doggie daycare

This is Oliver:If you think Oliver is the cutest thing you've ever seen, well, you are right. He is a Goldendoodle, which is a mix of a Golden Retriever and Standard Poodle. And he is about the best thing ever. Oliver lives in Dexter now with his mom and dad (also my mom and dad, incidentally. Which makes me his sister). Every Thursday Oliver comes to Ankeny and goes to doggie daycare. Now I had heard of doggie daycare before, knew they were out there, but never really gave the idea much thought. Until, I head about Oliver's new daycare. He goes to The Bark Zone in Ankeny, run by Joey Courtney. After his first couple visits, I started hearing stories from my family about time outs, and nap time, and decided I needed to go see this for myself.

Um, it might be the funniest thing ever. They are just like naughty little kids. Inside there are 2 areas divided up by a fence. Joey keeps the dogs behind the fence as dogs get dropped off and picked up. Otherwise they roam free inside, as they play with toys or each other, or nap on cushions throughout the room. Outside they have another big area to play in, complete with some sort of playhouse thing. There is also the "timeout" room. When they are especially naughty they have to go into a kennel for 15 minutes so they can think about what they did. Then from 1-3 pm, Joey locks the front door, turns out the lights, puts out cushions and blankets, and they all rest.

outside:

the beautiful Paigeback inside playin and lovin
this is Oliver being selfish and naughty as he tends to be with his toys: