Happy.
Whole.
Welcome to Central Bark Asheville
Discover Central Bark Asheville – where your dog’s best life begins! You love your furry friend, and we understand the challenge of meeting all their needs. At Central Bark, we’re here to help your dog be healthy, happy, and well-rounded. Enjoy peace of mind as your dog spends a fantastic day with friends in our safe, loving environment.
Our Whole Dog Care approach focuses on nurturing your dog’s overall health and well-being throughout their life. Experience the heart of our approach with Enrichment Dog Day Care. We also provide dog boarding, grooming, training, and more, all aimed at helping you and your dog share the best life.
We recognize that dogs aren’t just LIKE family – they ARE family. As fellow dog parents, we take pride in treating every dog as if they’re our own. Welcome to Central Bark Asheville!
Central Bark
Asheville
4 Regent Park Blvd,
Asheville, NC 28806Get Directions
Open Today 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM
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Central Bark® Whole Dog Care
Our holistic approach to dog care provides a comprehensive selection of enjoyable and personalized products and services. This aims to enhance your dog’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being, ensuring happiness throughout their entire life.
Enrichment Dog Day Care
Elevate your dog’s daily experience with activities tailored just for them, adding excitement to each day.
Grooming
Treat your furry companion to grooming and enjoyable experiences crafted to bring them joy and keep them looking their best.
Boarding
Offer your dog a serene and cozy retreat with our Dog Boarding service, ensuring a relaxing and enjoyable stay.
Products
Discover our thoughtfully curated selection of top-quality dog essentials, including food, treats, toys, and more, chosen to keep them healthy.
Training & Enrichment
Build a stronger bond with your dog through positive training and engaging activities that teach essential skills and encourage good behavior.
Why do dogs LOVE
Central Bark?
- Tailored just for them – Every dog is unique. We customize each day to suit your dog’s needs and preferences.
- Whole health + happiness – They receive personalized attention, engaging activities, and the rest they need. This ensures your dog is healthy, happy, and well-behaved both at home and in the community.
- We speak dog – Our team consists of dog experts trained in our science-based positive reinforcement approach.
- Safe + clean – Prioritizing the safety and well-being of our guests. Our stringent safety policies and cleaning procedures ensure your dog is secure and healthy during their stay.
- Trusted loving care – For over 20 years, families have relied on Central Bark for the right mix of personalized attention, play, exercise, socialization, training, rest, and love.
- A bond for life – A day apart can bring you closer. Your dog returns home happy and healthy, and you can stop worrying about them being alone.
Dog Day Care. Reimagined.
Elevate your dog’s day care experience with Central Bark Enrichment Dog Day Care! We blend our top-notch expertise with cutting-edge dog behavior science and positive training principles. Your dog gets a customized day filled with the right balance of play, mental and physical exercise, socialization, training, rest, and love – ensuring their health, happiness, and overall well-roundedness.
Flexible Playgroups
Small and large playgroup options allow us to match better your dog’s personality, needs, and preferences with the social atmosphere and amount of play they can enjoy and benefit from most.
Group Play Skills
Group Play Skills are a fun and rewarding way for dogs to practice important skills like name recall, and behaviors like group sit and calmly going in and out of doors and gates.
Rest Period Enrichment
Rest Period Enrichment sessions help dogs achieve a healthy balance. They can relax and recharge in their own private space with calming enrichment toys and healthy foods tailored to their preferences and diet.
Enrichment Sessions
Personalized One-on-One Enrichment sessions give the extra attention dogs love and the freedom to use their senses and safely explore their instincts through interactive toys, puzzles, and games.
Frequently Asked Questions
Choosing the right dog shampoo can give your dog a shiny coat, less itching, and irritation, for a happy, clean-smelling dog. The best option for your dog will depend on its skin type and breed.
Every item in our Central Bark® Market is specially selected to enhance your dog’s physical health for maximum happiness and comfort. We can help you choose from our selection of high-quality dog shampoo food to develop and maintain healthy skin and coat.
Call or visit our Market today!
Nope! We got you covered! Most dogs will not need any bedding for a single day of day care. If your dog is boarding with us, see our Sleepover Guidelines. As far as treats and toys, we have plenty! Please ask about which toy and treat products are available.
At Central Bark®, our goal is to provide a balanced day of play, learning, rest, and love. Learning and mental exercise can happen in various ways, including training activities, brain games, scent work, and more. Our playgroups offer several hours of active playtime paired with learning opportunities during Group Play Skills. This way, dogs have plenty of time to socialize and get their energy out, while also exercising their minds through learning.
During one of your dog’s rest periods throughout the day, they are offered a rest period enrichment activity to stimulate their mind while encouraging healthy rest. These licking and chewing activities involve food rewards, such as frozen peanut butter KONG®. These activities engage their minds while helping foster quality rest.
Did you know? Scientific studies have shown that licking and chewing behaviors (especially those that involve food rewards!) are self-soothing, decrease heart and respiratory rates, and even release dopamine in a dog’s brain.
Training Tutor sessions stimulate the dog’s minds and bodies and help them learn important skills, behaviors, and tricks.
One-on-One Enrichment sessions give the extra attention dogs love and the freedom to use their senses and safely explore their instincts through interactive toys, puzzles, and games.
Did you know? 15 minutes of mental activity is equal to 30 minutes of physical exercise!
Dog grooming helps keep your dog clean, healthy, and comfortable. It can include anything from a simple brush-out or bath to a full spa day, complete with a grooming session and nail care.
All dogs are unique. Just like humans, your dog deserves personalized grooming for their size, breed, coat type, and condition. Please ask an associate for details.
Make a reservation for your dog’s grooming session.
