation for Enrichment School, we reserve a spot for your dog at the training building; your dog will not be reserved for general daycare that day.
• If we have reached our max occupancy, you can request to be added to our waiting list.
• Monthly memberships for general daycare will not apply to Enrichment School.
• We now offer monthly memberships for Enrichment School if you attend 1-2 times per week in packages of 4 or 8 days.
• If your dog is boarding:
• Your dog can participate in Enrichment School instead of general daycare, however this must be reserved in advance when you make your boarding reservation.
• It can be the day you drop-off as long as you arrive for Enrichment School by the 8:00am start time.
• Your dog cannot participate on pick-up day, unless your pickup time is after 3:30pm when Enrichment School ends.
• There is an additional fee for the boarding stay depending on standard crate or luxury suite option.
• Cancellation policy is the same as all other services.
• Cancellations must be made by close of business the day prior.
• Our office is open daily 9am-5pm, except on holidays.
• Cancellations after 5pm, same day, and no shows will be charged the full cost.

Daily Schedule

* We advise dogs not be fed breakfast to balance out the amount of food they receive during the day. Dogs will be provided with house treats throughout the day, during activities, as well as a kong or lickey mat for a snack during rest time.

Time	Activity
7:30 am	Drop-off window opens, check-in at daycare building. Early drop-off options are available by request.
8:00 am	Greetings, interactive toys & movement games
9:00 am	Fun agility activities
10:15 am	Relaxation time (dim lights, chew toys, stuffed kongs)
11:00 am	Nature walks, training sessions, instinctive activities (digging, shredding, foraging, etc)
1:00 pm	Engaging play with balls, tugs, and leadership activities
2:15 pm	Brain games
3:30 pm	Pick-up window opens. Please pick-up at the training building.
4:30 pm	Facility closed to ready for training classes. Late pick-up options are available upon request.

Cost

Enrichment School costs $90/day. We do offer a discount when purchasing a package. The packages will not carry over to the following month and must be used in the same calendar month. The packages are meant to provide frequent users a steep discount who wish to attend 1-2 times per week.

If you were to add up all the individual services that are provided during Enrichment School, this service is valued at over $145.

• full day daycare $47
• 30-min enrichment camp $15
• 15-min nature walk $15
• 15-min enrichment activity $10
• 30-min on demand training $55
• licky mat / stuffed kong $3 each

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