A Dog's Best Friend - Daycare, Training & Boarding

03/04/2025

Todays Training Tip Tuesday - Introducing the place command! Taylor covers the first steps in introducing place" to your pup.

02/25/2025

While winter keeps many dogs inside for exercise, A Dog's Best Friend, will compete for medals in The Dog Gurus annual Daycare Games.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to control a large group of dogs off-leash? Most people imagine mayhem and chaos when you put a group of unknown dogs together. Professional pet care businesses, like ADBF are out to bust that myth.

The Daycare Games are focused on proving who is the best at providing these skills to the dogs in their care. By focusing on the most important skills: getting dogs to sit, having dogs come, and teaching dogs to wait at the gate, we provide a controlled environment where dogs get exercise without stress or injury. Robin Bennett, and Susan Briggs, co-founders of The Dog Gurus, designed the Daycare Games to be a skills-based challenge that keeps dogs safe and happy and recognizes top dog daycare providers for their unique skills.

“The dogs love to play these games and we wanted to recognize the handlers and facilities taking the best care of their pets by having a friendly competition,” explained Briggs.

The Dog Gurus, who have put together industry standards for operating a safe dog daycare in their ebook “The Four E’s of Excellence in Off-Leash Play” detail the exact exercises that help daycares take better care of your pet and have provided them to members of their online community. That is also where you can learn more about The Daycare Games and monitor the weekly competition.

Daycare has become a growing industry over the past 20 years, but there are still many dog owners who don’t understand how to choose the best facility. Everyone needs to understand the education and training necessary to keep dogs safe.
A Dog's Best Friend (www.adogsbff.com) is dedicated to raising the bar of safety in off-leash play, teaching owners how to know when their dog is happy, and helping to reduce the number of dog fatalities that occur every year in dog daycares and dog parks

02/06/2025

Hall & Oats are beyond ready to have families of their own. They are 5 months old, medium size mixed breed pups. They are spayed/neutered and current on vaccines. They are crate and potty trained. Please share this post and help get them attention so they can find their families.
https://muttsandmisfits.org/available-dogs/

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01/02/2025

Hall & Oats are still available for adoption! They are 4 months old and ready to have homes of their own. Please help us by sharing this post.

https://muttsandmisfits.org/available-dogs/

12/31/2024

Happy NYE! Here are a few dog safety tips for tonight.

Most accidents and injury can be prevented on nights like tonight. Taking a few extra steps can prevent a stressful night looking for your lost dog or an expensive trip to the ER.

Have you found anything to be helpful for fireworks with your dog? Comment below, we would love to hear it!

12/30/2024

What’s your dog’s New Years Resolution? Are there any trips you want to take with them, or skills you want them to learn? Any bad habits you would like to encourage your dog to leave in 2024?

We want to hear it all! Comment below or DM us your goals for your dog for the upcoming year, we might just have some tips and tricks to get you there! 🐾

12/21/2024

We saw this trend and couldn’t resist trying it with a few of our daycare and training dogs 🎁❤️

10/31/2024

Happy HowlOween!!! It’s finally time for voting to begin for our 2024 Costume Contest - and voting is open to the public. These pups worked hard on their costumes and are hoping to win big , like and share this post to get more voters and help them win! Anybody can vote and all votes help - we had a fantastic turnout with 77 costumes this year!!!!

Here’s how to vote on Facebook:

1 like = 1 vote
1 comment = 1 vote
( yes - you can do both )

Here’s how to vote online:
Visit www.adogsbff.com and follow the directions!

Voting on instagram / Tik/Tok:
Comment the name & costume of your vote!

Happy Halloween and happy voting. Thank you to all who participated and are participating in voting - we can’t wait to see who wins!

1st place prize - 5 full days of doggy daycare
2nd place prize - 1 full day of doggy daycare with enrichment
3rd place prize - 1 free enrichment session!

Voting will close tomorrow evening at 5pm.

10/31/2024

Happy ( early ) Howl-o-ween! We can’t wait for our annual Haunted Mansion tomorrow! Entry is $10 per dog, and it is sure to be spook-tacular!

Additionally, tomorrow is the LAST day to bring your dog in costume for our annual costume contest! Voting will start tomorrow evening and run for 24 hours.

Prizes include bragging rights, free daycare & more! Check out our October newsletter for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place prizes.

We can’t wait to see you tomorrow for the spookiest, scariest, most pawesome day in daycare!

10/18/2024

Meet Twist!!! He is staying with Jaime and her family. He’s been in rescue, longer than he hasn’t. He’s about ready to start having life exposure and see who he is. Stay with us, while we get to know him and see what he needs in a family!

10/13/2024

Clark County’s Celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month includes our very own, Nathaniel! We were able to attend an awards celebration, where his video was featured. Please enjoy this video. The ending is amazing!

10/09/2024

Working with Nathaniel has been an absolute highlight in my career. His positive influence has not only inspired my own growth but has also uplifted our entire team. Beyond his contributions to our processes, Nathaniel has brought a contagious energy and joy to our workplace. His unique sense of humor, from riddles to his playful sheep-like singing, and the vulnerability he shares have created a truly heartwarming atmosphere. I'm incredibly grateful for his trust and the opportunity to work alongside him. Nathaniel's remarkable spirit has truly left an indelible mark on all of us at ADBF.

09/06/2024

Who is looking for a perfect mix of adventure and couch potato? This guy has been in rescue, most of his life. Please share and help get him some exposure. 💜🐾

It's Pumpkin Spice season! What is one required ingredient for that? NUTMEG!!! This 4 year old gentleman, has been in rescue for more than half of his life. He is equal parts sugar and spice and everything nice! He is looking for his forever person or family. Could this be you? https://www.petfinder.com/dog/nutmeg-73021293/wa/vancouver/mutts-and-misfits-wa770/

08/31/2024

Reminder: Our WEST location will be closed Monday 09/02. Our East location will be operating as usual!

08/19/2024

Reminder: our EAST location will be closed this Friday, 08/23 and will be closing early on Thursday, 08/22, at 3:00pm.

Our West location will remain open and hours as normal. If you have questions about your reservation please call or text us at 360-737-6439 !