Cavorting K9s Retreat

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Cavorting K9s Retreat CK9R is a small dog boarding facility in the Cremona/Sundre areas of Alberta, where dogs can be dogs! We are not fancy, but your dog is part of the family!

OUR GOAL

We are here to make sure your dog has a great time while you are away . The dogs sleep and eat in large, clean kennels that are kept at a comfortable temperature. When not eating or sleeping, the dogs can enjoy the outdoors in one of our two large dog yards for extended periods, depending on the weather conditions. OUR SERVICES

We offer a wide variety of services including transporting

, feeding, medicating, playing, walking or just hanging out with the dog(s) but grooming is not one of them. The doggy daycare, where we drop off the dogs, will do baths and groomings if booked for their return. Please feel free to email us anytime during their stay for an update! OUR QUALIFICATIONS

We have been training, working and observing dogs for over 30 years. Our primary interests are agility and herding but we have also competed in other dog sports. At the Retreat, which is also our home, we work on basic manners and good social etiquette in our dog play groups. Much of our time is spent observing dog behaviour, both individually and in group settings. We are firm believers in rewarding and praising the behaviours we like and we put a stop to unwanted behaviours before they escalate. OUR PROMISE

You can rely on us, whether you are away for a few days or a few weeks, to tire them out for you. The best praise you and your fur-covered family member can give us, besides wet sloppy kisses, is a referral to friends and family so we can wear their dogs out, too!

11/11/2024

To the memory of silent footsteps
That beside us once did fall
We pause but for a moment
And in reverence do recall

For the hand that held the leash
They served our country well
Therefore we who do remain
Will their stories ever tell.

Some did come home
Along with us, tails held high
While others left empty collars
And in foreign soil now silently they lie

They are forever our guardian angels
Clad in soft and coloured fur
As present now in our hearts
As they ever and always were.

- To The War Dog by Christopher Dion

04/11/2024
14/10/2024

Happy Thanksgiving weekend everyone! Gobble till ya wobble but remember these handy tips for keeping your pets safe this holiday season.

Ensure your pet has a safe quiet place to hang out if you are having lots of guests over and watch for door dashing, food left on counters and guests that like to feed your companions from the table.

09/08/2024

Bhahhahahhaaha! Too funny!

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12/07/2024

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Love this article!I am occasionally asked if I will take dogs to Board & Train but that is not me.  I definitely loved t...
12/06/2024

Love this article!

I am occasionally asked if I will take dogs to Board & Train but that is not me. I definitely loved teaching agility classes & still miss that but teaching agility classes was more about teaching the humans how to work with their dogs.

I have sent my own dogs away for herding training with people I trust but it requires me knowing what to do when they come back.

There are no quick fixes & unless you know what to do with them to maintain that training, whatever they may have learned can disappear quickly.

Lately there has been an increase, in my area anyway, in “Board and Train” businesses (B & T). You give them your dog for one, two, or three weeks, and get back a dog who is . . . what? Much better behaved? Perfect on leash walks, never jumps up, and only barks on cue? […]

01/06/2024

Your Saturday giggle.

25/05/2024

Bwahhahahahahahaa!

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23/05/2024

Did you know that it is estimated that there are over 500,000 dog bites annually in Canada? Of those, children aged 5 to 9 years are the most common dog bite victims.

We are excited to be a keynote speaker at this year's Airdrie Bark in the Park event! We will be doing a presentation for kids on how to interact safely with unknown dogs, as well as your own dog at home. Join us at noon on June 1st in Nose Creek Park for this free event to help keep kids and dogs safe!

There will also be agility demonstrations, food trucks, local vendors, and more!

Airdrie Bark in the Park

19/05/2024

Some days, I have great timing! Just heard a thunder clap & figured best to get the weekend dogs back into the kennel. Just got inside & suddenly hailed on us. Whew!

I'm glad we're getting some rain - lawn is looking greener & not so crunchy.  But I really HATE mud!!!
17/05/2024

I'm glad we're getting some rain - lawn is looking greener & not so crunchy. But I really HATE mud!!!

16/05/2024

None of my dogs sleep that soundly. LOL!

14/05/2024

Yay! I feel a little accomplished (but sore) today.

My friend Ray came over with his little utility trailer so we could load up about 80ft of older wood fence sections and lay them out as a deck for the dog's paddling pool! Now they won't have to go through the mud around the pool to get into the pool so maybe the water will stay cleaner for longer.

We had a few extra sections that made a bit of a cover for one corner of the "moat" (really, nothing else describes it better) that the dogs have dug in around my trailer. Now, just have to figure out something for the other corners.

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13/05/2024

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26/04/2024

LOL! This rings so true!

10/03/2024

This is cute & amazing!!

There seems to be a particularly nasty version of kennel cough going around this year.  We always recommend that kennel ...
27/02/2024

There seems to be a particularly nasty version of kennel cough going around this year. We always recommend that kennel clients get vaccinated for bordatella, even though it is much like our flu shot & does not necessarily prevent getting the cough. It could reduce the symptoms & severity if your dog does catch it.

Unfortunately, it is an air born virus (so antibiotics do not work unless they get a secondary bacterial infection) and isolation is very hard to do in our kennel environment as we have the open play group concept & dogs do not stay in hermetically sealed rooms.

However, like getting the flu, we can do the same for the dogs as we do for ourselves. Here is a good website with some commen sense information for treating your dog if they come down with the virus.

Comfort your dog with these 6 kennel cough remedies that really work including honey & lemon, steam therapy, cough suppressants and more!

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