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Alpha Dogs LLC , a Dog Daycare is located in beautiful downtown Spokane, WA at 130 S. Sherman. Family owned and operated. It is an excellent place for your dogs to exercise and socialize with other dogs in a safe, fun environment. Our clients will enjoy all of the stimulating activities available with over 5000 sq ft of indoor and outdoor play areas, your pet will have plenty of reasons to love it here. The indoor 1/4" rubber padding floor helps reduce joint pain and diminishes the possibility of injury. Our Facility is clean and odor free, come in and see and smell for yourself! Come in for a tour of our facility at any time!!!

Dog daycare has amazing benefits. It lessens stress, reduces obesity, promotes better rest and prevents boredom and lethargy. The benefits to the owner are a tired, happy companion at the end of the day. Scroll down to see articles and video links of news storys featuring us!

!!!!!We Now Sell Dog & Cat  food!!! See the Services/ Retail page for more info!!! 

WEBCAMS...WEBCAMS...WEBCAMS

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Viewing times: 9:30-11:30am & 3:00-4:30pm

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Special Features

- Our facility is clean and oder free!

- Indoor 1/4" rubber padded floor is sealed tight so if there is an accident it makes for a easy clean up.
- Supervised play areas, someone is in the rooms with the dogs.
- Little dog play area for dogs up to 35lbs( including bull dogs and bassethounds)
- Big dog play area for dogs 40lbs and up

-Seperate outdoor play areas for big and small dogs. We encourage dogs to go outside and go potty like they would at your home.  Our Outdoor areas are asphalt which allows for sanitation and dogs cannot dig out or escape . Our outdoor fence is 6ft high with privacy slats that keeps the dogs from climbing or jumping out. We have very nice canopies in the outdoor areas for shade so the dogs can lounge or play in the sun or shade.

 Our Qualifications

- Over 30 years experience working with dogs in obedience, conformation and behavior

- Active members of Local Dog Training Club

- Member of North American Dog Daycare Association

- Veterinarian Recommended

- Attended many behavior seminars

Our Staff

Lee Smith (mother)Owner/Operater

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Leigha Wavra (daughter) Owner/Operater

Leigha has followed in her mothers footsteps of loving and training dogs. She began training in 1993 with her first dog an Akita.  Since then she has trained many other breeds (rottweilers, shelties, pomeranians, golden retrievers, and now currently owns two little boston terriers. She has done JR handling and shown pomeranians in the conformation ring. She joined a local dog training club in 1998 and has assisted in many classes there. In addition she has taken many behavior classes and seminars.

DJ Smith (son) Head Assistant

Dj is our free spirited "dog charmer". He calms, comforts, plays with and laughs along with the dogs. He soothes them with his guitar and is known to come up with interesting entertainments. All the dogs adore him.

Owned by Lee Smith and Leigha Wavra (mother and daughter)

                                                                  Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called the Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to the Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food and water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals that had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor, those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remembered them in our dreams and times gone by.

The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they miss someone very special, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks in the distance. The bright eyes are intent; the eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to break away from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. YOU have been spotted, and when you and you special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be apart again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge Together

                                                                      In Memory of.......

In loving memory of Roxy Gill    RIP   1999-2007

Roxy you were so beautiful and we will miss your "Im the Queen" personality. You are gone now but will never be forgotten and will be forever in our hearts!

We have had several tv segments done on us as well click on the links below to check them out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zUL5jXXt7M     kxly channel 4 news did this segment!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWQnTdFFaHc    Another segment done by the spokesman review!

We were featured in the Voice section of the Spokesman Review!!!

Day at the doggie-sitter's

Mother-daughter team offer daytime canine care at Alpha Dogs

 
April 12, 2007

So, when you got home from work, your neighbors complained that your dog had howled all day. But you know that's not entirely true because Rover had some nonhowling time to chew on one of your new shoes and the library book you'd forgotten to return.

You have a problem that can be resolved to the satisfaction of both you and Rover by a business that its owners describe as "a play center for dogs."

Lee Smith and her daughter, Leigha Wavra, operate Alpha Dogs LLC, a canine day care that has been open since January at 130 S. Sherman Ave. "Tired Dogs, Happier Owners," their business card states.

Both mother and daughter are professional dog trainers, but that's not their mission in the large building on Sherman. The idea is to provide a safe, fun and stimulating social environment for dogs during weekday business hours, their information statement says.

The day care is geared to busy people, Smith and Wavra say.

The facility provides two large rooms for the four-legged guests, both with rubber-padded floors to help diminish the possibility of injury. The room for larger dogs is 2,500 square feet, while the one for smaller dogs is 1,000 square feet.

Both rooms have high ceilings and open to outdoor play areas. Large overhead sliding doors can be left open to the play areas during more clement weather.

Smith and Wavra stress that the dogs are not kept in runs or cages and that their facility is not a boarding kennel but a place where dogs can enjoy a fun, supervised environment and can exercise and interact with other dogs and the staff.

Daily nap time is from noon to 2 p.m. Each dog's rest area is defined by a lightweight portable fence. Each dog may have a chew toy, and owners may provide blankets. Lights are dimmed and classical music is played during the quiet time.

The day care is equipped with a Web cam, so owners can log onto the Alpha Dogs Web site and check on their pets at play or rest.

Each dog is evaluated by Smith and Wavra, and aggressive animals are not admitted. The program is primarily for dogs that are friendly with other dogs.

The prospective guest must be spayed or neutered, have up-to-date shots and be on an anti-flea program. Acceptance of each dog is followed by gradual introduction to other dogs in its group.

Smith has been training dogs for 30 years, and Wavra started as her mother's assistant as a teenager. Smith still teaches an intermediate class on Wednesday evenings at the Lilac City Dog Training Club.

"So, we pretty much know what we're doing," Smith said.

The day care is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays but is closed on major holidays.

Access off Second Avenue is simple, and parking is ample. "People have commented on our convenient location," Smith said.

Five-day passes are $80; 10 days, $150; 20 days, $250 ($200 for the first 20-day pass). A 20-day pass for two dogs is $300.

Interested pet owners may tour the day care if they wish.

So, when you pick up Rover on your way home from work, he will have had a pleasant day with his pals, had his daily exercise, improved his taste in classical music, be happy and mildly tired, ready for a quiet evening at home.