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Welcome to Central Bark Oak Creek – Dog Day Care Services
Central Bark Oak Creek is the answer to the challenge of meeting all the needs of our beloved furry companions. With a deep understanding of the special place they hold in our hearts, we are committed to providing nothing but the best for them.
Choose Central Bark® for peace of mind. Your dog will enjoy a fantastic day in a secure, affectionate environment with canine friends. Our holistic Whole Dog Care approach nurtures their lifelong health and well-being.
Our Enrichment Dog Day Care program is the heart of our holistic approach. In addition, we offer services such as dog boarding, grooming, training, a market, baths, and more.
We recognize that dogs are not merely pets; they are cherished members of the family. As fellow dog parents, we take immense pride in treating each and every dog as if they were our own.
Central Bark
Oak Creek
1075B Northbranch Dr,
Oak Creek, WI 53154Get Directions
Closed By appointment only
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Our Whole Dog Care approach offers a full range of fun and personalized products and services to promote your dog’s physical, mental, and emotional health and happiness throughout their entire life.
Enrichment Dog Day Care
In our Enrichment Dog Day Care, we prioritize dogs’ well-being through tailored, exciting activities.
Grooming
Get personalized grooming services that can be combined with enrichment activities to make the experience enjoyable for your furry friend.
Boarding
When there are occasions that require your absence, our Dog Boarding service ensures your beloved dog experiences a relaxing and familiar atmosphere.
Products
Our Market provides a wide range of high-quality dog food, treats, toys to enhance your pet’s physical health, nutrition, and happiness.
Training & Enrichment
We provide positive training to nurture vital skills and behaviors in dogs, strengthening the bond between them and their owners.
How to get started
- Click Request Appointment
- Register Online
- We’ll contact you to help
schedule your first visit
Why do dogs LOVE
Central Bark Oak Creek?
Central Bark is a place where dogs feel the love and attention they deserve. Here are the reasons why dogs LOVE Central Bark:
- Tailored to their needs – Each dog is special at Central Bark. Tailoring each day to their needs and preferences ensures a great time.
- Whole health and happiness – Your dog’s health and happiness are our top priority. Personalized care for a healthy, happy, and well-behaved dog at home and in the community.
- We speak dog – Our dog experts are specially trained in science-based positive reinforcement, understanding what dogs need to thrive.
- Safe and clean – The safety and well-being of our guests are of utmost importance to us. Our comprehensive safety policies and cleaning procedures ensure your dog is safe and healthy every day they’re with us.
- Trusted loving care – Trusted for 20+ years, Central Bark enriches dogs’ lives with personalized attention, play, exercise, socialization, training, rest, and love.
- A bond for life – A day at Central Bark can bring you and your dog closer together. You’ll notice a difference when your happy and healthy dog returns home, and you’ll have peace of mind knowing they weren’t home alone.
Dog Day Care. Reimagined.
At Central Bark, we have reimagined doggy day care with our Enrichment Dog Day Care. We utilize our industry-leading expertise and the latest dog behavior science and positive training principles to take dog daycare to a whole new level. Our Enrichment Dog Day Care offers a fun and healthy day for your dog, customized to their specific needs. We provide the perfect balance of play, mental and physical exercise, socialization, training, rest, and love to ensure your dog is healthy, happy, and well-rounded.
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
Our expert groomers always aim to help your dog feel as calm and relaxed as possible during bathing and grooming, making it an experience they can enjoy and look forward to.
At Central Bark, we offer a wide array of services customized to your dog, including:
- Dog baths
- Dog grooming
- Dog ear cleaning
- Dog teeth brushing
- Dog nail trims
- Dog deshed treatments
- Dog brush outs
- Dog gland expressions
- And more
Make a reservation for your dog’s grooming session
Dog day care gives dogs a fun place to play with their friends while their owners are busy at home and work.
At Central Bark®, doggy daycare is our specialty, and nobody does it quite like us. We don’t just give dogs a place to play. We create a personalized program of activities that optimize your dog’s whole health – their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Central Bark goes beyond a traditional doggy day care with our unique Whole Dog Care philosophy. Our personalized approach helps enrich your dog’s whole health and well-being throughout their entire life so you can enjoy a healthy, happy, and loving life together.
The heart of our whole dog care approach is our Enrichment Doggy Day Care program. We combine Central Bark’s industry-leading doggy day care expertise with the latest dog behavior science. Our mission is to give dogs a balanced blend of exercise, social group play, learning, rest, and TLC. To help your dog be a healthy, happy, calm, and well-rounded member of your family.
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.
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.