West Columbia
Enrichment Dog Day Care
West Columbia Dog Day Care. Reimagined.
The unique bond you share with your furry friend is truly incomparable. However, the demands of our hectic lives can sometimes make it challenging to meet all their needs for happiness and activity.
This can lead to issues such as loneliness, boredom, weight problems, anxiety, and undesirable behavior at home. That’s where the doggy day care services at Central Bark® West Columbia come into play.
We offer a secure and nurturing environment where your dog can partake in play and learning. Through social interaction, mental stimulation, and physical activity, we foster their overall well-being, ensuring a lifetime of vitality and contentment.
Our primary focus is enhancing your dog’s overall quality of life through canine enrichment. Engaging and enjoyable activities not only improve their problem-solving abilities but also help them acquire new skills and boost their self-confidence.
Rest assured, your dog spends a fulfilling day with their canine companions, providing you with peace of mind. Enrichment Dog Day Care is our specialty, and our approach sets us apart in this endeavor.
Central Bark
West Columbia
2931 Augusta Rd,
West Columbia, SC 29170Get Directions
westcolumbia@centralbarkusa.com
Open Today 7:00 AM – 6:30 PM
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A Healthy Balanced Day
In our doggy day care service in West Columbia, we provide a harmonious mix of play, physical activity, socialization, educational opportunities, relaxation, and gentle care. Daily routines are tailored to meet your dog’s unique preferences, fostering their overall well-being—physically, mentally, and sensorial.
- Play, Exercise, and Socialization:
Keep your dog healthy, happy, and energetic by engaging in physical activities. We offer diverse playgroups tailored for various sizes, both indoors and outdoors, encouraging appropriate social interactions. - Rest: Amidst play and socialization, we ensure your dog enjoys ample time to rest, relax, and recharge. Our carefully crafted daily schedule strikes the perfect balance between periods of rest, play, and learning.
- Learning: Dogs learn from both humans and their fellow canine companions. During your dog’s day care experience, our knowledgeable team will use positive training techniques to encourage safe play and assist your dog in learning appropriate social habits.
- Affection: Your dog becomes a cherished member of our West Columbia, SC, doggy day care community, receiving abundant love and care while you’re away. By regularly visiting your dog, we establish a close relationship that gives us a profound understanding of their requirements, preferences, and personality. This helps to reassure and calm your dog.
Commitment to Safety
Making sure your dog is safe and well cared for is our top priority. As fellow dog parents, we offer every canine guest the same level of care and attention we provide to our own. Our steadfast commitment revolves around establishing a secure and nurturing environment for all who come into our facility.
Central Bark West Columbia 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 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 and exercise their bodies and minds and engage their senses. Add complexity with fitness and agility equipment.
The facility (both indoors and outside) is kept clean and well-maintained. The staff is professional, knowledgeable, and very friendly.
Our corgi goes to their enrichment daycare multiple days each week. She is always excited when we get there and can’t wait to see her friends!
Frequently Asked Questions
It’s easy! Just find your local store and click Enroll Now to create your online account and complete our online registration form or call the location to speak with an associate.
To speed up the registration process, please have available: veterinarian contact information, an emergency contact (other than yourself or your partner), pet information & medical history, and credit card information (optional). We will ask you a series of questions about your dog’s training and social history. These questions help us get to know them and provide the best care possible.
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.
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.
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.
Central Bark® Whole Dog Care
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.
