Just Dogs PlayCare Means Training for Your Dog!

WHERE TRAINING HAPPENS!

If you know anything about dogs, you know that training happens.  ALL. THE. TIME.  Either you are training your dog — OR your dog is training you!

We all know that a lack of appropriate exercise and stimulation can contribute to behavior problems in dogs.  Note the word “appropriate” here.  Sure, sending your dog to daycare can help, but social situations where dogs are overwhelmed by high arousal levels can be very stressful for dogs.  And in these stressful situations, the “training” that happens may not be best for your dog.

PlayCare Starts with TRAINING

At Just Dogs, we think appropriate stimulation starts with training.  Whether your dog comes for enrichment or traditional daycare or boarding, they will experience social situations carefully crafted to help them learn and grow. 

During doggie daycare, we work on obedience training and manners with the dogs in our play groups.  They learn things like jumping up on a door or gate is not the way to get it opened — Sitting is!  Sitting gets you praise and smiles and a happy voice, PLUS the door opened. How cool is that?!

It’s so much fun to watch the lightbulb go off for dogs when they start to GET what we are teaching them. Other dog training we work on includes doorway etiquette, coming when called, drop it, leave it, not playing keep-away, and more.  Plus we teach silly stuff like shake and Army crawl.  Just for fun!

Friends Hanging with Friends – and Experienced Human Advocates!

As for play, we mix dogs with other dogs we feel they will enjoy being with best based on the careful assessments and temperament tests we conduct.  In other words, we set them up for success!  Our dog handlers are engaged in on-going training to understand canine behavior, language, and socialization so they can keep everyone safe and happy! 

Enrichment and Training – Give Your Dog More

For dogs who need extra brain stimulation and learning, we offer Enrichment Daycare and Training Daycare.  With more than two decades of experience in the dog daycare industry, Just Dogs PlayCare is here to help make your life as a dog owner easier. 

Learn About Your Dog’s Progress and Triumphs!

Guess what?  We don’t just speak dog.  We know how to communicate with humans, too!  We’ll keep you informed of how your dog is doing and share success stories and milestones with you! 

Add membership in our Dog U: School of Liberal Arfs & Smarts®, where you can get even more communication – progress report cards — with photos!  And if a picture of your dog learning, training, bonding, and growing isn’t worth a million words, what is?  And if spoiling your dog is your thing, why not add a nightly bedtime story for your dog’s boarding trip.  He or she will feel loved, and you will feel at ease knowing that your very important pooch is getting lots of TLC while you have to be away.

A Totally Different Kind of Doggie Daycare

Just Dogs PlayCare is truly a boutique experience.  We know that today’s pet parents expect something different for their pet.  At Just Dogs we have it all.  Training. Play.  Enrichment.  Excellent staff. Posh amenities.  It is our mission, every single day, to give your dogs the work and purpose they need and deserve!

Our School of Liberal Arfs & Smarts is about learning and experiencing.  It’s a deep dive into canine enrichment.  Our daily activities are super stimulating, teaching dogs (and us!) about choice, safety, novelty, scent, scavenging, emotional connection, bonding, and so much more.

Activities at Dog U address physical, mental, and emotional needs of the dogs in our care, as well as appropriate periods for rest and rejuvenation.  Canine enrichment is for anyone who loves dogs and wants to help them thrive.

Become a Dog U Member to Get the Most Out of Your Dog’s Experience at Just Dogs PlayCare!

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JDPC is a family-owned and operated business with more than 20 years of experience in the dog industry.  We continually strive to understand the needs of dogs – as well as the needs and challenges of their owners!  Finding a safe, sanitary, loving place for your dog to play, learn, and stay is an important endeavor. We get it!

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Dog U: School of Liberal Arfs & Smarts™ and Dog U Membership

Some info about our service offerings:

• Availability for doggie daycare is limited!  Wait list for new customers ranges from 2-4 weeks.  All new customer intake interviews are conducted over the phone rather than in person.

• Overnight lodging is only available to customers who use daycare at least once a week.

• Doggy daycare is available Monday through Friday.

• JDPC no longer offers Salon services (for dogs not doing Daycare or Lodging the same day). We do offer bathing and nail clip services for daycare and lodging customers. We do not do haircuts.

• PetAirapy air purification units, UV disinfection technology created for the animal care industry, installed throughout the facility.

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Just Dogs PlayCare is licensed and inspected regularly by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship

JDPC is proud to be an ongoing and active member of the International Boarding & Pet Services Association (IBPSA) and full member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT)

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Serving the dogs and humans of Johnson County since 2003.

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