Voted #2 dog daycare in Vancouver

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Small Paws Doggie Daycare and Grooming is a Dog Daycare and Spaw exclusively for small dogs in Metro Vancouver (Burnaby). It’s a safe, fun environment to give your dog plenty of playtime, exercise and socialization. Check out our Dog Blog for daily updates.

We’ve just been voted the #2 dog daycare in Vancouver in The Georgia Straight’s 2009 Best of Vancouver competition. Some 100,000 people voted this year, so it’s a huge accomplishment for our family-run operation. Thanks for voting for us!

Why use a dog daycare, you ask? Socialization is extremely important for dogs of all ages, but in particular essential for puppies who need to learn how to behave around other dogs and humans. This helps prevent them from developing anxiety (such as separation anxiety), aggressive and shy behaviours. They learn how to interact with other dogs through playtime and we work on discouraging bad behaviours such as barking, whining, shyness and disobedience. Most of all – they have fun doing it!

Our daycare is bright, colourful and double-gated, with two separate rooms so that even the tiniest dogs can be paired with other friends their size. Dogs range from teacup Chihuahuas and Yorkies to Boston Terriers and American Eskimos.

We offer Spaw grooming every Wednesday with a professional groomer. This books up fast, so call ahead to reserve your spot. Yes, all staff are certified with DOGSAFE Canine First Aid.

Our 1,600-square-foot facility is at the corner of Hastings and Sperling in north Burnaby, with easy access for dog parents living in Burnaby, Port Moody, Vancouver, New Westminster, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam. We even have customers driving from as far as West Vancouver and Richmond.

Included in the price of daycare are daily walks, a photo emailed to you of your dog playing, and daily updates on our Dog Blog.. To see what our customers think about us, read their testimonials under "Rates." Also, read a feature about us published in Modern Dog Magazine, plus newspaper articles about us in The Vancouver Sun, The Province, 24 Hours, L’Express du Pacifique and The Voice newspaper under “Puparazzi.”

Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/smallpaws.