PupTown

PupTown Puptown is a kennel-free environment specializing in doggy daycare, overnight boarding & professional dog grooming 🐾💕 - Coming Soon - dog training!

Dogs, dogs and more dogs - what's not to love? Some from before the snow and then today lots of fun playing in the fresh...
02/03/2025

Dogs, dogs and more dogs - what's not to love? Some from before the snow and then today lots of fun playing in the fresh snow. Lovely temps allow us to be outside in the crisp fresh air.

Tip No. 3 – TREAT COUNTDOWNIN OUR 3 PART SERIES OF NATIONAL TRAIN YOUR DOG MONTHAnd last, but not least - one more tip f...
01/31/2025

Tip No. 3 – TREAT COUNTDOWN
IN OUR 3 PART SERIES OF NATIONAL TRAIN YOUR DOG MONTH

And last, but not least - one more tip for you on the last day of January. The information below is from American Kennel Club + PupTown.

Count 25 pieces of low-calorie treats (or kibble) at the beginning of the day. F***y packs make treats readily available. Make sure the treat is highly motivational and something that your dog absolutely LOVES. Then watch your dog closely and reward them with good behavior throughout the day. Ignore bad behaviors by turning away, not making eye-contact with your dog, and don’t talk to your dog when they are doing something negative. The positive-based reward system takes practice for you both but will help your dog learn what is desired. Continue to reward GOOD behavior to help your dog learn the expectations of their pack.

If your dog sits quietly while you clip on their leash, provide a treat. If they stay quiet when the mail is delivered, provide a treat. If they learn the word place, provide a treat. Learning “place” for a dog is a great way to redirect a dog in many different situations. Training teaches your dog to look to you for the command and lets them know which behaviors are acceptable. With practice you will start to find your dog barks less, doesn’t feel the need to alert you with barking or jumping on guests. Instead your dog will listen, sit, wait and look to you for a command (and a treat too of course).

January is National Train Your Dog MonthPupTown has been learning all kinds of new tricks and here is another tip for yo...
01/30/2025

January is National Train Your Dog Month

PupTown has been learning all kinds of new tricks and here is another tip for you.

PupTown is learning the art of dog psychology, learning new ways to handle dogs calmly while in group, as well as reading dog behaviors - Dogs really do tell us a lot with their body language. This knowledge is a good reminder for all of us. Our goal is to provide exceptional care as well as provide daily enrichment for each dog while here.

The information below is from American Kennel Club + PupTown.
Tip No. 2

Enrichment is essential for your dog’s quality of life, but it can also be an important consideration to avoid aggression and overall health and happiness of your dog. Providing adequate physical exercise and mental stimulation helps keep your dog happy and healthy for the duration of its life. It can help keep behavioral issues at bay, by eliminating boredom. Each breed is unique. Each personality, specific breed characteristics and age all play a factor in determining the appropriate level of activity. Dog training provides both mental stimulation and physical activity simultaneously (a win-win). Who doesn’t love a well-trained dog anyway? Puppies typically need to learn the basics first (month 4), but then as they mature and grow they can move to deeper levels of training beyond basic manners.

Other enrichment opportunities is doggie daycare, learning agility, playing with a Treibball (see large ball below), or playing interactive puzzles/games with you at home. It's a fun activity for the whole family to watch a dog engage and actually progress and learn with these games. Don’t underestimate the benefits of daily walks with you or a dog walker (if you need it). The benefits are so good for both of you. Providing adequate stimulation typically eliminates many behavior challenges which makes everyone happy. It is so important for you and your dog to get mental and physical activity each day.

Happy Birthday to this crew ~ each of you is unique in your breed, personality and bark! Thank you all for coming to pla...
01/29/2025

Happy Birthday to this crew ~ each of you is unique in your breed, personality and bark! Thank you all for coming to play with us at PupTown. Happy Birthday Copper, Kipper and Ursa, from all of us at PupTown!

PupTown has been learning all kinds of new tricks. We will be sharing a few tips with you as January is National Train Y...
01/27/2025

PupTown has been learning all kinds of new tricks. We will be sharing a few tips with you as January is National Train Your Dog Month. Dogs aren’t the only ones who can learn new tricks!

PupTown is learning the art of dog psychology, learning new ways to handle dogs calmly during group play, and how to better read dogs cues - Dogs really do tell us a lot with their body language. This knowledge helps us provide better care and ensures each day is enriching for every dog.
The information below is from American Kennel Club.

Tip No. 1 - The Importance of Socialization in Preventing Aggression

So, what does your dog consider threatening? For a well-socialized dog, the list of threats might be quite short. But for a dog who has not been exposed to many people or situations, that list can be long and sometimes unpredictable. For instance, if your dog has never met a person using a cane before, that first encounter might intimidate or frighten them. They might snap or lunge to make that seemingly scary person go away.

Poorly socialized dogs often find the world overwhelming. They're susceptible to reactivity, an out-of-proportion emotional response to an everyday occurrence. That in turn can put them at higher risk for aggressive behavior as they are in a heightened emotional state and unable to think through their actions if provoked. But lack of socialization also can lead to fear and anxiety in new situations, and fear is the number one cause of dog aggression. The more comfortable your dog is with the world the less likely they'll exhibit aggressive behavior in ordinary situations.

It is essential to positively expose your dog to as many things as possible. See that stranger, get a treat, for example. However, although you want to socialize your dog throughout their life, true socialization needs to be done while your dog is still a puppy. The things that your puppy is exposed to during the first three months of their life will make a permanent impression on them, so it's critical to provide them with a wide range of positive experiences.

And more dog pictures - it's Friyay! Look at these faces! Look at the size of those feet on our newest Great Dane puppy....
01/24/2025

And more dog pictures - it's Friyay! Look at these faces! Look at the size of those feet on our newest Great Dane puppy. ADORABLE.

01/24/2025

Inspirational thoughts!

Training Thursday - What a great week with training our pups. Here are some of the captures from Kayle. :)
01/23/2025

Training Thursday - What a great week with training our pups. Here are some of the captures from Kayle. :)

We had Mr Tark at PupTown to celebrate his Birthday. Thank you Gina for this capture before he went home well played out...
01/23/2025

We had Mr Tark at PupTown to celebrate his Birthday. Thank you Gina for this capture before he went home well played out on his birthday yesterday! Tark is such a gentle giant and so sweet!

Snowy backyard makes for a winter wonderland full of fun for the dogs. Great captures today Alisha!
01/10/2025

Snowy backyard makes for a winter wonderland full of fun for the dogs. Great captures today Alisha!

Welcome to Melissa Ladaire to PupTown. Melissa will be working with us on some corporate initiatives for 205, and will b...
01/10/2025

Welcome to Melissa Ladaire to PupTown. Melissa will be working with us on some corporate initiatives for 205, and will be leading the training program here at PupTown too. Seen below here Melissa (left) and Kayle (right) working Paloma, who we overheard it said that Paloma is so smart & responsive - fun to train So, please welcome Melissa, if you see her, and lots more classes to come in 2025. And great training today, Kayle.

Thank you for celebrating your Birthday with us June. You look beautiful at age 11. We here at PupTown💓 love you!😍🐶
01/09/2025

Thank you for celebrating your Birthday with us June. You look beautiful at age 11. We here at PupTown💓 love you!😍🐶

We are working on the New Training Program here at PupTown. Stay tuned for more information coming soon ~ In the meantim...
01/08/2025

We are working on the New Training Program here at PupTown. Stay tuned for more information coming soon ~ In the meantime look who's learning some new dog tricks here in 2025!! If you are interested in Training with us here at PupTown, please enquire: 763-478-0203. Happy New Year everyone!

Tark asleep or Tark awake. Either way, it doesn't seem to bother him one bit. We love you Tark! Nice pictures Kayle!
12/27/2024

Tark asleep or Tark awake. Either way, it doesn't seem to bother him one bit. We love you Tark! Nice pictures Kayle!

Happy Holidays ~ thank you to our crew, Alisha and Emma, who captured these cute holiday photos of some of the crew here...
12/26/2024

Happy Holidays ~ thank you to our crew, Alisha and Emma, who captured these cute holiday photos of some of the crew here over the Christmas Holiday! Some fun shots! :)

When there are 2 Eddies here at PupTown, and the owner requests a photo, but we didn't get enough details. Staff unsure ...
12/26/2024

When there are 2 Eddies here at PupTown, and the owner requests a photo, but we didn't get enough details. Staff unsure which Eddie was requested? The solution - take pictures of both. Here' to our two Eddies, both equally cute. Happy Holidays!

Pre-holiday weekend wonderland! We here at PupTown wish you all a Merry Christmas and a wonderful new year! Here's to 20...
12/23/2024

Pre-holiday weekend wonderland! We here at PupTown wish you all a Merry Christmas and a wonderful new year! Here's to 2025!!

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810 Tower Drive
Medina, MN
55340

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Monday 6:30am - 7pm
Tuesday 6:30am - 7pm
Wednesday 6:30am - 7pm
Thursday 6:30am - 7pm
Friday 6:30am - 7pm
Saturday 8am - 7pm
Sunday 8am - 7pm

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Silly pups 🤣 when 1 barks, they all gotta check it out

Enjoy some more beautiful sunshine with our pups this past summer☀️❤️

Take us back to warmer days pls and thanks😩☀️

We love our PupTown Pups 💕🐾

Meet some of the pups your dogs play with, by name! 🥰🐾

And down he went 🤣🐾💕 *We promise, he was not actually harmed and was laughing about the experience 💕

Some super cute pups spending the night with us tonight~ quick last minute play session + wind down before heading to the sleep room for some comfy zzz's with fluffy blankies 😴😴😴

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