Thursday, August 28, 2008

Doggie Day Care in Myrtle Beach

On our trip to Myrtle Beach a few weeks ago we took our 11 week old puppy which turned out to be a problem when The Company put us in a hotel that did not allow pets. We could sneak him in over night easy enough but getting him out during the day was difficult as the temperature seemed to climb higher and higher each day we were there. We tried to board him but being so young he did not have his rabies shot and so was not even allowed to walk through the door at most kennels. Finally after much searching we found Canine Command Center. Only a few miles from the hotel off of highway 707 it was a great location and best of all they were willing to take him for doggie daycare considering he was too young to receive his rabies shot they logically did not make it a requirement. You would have thought someone at one of the many kennels and boarding facilities I talked to previously would have figured this out but the nice people at Canine Command Center were the only ones willing to work with us. We dropped our little pug puppy off with them everyday around 8:30 am and picked him up just before 6:00pm when they closed. He played and had a wonderful time. By the end of the first week he was running into the building to say "hi" to the staff, we could tell he really enjoyed his time in doggie daycare.
I had heard of doggie daycare programs before we placed our puppy in the one at the Canine Command Center but it always seemed like they were trying to reach out to people going to work or school all day who left their animals home alone. This never made much sense to me for multiple reasons but a big one is the cost as an everyday expense, when your animal could be happily lounging in his own home but in a situation like we were in doggie daycare turned out to be a Godsend. This experience opened up a whole new world of places to travel with our pet. I encourage anyone and everyone to look into doggie daycare when traveling with your pets. Many kennels offer some type of animal daycare program. If you are ever in the Myrtle Beach area checkout Canine Command Center, they have a great facility full of friendly people and lovable animals. Two thumbs up, way up.

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