Austin Dog Trainer Blog

What is the number one thing you should bring when you board your dog in a Kennel?

People often call our Austin Dog Boarding Kennel and ask us what to bring for their dog's vacation with us. They ask if they should bring a bed, a tshirt that smells like them, toys, etc. Those things are all optional at our Austin Dog Boarding Kennel - we keep our own clean bedding and toys here for all of our dogs. The one thing I do want to make sure that each of our dog owners bring is food! I want to keep all of the dogs that board with us on the type of food that they're used to eating. This cuts down on stomach upset a great deal! We also keep some good bacteria (provided to us under the supervision of our veterinarian) on hand to help dogs that do get a little upset stomach from the excitement of overnight dog boarding.

If you're thinking of boarding your dog overnight at a kennel or dog boarding facility, bring their own food for them to eat, even if it means that you have to pay an extra fee to have a special food fed (some places charge for this). It will be worth the hassle to your dog's intestinal tract!

Cara, Austin Dog Training and Board, Buddy's Chance, LLC

Why we use heartbeat sound machines in our Austin Dog Boarding Facility!

Most of the dogs that board with us at our Austin dog boarding center are so tired from walks and playtime when they go into their dog crates for naps that they lay right down and hit the hay! Some spend a little time eating their Kongs or bully sticks before napping. There are some, however, that get upset at being crated or at the interruption in their play. For these guys, we've discovered that a sound machine that makes a heartbeat sound is incredibly soothing and calming and helps these little guys settle in! For many of these Austin dogs that stay at our dog kennel, the benefit is fairly immediate and quite notable. It occasionally fails to work, but it's still one of my first choices in helping to get new dogs at our Austin dog boarding facility to settle in and enjoy their stay!

We prefer the Conair brand sound machine - it has a plug and battery option and the batteries last a fairly long while (we use rechargeable batteries). There are other sounds on the machine, such a crickets and waterfalls, but I've always found the heartbeat to be the most soothing to the dogs. It also happens to be quite soothing to me!

Cara, Austin Dog Boarding, Buddy's Chance, LLC

Our Austin Dog Training Center Featured in Rare Magazine

Our Austin Dog Training Center was featured this month in Rare Magazine! The story focused on our Austin puppy training classes and features a gorgeous photo of my two greyhounds, Chance and Buddy. Incidentally, Steve and I have hired the photographer that did the photo shoot for the magazine to do our wedding next February!

Cara, Austin Dog Trainer