Oakdale
Enrichment Dog Day Care
Dog Day Care. Reimagined.
There’s a special connection between you and your furry companion that’s hard to match. However, our busy human lifestyles can sometimes make it difficult to meet all our dogs’ needs. This can result in challenges at home, ranging from loneliness and boredom to weight gain, anxiety, and undesirable behaviors. That’s where our doggy day care center comes in.
At Central Bark® Oakdale, our Enrichment Dog Day Care provides a secure and caring environment for your dog. Through socialization, mental stimulation, and physical exercise, we ensure their minds and bodies stay healthy and happy for the long term.
Our dedication to canine enrichment aims to elevate your dog’s overall quality of life. Engaging activities, designed to be both fun and rewarding, encourage them to use their senses for problem-solving, learn new skills, and build confidence. You can rest assured that your dog is enjoying a fantastic day with their pals. Enrichment Dog Day Care is our expertise, and we pride ourselves on delivering an experience like no other.
Central Bark
Oakdale
3115 Hadley Ave N,
Oakdale, MN 55128Get Directions
Open Today 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM
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A Healthy, Balanced Day
At our Oakdale Dog Day Care, we strive for a harmonious blend of play, exercise, socialization, learning, rest, and tender loving care (TLC). Each day is tailored to meet your dog’s specific needs and preferences, fostering a healthy, happy, calm, and well-rounded demeanor at home.
- Play, Exercise, and Socialization are key components. Regular exercise aids in maintaining your dog’s healthy weight and muscle tone, improving their mood, and providing a positive outlet for physical and mental energy.
- Rest is crucial for your dog’s overall well-being. Our carefully planned daily schedule focuses on preventing unhealthy overstimulation, ensuring the right balance of rest, play, and learning.
- Learning is an ongoing process. Dogs learn from humans and each other, guided by our staff to promote safe play and healthy social behaviors. Positive training techniques contribute to a positive environment at day care.
- Love is at the core of our Oakdale doggy day care family. Your dog becomes a cherished member, receiving the love and attention they need in your absence.
A Dog Day Care Committed to Safety
Ensuring the safety and well-being of our guests is our utmost priority. As fellow dog parents, we take immense pride in treating each dog with the same care and attention we give to our own furry companions. Our commitment extends to creating a secure and healthy environment for everyone who steps into our facility.
Central Bark Enrichment Dog Day Care Features
Flexible Group Play
Flexible playgroups allow us to match your dog 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
Interactive group activities and positive reinforcement help dogs practice important skills like name recall, and behaviors like 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 create a safer social environment.
Rest Period Enrichment
Your dog gets to 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 which can help them achieve a healthy balance of play, learning, and rest. It can also help them become more comfortable in crates by building positive associations.
One-on-One Enrichment
Personalized One-on-One Enrichment sessions at our doggy day care in Oakdale give your dog the extra attention they love and the freedom to use their senses and safely explore their instincts through interactive toys, puzzles, and games. It’s fun and rewarding, exercises their bodies and minds, and engages their senses. Add complexity with fitness and agility equipment.
Frequently Asked Questions
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.
Step 1: Login
- Click the “Client Login” option found at the bottom of all pages on our website.
- Enter either your email address or phone number that you signed up with
- Click “continue logging in”
- Then enter your password and click “Sign In”
Step 2: Request Services
You will now see the page below. From this page you can do a number of things along with requesting a reservation from the drop downs including editing your information, editing your pet’s info, adding/removing pets, checking your package credits, purchasing package credits, and adding/editing/changing photos.
- Click the blue “request services” button
- In the popup window, click the “Book Day Care or Sleepover Now!” button
Step 3: Select a Service Type
- Scroll down past the notes (after you have read them) until you get to the “Details” section.
- Click on the drop-down in the “Type” row and choose your reservation type.
- Note: Grooming requests cannot be made through the customer portal. Please call to schedule an appointment.
Step 4: Make Your Reservation Request
- Choose the pet or pets you would like to add to this reservation
- Choose the date you are looking for
- You may edit the drop-off and pick-up time from within our open hours, if you know those approximations
- You can set up “recurring dates” for the same day/days each week for a timeframe
- You can add additional reservations for other days at the same time.
Step 5: Add-on Services and Notes
- You may add any additional services (such as enrichment training, training tutor, special meals (outside of lunch), salon and spa services, etc, to their reservation.
- You may add any notes that you would like us to see in the notes box
- You may run an estimate for the total cost of your reservation request (please note that the charges for “additional services” such as salon and spa, may vary from the default that shows in the estimate)
- Once you have added everything you want, click “Save” in the lower right corner
Your Done!
You should see the page below if everything went through correctly. You will get an email confirmation when your reservation has been accepted and confirmed, if you are added to a waitlist, or if it is denied.
As part of joining the Central Bark® family, our expert staff conducts a thorough behavior assessment at your local Central Bark store. These assessments help ensure that your dog is placed with a playgroup they’re comfortable with so they can play safely every day they’re with us.
This four-day evaluation, while your dog participates in our Enrichment Day Care, assesses your dog’s:
- Comfort and social skills with people
- Social skills and playstyle with other dogs to help determine the playgroup and play schedule they can benefit from the most
- Comfort in both indoor and outdoor play spaces
- Comfort in rest areas and a crate
- Ability to share resources like water and toys in social settings
- Level of comfort taking treats in social settings
This process gives us a chance to get to know you and your dog while your dog gets acquainted with their new favorite place away from home. Through the entire four days, your dog’s comfort and safety is our top priority.
Once your pup passes all the behavior assessment elements, you are welcome to sign up for any of our daycare services or a sleepover!
To schedule a Behavior Assessment for your dog, please contact your local store.
NOTE: Please bring all required signed forms, vaccination proof, and a collar and leash for your behavior assessment.
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.
Central Bark Whole Dog Care
Our whole dog care approach in Oakdale 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.
