Retreat & Reinforce
Are you looking for a rest stop for your dog while your are on the road? Do want them to maintain their training while you're on vacation?
Then, tryout our Retreat & Reinforce overnight care service.
Our Retreat & Reinforce is offered to qualified CrossRoad members that have successfully passed a Behavior Evaluation or completed one of our training programs and who we see on a regular basis, weekly, or at least once a month.
This is not your normal dog boarding! Our Retreat & Reinforce program will reinforce your dog’s skills that they have learned with us in one of our other training programs.
Our Retreat & Reinforce service is
available 7 days a week, 365 days a year!
We offer a concierge service for this program where we pick up and drop off your dog at your house.
The Retreat and Reinforce program is by appointment only.
Since we specialize in performance dogs that may compete in dog sports, we do accept intact/unaltered males and females in our Retreat & Reinforce. We take extra time and care with our intact/unaltered dogs to make sure they stay separate at all times while in our care. If they can go with other dogs, they will be grouped with altered pets or same sex unaltered dogs.
Females in season or who may come into season are allowed to stay with us. Please pack your female dog's washable/reusable diapers for us to use if needed. All females must be used to wearing a diaper before staying with us and not chew, eat or destroy their diaper.
In season females are NOT allowed to play in play groups during their stay.
All dogs stay in cozy climate controlled rooms or crates while they are with us, or upon request stay in a crate. We know that some performance dogs are more comfortable staying in their crates.
House mates are not allowed the sleep in the same room during their stay but they can be roomed next to each other and do actives together. This for the safety for all dogs in our care. No dogs are left together unsupervised.
CrossRoads members will have the opportunity to enjoy our amazing enriching environment that will help balance your dog’s mental, emotional, and physical needs while they are staying with us. We have many different options for you to customize your dog's stay with us.
All dogs that are approved to join a social group, receive 2 group reinforcement refresher sessions each day while they play with their friends, in addition to potty breaks .
If your dog cannot or does not enjoy social groups with other dogs, they will receive 2 individual reinforcement refresher sessions each day during their stay with us, in addition to potty breaks.
Dogs are reinforced throughout the day with intermittent treat reinforcement. We only use the highest quality treats on the market with as few of ingredients as possible. If your dog does not know or have the skills listed to the right, please ask us about our Stay & Train programs. We want each dog to leave our care more well mannered than when they arrived.
Skills We Practice During
Your Dog's Visit
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Sit
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Drop (Down)
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Stay
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Place
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Leave-it
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Touch
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Wait at doors or gates
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Come when called
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Directional cues (“Let’s go” & “This Way”)
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Release and get-it cues with toys.
We work on a lot of these skills through fun training and enrichment games.
Feeding Information and Instructions
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Please bring your dog’s food pre-packaged in individual bags or containers.
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We recommend that you pack at least one extra day of meals for your dog, just in case you cannot pick up on the day you schedule.
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We feed breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We strongly recommend that dogs over the age of 8 mouth do not get a lunch.
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Please do NOT put your dog’s medication in their food. We can administer medication separately to make sure your dog takes it.
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We have ways to take care of all special diets while your dog is here with us. Raw, fresh, kibble or wet food can all be given.
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It can sometimes be common for dogs not to eat all of their meals during their stay. You are welcome to pack a second feeding option for us to encourage your dog to eat. If your dog does not eat some kind of percentage of their food with in 3 meals, we will call or email you to go over other options.
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We supply your dog with a food bowl, but you are welcome to pack one if you prefer, as we know some dogs are very particular about their feeding dishes. We accept any bowls, slow feeders, or puzzle feeding toys as long as it is not a safety hazard for the dog or staff and it can be washed after each meal. Please NO ceramic or glass feeding bowls.
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Please label all of your dog’s food, bags, containers, cans, food puzzle toys, and food bowls before check-in.
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Please enter your dog’s feeding instructions in detail on your booking before check-in. We will discuss feeding instructions again during check-in
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If you feed your dog food with Kong’s, please let us know what size and how many in advance to help prevent them from getting mixed up with ours.
Medication Information & Instructions
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ALL medication must come in the prescription bottles that the vet gave with the dog’s name and details on the label.
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Please put your dog's medication administration in detail in your dog’s booking before checking-in.
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If your dog is getting any kind of supplement, please bring the supplement bottles.
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Please bring enough supplements and medication for at least one extra day in case they have to stay an extra night
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We can administer any injectable medication as long as you supply the needles and syringes. We require new needles for each injection. Used needles and syringes will be returned to owner at check-out.
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Oral liquid or powder medication can be added to your dog's food if needed, however we are not responsible if the dog does not eat it. We will try our very best to encourage them to eat it and communicate to you if we are unsuccessful. Since liquid or powder medication can be challenging to administer, we highly recommend packing a high value can food or something we can mix the medication into.
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You are welcome pack your dog's pill pockets, cheese or lunch meat for us to put your dogs medication in.
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We have Peanut Butter or Unsalted Butter that we can use to give medications if needed.
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Please put any liquid medication bottles in a sealed ZipLock bag to prevent messes if bottle leaks.
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Please let us know if any medications need to be refrigerated.
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We can administer any eye or ear drops that your dog may need during their stay.
Additional Information
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Vaccinations required. DHPP and Rabies.
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We DO NOT require Bordetella, Lyme, or Canine Influenza.
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Dogs must be on current heart-worm preventive and a dewormer program.
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We do supply high quality bedding for your dog during their stay with us, however, you are welcome bring any blankets, beds or crate mats as long as it is machine washable. Crate mats are highly recommend!
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We cannot take any super fluffy beds or foam beds, because we do not have a way to wash them. If you have senior dog that needs extra bedding, you are welcome to pack extra crate mats or blankets that we can layer in their room.
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We are not responsible if your dog chews up their bedding during their stay with us. Please let us know if your dog has a history of chewing bedding.
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You are welcome to bring chewy toys, tug toys or plush toys for your dog to keep in their room or for the team to play with your dog during activity times.
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Tennis balls, rope toys, toys that could be a chocking hazards, or toys that are not size appropriate are NOT allowed in the dogs room unsupervised.
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You are welcome to bring appropriate sized chewy bones for your dog to have in their room. We do not accept any rawhide, raw marrowbone or any cooked bones.
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All chew bones must be size appropriate for the dog or will not be given.
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We can care for dogs post surgery or recovering from injuries. Please provide any and all first aid supplies that we will need to care for your dog. Also, a dog recovering from any injuries will not be allowed to play in social groups for their safety.
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You are welcome to pack your dog's muzzle if they have been muzzle trained and need it for grooming or specialized training purposes.
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We do not accept any puppy potty pads. If your dog has been potty trained with an artificial turf potty box, please let us know and we can discuss options to continue that training.
