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Kennel Cough and Keeping Your Dog Safe
Recently our area has been experiencing a major uptick in kennel cough cases and canine influenza cases just continue. The first line of defense for your dog is always to keep your pets current on their vaccinations. Our advice for you is to help you to keep your pet safe during this time. Do not take your dog to public places where the vaccine status is not known. (dog parks, pet stores, etc) Do not use pet service businesses (Grooming, Dog Training, Dog Daycares, Kennels, and the like) where no one is updating or verifying the vaccinations Do not use businesses that do not require Canine Influenza but strongly advise the vaccine but don’t require it. Do not use businesses that have you sign a waiver because your dog does not have the Canine Influenza vaccination but “claim they require it” If your dog has a co-morbidity, i.e. overweight, asthmatic, diabetic, heart disease, Cushing disease, or any autoimmune disease, emerging […]
Free Dog Daycare
Blue Dog Boarding and Daycare is pleased to announce their Blue Dog Promo-Paws for their two and four-legged clients! If you are a new client, then you get your first day of daycare for free. This dog daycare opportunity gives you the chance to see how your dog does in our dog daycare. If you are thinking about boarding with us, it allows your dog to become acclimated to our facility. But the most important reason to take advantage for your dog is for your dog to have fun,get lots exercise and to meet more friends; two and four legged.
Do You Know Where Your Dog Is?
In Montgomery County Maryland, it is easy to figure out if dog care/service business is legal or not. If you take your dog to a residential address, then that should be a red flag to you. Montgomery County or City of Rockville does not zone or license businesses in residential zoned areas. Another red flag is if the dog is picked up at your home and taken “somewhere” or to their “home”. The “business” should be able to show you their license issued by either the City of Rockville or by Montgomery County to prove they are a legitimate business. When you google places to board your pet you will find many illegal businesses with their websites listed ( probably more illegal than legal). In regards to your dog’s safety any insurance that an illegal company carries will not cover your dog because the policy is with an illegal business. The owner is fully responsible for harm done to their […]
To Board or Not to Board?
There are lots of reasons why you should board your dog while you are away rather than have them stay at home with someone checking up on them periodically. Dogs are social animals; they want to be with people and other dogs. It provides an opportunity to play with others and allows the chance to meet new friends of the 2 and 4 legged varieties. New surroundings with obstacles and toys for them to interact with is also very important for mental stimulation and growth. Certainly not the least, dogs are pack animals and the facility we have at Blue Dog Boarding and Daycare Rockville lends itself perfectly for pack environment. If a dog always stays at home they never get much opportunity to learn and explore new environments; all they experience is what is in the house and whoever happens to visit the home. Their social skills are not refreshed and under utilized, therefore they begin to regress […]
3 Boarding Types @ Blue Dog Rockville
Did you know at Blue Dog you can mix the boarding types for your pet? Yes you can! You can vary the amount of exercise your dog gets by alternating High Five ( non-stop play) to Paws Up ( 5 hours of play with the pack with two individual walks) or select Four on the Floor with 30 minutes of play and 3 individual walks! With the Four on the Floor boarding option we can now board unaltered dogs, dogs that medically need to have restricted activity, or dogs who really don’t like other dogs! Want more information on dog boarding?
