The van
Most of our clientshave never driven out to us.
We collect your dog from your door, work with it at the farm, and bring it back. You do not build your day around a kennel run.
Time under tension
The van is minutes. The alternative is eleven hours.
The question is whether the ride is hard on a dog. Compare it to the thing it replaces.
Most daycare
Dropped at seven, collected at six. Eleven hours in one room with a lot of other dogs.
Here
A short ride each way. In between, a dog runs more in five minutes than that room allows all day.
For some dogs the ride is the hardest part of the day. It is short, it is controlled, and most work it out within a week or two. The ones that will not are what the evaluation is for.
“My pup Lucy absolutely melts with excitement as soon as she sees the doggy van pull up to whisk her away to the farm to play with her friends.”
Where we collect
Across the DMV, further than most people expect
The property is in Mt. Airy. Almost none of our clients are. If your town is not listed, it is still worth asking.
Maryland
Northern Virginia
Washington DC
Pickup and drop off is included in the daycare and boarding rates. There is no separate transport charge.
Why every dog is assessed first
Dogs travel together, so the ride is a real question
A driver is putting your dog into a vehicle with other dogs. A dog that cannot handle that safely is not one we can collect, and finding that out on a Tuesday morning at someone's front door is the wrong time.
So we check it deliberately, before the first pickup, along with whether your dog can join a group and handle a stay. That is most of what the evaluation is actually for.
Book an evaluationQuestions
About pickup and drop off
- How far do you go?
- Montgomery County and much of Northern Virginia, and we go further than most people expect. If your town is not on the list, ask.
- Is the van ride stressful for a dog?
- For some dogs, at first. It is short and controlled, and most settle into it within a week or two. The evaluation finds the ones that will not.
- Do dogs travel together?
- Yes. That is why every dog is assessed before its first pickup. A dog that cannot ride safely with others is not a dog we can collect.
- Is pickup extra?
- No. It is included in the daycare and boarding rates.
- Do I need to be home?
- Usually not, once we have your arrangements set up. We work that out with you at the start rather than leaving it to the driver to guess.
Start with the evaluation.
An hour with your dog, in your home or at the farm. You will know what it needs and whether we are the right people to do it.
$125 at your home, $50 at the farm. If you start any program, the full evaluation payment is credited toward your first program payment.