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Yearly Archives: 2018

small dog baring its teeth at a human hand — Recently I had the great fortune of attending the 2018 Dog Boarding & Daycare Expo at the Hershey Lodge in Pennsylvania. In addition to playing host to a number of niche vendors geared towards the dog industry, the expo also offered its guests continuing education opportunities in the form of […]

Demystifying Dog Bites

December 3, 2018 in Dingo's Policies / Dog Training / General / Pet Health / Petiquette / Uncategorized tagged dog daycare best practices by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

Harvey happy at daycare — “When dogs spend long hours doing nothing, they have too much energy to curl up into happy, satisfied rounds at the end of the bed. Their energy has to go somewhere, and for the less sturdy, or simply the more prone to anxiety or compulsion, that somewhere is Crazy-town.” -“Animal […]

Want Your Dog to Curl-Up into a Happy, Satisfied Round ...

November 29, 2018 in doggy daycare / General / Uncategorized tagged benefits of doggie daycare / dog daycare / doggie daycare / doggy daycare by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

Skimo enjoying a rest on the bed of one of our boarders! — As a general reminder to our boarding clients, boards are billed out per calendar day (not night). Additionally, a $35 surcharge will be applied for boarding over major holidays. Transportation rates pre or post-board will vary based upon where you live and whether or not your dog can hitch a […]

Boarding Rates and Policies Reminder

October 28, 2018 in Dingo's Policies / dog boarding tagged dog boarding / home boarding / overnight boarding by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

sean with okie at dingos dogsitting — 1.Question: Do you crate the dogs at your facility? Answer: Typically, no. Occasionally, dogs will need “time outs” or breaks from play in order to control predatory drift. We have a small area both outside and inside that we use for this; however, if the area is occupied by another […]

Another 10 (Plus One Extra for Good Measure): Eleven More ...

October 10, 2018 in Dingo's Policies / General tagged dog daycare / doggy daycare by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

group of dogs playing at dingos dogsitting in beverly ma — 1.Question: Does the daycare carry liability insurance? Answer: Yes! 2. Question: Is there an outdoor area for the dogs to play and relieve themselves? Answer: Yes. We have 2500 square feet of outdoor area that is divided in half so that we can separate dogs based on temperament and size […]

The Top 10 Questions You Should Ask When Interviewing Doggie ...

September 24, 2018 in Dingo's Policies / doggy daycare / Petiquette tagged dog daycare / doggie daycare / doggy daycare by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

Dingos Dogsitting owner Nancy with the purple bus — Excerpt from an article appearing in the Salem News on September 17th, 2018 Editor’s note: This is the fourth in an occasional series where we explore the variety of occupations held by North Shore residents. We’re curious to find out why people do the jobs they do, learn more about the […]

As Featured in the Salem News!

September 17, 2018 in Dingos in the News / General by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

Did you know that all commercial dog kennels that operate for the purposes of day or overnight care must be licensed and inspected annually in accordance with the following Massachusetts General Law: Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 140 Section 137 “Registration and Licensing of Dogs” When it comes to […]

We Are Fully Licensed and Insured!

July 23, 2018 in Uncategorized by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

Dingo’s Dogsitting was proud to host David Feldman of Skillful Hands Therepeutic Dog Massage to our facility on Saturday June 9th. David is a certified dog massage therapist. He offers direct therapeutic massage for your dog as well as individual or group instruction for you to learn how to massage […]

Canine Massage Basics with David Feldman of Skillful Hands Therepeutic ...

June 14, 2018 in Dog Training / General / Pet Health / Uncategorized tagged canine massage / david feldman / dog massage by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

big group of dogs playing in Dingo's yard — As the mother of an 16-month-old, I’ve been reading more and more about child psychology and development, and, in so doing, I cannot help but draw conclusions about the ways in which many of the theories around this evolving field of research are applicable to me in my job as […]

“Rough and Tumble Rats” (and Dogs)

April 17, 2018 in Dog Training / General / musings / Petiquette / Uncategorized tagged Alison Gopnik / animal psychology / child development / child psychology / dog behavior / dog daycare / dog development / doggie daycare / doggy daycare / puppy development / The Gardener and the Carpenter by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

two young dogs playing energetically — Adolescence in dogs occurs, roughly, from six to twenty-four months of age. John P. Scott and John Fuller in their classic 1965 volume, Genetics and the Social Behavior of Dogs, further categorized this period into stages such as the “Flight Instinct Period” (from 4 to 8 months) and the “Puberty/Young […]

The Adolescent Dog

January 22, 2018 in Dog Training / General / Uncategorized tagged adolescence in dogs / adolescent dogs by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere