A Dog's Best Friend - Daycare, Training & Boarding

04/23/2025

TODAY'S THE LAST DAY! If you haven't already, please do us a favor by nominating us for Best of Clark County in 3 categories: Dog Trainer, Pet Day Care and Pet Boarding. Thank you, friends! https://www.columbian.com/.../best-of-clark-county-2025/...

04/22/2025

Training Tip Tuesday - Never stop learning! Our trainers are in Santa Rosa for the week, learning some new skills.

04/17/2025

April is Canine Fitness Month! We have some info to share with you! There are 3 main tricks that pet food companies use to market food. Here is one to keep an eye on. If you look at the front of this package, what do you think is in the food? Then, look at the label and see what’s really in it.

References:
The Salt Divider Rule:
https://simplefoodproject.com/pet-food-exposed-3-dubious-pet-food-label-tricks-you-need-to-know/ -toc__heading-anchor-2

Disclaimer:
ADBF is not certified in nutrition, and most veterinarians are not either. Always consult a qualified nutritionist or veterinarian for professional dietary advice for your pets.

04/07/2025

Please take a few minutes to help us out by nominating us for Best of Clark County in 3 categories: Dog Trainer, Pet Day Care and Pet Boarding. Thank you, friends! https://www.columbian.com/contests/best-of-clark-county-2025/ #/gallery/?group=505557

04/01/2025

No joke! It's International Bull Terrier Day! Fun Facts about Bull Terriers: They're high energy and require a lot of exercise to maintain their health and well-being, making them suitable for active lifestyles. Bull Terriers tend to excel in dog sports like flyball, agility, and freestyle.

03/23/2025

Come meet our adoptable dogs tomorrow at Brothers Cascadia, in Hazel Dell at 7pm. Mutts & Misfits and ADBF team will be there too!

03/04/2025

Todays Training Tip Tuesday - Introducing the place command! Taylor covers the first steps in introducing place" to your pup.

02/25/2025

While winter keeps many dogs inside for exercise, A Dog's Best Friend, will compete for medals in The Dog Gurus annual Daycare Games.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to control a large group of dogs off-leash? Most people imagine mayhem and chaos when you put a group of unknown dogs together. Professional pet care businesses, like ADBF are out to bust that myth.

The Daycare Games are focused on proving who is the best at providing these skills to the dogs in their care. By focusing on the most important skills: getting dogs to sit, having dogs come, and teaching dogs to wait at the gate, we provide a controlled environment where dogs get exercise without stress or injury. Robin Bennett, and Susan Briggs, co-founders of The Dog Gurus, designed the Daycare Games to be a skills-based challenge that keeps dogs safe and happy and recognizes top dog daycare providers for their unique skills.

“The dogs love to play these games and we wanted to recognize the handlers and facilities taking the best care of their pets by having a friendly competition,” explained Briggs.

The Dog Gurus, who have put together industry standards for operating a safe dog daycare in their ebook “The Four E’s of Excellence in Off-Leash Play” detail the exact exercises that help daycares take better care of your pet and have provided them to members of their online community. That is also where you can learn more about The Daycare Games and monitor the weekly competition.

Daycare has become a growing industry over the past 20 years, but there are still many dog owners who don’t understand how to choose the best facility. Everyone needs to understand the education and training necessary to keep dogs safe.
A Dog's Best Friend (www.adogsbff.com) is dedicated to raising the bar of safety in off-leash play, teaching owners how to know when their dog is happy, and helping to reduce the number of dog fatalities that occur every year in dog daycares and dog parks

02/06/2025

Hall & Oats are beyond ready to have families of their own. They are 5 months old, medium size mixed breed pups. They are spayed/neutered and current on vaccines. They are crate and potty trained. Please share this post and help get them attention so they can find their families.
https://muttsandmisfits.org/available-dogs/

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01/02/2025

Hall & Oats are still available for adoption! They are 4 months old and ready to have homes of their own. Please help us by sharing this post.

https://muttsandmisfits.org/available-dogs/

12/31/2024

Happy NYE! Here are a few dog safety tips for tonight.

Most accidents and injury can be prevented on nights like tonight. Taking a few extra steps can prevent a stressful night looking for your lost dog or an expensive trip to the ER.

Have you found anything to be helpful for fireworks with your dog? Comment below, we would love to hear it!

12/30/2024

What’s your dog’s New Years Resolution? Are there any trips you want to take with them, or skills you want them to learn? Any bad habits you would like to encourage your dog to leave in 2024?

We want to hear it all! Comment below or DM us your goals for your dog for the upcoming year, we might just have some tips and tricks to get you there! 🐾

12/21/2024

We saw this trend and couldn’t resist trying it with a few of our daycare and training dogs 🎁❤️

10/31/2024

Happy HowlOween!!! It’s finally time for voting to begin for our 2024 Costume Contest - and voting is open to the public. These pups worked hard on their costumes and are hoping to win big , like and share this post to get more voters and help them win! Anybody can vote and all votes help - we had a fantastic turnout with 77 costumes this year!!!!

Here’s how to vote on Facebook:

1 like = 1 vote
1 comment = 1 vote
( yes - you can do both )

Here’s how to vote online:
Visit www.adogsbff.com and follow the directions!

Voting on instagram / Tik/Tok:
Comment the name & costume of your vote!

Happy Halloween and happy voting. Thank you to all who participated and are participating in voting - we can’t wait to see who wins!

1st place prize - 5 full days of doggy daycare
2nd place prize - 1 full day of doggy daycare with enrichment
3rd place prize - 1 free enrichment session!

Voting will close tomorrow evening at 5pm.

10/31/2024

Happy ( early ) Howl-o-ween! We can’t wait for our annual Haunted Mansion tomorrow! Entry is $10 per dog, and it is sure to be spook-tacular!

Additionally, tomorrow is the LAST day to bring your dog in costume for our annual costume contest! Voting will start tomorrow evening and run for 24 hours.

Prizes include bragging rights, free daycare & more! Check out our October newsletter for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place prizes.

We can’t wait to see you tomorrow for the spookiest, scariest, most pawesome day in daycare!