Helena Dog House

Helena Dog House Dog boarding, daycare, grooming, and training

Today from daycare, we present Mikey. 🐕🐾
03/11/2025

Today from daycare, we present Mikey. 🐕🐾

There's four days left to vote! Help us win this prestigious award for Shelby County again! Under "services"/"pet boardi...
03/11/2025

There's four days left to vote! Help us win this prestigious award for Shelby County again! Under "services"/"pet boarding", you will find us nominated for best pet boarding facility in Shelby County. We won before, let's do it again! 🐶🏆🥇
https://shelbyliving.com/shelby-livings-best-of-the-best-2025/?v2

It’s Monday! Daylight savings may have some sleepy but for us we’re full of energy… unless you ask Harlow, Hank, and Luc...
03/10/2025

It’s Monday! Daylight savings may have some sleepy but for us we’re full of energy… unless you ask Harlow, Hank, and Lucy 🐶🐾☀️❤️

03/07/2025

Today some of our daycare dogs took on a new smell in the yard. Some could care less… and as you can tell some said the smell was good enough to eat (only to spit it out in disgust later). 🐾☀️🐶

In our daily daycare post we strive to post clear, accurate photos of everyone from favorable angles and in flattering p...
03/07/2025

In our daily daycare post we strive to post clear, accurate photos of everyone from favorable angles and in flattering poses. Sometimes we fail. Here are some of our favorite outtakes from this week.

Happy Friday!! Please enjoy todays daycare post, be sure check back for a special sniff video and our daycare outtake pi...
03/07/2025

Happy Friday!! Please enjoy todays daycare post, be sure check back for a special sniff video and our daycare outtake pictures of the week!! 🐶🐾❤️

It’s Thursday and we all are full of speed!Can’t catch us! 🐾❤️🐶🐕🪽
03/06/2025

It’s Thursday and we all are full of speed!

Can’t catch us! 🐾❤️🐶🐕🪽

It may be wet outside but that won’t dampen our fun!!!We welcomed Rusty to group today!! Cleo showed off her new skill o...
03/05/2025

It may be wet outside but that won’t dampen our fun!!!

We welcomed Rusty to group today!!

Cleo showed off her new skill of “balance”, Kirby and Millie were couple goals & Bella Miller used The Force to take down The Dark Side and Kylo!!

This Tuesday the wind tried to blow us away but we were too fast 🐶🐾❤️💨
03/04/2025

This Tuesday the wind tried to blow us away but we were too fast 🐶🐾❤️💨

🍀Happy March🍀 A few announcements as we move into spring!🌈 Daycare will be closed the week of spring break so if you are...
03/04/2025

🍀Happy March🍀 A few announcements as we move into spring!
🌈 Daycare will be closed the week of spring break so if you are on a membership, please use your days prior to 3/21.
🌈 Spring break is right around the corner, make your reservatioms ASAP, as we are nearing full capacity. We will be on a waitlist soon.
🌈 We will be taking St Patricks Day pics in daycare the week of March 17-21!

Welcome to the week!!! It was a great day for zoomies!!! Maple was laser focused on a friend, Boomer got some epic loves...
03/03/2025

Welcome to the week!!!

It was a great day for zoomies!!!

Maple was laser focused on a friend, Boomer got some epic loves from Oakley, Bruiser gave us a fantastic play bow and Pretty gave allll her kisses to Courtney!!
🐶🐾❤️

03/01/2025

‼️ Warning... long post... but necessary. I'm so sorry, I hate drama more than any thing in the world!
Thanks everyone for your support through this tough time. We've always been extremely honest and open with our clients, so what better way to continue that, than to address each of the accusations listed:
🐶"if you're boarding, they take your belomgings from you in the lobby and never give them to the dogs until you leave"
So we have always offered everyone to bring as much or as little for their dogs that they would like. If we have a dog that stays with us regularly, and even with multiple potty breaks, still makes messes in their room, we will remove their blanket, put it in their cubby to go home clean, and use one of our blankets instead.
🐶"they don't give them beds or stuffed toys because it's too much wear and tear on their washing machine"
So if a dog brings in a bed, that's too large for our washer, we will set it aside and give them a dog bed (appropriate for their size) from our stock. We wash stuffed toys multiple times a day.
🐶"they use the same water bowl and food bowl for the duration of the dogs stay"
Yes, we use the same water bowl and food bowl for the duration of the dogs stay. However, if they have wet food, that can get crusty so those are changed out more often. Not one time have I seen mold in our food bowls in 7 years.
🐶 "they don't give them bones or Kongs or rawhides during their stay"
No, we don't give out rawhides as they are a choking hazard. The bones brought in are given to the dogs if they are not considered choking hazards. We do keep kongs on hand to help with anxiety. Whatever items we don't use, we keep in their cubby and return to the parents.
🐶"they don't give the owner back any food or treats and keep them for themselves"
This one made me giggle... unfortunately when a dog doesn't eat very well, we end up giving almost all of the food back, accompanied with a conversation to the parents about how their dog didn't want to eat much while they were staying. Parents will bring in a bag of treats, but with directions to give them "as needed" so that's what we do. 9 times out of 10, we're giving back almost a whole bag of treats.
🐶"they steal from donation bins"
We have been a drop site for 2 x 2 for over six years. We have just recently become a drop site for Full Circle Sanctuary. We contact them almost weekly to let them know when their bins are full. When they come to pick up their donations, they leave anything that they are not currently taking, and offer it to us. Additionally, we've had plenty of people walk through the door and give us donations for our facility that we share with the rescues.
🐶" curtains are put up so the dogs can't see what's going on"
Yes, curtains are put up to eliminate barrier aggression, fighting through the door, and to eliminate the anxiety of seeing other dogs and any commotion.
🐶"30 seconds to potty and that's it!"
So this one is funny because she only walked dogs two times with us and it was in 95° temperatures so we have always been very transparent about in extreme temperatures, we get them in and out as quickly as possible. When a dog is let out to go to the bathroom, some are finished and ready to come back in in 22 seconds and some need longer. If the dog is ready, we bring it back in even if it's 30 seconds, but if the dog is not ready, we wait on them to be finished.
🐶" daycare, workers neglect the dogs and there's no interaction"
This couldn't be further from the truth. Look at our daily pictures, look how many dogs are in the laps of staff members, and being held by staff members. I don't even have to defend this one. She referred to the daycare dogs as being treated well and boarding dogs being treated horribly but then in her next sentence, she said daycare dogs get no interaction from staff.
🐶 Grace was right when she said I have built a business to where it's not required that I'm there 24/7. I have a staff that I can trust and that can run this building efficiently day in a day out. I was called "greedy" but the amount of business I've turned down in an effort to keep our numbers low and focus on safety and happiness of staff and dogs, should prove otherwise.
🐶 finally, she signed the post with "an employee who quit because her heart couldn't take it"
This person was never hired. She had a two day working interview, as this has always been standard in the hiring process. There's a pre-screening interview, an in person interview, and then a working interview. She had a difficult time during the working interview, therefore, I decided it wasn't going to be a good fit. I paid her for her time, but she was pretty upset about the whole thing. Which makes me wonder why she was so upset if we're such a horrible place.??

I'm sorry you all have had to read all of this drama, but I felt the only way to get on the other side of it is to address the concerns that she keeps bringing up. They are completely false and way out of context. You guys know how much we love your dogs and how we treat them as if they were our own. We all take this job very seriously and I couldn't ask for better community support. 
Thanks -we love y'all.💗

03/01/2025

Guys I hate that we're here again, but we are. Jennifer Davis wasn't hired over the summer and was pretty salty about it. She was also fired from another facility for allegedly stealing (that I found out after the fact). She wasn't a good fit, and we dodged a bullet for sure . She is the one slandering our business. As I said before, you all know how we run our business and how we take care of the dogs. Our facility is open six days a week for tours, we've never turned down a tour, anyone is welcome to come in the back and see how we run things Thank you for reporting her insane allegations, yet again. Waiting for an officer so that I can get the police report filed. 

02/28/2025

Today we have a special clip from some special pups named Tucker, Tyler, Heidi, Hank & Harlow.

Welcome to the HDH fashion show 🤩❤️🐾🐶

Its Friday and we’re full of sunshine just like the sky 🐶❤️☀️We hope everyone has a great weekend! (Stay tuned for a vid...
02/28/2025

Its Friday and we’re full of sunshine just like the sky 🐶❤️☀️

We hope everyone has a great weekend! (Stay tuned for a video of some special pups)

Thursday photo roundup!! Please remember that we only take DOGS in doggy daycare, not mountain goats: see Gemma. Today i...
02/27/2025

Thursday photo roundup!!

Please remember that we only take DOGS in doggy daycare, not mountain goats: see Gemma.

Today in daycare adventures Kylo decided Pretty didn’t really need any space, Poppy made us all jealous with her ability to nap anywhere, Griffin flew down the slide, Bella Aussie showed off a fantastic toothy smile, Oakley got loved on by the bassets & Heidi decided that the biggest dogs in daycare make the best play buddies!!

We dedicate our Wednesday post to all of our dedicated and beloved clients for always believing in us and having our bac...
02/26/2025

We dedicate our Wednesday post to all of our dedicated and beloved clients for always believing in us and having our backs!

Thank you all!

Enjoy these lovely fur babies ❤️🐶🐾☀️

As most of you know, our business went under attack this morning. I did find out who it is and I will be pursuing legal ...
02/26/2025

As most of you know, our business went under attack this morning. I did find out who it is and I will be pursuing legal action. This person had a working interview with me about 8 months ago and didn't get the job. She wasn't a good fit so I paid her for her time and sent her on her way. Everyone who knows us, knows that these allegations were 100% false. Yes we give dogs blankets and beds, yes we give dogs treats and food from their owners, yes we give dogs ample time to go to the bathroom, etc. The allegations she was making made ZERO sense so I knew it was fabricated from the start.
Thank you to anyone who stepped up to defend us, as we have worked very hard to keep a good relationship with the community and take the very best care of everyone's pups as possible!

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97 Ace Place
Helena, AL
35080

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Monday 7am - 6pm
Tuesday 7am - 6pm
Wednesday 7am - 6pm
Thursday 7am - 6pm
Friday 7am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 3pm
Sunday 4pm - 6pm

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+12056243425

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Today some of our daycare dogs took on a new smell in the yard. Some could care less… and as you can tell some said the smell was good enough to eat (only to spit it out in disgust later). 🐾☀️🐶

Today we have a special clip from some special pups named Tucker, Tyler, Heidi, Hank & Harlow. Welcome to the HDH fashion show 🤩❤️🐾🐶

Today we’d like to add in a sweet little clip of some fun moments from daycare! Bohdi’s particupation in choir practice & Duke taking part in a rodeo! 🐶🐾

As promised, the icing on the Super Bowl cake.. the outtakes! #superbowl25

See part 1 but here's part 2! #superbowl25

Enjoy our videos highlighting the dogs choices for the Super Bowl winners. The prediction reels are part one and part two and then of course, there will be an "outtakes" reel.. those are typically the ! Editing was tricky and some of the dogs choices were cut off but stay tuned on Sunday to see if the dogs chose correctly.! #superbowl25

As promised here’s the clip of Teddy (x2) and Chester! Chester informed us he could never be caught this way! (We think he was right) 🐶🐕

Today we welcomed back our day care dogs into 2025! Griffin was so busy with his Tito’s toy he only showed us his good side.

If you don’t know some of our dogs take on new forms… for example: We have our helicopter (Griffin) Our wild crocodiles (Rooster & Oakley) And our plumber (Draco)

And then some of us were just happy to be hanging on the patio with Ms Grace. Who cares about the Super Bowl anyway?
And then some of us were just happy to be hanging on the patio with Ms Grace. Who cares about the Super Bowl anyway?

The moment everyone's been waiting for… Who will win the Super Bowl (according to the daycare pups)?? Chiefs to win- 20 votes 49ers to win- 23 votes *** Stay tuned for our "bloopers reel" with our friends that just couldn't quite make a decision... Please enjoy our annual video of some tough choices being made.🏈 #Go49ers #GoChiefs #doggiedaycare #SuperBowlSunday

We strive to provide dogs with different forms of enrichment. In any environments dogs can become overwhelmed and anxious and time filled with enrichment can help them calm down and or keep them distracted from things that seem overwhelming to them. It’s also healthy to keep dog’s brains stimulated. We like to use these puzzles/toys where dogs have to find the treats and sniff or dig them out. Myla absolutely loves these little mind games. Dobby is new and still learning the puzzles but still tries his best. Also included are just the silliest little boys (snoop, Vader, bruiser)

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