Our story
It all started with Bruno
One anxious rescue dog, one vet tech who could not find the right daycare, and a converted boat workshop in Leary Flats.
Why we exist
Built around how dogs actually play
When Maya Lindqvist adopted Bruno in 2016, he was nervous, sweet and completely overwhelmed by the big-box daycares she tried. Forty barking dogs in one room was not his idea of fun. It was not hers either.
After eight years as a veterinary technician, she knew what dogs need: small, well-matched groups, real rest, people who read body language and a calm place to be handled. So she built it, in a former boat-repair workshop with high ceilings and a big covered yard.
Today the club welcomes about 90 dogs a day, but it still runs on Bruno rules. Nobody is forced to play. Everyone gets a nap. And every human who drops off a dog gets the same honest update we would want for our own.
We do not run a dog warehouse. We run a club, and every member is someone's best friend.
- dogs a day, in three play zones
- 90
- dogs a day, in three play zones
- handler to dog ratio
- 1:10
- handler to dog ratio
- square feet of indoor and yard space
- 6,000
- square feet of indoor and yard space
- Bruno's first day as founding member
- 2017
- Bruno's first day as founding member
Club life
A day in pictures
Come say hi
Drop by for a tour any weekday between 10:00 and 15:00. Dogs welcome, obviously.