Go Straight to Your questions

• We require up-to-date vaccinations for Rabies, Distemper, and Bordetella (Kennel Cough). Please provide vaccination records during the evaluation process.

• Arrival on the first day of boarding: Clients may arrive starting at 8:00am.
• Pick-up on departure day: Dogs must be picked up by 9:00am. If you need a later pick-up time, you can purchase a half-day or full-day Social Club pass for additional playtime. The fee will be auto-billed depending on your pick-up time.

• Yes! All dogs must go through our Behavior Evaluation to ensure they’re a good fit for our Social Club Daycare. This helps us place your dog in the appropriate playgroup.

• Yes, we can administer medication! The cost is $5 for pills and $10 for insulin shots. Clients must provide the medication.

• Yes, for a smoother checkout process, we recommend keeping a credit card on file for all payments.

• Please notify us of any illnesses, skeletal issues, skin conditions, or behavioral concerns that may cause harm to your pet, our staff, or other dogs in our care.

• Absolutely! Water bowls are always readily available to dogs at all times throughout the daycare day.

• We are closed for visitation from 11:30am to 12:30pm for midday rest and staff break. Pick-up and drop-off are still available during this time.

• Clients are responsible for providing their pet’s meals. However, we do offer premium lamb-based dry kibble for $5 per meal if you’d prefer us to provide it.

• Our standard boarding does not include access to the Social Club Daycare. However, our boarding packages offer either one-on-one enrichment playtime or full-day access to the Social Club, depending on the package chosen.

• Veterinarian visits are the responsibility of the client. If your dog requires medical attention, we will contact you immediately to discuss next steps.

• Each dog undergoes an evaluation to ensure they are placed in the best setting for their comfort and safety. While we take every precaution, acts of nature are sometimes unavoidable.

• Our staff is fully trained in pet separation, behavior management, and CPR to ensure the safety and well-being of all our guests.

• If a severe incident occurs, you will be contacted immediately. We prioritize open communication and will keep you informed every step of the way.

• We require up-to-date vaccinations for Rabies, Distemper, and Bordetella (Kennel Cough). Please provide vaccination records during the evaluation process.

You may choose to add a daycare pass to not have your pet kenneled during their grooming appointment. We are however appointment base so we will contact you 15 minutes before your pet's groom is complete to avoid a kennel. 

All of our bathing products are all natural, dye free and slufate free.

Every groom will come with the following come standard for any option:

1. All Natural Shampoo Bath
2. 2nd  All Natural Conditioning Bath
3. Ear Cleaning 
4. Nail Clipping & Grinding 
5. 2 Blueberry Facials 
6. Blowout and Brushing

You will be contacted 15 minutes before your pet's groom is complete.

 You will then have 1 hour for pick up, they will be kenneld during this time.

It is recommneded you book a daycare pass if you need to leave them for a longer period of time and your grooming appointment will be set towards the end of the daycare session to ensure a clean pup at pick up. 

Your groomer will evaluate your dog pre and post bath, there are times where light matting can be brushed out. 

If your dog's coat is past the point of brushing we will reach out and advise you that we will have to go short and provide post grooming insturctions and action plan to achieve the desired coat length. 

Groomers are scheduled on an appointment basis. We ask that you let us know asap when your not able to arrive to your grooming appointment. 

You may cancel up to 24 hours prior to your appointment at no cost. 

Appointments canceled or rescheduled within 24 hours will be charged %50 of the grooming cost in order to rebook with Barkington again in the future. 

Due to complete loss of appointment and no communication, you will be charged %100 of the grooming cost for No Call No Show incidences. We understand life happens, just communicate with our staff and we can find a solution. 

We take all breeds, sizes and age groups and have specialty groomer with the proper bacground and education to handle senior pets. 

There may be times when a second groomer is needed to assist with the grooming to ensure a safe and stress free environment

On average please see times below for grooming sessions, it will very depending on coat length, condition, dog's size and grooming frequency. Once we have developed a consistent grooming routine we can narrow down the window times. 

• Baths & Brush: 1-2 Hours
• Bath & Tidy Up 1.5-3 Hours
• Full Grooms 2-5 Hours
• Deshed Short Coat 1-2 hours 
• Deshed & Trim Long Coat 2-5 hours

Grooming frequency varies from coat type and desired hair length.

On average pets are groomed every 8 weeks. 

You may go longer in betweens grooms if you keep a shorter coat and just come in for baths. 

More frequent grooms are needed to keep a longer coat over 2 inches, unless you have a good brushing and combing schedule at home. 

Your groomer will develop an action plan after your first visit.