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Thanks to the hard work of one of our long-standing clients, we now have an additional air-gate at the daycare that will aid in social-distancing and eliminate (or greatly reduce) our need to handle collars and leashes when bringing dogs in and out. Big thank you to “Gunnar’s Dad” for […]

New Drop-Off & Pick-Up Procedures

May 15, 2020 in Dingo's Policies / doggy daycare / Essential Reading / General / Pet Health / Petiquette by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

As many of you are aware, there was a news story that made headlines last week stating that a pug in North Carolina named Winston tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. Because Winston is the first dog in the United States (and the third worldwide) to test positive for the […]

Covid-19 and Dogs: What You Need to Know

May 4, 2020 in Pet Health tagged coronavirus and dogs / covid-19 by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

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

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

Predatory drift among dogs occurs when the energy level of play becomes overly heightened and morphs or “drifts” into something more aggressive or predatory. Typically, there are two factors that lead dogs to be aggressive: anxiety or arousal. Predatory drift hinges on the latter. Usually this sort of maladaptive behavior […]

Predatory Drift: How Un-tempered Arousal Can Lead to Aggression

January 12, 2018 in Dingo's Policies / Dog Training / General / Pet Health / Petiquette / Uncategorized tagged how arousal can lead to aggression / predatory drift / staff to dog ratio by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

Photo of the two halves of Dingo's outdoor play area. — While ForeverLawn’s patented K9Grass has been installed on one half of our outdoor play area, the other half is covered with a thin layer of pea pebbles. Unfortunately, some dogs, especially puppies who are new to daycare, may experience some sensitivity on their paw pads after playing on the pebbles. […]

Our Pea Pebbles and Your Dog: What You Need to ...

December 13, 2017 in Dingo's Policies / doggy daycare / Essential Reading / General / Pet Health / Uncategorized tagged dog daycare / doggie daycare / doggy daycare by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

dog bloat fatal condition — Please think of this as my own personal public service announcement. It has nothing to do with what’s going on at the daycare, and no dog in our care has ever suffered from this condition, but after a serendipitous meeting with a Veterinarian at Brackenberry Beach in Beverly on Sunday, […]

“Bloat” or Gastric Dilatation in Dogs

October 27, 2017 in Pet Health tagged bloat / dog health / large dog health by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

Spring has sprung and with it allergy season. Unfortunately, our pets are susceptible to the same allergies that afflict us. In addition to excessive itching, scratching, and sneezing, dogs are also susceptible to runny/water eyes, which, if severe, can lead to conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis – also known as “pink eye” – […]

Canine Conjunctivitis

May 8, 2017 in Pet Health / Uncategorized tagged canine conjunctivitis / conjunctivitis by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

The Canine Papilloma Virus, also known anecdotally as “puppy warts” or “doggy chickenpox”, is a benign virus that presents as raised, mushroom-like warts appearing in and around a dog’s mouth. Warts can be found on an infected dog’s lips, gums, tongue, pallet and throat. Typically, the warts are benign and […]

The Canine Papilloma Virus: What It Is and How You ...

February 9, 2017 in Dingo's Policies / doggy daycare / Essential Reading / Pet Health by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere

how to prevent kennel cough — As many dog owners on the north shore are aware, there was virulent outbreak of kennel cough affecting the canine community in late 2016/early 2017. As such, we are asking all of our clients to be diligent about their Bordatella (kennel cough) vaccines and boosters. The kennel cough vaccination is […]

Protecting Your Dog From Kennel Cough

February 3, 2017 in Pet Health by Nancy DeFazio-Beaupere