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Barks & Recreation

Enrichment based pet care. We are proudly a fear free certified facility!
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11/08/2024

We are wishing Elton a very happy 5th birthday! He greatly enjoyed his birthday cookie and party this morning! 🎉🎉

11/06/2024

Attached is the calendar for November. I want to remind you that I will be undergoing surgery on November 18th and will be closed for the entire week. The following week will be dedicated to VIP clients only. I understand that this is a long break, but it is crucial for my recovery, as I need to limit the number of pets in my care to ensure I can heal properly and provide the attention your pets deserve when we resume normal operations on Monday, December 2.
We will NOT be able to accept any dogs that are not current Vips during that week.
For those celebrating Thanksgiving, I hope you have a wonderful holiday season!

11/01/2024

Only a few hours left to get your votes in!

10/31/2024

🎃 2nd annual costume contest🎃

The entry with the most reactions on 11/1 at 6pm will win a free days of daycare! Get your votes in!

10/30/2024

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10/30/2024

Eden & Cullen became quick besties on their field trip with Bright Mind Canine ! Eden has been very skeptical of new dogs since starting with us a few months back, so it was amazing to see her come out of her shell. Not only was she trusting of Cullen, she was IN love with him!

10/30/2024

Cleo & violet were the happiest girly pops on their field trip with Bright Mind Canine yesterday! 💕

10/30/2024

Lily & Charlie enjoying spending time with Bright Mind Canine on their field trip! 💖

10/19/2024

🎃 Pumpkin taste test 🎃

10/19/2024

🐾 Scent Work Foundation Class- STARTS NEXT WED, the 23rd @ 6:30pm!!! 🐾

Scent work is an exciting activity you do with your dog that involves them using their amazing sense of smell. This can be used for competition or just for a fun, enriching activity for your dog!

🐶 Scent work is fun AND has COUNTLESS benefits, such as:
- Working your dog’s brain and will tire them out just as much (or more!) than physical exercise. It gives dogs a job and can reduce attention-seeking or boredom-related behaviors.
- Great for building confidence in shy or timid dogs and a great way to exercise high-drive or excitable dogs, too!
- Lowers heartrate and is naturally relaxing. Studies show regular nosework activities make dogs happier and less stressed.
- Great for nervous or reactive dogs!

🐕‍🦺 Scent work is one of the fastest growing dog sports! Dogs are trained to locate a scent and alert their handler that they have found it. Q-tips are infused with essential oils like birch, anise or clove and hidden in indoor spaces, exterior spaces, on vehicles and in various containers.
Scent work is based on the work of bomb and drug detection dogs in an environment that is accessible for dogs of ALL ages, sizes and breeds! There are NO previous training requirements!!

⚠️Class details and registration:
-For dogs 12 weeks and older. All dogs must be up-to-date on their vaccines to attend. Proof of vaccines will be due before the start of class.
- Class is held indoors and limited to 4 spots.
- Cost is $175 for 6 weeks. Each class is 1hr & 15mins once a week.
- Contact Barks & Recreation to reserve your spot today! [email protected] 678-870-9010

10/17/2024

One of my favourite things to see is when people give their dogs as much time as they want to sniff. Smell is the primary sense our dogs use to navigate, interpret, and make sense of their world. They can tell who has passed by and how long ago, and update themselves on their canine version of social media picking up the messages left by other dogs who have been there earlier.

The part of the dog's brain that is dedicated to analysing scent information is a huge proportion of their brain compared to ours (around 40 times the size), and they have up to 300 million scent receptors while humans have around 6 million. These facts alone highlight the importance of olfactory information and sniffing for our dogs.

Sniffing is one of the most instinctive and natural behaviours our dogs possess and giving them time to sniff is a free and incredibly easy way to add enrichment into their lives. Sniffing is also great brainwork as they hunt out and interpret the differents scents they encounter.

A 20 minute period spent out of the house sniffing and interpreting the scents they discover (a sniffy walk or 'sniffari') can often tire a dog out as much as an hour's 'normal' walk, and is also really good for younger dogs (post-vaccination or in safe areas where dogs of unknown vaccination and health status don't go) and senior dogs who aren't quite as mobile and fit as they used to be.

The more time I spend watching my dogs investigating and interpreting their world through their noses the more fascinated I become by observing them, and the more clearly I can see how much enjoyment and pleasure they get from having time to carry out this most doggy of behaviours.

So let them sniff - they will appreciate you even more for giving them the time and opportunity.

10/15/2024

Cleo & Lily's favorite day of the week is when they get to take their field trip with Bright Mind Canine ! 🥰

10/15/2024

Izzy & Benton had a blast on their first field trip with Bright Mind Canine today!

10/15/2024

Thank you to Bright Mind Canine for taking Miss Violet on a field trip today! She had a blast! 💖💓

Address

118 Palmetto Road Suite A
Tyrone, GA
30290

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+6788709010

Website

http://barksandrecpets.com/

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