Welcome to our family owned Doggy Doolil Daycare, where everyday is an adventure for your furry friend! It's not just a daycare; it's a vibrant haven filled with joy, support, and wagging tails. We’re dedicated to fostering a nurturing atmosphere where dogs can learn, play, and thrive alongside their pals in a cozy home setting with secure fencing, and regular cleaning protocols to maintain a clean and safe environment. We poop scoop twice a day or more so you don't have to. Wink, wink... nudge, nudge. ;) ​With generous help from her genius engineer uncle Ted, and after acing the SEEDS Entrepreneur training program, she threw open the doors in November 2005. She quickly armed herself with certifications in Pet First Aid, Obedience, and Animal Behaviour training so she could run a cage free dog day care, as well as an Academy to teach pack leadership and behaviour modification for anxious and scared dogs. Here's a list of her skills and training.​ ​ Formal Obedience Certification from 'Canadian Institute of Professional Dog Training', by Master Dog Trainer & esteemed Behaviourist, Tony Parker Certification in Animal Behaviour from Illis ABC, Karolina Westlund PhD via www.illis.se Certification in Pet First Aid from 'Walks n' Wags' 21 years of operating an open concept dog daycare with a pack of up to 30 dogs Operate a Dog Obedience training academy since 2011 Operate a Behavioural Modification training academy since 2018 Animal lover, equestrian, animal rescue, rescued most of her own dogs and fostered & rehabilitated numerous dogs in her lifetime​​​​​​ Her daycare is a doggy paradise, with toys galore, a giant dog bone pool, and turf so clean it could make anyone jealous. Even the rainiest days they can play on the covered deck outside. On very hot or very cold days they can come inside the cottage for a cozy nap in style, on plush over sized pet beds or on cozy sheepskins or couches, while breathing fresh air, thanks to her fancy 7 Hepa filtered Air purifier and the ever lovin A/C for those sizzling indoor summer days. Mimi knows that a strong pack is a happy pack, so she encourages her furry friends to bond and socialize, all while maintaining an aura of calm that says, “I’m the boss, here to protect you, but also your best buddy!” And as members of the daycare, her amazing human counterparts (the clients) can pick her brain for advice on training and proper tools for best control in a humane and respectful manner. She will even give advice where it wasn't expected or even wanted, and sometimes she can be a bit harsh when it affects the dog negatively, but it's all in love for her furry little friends. She expects her members to treat their dogs with calm, assertive and kind energy, and to keep up with training daily by enforcing some rules. Using only R+ training is not balanced leadership, so rules must be established for the dog to respect the pack and pack leader. And it starts in the home. As a grandmother of 4 wonderful grandchildren, her need to make sure everyone is okay is of utmost importance here at the daycare. Setting rules and boundaries, and using social etiquette is vital and expected for all dogs that attend Doggy Doolil, so hearing her growl is quite possible. She does barks and growl, but she won't bite! And just as a dog lives in the moment, so does Mimi, forgiving and forgetting, and moving on. ​ Our Philosophy Our philosophy dictates that pack leaders must be calm, assertive, confident, and always be consistent to ensure a dog's well-being and stability without hurting their fun loving spirit. By creating structure, and setting clear rules and boundaries with the pack, and providing calm-assertive leadership, rather than overly dominant energy, or even the total opposite, solely positive reinforcement, a healthy balance where relationships grow, and trust harmoniously develops, they will form a real pack, following the rules and boundaries set by the pack leader they trust. And that's Mimi! The hierarchy of the pack will teach the young the way, the females enforce the rules and care for the pack, where the males protect and alarm and ruff house, giving each of them their true natural way to exist in a pack and our human world. This way they learn how to be domesticated in harmony with us and living in our domain, yet staying a dog, true to its natural way of being. Come be a part of our amazing pack and see your dog go from wall flower to pawty animal in no time flat. So c'mon... sniff us out and throw the dog a bone!