Querencia Kennel Services
Call Joe at 406-333-4500
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Day Care
Dog Boarding
Dog Training
Small Dog Friendly
Day Care
Available 7:00AM - 7:00PM
Querencia Kennels provides a safe and secure environment for your dog while you enjoy all of the wonders and activities of this special area. Each dog has its own 4' x 6' room with an Igloo dog house, shade and water. Group play, where appropriate is supervised. Dogs with special needs are treated separately. No dog is stressed here. This is their "Querencia" - a safe, serene, refuge.
Dog Boarding
Your dog is welcome to spend the night. Checkout the next day is by 11:00 AM. Our daily routine starts at first light and ends just before dark. We feed twice per day. We feed your dog the food you provide at no additional charge. Our kennel food is Pro Plan. There is no charge for special foods or medications.
Each outdoor run is 4 ft by 6 ft with an Igloo doghouse, shade and fresh water. The kennels are constructed of galvanized micro mesh wire and some have wire tops to retain escape artists.
Your dog will feel safe and secure inside our large, fenced exercise area. Where appropriate, they will join other dogs in a supervised romp and play. At your request or at Joe’s discretion, your dog may be treated individually.
We do our best to ensure that each dog visiting Querencia has a positive, stress-free stay. Many of our canine guests suffer from separation anxiety or have trouble adjusting to the kennel environment. We use long individual on-lead walks or house visits to mitigate their stress and fear. We don’t allow bullying or intimidation. Small dogs, older dogs, infirm dogs are all treated kindly and with respect.
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Your dog will have lots of exercise and attention
Dog Training
Every dog receives some training while staying at Querencia. Coming when called, going into their kennel and being polite to others are all part of our daily routine.
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Basic Training & Obedience
What motivates your dog? We use food drive, retrieve drive, prey drive and affection to motivate and reward your dog to want to come when called, walk quietly at your side and sit next to you patiently waiting for your next command.
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Our training philosophy and methods are based upon:
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Our training clients all want to tell you how pleased they are with our results.
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Short-term boarding and training - $150/day
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Basic Obedience
Basic Obedience covers the simple rule of good manners.
Our training includes:
Sit, Stay, Here, Down, and Heal. As well as e-collar conditioning on these commands.
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Puppy Training
We work with you and your puppy to resolve problems with House Training, Crate Training, Jumping up, Nipping, Mouthing, Chewing, and Socialization with other dogs and people. It is never too soon to start training your dog.
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Comprehensive Training Package
Coming when called, SIT as a position, not temporary, until released. "Don't drag me down the road" when walking on lead. E-collar conditioning on the SIT and HERE commands. Additionally, we teach "kennel" on command, "quiet" for inappropriate barking, how to play tug, introduction to tracking, stimulating the retrieve drive, and introduction to whistle sit and whistle come.
We strongly recommend the Dogtra 1900s e-collar for every owner, for $250.00. Joe Skaggs can purchase the collar for you and will show you how to use it upon pick-up.
Small Dog Friendly
We have special accommodations for small dogs and seniors. They can hang out on the leather couch or at the foot of Joe's bed.
RATES
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Day Care
$40.00 per day; pick-up & drop-off available 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
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If you are arriving after 7:00 pm you will incur an additional $25.00 and may either leave dog overnight or call for a late pick-up.
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7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Overnight Boarding
Single-Night Boarding: $50
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Checkout at 11:00 AM
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Multi-dog families save 10% on boarding
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Training
Short-term Boarding and Obedience Training : $200 per day
Private training session with owner: $100 a session
14-day Boarding & Training: $2,500 (our most popular package)
New Puppy Board + Train: $200 per day
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Puppies who are 8 to 12 weeks of age
Additional Add-on's:
Individual half-hour Yellowstone River Romp & Run: $25.00
Large Raw Beef Knuckle Bone from Matt's Butcher Shop: $10.00 each
We accept dogs with extreme separation anxiety and/or aggression as well as females in heat - $25.00 per day surcharge
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Note: We provide dog food or will feed your food at no additional charge, to include medications & supplements.
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Please be sure to follow these guidelines before arriving with your dog:
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Give us a call an hour prior to arrival to ensure we are available to meet with you when you drop off.
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Dogs must be up to date on the following vaccinations: DHLPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Parvovirus, Parainfluenza), Bordetella and Rabies.
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Pack enough food for your dog's visit and feeding/medication instructions
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Querencia Kennels provides dog dishes and water buckets (these are not necessary to pack)