“Best place in town for training and day care for doggy”
— adelena Rouanzoin
“This place is very calming and has wonderful staff very sweet and understanding. I am pleasantly surprised. Very happy I gave daycare another try after having a bad experience at another place I used to take my puppy to. I most definitely will recommend this place to anyone who is looking to leave their puppy in good hands and with a peaceful heart. After all , our furry babies are our best friends and deserve to have a good experience every time. They also do training something I’m thinking about for the future which is such a bonus. Thank you everyone for taking good care of Daisy S. :)”
— Kristina
“The trainers and staff were so great. They helped our dog have a great first day”
“My German Shepherd loves going here for daycare! Friendly staff and they treat my pup like one of their own!”
“We have been taking our adopted Mini schnauzer, Lily to daycare to help socialize her. She gets so excited to be dropped off! I feel like she is well taken care of and she comes home happy and tired. We are also utilizing private lessons and will enroll her into a training class when she’s ready. So glad they are in Ozark! ❤️”
“They are my go to! I have two dogs. One is a medium sized who is terrified around other dogs. The other is a large doggo that can get aggressive around other dogs. They handle both so well and both of my dogs get so excited every time we pull into the driveway!”
About Dog Play!
Dog play is vital to a dog’s social activity. During the puppy stage, puppy play is where dogs learn how to understand and use dog body language. When puppies play it helps them understand their environment and how to avoid conflicts with other dogs. Dogs need to exercise their mind and their body. Play is great for a dog’s mental and physical exercise.
Dogs have their own personality and playstyle. Some dogs do not do well with pack play. At SKDT we recognize that dogs have their own playstyle and do best with other dogs with a similar playstyle. When your dog first comes to SKDT we ask that you schedule your dog for the Side Kicks First Day. On your dog’s first day, we set aside time to get to know them, learn their playstyle and get them established in playgroups. All of our playgroups are supervised and each group has 3-5 dogs in each group. A 20-minute play is equivalent to a 1-hour walk. We allow dogs to play for 20-30 minutes at a time then let them have a rest. Play groups are run all day, allowing for rest time in-between plays. It’s important to stop dog play before dogs get overtired. The four-play styles we have are; rough and rowdy, playful, gentle dainty, and human play.
Rough and Rowdy - Dogs with this playstyle, often play with high energy. These dogs often play body-slamming,
chase, knocking each other over, and wrestling.
Playful - Dog with this playstyle has more of a puppy like play These dogs often play by neck biting,
wrestling and chase.
Gently Dainty - Dogs with this playstyle often are referred to as the “socialites.” They enjoy being around other dogs and often mimic cat-like play. Dogs can have quick exaggerated motions but never touch the other dogs.
Human play - Dogs with this playstyle are dogs who don’t enjoy being around other dogs. We offer human play to give these dogs mental and physical exercise. These dogs have enrichment time with our staff. Such exercises include fetch, food puzzles, tug time, sniffy walks, etc.
