Bittersweet Kennel

12/11/2024

🐾 Welcome to Fur Seasons Pet Resort and Spa in beautiful Newfields, NH! 🐾

Whether you’re looking for secure and comfortable boarding, training, or daycare and group play, Fur Seasons has it all.
Boarders enjoy our climate-controlled kennels nestled in one of three roomy buildings. Staff members lives on site, immediately available for any need and tuck the dogs into bed late every night with last snuggles and a bedtime cookie.

Our evolving daycare features playgroups crafted by a certified trainer, built-in naptime for rest and reflection, with full or half-day options, currently starting at just $20/day.
For our less social pups we also offer a daytime boarding option where your dog will rest comfortably in one of our roomy kennels with 1:1 human playtime, or appropriate small groups with his favorite friends.

Our highlights:
🐾 Custom playgroups to best suit your dog’s size, temperament, and play style
🐾 Daytime boarding options for less social dogs who still want some 1:1 playtime
🐾 Safe and roomy kennels with attentive staff and 24/7 supervision
🐾 CDTK certified dog training options including puppy manners, recall training, leash manners, and basic obedience

Our hours are Monday – Friday: 7am – 6pm,
Saturday 8am-3pm, and Sundays: Boarding pickup only 9am & 4pm

💻 https://www.furseasonsnh.com
✉️ [email protected]
📞 (603) 772-5453

11/13/2024

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10/14/2024

10/08/2024

I wanted to let everyone know that Bittersweet Kennel in now officially Fur Seasons Pet Resort and Spa! You can find them on FB and soon they will have a website!

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09/29/2024

To all of our amazing clients,,,

09/13/2024

Excellent advice!

How do you feel about exposing your dog to stress?

This young Weimaraner started a board and train recently. During the drop off, I informed his owner, he'd be living under some different rules at my house than what he'd been used to for the past few months of his life.

He would be subjected to some "healthy stress.”

Among other things, he would be sleeping in a crate at night, learning to walk nicely on a leash, and participate in proprioceptive exercises to build body awareness.

Essentially, he would be learning some problem solving skills and because of it, develop greater resilience.

The first day here he found himself stuck on the opposite side of a pole than the side I was on.

Can you guess what I did?

I did nothing. I stood there, not moving, not applying more pressure to the leash, not coochie-cooing him...I just waited.

It took him about 90 seconds of wiggling, and whining to figure out what to do to get himself free.

Once he did, he was darn proud of himself, prancing about for a few seconds and then we moved on and enjoyed a short game of fetch.

The stress was short lived. He learned how to relieve it and was proud of himself as he discovered his power to problem solve.

We do our dogs no favor by immediately bailing them out of every little problem or struggle they encounter.

So often I hear, "My dog doesn't like the crate,” or "My dog doesn't like to be brushed,” or "My dog won't potty while on leash.”

As a woman who has raised two (now grown) children, I could not have imagined saying to my kids dentist..."well, they don't like having their teeth brushed so we just gave up." 🤣

I have news for you, there are very few dogs that immediately enjoy their crate, or being brushed and bathed, or being restrained on a leash.

It's our job to teach them to tolerate the realities of life in the human world.

For most things the teaching recipe is simple:

A bit of skill, applied over time, mixed by a healthy dose of patient persistence.

If you don't have the skill, the time or the patience, you can pay people like me to do the foundation work for you. It is like having the dentist clean the kids teeth...but if you don't maintain what the professional did, it's not going to become good habits that serve for a lifetime.

The main thing to understand is that stress and learning will be part of life. There is no avoiding it. It is how we learn to work through it that makes the difference.

By taking time to teach your dog how to tolerate some stress and learn to problem solve, you set them up for increased confidence, improved manners and an overall healthier mindset.

07/08/2024

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05/30/2024

Hello All! We are currently experiencing major computer issues so if you have an upcoming reservation or appointment please reach out to us so we can get you back on our books! Many thanks!

05/19/2024

Always consider the breed NOT their looks.

04/11/2024

Words of wisdom…

Dogs are dogs. They're not fur babies. They're not children. They're dogs.

That doesn't mean I don't love my dogs. It doesn't mean you can't call them your "kids" or "fur children." But for their sake, respect that they are dogs. Treat them well, but treat them as they should be.

People humanizing dogs is actually what's getting a lot of them put down, rehomed, dumped, and loaded with behavioral issues.

The best way to honor and love your dog is to respect the fact that they are different from us. That's part of what makes them so amazing!!

Bringing home a new dog and giving it whatever it wants, whenever it wants, is not setting them up for success. It may feel good to "spoil" them. I get it, but what you're actually doing is creating a brat.

I hear this often: "My dog bit our friend on the couch because he thinks the couch is his." OK, who let them think that? The dog didn't just waltz in and claim your couch. The dog wasn't given boundaries to begin with. I let my dogs on the couch, but if I tell them to get off and go to their bed, they will without hesitation. They've earned that privilege based on respect, trust, and understanding.

If you want to "spoil" your dog, do it by setting them up for success. Exercise them, give them boundaries, give them a job, and give them what they actually need instead of the latest squeaky toy. The time you spend playing with your dog means more than the toy itself.

Love your dog. Cherish your dog. Respect your dog, but for the love of the dog, TREAT THEM LIKE A DOG.

(And before anyone wants to say something silly...My dogs are my family. They literally signed my marriage certificate, but they also have boundaries. Just like any healthy family should!)