Raleigh Best Dog Boarding and Dog Day Care

Oh, You Lucky Dog! Need dog boarding? Raleigh’s You Lucky Dog is the place! We’ve taken our dog Apollo there now at least a dozen times. He loves the gang. It’s like a party for him or at least a cool doggie retreat. He has his best pals. He seems to be in love most with Maggie (his doggie girlfriend?) and Maxe prounounced Max-ay. He’s a bichon freis-say. Hey, that rhymes. Anyway from what we’ve been told, he gets along with them all. You Lucky Dog usually separates the dogs into two packs. Not by size but by aggressiveness. Apollo gets put in the least aggressive group. When we adopted him as a young dog, he wasn’t in the least bit socialized. So we tried taking him to the dog park. See him taking it all in…I.E. shying away from confrontation.

He looks like he could be yappy if he wanted to be… and could get in other dog’s faces, but he’s actually quite shy. And from what we’ve seen, kinda a loner. Awwww…sad. Unless he’s around a dog that doesn’t intimidate him like this ‘lil friend…

Chihuahua Dog Park Meeting

Maybe he secretly wishes he had a doggie housemate. Everyone thinks he’s a pup ‘cause they can’t make out what kinda dog he is. Then they look at his big eyes and usually it then registers. He’s gotten called a baby Rottweiler, a German Shepherd…and other breeds. The kids though know he’s a Chihuahua. Kids are so observant. His ears do funny things which makes him look different at different times.

At You Lucky Dog, they put the dogs on the same schedule every day so they know what to expect. Apollo is usually tuckered out, and out of pocket for about half a day when he gets home. Then again, that’s how he normally is at home. But then he’s back to his ‘ol cute self of meandering around looking for a treat, begging to be petted, and hoping for an extra walk. By the way, he gets to eat his same food as he eats at home, so maybe that makes him feel at home more.

When the weather is nice, they go outback. If you worry your dog will get an eye infection or things like that from being around other dogs, well…we were too. But we haven’t had any incidents there. They are strict about the dogs being current on bordatella and they use some kind of special grounding outside that keeps any infection causing bacteria away. When it’s raining or nasty out, sometimes you can see the dog pack inside. Where you check in to pick up or drop off your dog, you can see a long tinted window with a view of a large room with white concrete floors. The dogs can see people as they stare in. It’s hilarious to see the dogs jump up and down by the window to see whose looking at them. One dog jumps and the other ones follow. They kinda look like Yo-Yo’s.

Before boarding at You Lucky Dog, we left Apollo at the vet for boarding but that was no fun for him. I think it was chilly where they were and he didn’t get the playful interaction with other dogs. You Lucky Dog is a great alternative for boarding as well as doggie daycare. Many working and single dog parents drop their dog off early in the morning and come pick ‘em up after work. That way, they’ve gotten a full day of play and are tired by the time there owners are ready to wind down at home after a long day of work.

You Lucky Dog also has grooming services. We always get Apollo a bath before he comes home. He usually smells really good, his hair is silky soft and smooth, and he has a handkerchief or bow around his neck. And his nails get trimmed. That’s my sparkly boy! He’s usually very excited to see us when we pick him up.

You Lucky Dog is right off Glenwood Avenue, behind Cook-Out office complex with the red roofing,  if you know where that is.  If not, it’s on the way to Brier Creek if you’re coming from east or Crabtree Valley area.

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