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Welcome To Central Bark Atlanta – Dog Day Care Services

Our cherished canine companions occupy a special place in our hearts, and ensuring their well-being is a shared priority. Central Bark Atlanta is the go-to choice for families seeking to provide their pups with the love they deserve.

Our Atlanta facility serves as a haven for dogs, offering a secure and nurturing environment where they can play. This ensures your peace of mind, knowing your dog is in good hands.

In our doggy day center in Atlanta, we embrace the “Whole Dog Care” approach. The aim is to support and enhance your furry friend’s overall health throughout their life. The core of this approach is the Enrichment Dog Day Care program, complemented by additional services such as boarding, grooming, training, market access, and baths. Our goal is to help you and your dog enjoy the best life possible.

Understanding that dogs are integral family members, we take joy in treating every dog with care and attention.

Central Bark
Atlanta

1940 Briarwood Ct NE,
Atlanta, GA 30329Get Directions

(404) 248-2275

Open Today 6:30 AM – 8:00 PM

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Tour Our Facility!

Dean F.
Been coming here since the start. Great staff, excellent grooming and they all really care about your fur kids!
Ivan M.
If you're looking for a place that makes your dog feel right at home and loved, this is the place! Not only is the staff knowledgeable and friendly but they genuinely care uniquely about every single dog. Plus the facility is always in top shape which is extra points!
Brittany A.
Our pups LOVE this place. I can't tell you what a God-send it is to have a place we can trust to care for our girls. We go once a week, and the staff know each dog by name and greet them with affection. Our pups are a handful (despite [...]
Courtney M.
My dog LOVES coming here! They always greet him by name and he is always so happy to see staff when we arrive. Drop off and pick up is always fast and easy, we love this place!
Alissa H.
After panicking, trying to find the perfect place to take my pup to be groomed, I found this place. I. LOVE. THIS. FACILITY. The staff is amazing and welcoming as soon as you walk in. They respond to emails and phone calls in a timely manner and your pup will [...]

Central Bark Atlanta Whole Dog Care

Our holistic approach to dog care provides personalized products and services. Each is designed to foster your dog’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being and happiness throughout their entire life.

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At the heart of our mission is the commitment to enhance your dog’s daily life with customized activities.

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Indulge your beloved pet in grooming sessions and delightful experiences meticulously crafted to spark joy.

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Provide your canine companion with a serene and cozy retreat through our Dog Boarding service, ensuring a peaceful stay.

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Explore our collection of dog essentials, including food, treats, toys, and more, all geared towards your dog’s overall well-being.

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Deepen your bond with your dog through positive training and interactive activities that instill vital skills.

How to get started

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Why do dogs LOVE
Central Bark Atlanta?

At Central Bark Atlanta, we have a deep understanding of what dogs crave, and that’s why they adore us! Here’s why:

  • Tailored Just for Them: We acknowledge the uniqueness of every dog, tailoring each day to meet their specific needs and preferences.
  • Whole Health + Happiness: Our dedicated staff provides personalized attention, activities, and rest, ensuring your dog is not only healthy but also happy and well-behaved at home and in the community.
  • Canine Communication: Our staff is fluent in “dog speak”! Trained in our science-based positive reinforcement approach, they ensure your dog receives the best care possible.
  • Safe + Clean: The safety and cleanliness of our facility are paramount. Stringent safety policies and cleaning procedures are in place to guarantee your dog’s well-being while in our care.
  • Trusted Loving Care: For over 20 years, families have entrusted us to enrich their dogs’ lives with a perfect blend of personalized attention, play, exercise, socialization, training, rest, and love.
  • A Bond for Life: A day spent apart from your dog can bring you closer. Witness the positive change in your dog’s mood when they return home happy and healthy, eliminating worries about leaving them alone again.

Dog Day Care. Reimagined.

Tailored to their individual needs, our program ensures a day filled with the right balance of play, mental and physical exercise, socialization, training, rest, and love. This holistic approach aims to keep your dog healthy, happy, and well-rounded.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Circuit Training

An enrichment circuit of three 30-minute sessions with our Enrichment Specialist and a group of just five dogs. Sessions include Small Group Play, Canine Fitness and Agility, and Semi-Private Training Tutor.  

Frequently Asked Questions

Do groomers sedate dogs?

No. At Central Bark®, we never sedate dogs in our salon. Our expert groomers always aim to help your dog feel as calm and relaxed as possible during their bathing and grooming experience.  

Suppose your dog has shown extreme stress or anxiety toward grooming in the past. In that case, we suggest speaking with a trusted veterinarian and one of our reward-based trainers about how we can best support your dog. 

Make a reservation for your dog’s grooming session

Is boarding stressful for dogs?

Sleeping in a new or unfamiliar environment can be stressful for some dogs. That’s why we offer sleepovers to dogs already enrolled in our Enrichment Day Care. 

Sleepovers at Central Bark® offer your dog a calm, relaxing sleepover in a place they can feel comfortable and loved. Because they’re in a familiar place, they can feel less stressed about being away from home (and so will you). A full day of Doggy Day Care is complimentary with your sleepover, so your dog can play with their friends after a good night’s rest.

Learn more about Sleepovers at Central Bark.

What do dogs do at doggy day care?

Central Bark® Enrichment Doggy Day Care combines our industry-leading doggy day care expertise with the latest science-based activities and techniques. We personalize your dog’s day with fun, healthy, and well-balanced activities that appeal to their instincts and enrich their bodies, minds, and senses.  

Each day at Central Bark includes exclusive options like:

  • Flexible play groups allow us to match your dog each day with the social atmosphere and play schedule they can enjoy and benefit from most. This helps give them a healthy balance of play, rest, and learning and creates a safer social environment with a better quality of play. And our lower dog-to-staff ratios offer more individual attention, education, and love.
  • Group play skills help dogs practice important behaviors and life skills like name recall, group sit, and calmly going in and out of doors and gates. These activities are fun and rewarding for your dog and help improve behavior and impulse control, prevent overstimulation, and creates a safer social environment. 
  • Rest Period Enrichments help dogs relax and recharge in their own private space with calming interactive toys and healthy food pairings tailored to their preferences and diet. It promotes physical and mental relaxation and can help them become more comfortable in crates by building positive associations. 
  • One-on-One Enrichment add-on sessions give your dog the personal attention they love, supplemented with interactive toys, puzzles, and games. Sessions are fun and rewarding, exercise their body and mind, and engage their senses. Add complexity with fitness and agility equipment.
  • Training sessions during day care visits help your dog develop essential skills and behaviors like name recall, sit, stay, down, wait, leave-it, door and gate control, and loose-leash walking. Excellent for your dog and easy for you! Your dog will come home tired and well-socialized, with the training and skills they need to be a well-behaved member of your family.

Learn more about Enrichment Doggy Day Care.

What should I bring to Doggy Day Care?

Once you have enrolled, we will need a copy of your dog’s vaccination records, which you can upload to your online account or bring with you on your scheduled first day. We also ask that your dog comes in on a regular 6-foot flat leash (no retractable or flexi-leads in the lobby) and a quick-release collar. Not sure what a quick-release collar is? No problem! We’ll be happy to show you on your first day. If your dog usually wears a harness while walking, you’re welcome to bring that as well.

If your dog typically eats a midday meal, you can bring it in an airtight container clearly labeled with your dog’s first and last names. 

Learn more about Enrichment Doggy Day Care.

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