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It is our mission to help your family improve your dog's quality of life by providing them with a nurturing, stimulating and secure environment to enjoy while you are away from home. Providing your pooch with Daycare allows them  to be a social member of a canine family, and can help to reduce or eliminate unwanted behaviors, add to socialization skills and is beneficial exercise! A well-exercised dog is a happier, healthier, better-behaved dog! We encourage you and your canine to visit our pack!  We offer over a 1/2 acre of fenced play yard and a climate controlled daycare facility with rubber flooring, for easy on the joints while playing. Small dogs have their own play areas to be with dogs compatible to their own size.  

We look forward to getting to know you and your furry friend and to assist you with all of your canine's needs. Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. If we can not directly assist you, we will refer you to an animal specialist who can! 

Bonnie Buckley; the owner of Alternative Dog has been an active part of the Animal Rescue community for over 20 years. Bonnie welcomes local rescuer's to make contact if your rescue would like to use our facility to house an "Adoption event". Adoptive pets must be fully vaccinated and have current health certificates & originate from MA. 

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Bringing home a new pet during the holidays can be an exciting journey for
everyone!  In order to keep your pet safe, please read the following tips.

The holidays mean lots of food around, and some of it can be really dangerous to
your pet.  Vomiting and diarrhea are the common clues that your pet has ingested
something harmful, but the foods in the list below have specific toxins for your pet.  
Please make sure your pet avoids:

• Alcoholic beverages   
• Chocolate (all types)
• Coffee (grounds, beans, chocolate covered espresso beans)
• Moldy or spoiled foods    
• Onions
• Onion powder  
• Fatty foods
• Salt yeast dough

Holiday plants are traditional and beautiful, but you may need to start a new tradition
to safeguard your pet!   Call your vet immediately if you believe your pet may have
ingested a toxic plant.  Have your pet avoid:

• Lilies (can cause acute kidney failure and/or death)
• Poinsettias (low toxicity, but can irritate the mouth and stomach) 
• Mistletoe
• Holly 
• Christmas tree water 
• Stagnant tree water

Christmas trees are beautiful, however, a few precautions should be taken to help you
and your cat safely enjoy this particular decoration!

• Secure the tree well to prevent it from being knocked over
• Keep glass ornaments away from the lower part of the tree
• NO TINSEL!  (It can be deadly!)
• Unplug tree lights when you are not home
• Hide light cords so they will get chewed
• Ingestion of ribbon or ornament hooks can be lethal pick them up.

The cold and flu season often hits us during the holidays, so make sure to keep your
medications tightly capped and put away.   Advise your guests to do the same. 
Young pets especially can be very nosy!  The following can be lethal to your pet, even in
very small doses: 

• Pain killers  
• Cold medicines 
• Anti-cancer drugs
• Antidepressants 
• Ibuprofen   
• Vitamins
• Diet pills 

Other winter hazards which will need IMMEDIATE veterinary attention include:

• lit candles 
• antifreeze (in a variety of colors)
• ice melting products
• rodent killers  

Keep your emergency vet number handy! Have a safe and happy holiday season with your pet!

Daycare Hours of Operation:

Monday - Friday: 6:30AM - 6:00 PM