K-9 Getaway Boarding & Grooming

05/22/2024

Happy Sunny Wednesday

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05/17/2024

What a beautiful day to start this long weekend

Find your pups ! 🧡

05/16/2024

Great opportunity for you and your pup!
It is a pleasure to open up my space to Bailey and accommodate this awesome course for our community.

Reach out for any inquiries !
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Groups #1 still has availability
GROUP #2 BOOKED
Spring into summer training!
An exciting new location with space to accommodate all of our training needs and provide diverse atmospheres for everyone’s goals!
Please send a message to hold your spot! $75 deposit is required to hold your space. If you have a foster dog or newly adopted within the last 6 months dog from a rescue or shelter ask about our discount.
We look forward to seeing you and working with K-9 Getaway Boarding & Grooming in their amazing space!

05/14/2024

Warm weather means water adventures!

Here at K-9 Getaway, we are blessed to be on the mountain with a beautiful hidden gem just a few minutes down the road. I am looking forward to a summer full of days like this !

I am here to remind you of a few summer safety tips!!
👉 don't let your pup drink to much salt water and equally make sure they get enough to drink and stay hydrated !
👉 make sure their paws don't get burnt by walking on hot pavement for long periods
👉 make sure you have your flea and tick preventatives! Them buggers are bad this year
👉 be careful not to over work your pup in the heat, heatstroke happens fast and under the radar !

And most importantly, get out and enjoy the beautiful weather with your 4 legged companions
Life is to short to say no to that beach trip
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05/14/2024

I will admit, I'm not very good at posting to this page but I am still creating and renovating, and the main focus is your pups, not social media unfortunately. There just isn't enough time in one day to do it all!
So here's a big photo dump of all the fun times happening up on the mountain the last bit !

Scroll thru and find your pups !
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04/13/2024

Gardening season is here! As excited as we are that spring is here, we need to be aware of the potential dangers spring plants can be for our pets. Here are some of the most common spring plants and their toxicities… so you know how to pet-proof your garden and keep your pet safe!

04/11/2024

2 pup yards complete 😍
Starting the 3rd one this weekend and I'm so excited. This 3rd yard will be entirely secluded for our beloved reactive pups that need their own space to be able to enjoy themselves. I cant wait for you all to benefit from this with your fur babies ❤️

04/10/2024

What a beautiful day today ☀️

04/10/2024

Our dogs are individual, free thinking beings.

We need to respect this rather than focussing on "control" and "obedience".

By working with dogs to increase their confidence in making the right choices and recognising their individual preferences and personalities we can live in true harmony together.

04/09/2024

Your Mountain Escape, fenced in private dog getaway, Kingston, Nova Scotia - I own K-9 Getaway Boarding & Grooming, situated in Kingston, about 10 minutes up the mountain from the 101 exit. Our...

04/08/2024

It's been a busy week up here on the mountain getting ready for all our different opportunities for our community pups.
Here is a sneak peak at our layout, outside and some of the inside. I'm still working on the extra training/playroom of the left wing of the barn.

The rest of the fencing (teal blops) will be up this week.
Aside from boarding and training,
💚💚💚I am partnering with Sniffspot, which means you will be able to rent out a section of the yard and come with your dog for some off leash time. Friendly or reactive, one or multiple, you will be able to come relax with your family. If you haven't heard, check them out! More details coming this week.💚💚💚

💥Boarding and Dayboard details coming this week
💥Training Details coming this week
💥Grooming Details coming this week
💥And my biggest accomplishment yet is going to be announced.. so keep your eyes peeled my friends.
Lots of wonderful things coming full force

04/04/2024

Couldn't of asked for a better team to work with then Cat's Meow Custom Graphics & Signs.
So much back and forth on designs and they had all the patience in the world to alter however many times needed to get the perfect result 😍

If you need anything made or printed, I recommend checking these guys out !!

Thank you so much -9 Getaway Boarding & Grooming for your business!🤗🤝

We had the pleasure to create a logo, business cards and brochure for this awesome business! 🐾

03/24/2024

* Edit*
Seminar is now full

Join Andy on April 13th from 10 till 4 for our first seminar of the year
This Field work seminar is for Beginner and Started Dogs
It will offer an introduction to retrieving
Focus on Fetch/ Hold/ Off / Marking and Steadiness
We will introduce the dogs to Water Work/ Gun Shot and Birds
We will also discuss the nutritional requirements for working dogs
Offering 12 working spots
Cost is $125.00 per dog
This event will be held rain or shine
Please contact [email protected] to register your spot

03/24/2024

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03/24/2024

Our first staycation buddies !!

Luka the Lab is one of my OG's. Iv known this boy since he was 5 months old.. I can't express how meaningful it is to have him back in my care.. he is just the sweetest chub! His first stay of many to come 🧡

Daisy is our other Lil floofy friend!!
Now, shes not an OG of mine but she's a BABY to an OG samoyed we had at the Parlour.. (many of you may remember Mya I'm sure- this is one of her pups) and to make it even more special for me, I birthed Myas litter last summer. 🧡

Life has a funny way of coming full circle sometimes
Whole lot of blessings here tonight

03/20/2024

Our first visit from friends!!
It is so very special for me to be able to have these pups back in my home and to keep watching them grow up.
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03/19/2024

As spring rolls in, it's important to remember all nature's critters who will be reappearing !

A little word about porcupines!

Porcupines are a part of life in Nova Scotia, but there are a few old wives tales about these gentle creatures that just won't go away. So today we're going to dispel a few myths!

Most popular myths about porcupines and quills:

1) A porcupine can aim and shoot quills.

Porcupines CANNOT shoot their quills. Contact has to happen, either with the porcupine itself ( alive or deceased) or very occasionally, with a few quills on the ground. There is no malice involved ...if a dog gets quilled it is because it touched someone who did not want to be touched.

2) A dog will learn from getting quills, especially in the face.

This one is a bit trickier, because it depends on the dog. Your dog *might* learn, but they also might not. The higher the prey drive, the less likely they are to remember in the moment.

3) Cutting the tips of quills will deflate them, allowing them to fall out naturally. Or, cutting them near the skin will make them fall out.

STOP!!!!! PUT DOWN THOSE SCISSORS!!!

Cutting the quills does absolutely nothing except make them much harder to remove.
Quills are barbed: this means their natural trajectory is to go forward, not backwards. If you cut them, it may certainly look like they fell out but this is only because they have now slipped fully under the skin or into tissue. They are still there - but now they are a much bigger problem. Never cut them and do not believe people who tell you to do so.

4) Porcupines quills are uncomfortable but not dangerous.

Untrue. Porcupine quills in the chest, abdomen, or quills that have been swallowed can all be life threatening. As stated above, due to design a quill naturally moves forward. Quills in these spots can migrate to vital organs causing death.

A few other points of note :

It's easy to say " A dog should be on a leash" but a lot of quill accidents happen in the dog's own yard, often late at night or early morning. Porcupines can easily climb fences or trees with overhanging branches.

Porcupines are here all year but become a lot more active in the spring. April, May and June are busy busy busy with quill removals - these can vary from a dozen quills to the nose to thousands of quills all over.

Pulling quills is painful for the dog and even the gentlest and kindest will object to more than a few being removed - not unreasonably! Sedation is used for both comfort and safety.

And it's not only dogs...curious cats and even horses will get quills now and then. Many animals just go over for a little friendly sniff and then...oops.

And finally : your veterinary team will do everything they can to remove all the quills, but due to many factors some may be left behind. Once the quills have moved under the skin or into tissue, there is simply no way to find them. If they can still be felt a small incision can be made to extract them, but often they cannot be seen, felt or found. It is not uncommon for quills to slowly migrate and then emerge weeks or even months after the initial incident.

How can you prevent hidden or " buried" quills? You might not be able to, but the best course of action is seek veterinary care quickly - the longer they stay in and the more your dog moves, the more likely it is that some quills will slip under the skin. This is especially true if your dog is very agitated and upset or if you try to remove them without proper technique.

So happy spring! Be sure to do a quick check of your yard before letting your dog out at night or early morning, be aware of your surroundings on walks, keep practicing good recall and remember...it's not anyone's fault, especially the porcupine! 🙂

03/18/2024

If your looking for a small scale daycare program for your pup, Buddys Place is where to look.

Kelsey is a long time friend of mine, we go back to our scrub days as young CCA's, to now being mothers and spouses. It has always been a dream of hers to create a safe space for pups to come play and she has done just that ! And who knows, I might be lucky enough to get to snuggle your pups there too as I've been helping her out with daycare weekly ! 😉🧡

We hope to help one another out with caring for our community's furry companions. I have lots of space to offer towards her limited boarding availability as we grow her daycare program, and shes got so many new pups for me to groom! We have fundraiser ideas for our local rescues, fun summer events and so much more !!

Yall better keep an eye on us crazy dog ladies 😂

Enrichment led daycare & boarding

03/17/2024

What a fun first nail day we had at Shur-Gain Feeds'n Needs in Berwick !!
Thank you to everyone that stopped by, I got to meet so many sweet pups (and parents 😉). The locals wer all pleased with the convenience of this walk in event.. compliments to the wonderful staff here for setting this up!

I'm looking forward to the next one which is Saturday March 30th, 12pm to 5pm.

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03/16/2024

I'd like to take a moment to reminisce on the first business adventure Erin and I created.
I was just a groomer in a shop before Covid became a thing and shut down half the world.. including the shop I was in. I took a chance and created my own doggy daycare and groom shop fall of 2020. We made it a few years through many questionable moments, before life had other plans for me and we sadly closed the Parlour doors.

These pups are the drive behind the determination to one day be able to do this again.🤎 The love, the energy and the trust and respect I have received over the years from my pups is the best reward. The relationships Ive built with pups&parents have been so rewarding.

To my parents, I hope these pictures don't make yall cry, because I'd be lying if I said I didn't 😂

Here's to the new chapter of K-9 Getaway 🫶

03/13/2024