Canine Campus

I take my dog June to Day Camp every Wednesday, and the fact that she is snoring beside me as I type this, is a testament to the fun she has. Before deciding on Canine Campus, I had looked at two other daycare facilities in town, both of which I walked out saying a big "NOPE", but not Canine Campus. The "Camp Divas" that run the show are intelligent, trained and experienced. I also took one of their puppy classes after we added our newest addition, Zeke, and kicked myself for not booking the others, as they had already filled up. I loved the class structure and methods. I've worked in the animal industry for 20 years from clinics to dog walking, and I'm very particular of who gets to hang with my crew, but the women at Canine Campus put my worries aside. They know what they're doing and they do it right! Junie (and I) appreciate you all so much!!

Canine campus cured my dogs car sickness. My dog used to be so afraid of the car and get so anxious and sick. He would whine and drool everywhere! I tried meds, desensitization everything. He started going to canine campus’s day camp once a week and suddenly no more dool! And no more running away from the car as soon as he hears the doors unlocked. No he runs towards the car because he is that excited to go to dog day camp. He was never this way with his old day camp. It’s amazing. (I do so wish they had live feed cams though I loved getting to watch him play at his old day camp though!)

I went to Canine Campus several weeks ago for a puppy socialization class. The class in it of itself was fine, despite there being a bit of tension between the two instructors from time to time. My biggest problem with the class, and the main reason for my rating, is that for the last fifteen minutes of class, and throughout the socialization class itself, the instructors bashed veterinary professionals. They claimed vets don’t know what they’re doing in regards to nutrition and behavior (without showing their own credentials). As an animal professional myself, and someone who’s worked in veterinary medicine, I was absolutely appalled by how these people were speaking about veterinarians. They perpetuated the stereotype that vets don’t know what they’re doing, and that you’re better off doing your own research, to a room full of clients. I was stunned. Veterinarians have one of the highest suicide rates among professions worldwide (not to mention about 75% of vets that kill themselves work with small animals- ie. dogs) and it’s exactly because of things like this. The instructors being animal professionals themselves, I expected a lot better. I am incredibly disappointed and will not be back.