Canine Country

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!

12/28/2024

You know you have a good employee when they offer to cover the office for you so you can have the rainy afternoon off from the office. Lucky me!

12/25/2024

I just came from the kennels where my hard working employees are caring for all of our guests. Lots of happy faces on Christmas Day. Christmas treats and play time coming up now that the rain has stopped. Merry Christmas to family and friends. 2 down, 38 to go 😘

12/22/2024

Whew! We welcomed in nine new guests and sent home 10 all in just over an hour. I have the best employees. Busy settling all the pups in and getting the rooms ready for the 15 new guests arriving tomorrow. My greeter will be at her station tomorrow and I'm looking forward to having her with me again 😍

12/20/2024

Your annual reminder of potential Christmas hazards for your pets: fatty, spicy, or sweet foods, turkey bones, tinsel, wires or cords of decor, mistletoe, holly, and candles are all things to keep away from your pets during holiday festivities!

12/18/2024

The official start of winter is nearly here, so let’s learn a little bit about a wintry dog! The St. Bernard got its name from the St. Bernard Pass, a treacherous, snowy route 8,000 feet above sea level through the Alps between Italy and Switzerland. The Great St. Bernard Hospice starting keeping St. Bernard dogs starting around 1660. These hardy working dogs made rescue excursions on the St. Bernard Pass for hundreds of years. They often worked in teams and when they found buried travelers, one dog would dig through the snow and lie on top of the injured to provide warmth while the other dog returned to the hospice to alert the monks of the stranded traveler. Because of these remarkable dogs' excellent sense of direction and smell, their powerful build, their watchful and patient nature, and of course their resistance to the cold, about 2,000 people were rescued between the mid-1600s and the late 1800s.

12/12/2024

Already December 12th! May we help you with your Christmas shopping for pet loving friends? Canine Country offers gift cards. Just give us a call and we will help you mark one more thing off your shopping list.

12/11/2024

Christmas break is almost here for students! What are your kids looking forward to most?