Chewie's Playland

Doggie Day Care, Boarding, Training and more!

Training Updates:

5/17/2025: Kids Camp!

Update: 5/15/2025: There are several trainers wanting to work with Chewie's to offer multiple group classes, from puppy, basic, trick, scent etc. Please Keep An eye out for that new on our Facebook Page and website.

5/1/2025: Specialized Daycare Plus starts June 1st

Our Specialized Daycare Plus will include the following activity by a staff member with experience with basic training, animal behavior, or a training student at this time. The training/learning aspect of the program will only be basic obedience, minor behavior problems to be addressed (jumping, going through doors, addressing some fears) or for dogs that may be reactive towards others and needs more of a quieter area to learn and expel energy in a safe manner. (If your dog has training tools we are able to use them).

What do you get with this service in a day:

7+ hours of care

2 Basic Obedience/Manners sessions

2 Exercising activities (Trail walk, treadmill, agility room)

2 Playtimes (small groups if allowed or single play)

1 enrichment puzzle for the day

Pictures of their day.

Plenty of rest and down time in a quiet area for dogs that can not deal with the regular structure of normal daycare.

If your dog has training tools and protocol they were written down for us to follow or ask if you would like something different but any major issues in behavior will be referred to a trainer.

Class Trainers at Chewies

Katrin (Beyond Sit Dog Training)

Katrin Moffroid is an AKC good citizen and star puppy evaluator, certified professional dog trainer (CPDT-KA) through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, and a member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers. She has been training dogs since she was in 4H at 9 years old, and worked at Heartland Humane Society through high school and college. Dog training was a hobby for many years, until covid prompted her to take a career jump and make it a full time passion. Katrin utilizes a positive reinforcement, choice-based learning training style, which first teaches dogs how to learn and think about the choices they are making (rather than just respond to cues or instinct). She loves to focus on strengthening the bond between human and pup, therefore much of her training is game based to make it fun for both the dogs and owners. She currently competes in agility with her dogs Poppet and Arrow, and while her dog Mysti has retired from agility due to a health condition, she has earned her trick dog champion certificate and knows somewhere between 75-100 tricks (maybe one day I will count!)

More Trainers to Come:

Trainers for One on One Training We Recommend

Beyond Sit Dog Training: Katrin: Mostly Positive Based training, some training tools used when needed: beyondsittraining@gmail.com

The Unconditional Canine: Monica Tidrick: Mobile Trainer Great for behavioral Issues, Modification, Muzzle Training, E-Collar Work, mo=nicatidrick@gmail.com

Paws Ups: Makenna Chaput: Mobile Trainer for Obedience work and all day training, E-Collar Work: Makenna@pawsupcanineco.com

Roscoe's Dog House: Bryanna Mastroelli: Obedience Work, behavioral issues, day and trains, E-collar work roscosdoghousellc@gail.com

Training at Chewie's

Applications/Waivers

New Chewie's App and Camp Waiver

Camp Waiver Only

New Chewie's App w/Training and Waiver

Training Waiver Only

Updates:

5/1/25;

Our previous trainers who will be traveling have already given you their contact info if you have made arrangements to follow them). We have some other local trainers in the area if you prefer a lesson in neutral territory. If you would need this list please let us know. Also trainers are welcome to rent our space if needed for a lesson. (We only allow positive reinforcement with training tools).

We are trying to find a trainer to resume some group classes including puppy class and basic obedience, or pack walks as requested per owners. (If you know of any trainers in the area that may like to do these classes please let me know, we will be placing an ad soon.)

Those that would like to continue we just need to get a good grasp on the changes and make sure hours work for clients and staff ( as long as they are dropped to be able to spend at least 5 hours with us this would be a great program for those dogs that need social and mental stimulation without them feeling overwhelmed by regular daycare setting. Please let us know if you are interested if the time works and what days you have in mind. We are still ironing out the schedule and kinks but wanted to get a feel of what was needed and wanted from our clients. Please respond to the email if you have any interest, request or questions.

We are so very grateful for all of you whether we have helped behind the scenes or pups personally and we are looking for a smooth transition all around and the best to both Monica and Makenna's mobile training.

We will keep you posted on updates about the group classes and start dates for the Specialized Daycare Plus Program

Bonnie

Owner

4/1/2025:

Unfortunately our amazing trainers have quite the commute and some other obligations in life so this makes sense for all parties at this time. So we are sorry to announce on short notice that all group classes and private lessons will come to pause after May 1st 2025. Any appointments booked prior to or on May 1st are still at Chewie's on our West Hollis St. location. If you have a follow up appointment with Makenna or Monica after May 1st. Please reach out to Monica via her Facebook Page (Monica Tidrick) or Makenna's (Makenna Chaput). They will be still doing appointments and we will still refer to them but they will be traveling. We hope their travel and schedules align with yours if recommend but we will also have a list of trainers in this area that we can recommend that goes with our beliefs of balanced training.

We are trying to find a trainer to resume some classes for puppy and obedience.

Our Day and Train program is still available but will be called specialized daycare plus and the training/learning aspect of the program will only be basic obedience and minor behavior problems to be addresses (jumping, going through doors, addressing some fears) any major issues in behavior will be referred to a trainer, they will still get rest/place down time, time in agility room, exercise on the carpet treadmill or treadmill or trail walks and pictures. Those interested in continuing or joining please email info@chewiesplayland.com.

Behavorial Grooms will still be done at Chewie's the email for grooming is grooming@chewiesplayland.com

If you have any questions please feel free to email us or text us!

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