Hessian Hill Canine Country and Care

06/14/2024

It has been a while since we have done a virtual tour so we thought we would give you a quick overview.

06/13/2024

Important things I would like to share!! See you at 12pm today

06/01/2024

Update from the hill!!
It is bittersweet but we have reached our capacity for new clients until after Labor Day.
More information is included in our video.

05/29/2024

Summer is just beginning but winter visits are already filling our schedule.
Due to a high number of January requests, we are moving our annual closure to
🐶December 9th- December 15th🐶
All dogs must be picked up by 7pm on Sunday December 8th. We will reopen on Monday December 16th at 7am.

📅Mark your calendars now and please plan accordingly. We will be closed for daycare, boarding and grooming. Our farm store will also be closed.

04/20/2024

The summer season is quickly approaching! Here are a few reminders as you plan your pup's visits to the hill.

🐕Please make note of our cancellation policy and our hours!

📣Update to our hours📣

We no longer will be observing 15 minute "grace period" for our hours. Should you be running late, please notify us. However should you arrive early or late without notice, a $20 fee will be charged.

04/05/2024

There have been many questions regarding bookings, baths and pre-payments! Here are some answers that we hope will help.

1. Registration and pre-booking is reguired. We do not accept walk- in clients for grooming, daycare or boarding.

2. We can accept last minute bookings for regular dog families depending on availability.

3. Booking weeks or months in advance is a great way to guarantee a space for your pup,especially for new dog families.

4. Our prepayment discounts are applied when payment is received and only if received 30 days prior to your next boarding visit. Even if you booked months in advance, you only are given a prepayment discount if you pay ahead, not when you book.

5. Prepayment discounts can not be doubled with our extended stay discount and does not apply to any grooming services done while boarding.

6. All baths/groomings requested during your pups boarding visit will be completed within 24 hour of your requested pick up. Due to the high demand of this service we can no longer guarantee bath/grooming services the same day as pick up.

7. We do not groom on Sundays. All Sunday grooms will be completed on Saturday.

Do you have more questions? Give us a call at (518)491-8267 and we can discuss you and your pup in more detail.

03/15/2024

🐕 New Daycare Packages🐕
Daycare packages have been a topic of discussion on the hill!
Pay for your pups playtime with a convenient package where you will save a bit of money and get a clean pup at the end of the month!

🐩 Boarding pay ahead discounts are always available as well!

Check with Liz at (518)491-8267 or via messenger to set up your package.

01/19/2024

You have asked and we said yes!!

We will now be offering our "Pay Ahead and Save" discount for all bookings.

This savings opportunity is for all overnight visits and is ideal for families that stay frequently but miss out on our extended stay discount. You don't have to have current visits scheduled in order to prepay but credits must be used within 6 months of prepayment.

Contact Liz at (518)491-8267 or via messenger to prepay today!

01/07/2024

After a few days of rest we are ready for all of our dog friends to come play!
🐕Our grooming schedule is open for the winter. You can schedule online at www.hessianhillfarm.com

🐕 Boarding for the school breaks are starting to fill up. Get on our schedule now to ensure your pup gets to come play while you are on vacation!

12/08/2023

12/06/2023

Give the gift of a clean pup this year! We have gift certificates available for customizable amounts for grooming.

With the 2024 year quickly approaching, we are also offering a "pay ahead and save" discount. Credit is only valid for boarding and can be used over multiple stays. It must be used within 6 months of purchase.

To take advantage of this discount or to purchase a gift certificate, contact us at (518)491-8267 or via messenger.

11/30/2023

We shared on the MamaFarmer stories last week information regarding the "Mystery Dog Illness". All of our dog families have received an email with the current information and what we are doing to help ensure there is no mystery here at Hessian Hill. With that said , we wanted to share some of the information here as well. If you would like the full email with more information on the actual illness, comment or message us your email so we can share it with you.

The first point we would like to make is your dog's health and safety is our top priority. This email is not to cause panic or scare any of our families, but the best way to prevent the spread of this illness is through the precautions taken as pet owners. Before we get into details please know we have not had any cases of this illness or any other sickness within our kennel. If at any point we have concerns for your dog’s health, we would communicate with you directly, as well as our other families to keep them informed

Your top priority is your pet. With advice from our vets we are encouraging pet families to ensure your dog is up to date on all vaccinations ( this should not be an issue as they have to be current to come play with us). The canine influenza vaccine is encouraged but not required at this time. Avoid places where your dog could be exposed. We are a small controlled family of dogs here on the hill. The dogs playing together are vaccinated, healthy and symptom free if they are coming to play. Places like dog parks, large training facilities, and hiking trails/ walking paths are considered risky as you don’t know the other dogs and their exposures. While at vet appointments avoid the waiting room. Ask to wait in your car and have them call you in to be taken directly to the exam room. Be honest! If your dog is sick, DO NOT BRING THEM TO DAYCARE/ BOARDING. If your dog has been exposed to any illness, mystery or otherwise, DO NOT BRING THEM TO DAYCARE/BOARDING.

What are we doing: CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN! We will continue to use our veterinary grade cleaners daily as we have for 7 years. Dogs that also visit more than 1 day each week will be put in the same kennel/crate each day when we are not out playing. As of this week all dogs have their own water/ food dishes. While we do wash and sanitize dishes at the end or beginning of each day, we are taking the extra measure to ensure only one dog drinks/eats out of the dish. If they are a daycare dog, their dish is labeled and put in their personal bin. Boarding dogs are encouraged to bring their own LABELED dishes for their stay. Should they use our dishes, we will follow the same protocol as our daycare dishes. Dogs are now being monitored closely prior to play. We take them out on leash individually to watch their breathing and look for unusual symptoms before starting our playtime routine.

Policy Changes/Reminders
1. Effective immediately, dogs that socialize at dog parks, other daycares or boarding facilities, training facilities or other grooming salons will not be able to come to boarding or daycare for 14 days from their last visit at the other facility.
2. Dogs showing any sort of upper respiratory illness will not be allowed to visit us for 14 days.
3. Dogs exposed to any upper respiratory illness will not be allowed to visit us for 14 days.
4. Boarding dogs are encouraged to bring their own dishes for food and water.

Reminders: Your dog’s are our family! Our first priority is the health and wellbeing of our canine community. If you feel more comfortable keeping your dog at home we understand and respect your decision. We are taking every effort to keep our doors open so your dogs can continue to play with us. We are small compared to most facilities. Our play groups are 5-7 dogs at most. Should we have 1 case of this mystery illness within our kennel, ethically we will shut down to ensure the safety of our dogs. We will continue to monitor this illness closely while working with our vets to keep you up to date as new information is released. If you would like to talk directly regarding your pet, please reach out to us at (518)491-8267.

As always, thank you for sharing your dogs with us on the hill.

Liz and Dirk

11/01/2023

The holidays are in full swing and family plans are being confirmed. Be sure to coordinate your plans with our hours so you and your pup can have the best holiday season possible.

10/31/2023

The votes are in and we have winners! Our grandstand actresses and midway adventurers tied with 16 votes each.
Completely Kissable Cooper won our individual category with 23 votes.

Thank you friends for having fun with us!"

10/20/2023

🎃🎃🎃 2nd Annual🎃🎃🎃
Halloween Costume Contest

This year we let our creativity guide us! You all know how much we love our fair so this years theme for our costumes is "Things you will find at the Schoharie Sunshine Fair"
We will have two categories this year.
1. Best group
2. Best individual costume
To vote, simply like/love the group and individual photos you love. Be sure to read the descriptions under each photo. Which ever group has the most likes on October 30th will earn a prize from the farm store as well as bragging rights until next year!!

10/18/2023

We have bath and grooming appointments available.

Standard baths include deep clean bath, blow dry, brushing and nail trims.

Standard groomings includes deep clean bath, blow dry, brushing, coat trimming and nail trims.

Schedule online at www.hessianhillfarm.com

10/06/2023

Local friends....Graham Cracker is still missing. Please keep an eye out for him. While I hope he is still on the hill somewhere it is possible he hitched a ride to town with farm/kennel customers. He is extremely friendly and comes when call. He isn't afraid of dogs, and at this point he probably found a house to hang out at. Contact me directly at (518)491-8267 if you see him.

09/14/2023

Grooming appointments for dogs of all sizes are available on the hill!
We offer
🫧 Bathing ( includes bath, blow dry, brushing and nail trim)
✂️ Grooming (includes bath, blow dry, brushing, coat trimming and nail trim)
🐶 Nail trimming
🐕 A**l gland expression can be added to any service for an additional fee

We do not list pricing as prices vary depending on the dog and their needs. To schedule an appointment or request pricing for your dog please contact us through our website www.hessianhillfarm.com, via messenger here or with Liz at (518)491-8267.

08/16/2023

Holiday requests are coming in quickly. Please make note of our holiday hours and annual vacation in January!

Price changes for boarding are effective September 1st 2023!

Please note: Although we are closed for Thanksgiving and Christmas, we are simply closed for customer hours and daycare. We are still here taking care of the dogs boarding with us for the holiday!!

07/25/2023

Is your pup as muddy as Henry?
We are expanding our grooming availability and now will have more opportunities to help clean up your pup!

Schedule your appointments at www.hessianhillfarm.com

07/14/2023

💥Our prices are changing💥

For over 6 years we have served our canine community! You have watched our family grow, facilities expand and our canine families have flourished. We would like to say thank you to all of you for supporting us when we were first starting out, through COVID 19 and today as we offer more services to more pups within our community.

As the world has changed and the cost of doing business has increased, we have made the decision to increase our prices effective September 1st 2023.
Any bookings currently on the schedule will be charged our current prices.
Any new bookings for after September 1st will be charged our new prices. Our priority is still and will always be your dog and their happiness while they are with us at Hessian Hill.

See you on the hill!!

07/06/2023

We are considering adding a pick up and drop off service for our regular clients. This would boarding as well as daycare (depending on location) for an additional fee. We are still working out pricing.
Would this type of service be a benefit to our canine families? Let us know in the comments if you would be interested in a pick up and drop off service for your dog(s) and how much would be a reasonable fee for this type of service.

07/05/2023

**IMPORTANT PLEASE READ**

*DROP OFF/PICK UP PROTOCOL: When you arrive to drop off your dog please wait for us to greet you. DO NOT LET YOUR DOG OUT OF THE CAR UNTIL WE ARE READY FOR YOU. Not all dogs that visit us are social and helping one dog family at a time eliminates chaos for all of us. Please wait at your car until we let you know it is your turn. This is NOT a new protocol.

*CANCELLATION POLICY UPDATE ( Effective JUNE 1st 2023) :

Non-holiday visits- cancellations requested within 2 days of scheduled drop off will be charged a $40 fee for stays under 3 nights. Stays 4 nights or longer will be charged a fee of 25% of the originally invoice fee.

Summer ( June 1st- October 1st) and Holidays ( New Years Eve/Day, Presidents Day, Easter, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) : Cancellations requested with 7 days of scheduled drop off will be charged a $40 fee for stays under 3 nights. Stays 4 nights or longer will be charged a fee of 25% of the originally invoiced fee.

*ADJUSTMENTS TO SCHEDULED VISITS

Any adjustments to shorten your dog's visit ( drop off later or pick up earlier) made within 7 days of your originally scheduled drop off day will be approved, however your boarding fee will not be adjusted.

Adjustments to lengthen your pup's visit will be approved depending on availability and your boarding fee will be adjusted to reflect the new number of nights.

*Pick up and Drop off Hours*

Monday- Friday

7am- 9am, 12:30-1pm, 4pm-7pm

Saturday

7am-10am, 5:30pm- 7pm

Sunday

5:30pm-7pm

04/13/2023

All the things you need to know about our large meat and egg CSA!

This $450 package 🚨on sale now for $400🚨.. is a perfect way to have a steady supply of Hessian Hill farm raised meat. Each package is customizable to your preferences and can be altered as we go. The CSA in total is 42lbs of meat and 12 dozen eggs. It is broken into 6 deliveries/pick-ups over a 6 or 12 week time period.
Our standard meat breakdown is

🌷12 lbs of ground meat
🌷12 lbs of pork sausage
🌷6 lbs of chops
🌷6 lbs of chicken
🌷6 lbs of roasts
🌷12 dozen eggs
🌷 🌷 All meat selections depend on inventory !!!

Start your package today with Liz. Contact us at (518)491-8267 or via messenger!!

04/10/2023

Friends as spring is finally upon us, I’m sure like me you all are dealing with muddy messes of dogs ! Get your pup in now for a bath paired with a deshed treatment, or that nice spring haircut ! You’re house and your dog will thank you ! 🌸

Friendly reminder as temps are getting warmer the ticks are out and about ! Don’t forget your pups flea and tick medication.

Call, text or schedule online

04/05/2023

04/02/2023

Our booking site is down temporarily due to glitches after an update. Please contact me directly to schedule daycare and boarding!