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Welcome To Central Bark Sussex – Dog Day Care Services
Our beloved furry friends occupy a unique corner within our hearts. Recognizing the significance of ensuring their utmost well-being, offering them a fulfilling life is paramount. Nonetheless, fulfilling all their requirements can pose a challenge. This is precisely where Central Bark emerges as a solution.
Our mission is to provide love, care, and holistic growth for your beloved canine. With Central Bark Sussex, your dog enjoys secure, fun-filled days with companions, giving you peace of mind.
Our philosophy, known as “Whole Dog Care“, is centered on fostering and elevating your dog’s complete vitality and welfare throughout its lifetime. At the core of our philosophy resides our Enrichment Dog Day Care initiative.
However, our range of services extends far beyond this – encompassing dog boarding, bathing, grooming, a supply marketplace, training, and beyond. Our objective is to facilitate the shared pursuit of an enriched existence for both you and your canine companion.
We deeply understand that dogs represent cherished family members, not just mere companions. As fellow dog caregivers, we treat your dog like family.
Central Bark
Sussex
N64W22600 Main Street,
Sussex, WI 53089Get Directions
Open Today 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM
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Central Bark Sussex is devoted to the health and happiness of your dog. Our Whole Dog Care method meets all of their requirements. We provide individualized goods and services ranging from emotional well-being to physical wellness. To improve their general well-being and provide them delight for the rest of their lives is the aim.
Enrichment Dog Day Care
We’re dedicated to enriching your dog’s life through tailored, enjoyable activities.
Grooming
Pamper your beloved pet with grooming and exhilarating activities designed for their utmost enjoyment.
Boarding
Join our sleepover service to give your dog a peaceful, happy stay in a cozy environment.
Products
Explore our exceptional dog treats, food, toys, and more, thoughtfully selected for your dog’s well-being and health.
Training & Enrichment
Strengthen your bond with positive training and enrichment programs, helping your dog develop essential skills and behaviors.
How to get started
- Click Request Appointment
- Register Online
- We’ll contact you to help
schedule your first visit
Why do dogs LOVE
Central Bark?
- It’s all about them – Every dog is different, therefore it’s all about them. We design a day that is specific to the requirements and tastes of your dog.
- Health and happiness combined – Your dog will receive individualized attention, stimulating activities, and rest to ensure that they are healthy, content, and well-behaved at home and in the community.
- We understand dogs – Canine professionals in our team have undergone specialized training in our scientifically founded positive reinforcement method.
- Safety and cleanliness are top priorities – Our top priority is making sure that all of our visitors are secure and comfortable. Every day your dog is with us, their safety and health are maintained through our extensive safety standards and stringent cleaning practices.
- Trusted and loving care – Families have trusted Central Bark with enhancing the lives of their dogs for more than 20 years. The proper quantity of individualized care, playtime, exercise, socializing, training, rest, and love constitutes what we provide.
- A lifelong bond – Surprisingly, a day apart can forge a stronger bond! Your dog returns home content and fit, alleviating concerns about leaving them alone for extended periods.
Dog Day Care. Reimagined.
Central Bark Enrichment Dog Day Care is an amazing upgrade for dog day care! We apply the most recent findings in the fields of canine behavior and positive reinforcement training. A customized day that incorporates the perfect balance of play, exercise, socialization, training, rest, and love, your dog will have a blast. Everything has been carried out to keep your dog balanced, content, and healthy.
Flexible Playgroups
Small and large playgroup options allow us to match better your dog’s personality, needs, and preferences with the social atmosphere and amount of play they can enjoy and benefit from most.
Group Play Skills
Group Play Skills are a fun and rewarding way for dogs to practice important skills like name recall, and behaviors like group sit and calmly going in and out of doors and gates.
Rest Period Enrichment
Rest Period Enrichment sessions help dogs achieve a healthy balance. They can relax and recharge in their own private space with calming enrichment toys and healthy foods tailored to their preferences and diet.
Enrichment Sessions
Personalized One-on-One Enrichment sessions give the extra attention dogs love and the freedom to use their senses and safely explore their instincts through interactive toys, puzzles, and games.
Frequently Asked Questions
As part of joining the Central Bark® family, our expert staff conducts a thorough behavior assessment at your local Central Bark store. These assessments help ensure that your dog is placed with a playgroup they’re comfortable with so they can play safely every day they’re with us.
This four-day evaluation, while your dog participates in our Enrichment Day Care, assesses your dog’s:
- Comfort and social skills with people
- Social skills and playstyle with other dogs to help determine the playgroup and play schedule they can benefit from the most
- Comfort in both indoor and outdoor play spaces
- Comfort in rest areas and a crate
- Ability to share resources like water and toys in social settings
- Level of comfort taking treats in social settings
This process gives us a chance to get to know you and your dog while your dog gets acquainted with their new favorite place away from home. Through the entire four days, your dog’s comfort and safety is our top priority.
Once your pup passes all the behavior assessment elements, you are welcome to sign up for any of our daycare services or a sleepover!
To schedule a Behavior Assessment for your dog, please contact your local store.
NOTE: Please bring all required signed forms, vaccination proof, and a collar and leash for your behavior assessment.
Flexible playgroups allow us to match your dog with the social atmosphere and play schedule they can enjoy and benefit from most. This helps give them a healthy balance of play, rest, and learning and creates a safer social environment with a better quality of play. And our lower dog-to-staff ratios offer more individual attention, education, and love.
At Central Bark®, our goal is to provide a balanced day of play, learning, rest, and love. Learning and mental exercise can happen in various ways, including training activities, brain games, scent work, and more. Our playgroups offer several hours of active playtime paired with learning opportunities during Group Play Skills. This way, dogs have plenty of time to socialize and get their energy out, while also exercising their minds through learning.
During one of your dog’s rest periods throughout the day, they are offered a rest period enrichment activity to stimulate their mind while encouraging healthy rest. These licking and chewing activities involve food rewards, such as frozen peanut butter KONG®. These activities engage their minds while helping foster quality rest.
Did you know? Scientific studies have shown that licking and chewing behaviors (especially those that involve food rewards!) are self-soothing, decrease heart and respiratory rates, and even release dopamine in a dog’s brain.
Training Tutor sessions stimulate the dog’s minds and bodies and help them learn important skills, behaviors, and tricks.
One-on-One Enrichment sessions give the extra attention dogs love and the freedom to use their senses and safely explore their instincts through interactive toys, puzzles, and games.
Did you know? 15 minutes of mental activity is equal to 30 minutes of physical exercise!
An essential characteristic of a dog groomer is someone who makes you and your dog feel safe and comfortable.
Other things to look for:
- Certifications – Groomers don’t need a license or certification to work. Still, these accreditations are often signs that the groomer has the necessary training and experience to care for your pup.
- Experience with different breeds – Look for a groomer with experience with a variety of breeds and coats and the standard haircut for your dog’s breed.
- Preparedness – A groomer should work with dogs of all ages and levels of experience with grooming. They should aim to help each dog feel as comfortable as possible with the grooming process. Suppose the dog or puppy becomes anxious or uncomfortable. In that case, the groomer should be able to suggest a plan for increasing their comfort over time with the use of a positive reward-based approach.
Make a reservation for your dog’s grooming session