🐶 Enriched Dog Daycare Program in Olympia, WA

At Friendly Grove Pet Resort, daycare is more than exercise — it’s structured enrichment, social development, confidence building, and real-life skills training.

Unlike traditional daycare where dogs are simply grouped together to burn energy, our Enriched Daycare Program provides guided learning, mental stimulation, social balance, and purposeful activities designed to help dogs thrive in real-world environments.

🧠 What Makes Our Daycare Different

• Daily mental + physical enrichment, not just open play
• Licensed daycare counselors assigned to each dog
• Training-based curriculum with measurable progress
• Weekly behavior & development review meetings
• Highest staff-to-dog ratio in the Pacific Northwest
• First structured daycare curriculum of its kind in the region

🎯 Core Foundation Skills Practiced Daily

• Sit & Come
• Gate & door manners
• Social etiquette with dogs & humans
• “Leave it” & “Quiet”
• Impulse control (Up / Off)
• Calm introductions & proper greetings
• Basic handling & confidence building

📅 Monthly Enrichment Themes

Each month introduces a new training focus to keep dogs mentally stimulated, adaptable, and confident.

• 📆 January: *Rolling into the New Year* — confidence around rolling objects (skateboards, carts, wheelchairs)
• 📆 February: *Love is in the Air* — floating + sound exposure enrichment
• 📆 March: *Spring Forward* — scent games + brainwork
• 📆 April: *Spring Fling* — recall + gate manners
• 📆 May: *Waiting for the Sun* — impulse control + patience games
• 📆 June: *Noise Awareness* — prepping for July 4th sounds
• 📆 July: *Independence* — 1:1 skill tuning + confidence
• 📆 August: *Agility August* — tunnels, weave poles, hurdles, coordination
• 📆 September: *Tricksters* — new tricks for all ages
• 📆 October: *Dress Up* — confidence around costumes & visual variation
• 📆 November: *Table Manners* — “leave it” around food
• 📆 December: *Howliday Cheer* — reinforcing the year’s learning

⭐ Benefits of Daycare at Friendly Grove

• Healthy alternative to staying home alone all day
• Structured play, socialization, training, and stimulation
• Two large indoor playrooms + outdoor yards
• Separate areas for small dogs, large dogs, and private care
• Personal attention with professional supervision
• Dogs go home happier, calmer, and fulfilled

🐕 Daycare Options

• Scheduled Play Groups – consistent social pack experience
• Private Daycare – individualized attention and care
• Separate spaces for small, large, and special-care dogs

A safe, structured day can make all the difference in your dog’s happiness and behavior.

Call us: 360-352-1322