December Newsletter

Merry Christmas!  All of us at Dublin Creek Kennel would like to wish all of our clients and their pets a wonderful Christmas!  We appreciate all of you and thank you for trusting us with your beloved companions!

GROOMING
Don't forget to set up an appointment to get your dog or cat groomed for the holidays!  Our wonderful groomer Michelle can shampoo, brush and comb your dog or cat to get them looking and feeling great for the holidays!  Remember that your dog or cat does not need to be boarding in order to get groomed, you are welcome to book grooming appointments in between your boarding stays!  Sorry, no full haircuts.  

OUR NEW CATTERY
We are so pleased with how our new cattery has turned out!  We worked hard to provide a fun, enriching environment for our feline guests!  Come and see it today!

 

DOG TRAINING CLASSES!

Braveheart Dog Training now offers a wide variety of classes at the kennel including Beginning Obedience and Manners, Puppy Preschool, Fun with Agility  and much more!  Check out the class schedule to find a class that is right for you and your dog here.

PUPPY SLEEPOVERS
We are now offering Puppy Sleepovers!  For just $25 for one night, you can board your puppy aged 2 to 5 months to expose them to the kennel during the critical socialization period.  Feel free to bring your puppies favorite toy and bed or anything else that you think that they would like to have with them.  Each stay includes a play session and a stuffed kong!  We will go out of our way to make sure your pup has a great boarding experience!  Puppy Sleepovers are available Monday through Thursday!

ONE PUP AT A TIME RESCUE
Sue and Katherine, the owners of Dublin Creek Kennels want to do their part to help the community.  Because of this we have created One Pup at a Time rescue where we take in rescue dogs, work with them, and find them new, permanent, loving forever homes.  Of course, there are so many dogs and cats in need of rescue that our "one" dog at a time quickly turned into two or three or four!  Please check out our rescue page and see our wonderful dogs and cats that are looking for their forever homes.  These loving animals would love to be in a forever home of their own for the holidays.  Do you have room for one more?

November Newsletter

Book Early
As we welcome Autumn we want to remind all of our clients to remember to book early for Christmas.  As you know we tend to fill up around the holidays so please make sure to let us know as soon as possible if you are planning to go away!

Grooming
Don't forget that we offer grooming!  Our wonderful groomer Michelle will brush and comb out and bathe your dog!  Grooming includes nail trim and feet trimming if needed.  Sorry, we don't do full haircuts.  Also, your dog does not have to be boarding in order to get groomed you are welcome to come in for grooming in between boarding visits, whenever your dog needs freshening up!

New Cattery
The new cattery is nearly complete and will be ready by Thanksgiving!  Cats staying in our new cattery will be treated to a minimum of 3 hours a day of free roam play time in the cattery.  They will also get to enjoy extra luxuries such as a flat screen TV playing cat enriching videos, constant running drinking fountain and many climbing and play areas!  Come and check it out for yourself!  Stay tuned for pictures next Newsletter!

Puppy Sleepovers
We are now offering Puppy Sleepovers!  For just $25 for one night, you can board your puppy aged 2 to 5 months to expose them to the kennel during the critical socialization period.  Feel free to bring your puppies favorite toy and bed or anything else that you think that they would like to have with them.  Each stay includes a play session and a stuffed kong!  We will go out of our way to make sure your pup has a great boarding experience!  Puppy Sleepovers are available Monday through Thursday!

Howl-O-Ween Party Cancelled

The Howl-O-Ween Party has been cancelled.  The weather forecasts are warning of a big storm at the end of the week through Sunday.

October Newsletter

Sorry for the late newsletter!  We have been busy bees working on more exciting changes at the kennel! 

New Cattery
Our beautiful new cattery is nearly complete!  This area was designed with your cats in mind and they are going to love it!  We have created a new cattery containing four separate cat or cat family areas (much like our old cattery) that open up to the full cattery which is filled with climbing areas, play areas and lots of things to enrich your cats stay.  Each cat (or cat family sharing a house) will be allowed daily out time which will allow them to explore, play and climb around.  We are very excited to be able to offer this new space to your cats.  We still have our other cattery which will still offer cats roomy houses to stay in!  Come by and check it out!

Howl-O-Ween Party
Don't forget that our Howl-O-Ween party co-hosted with Braveheart Dog Training will be held here at the kennel on October 30, at 6:30 pm.  Bring your dog, yourself and your friends to the party to enjoy treats, snacks, costume contest and more!  Please think about your dogs comfort and safety when choosing their Halloween costume.  Hope to see you then!

Upcoming Classes
These are upcoming classes taught here at the kennel by Vicki of Braveheart Dog Training.

Beginning Obedience/Manners, Thursday, November 11, 6-7pm
This is a beginning class which will teach owners how to train their dogs to do a variety of basic behaviors including sit, down, loose leash walking, come here, out, off and much more.

Novice Obedience, Monday, November 15, 6:30-7:20pm
This is an intermediate level class for people who want to learn the behaviors and exercises necessary for Novice Obedience.

Marshmallows, Monday, November 15, 7:30-8:20pm
Is your dog shy or uncomfortable around certain things? Is he or she nervous of new people? Then this class is for you! This class is designed especially for shy dogs. The goal will be to teach owners of shy or fearful dogs to understand their dogs behavior and body language and how to help their dogs become more comfortable with different things. We will work on some manners and obedience behaviors while also learning to help dogs cope in a new environment.

Howl-O-Ween Party

We are happy to be co-hosting a Howl-O-Ween Party here at the kennel with Braveheart Dog Training.  We will have a costume contest, trick contest and prizes!  Please bring yourself and your dog and people friendly dog to join us at the party!

Lectures on the Lawn

Dublin Creek Kennels is now offering Lectures on the Lawn in our beautiful new training area. They are short, affordable, informative lectures presented by Vicki Ronchette, CPDT, CAP2.

An Introduction to Fear in Dogs

Wednesday, October 13, 7pm-8pm,

$20 per person,

Is your dog, shy, worried in new situations or fearful of strangers and the unknown?This one hour lecture will give you a basic understanding of fear in dogs, what it looks like, some things you can do to help fearful dogs and myths associated with dealing with fear in dogs. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and snacks will be provided. Grab your friends and join us for a relaxing and informative evening. Call now to reserve your spot, 925-828-5355


No Dogs Please

September Newsletter

OUR NEW LOOK
We are so proud of all of the rennovations we have been making to the kennel.  In case you haven't been by lately, take a look at what we've done.  Or better yet, stop by and visit!  Here is our gorgeous new mural we had painted on the front wall:

And, this is our beautiful new training and activities yard:

DOG TRAINING CLASSES
We are now offering dog training class here at the kennel.  All of our classes are taught by Certified Professional Dog Trainer Vicki Ronchette, CPDT of Braveheart Dog Training.  Take a look at our schedule of upcoming classes.  If you are interested in registering for any of these classes, please contact Vicki at braveheartdogs@sbcglobal.net.

Beginning Obedience/Manners, 6 weeks, $150, 11/11 6pm
This is a beginning class that will cover teaching dogs the basics including sit, down, come here, loose leash walking, stay, off, leave it and many more.  For dogs and puppies over 5 months old. 

Novice Obedience, 5 weeks, $120, 11/15, 6:30pm
This intermediate/advanced level class is for dogs who have completed our Beginning class.  We will be working on teaching dogs and owners the skills necessary for competition obedience at the novice level.  Even if you do not plan to compete, this class is beneficial as dogs will continue to polish their beginning obedience/manners skills.

Marshmallows, 5 weeks, $150, 11/15, 7:30pm
Is your dog shy or uncomfortable around certain things? Is he or she nervous of new people? Then this class is for you! This class is designed especially for shy dogs. The goal will be to teach owners of shy or fearful dogs to understand their dogs behavior and body language and how to help their dogs become more comfortable with different things. We will work on some manners and obedience behaviors while also learning to help dogs cope in a new environment.

Agility Big Stuff, 4 weeks, $100, 11/13, 1:30
This class is for dogs who have completed our Fun with Agility class.  In this next level up we will introduce dogs and handlers to the larger equipment including the teeter totter, dog walk and a frame.

JOIN US AT AN ARF FUNDRAISER AT DOG BONE ALLEY
On Wednesday, September 15 from 5 to 8 pm, Dublin Creek Kennels will be participating at Dog Bone Alley at 730 Camino Ramon in Danville.  Come and see us there!

LECTURES ON THE LAWN
We will be hosting lectures on training and behavior by Vicki Ronchette of Braveheart Dog Training.  These informative, affordable lectures will be held on our beautiful training yard and will be relaxing, informal and enjoyable!