Here at Glencadia, we have a historic post and beam barn that is now a dog hotel. When I first moved here in 2004, the roof was coming off in several places and snakes, weasels, raccoons, pigeons, rats, all thrived in here. No barn swallows, owls or bats that I could see at that time-… Continue reading The Big Red Barn
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Interview video Glencadia TV
We did this to pitch our space for a Verizon advertisement but seems like they weren’t interested… but the video was a lot of work so I might as well post it!
Algae, Duckweed and our Ponds
Several people on Instagram, in text messages and in-person have raised concerns about algae in our ponds where the dogs (and people) swim. Right now 1) we have essentially no algae and 2) algae is nothing like duckweed, which we do have. Duckweed is a plant. Algae isn’t. An individual duckweed plant is visible to… Continue reading Algae, Duckweed and our Ponds
Fat Dog, Skinny Dog
Owners sometimes complain that their dog is skinnier or perhaps fatter than when s/he left for camp. Looking at the dog every day – along with a lot of other dogs every day – we might not notice incremental changes in weight. The obvious solution is a scale, which we have had for a while.… Continue reading Fat Dog, Skinny Dog
Aggression and socialization
A customer recently wrote about how we deal with aggression when we have groups of dogs playing, as you can see we do regularly (anywhere you see our pictures and videos). So here is a rundown of how we deal with dogs not getting along: Groups. Unlike the dog park, we have many outside areas… Continue reading Aggression and socialization