Canine Country

02/21/2025

It’s National Love Your Pet Day! Easy peasy! 🥰🥰

02/19/2025

30 degrees outside. What a perfect day to make plans for Spring Break. Canine Country still has a few suites but hurry. After a few more days of this frigid weather everyone is going to want to make plans for the sunshine.

https://caninecountry.dog will take you to our website and reservations. We hope to see you soon.

Experience Premier Dog Boarding in Shreveport & Bossier at Canine Country - Your dog's private 27-acre farm retreat in Greenwood, LA.

02/19/2025

What’s your pet’s favorite treat?

02/14/2025

Happy Galentine’s Day today, and Valentine’s Day tomorrow! Celebrate all kinds of love over this Valentine’s weekend! 💕💕

02/12/2025

It's a big candy week, so be vigilant to make sure your pet doesn’t get ahold of any candy, chocolate, or xylitol!

02/07/2025

February is National Pet Dental Health Month. It’s a good idea to brush your dog’s teeth 2-3 times a week, but daily is better. It may sound intimidating, but lots of dogs don’t mind or even enjoy having their teeth brushed with canine toothpaste, which can be meat- or peanut butter-flavored. You can use a human toothbrush for large dogs (but NEVER human toothpaste), while baby toothbrushes or finger brushes can be used for smaller dogs. There are dental treats and even water additives you can use to help keep your dog’s teeth healthy, too. Annual dental checkups at your vet are crucial to stay on top of your pet’s dental health to prevent gum and periodontal disease, pain, or infections.

02/05/2025

Punxsutawny Phil saw his shadow on Sunday! How are we feeling about 6 more weeks of winter? The high today was 76°, so maybe groundhogs don’t know about the south.

01/31/2025

What’s your favorite King Cake flavor? (We hope this goes without saying, but don’t feed your pet King Cake.) 💜💛💚

01/29/2025

The last Tuesday in January is National Plan for Vacation Day! We’ve been back to work and school for a while, it’s the middle of winter, so what better way to bring yourself some cheer than planning your next vacation? One easy thing to check off your list when making vacation plans: call or book online to secure a spot for your pet at Canine Country! https://caninecountry.dog/home

01/24/2025

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to read more, but maybe you don’t know where to start, start with a subject we know you like: dogs! Here’s a list of some book recommendations about dogs you could try out: https://celadonbooks.com/booklists/books-about-dogs/ Tell us your book recommendations in the comments, too!

01/22/2025

It’s Squirrel Appreciation Day! We’re betting your dog appreciates squirrels a bit more than you. Fun squirrel fact: they can (theoretically) survive a fall from any height! Squirrels are small in size and mass, and since force is calculated by multiplying mass by acceleration, the force of gravity acting on a falling squirrel just isn’t very strong. Additionally, their fluffiness and intuition to spread their bodies out while falling make them very wind resistant, slowing their descent. These factors make their terminal velocity (fastest speed while falling) simply too slow for them to fall hard enough to die or even be seriously hurt. Pretty cool trick!

01/17/2025

January is Walk Your Dog Month! The benefits of walking for any length of time seem almost too good to be true: it’s great for your cardiovascular, pulmonary, bone, and mental health, can help prevent, improve, or manage health issues like high blood pressure and cholesterol, diabetes, muscle and joint pain or stiffness, improve energy levels as well as sleep quality…I could keep going. Do yourself and your pup a kindness and go for a walk as often as you can!

01/15/2025

“I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.”
― Jean Cocteau

01/10/2025

What’s your pet’s favorite toy and/or treat?

01/09/2025

WE ARE HIRING!!

Canine Country located in Greenwood, LA is currently seeking an experienced kennel technician. We are a mid-size boarding facility, boarding as many as 45 dogs at our peak times. Canine Country is very unique in our set up and work flow. 3 separate buildings to house different sized dogs and a separate building for cats. We have large play yards and pride ourselves on our attention to our guests. Primarily looking for an afternoon/early evening employee. The shift would be 2 pm to 6:30 pm until summer when we would extend the shift to 7 pm. We would prefer experience and pay would be dependent on experience and skills. The job tasks are varied but what we need most of all is someone who is comfortable working with all sizes of dogs. You may contact us at 318.938.5114 or email us at: [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you.

01/08/2025

This is a PSA to remember when it’s cold outside, a warm vehicle engine can be an appealing heat source for outdoor and feral cats. Check underneath your car, bang on the hood, and honk the horn before starting the engine to make sure no cats remain in harm’s way. Other cold weather reminders: clean up antifreeze spills to safeguard against poisoning pets, and never leave your pet outside for very long in the cold. Fur isn’t as effective against the cold as you might expect; cats and dogs are as vulnerable to the elements as we are, so be vigilant and take care!

01/02/2025

Good morning friends and happy New Year again. I am so excited for the new year. We get to start over or continue our long term goals. Whatever that might be for you I hope you achieve what you desire.

I'm starting my weekly posts with a message for all of our boarding guests. This information resides on our website, www.caninecountry.dog, as well but I think it bears repeating. Kind of lengthy but worth the read.

Vaccination requirements for boarding. These requirements are necessary to ensure the health of not only your beloved pets but the other pets that may be boarding at the same time as yours. We require a copy of the vaccination record at least 48 hours prior to the arrival of your pets for boarding. This gives us the ability to review and contact you with any discrepancies. The vaccines must be administered by a licensed veterinarian. The record may be uploaded to your account in our reservation software or you or your vet may email them to: [email protected]

Required:
Rabies - may be 1 year or 3 year - this is required by state law
DHLP - distemper/parvo - may be 1 year or 3 year
Bordetella - may be 6 months or 1 year

Your vet will make the determination as to the expiration date of the vaccine based on the vaccine they chose to use. Canine Country cannot make that decision.

Most of the time the invoice your vet provides will show the vaccines given and the next date they are due. If not, ask your vet for a vaccination certificate. This is a helpful document. It will only provide current vaccinations and will not include all of your pet's health record which we don't usually need.

I encourage you to take a picture, keep a file, put a copy in your glove box . . . any of these will be helpful to you in a pinch. I am always regretful when I have to turn away a customer because they do not have handy access to this information. It doesn't matter the nature of your emergency, I cannot board an animal without current vaccinations.

Please don't hesitate to contact us for any clarification.
email: [email protected]
phone: 318.938.5114

Experience Premier Dog Boarding in Shreveport & Bossier at Canine Country - Your dog's private 27-acre farm retreat in Greenwood, LA.

12/31/2024

It's the last day of 2024! Wishing you all a Happy New Year and an abundant and joyful 2025!