Kelowna Pet Resort

Check-in 7:30 to noon and 3 to 6

Plan a stay

Big Dog Barn

For dogs of every size.

7:30 am in the Big Dog Barn. Breakfast in the Big Dog Barn. Cattery staff start at 7 with breakfast and fresh water.

Plan a dog’s stay

$48 a day, plus GST

White suites and the dog mural inside the Big Dog Barn

40

Suites, each with a private outdoor run.

16 × 100

Foot indoor arena for rainy days.

2015

Opened in August 2015.

Groups

Play groups matched by staff.

Room to run, rain or shine

A 16 × 100 ft indoor arena and fenced outdoor play yards give dogs room to play in all weather. Staff match the play groups to the dogs. Private walks are an optional extra, and grooming is in the same building.

Dogs resting together on the barn couch
The Big Dog Barn and its fenced play yards from above
Dogs in a supervised play group
Dogs enjoying outdoor play at the farm

Your dog's day at the farm

The routine is the same seven days a week, and these are the resort's own published times. Scroll through it, or drag the sun.

  1. 6:55 am

    The lights come on.

    Staff arrive just before 7. First come bathroom breaks, then every room is cleaned.

    Early sun over the white-fenced play yards and the long barn roof, with the Glenmore hills behind
    Morning over the Big Dog Barn yards

  2. 7:30 am

    Doors open.

    Check-in and check-out run from 7:30 to noon, every day of the week. On weekdays, daycare dogs arrive by 9:30 so their day can start together.

    Staff walking dogs across the gravel lot to the red front office
    Walking in at the front office

  3. 7:45 am

    Breakfast.

    Breakfast goes out between 7:45 and 8:15, from the food you packed. Dogs rest for an hour before and after every meal.

    Inside the Big Dog Barn: white suites, a staff member on a stool and a comic-book mural of dogs on the wall
    Inside the Big Dog Barn

  4. 9:00 am

    Playtime.

    Play starts between 9:00 and 9:30. Staff build each group around the dogs in it, and every boarding dog gets at least 20 to 30 minutes of supervised yard play a day, often more, plus time in their own outdoor run.

    Small dogs play in their own grassy yard beside the Lap Dog Lodge.

    Big dogs have fenced yards and a 16 × 100 ft indoor arena for bad weather.

    A dozen dogs of different sizes standing together in a gravel play yard, looking at the camera
    A morning play group

  5. 12:00 pm

    The gate closes until 3.

    The resort is closed to visitors from noon to 3 every day. If you're dropping off or picking up, come before noon or after 3.

    Five dogs sharing a brown leather couch inside the Big Dog Barn, two of them asleep
    The couch in the Big Dog Barn

  6. 3:00 pm

    Pickups.

    Doors reopen at 3 for check-in and check-out until 6. Daycare pickup runs until 5:30, or 6 if you ask ahead.

    A smiling staff member hugging a golden retriever puppy under the Big Dog Barn sign
    Under the Big Dog Barn sign

  7. 5:00 pm

    Dinner, then a rest.

    After dinner, dogs rest until about 6:30. Medications are given between 7 am and 7 pm, while staff are on site.

    Two dogs running across a wide grassy field in low afternoon sun, with hills behind
    Late afternoon in Mr. Roper's park

  8. 6:30 pm

    Last trip outside.

    Final bathroom breaks start around 6:30.

    The red front office and the red gambrel barn under a pink and violet dusk sky
    Dusk over the front office and the barn

  9. 7:00 pm

    Everyone's in.

    Every guest is in their room by 7, and staff head home. The Shardlow family lives on the property, just up a staircase from the barns. Someone is always on site, and the buildings have security and alarms.

    The Big Dog Barn lit warm yellow at night, snow on the yards and hills
    The Big Dog Barn on a winter night
Comic-book speech bubble painted on the Big Dog Barn wall: This is the best… day… ever!

Best… day… ever!

That's what the dog in the Big Dog Barn mural says. It's the plan for your pet, every day of the stay.

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Before your dog comes

Vaccines

Current DAP-family vaccines and annual Bordetella. Puppies need their second set of shots, then a wait of 5 to 7 days before visiting.

Medication

Tell the front desk ahead and bring the vet’s packaging with the dose. Insulin and injections can’t be given.

What to pack

Their own food, enough for the stay plus a little extra, and a washable blanket if they have a favourite.

Everything to know before coming →

$48 a day for one dog. $80 for two and $99 for three sharing a suite. Plus GST, per calendar day.

Plan a dog’s stay
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