Maplelane Farm Events Centre near Alliston is all for the dogs
Sherri Hall and her daughter Jen, owners of Maplelane Farm Event Centre near Alliston, are big believers of keeping their pawed patrons active and fit.
In addition to offering a big agility course, doggy diving area, disc course and lure coursing fields, they are introducing a new training centre.
“It’s a big indoor area where they can play, and we also have the pool they can swim in,” said Jen. “We really want to start pushing exercise and health for dogs.”
This will tie into their doggy daycare and boarding services.
“We are going to have some health programs,” she said. “We will have a big weigh scale for dogs that need to lose weight, and diet will also be part of that. We feed the raw diet here, a species-specific diet, so we will start selling some of that and encouraging proper nutrition and exercise.”
Her mom started the business in 1993, and the licensed breeding-boarding kennel breeds golden retrievers and other types of dogs. They are also a licensed municipal shelter and operate an all-breed rescue.
Their business is made up of various divisions, such as animal and goose control services, bedbug detection services, and dog training and competitions.
“People compete for the love of the sport, and to just get out and do something with their dog that they can both enjoy,” said Jen, who competes with various groups, including Super Dogs. “It’s all about exercise and training, and it’s quite the community, too. There’s a lot of friendships; you travel around.”
The five-acre property boasts a three-acre, fully fenced area for dogs to run and play in a safe environment, and there are also walking trails nearby.
The doggy daycare is available from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., and they offer daily rates, along with weekly or monthly packages.
“A lot of daycares offer less hours than that, so we are more flexible with drop-off and pickup times. We also will have after-hours drop-off and pickup.”
Basic grooming services are also available.
The facility is at just west of 10 Sideroad.
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