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  • Home
  • Austin Dog Boarding
    • Sporty Dog Boarding
    • Lil' Sport Dog Boarding
  • Austin Dog Daycare
    • Sporty Dog Daycare
    • Lil' Sporty Dog Daycare
  • Austin Pet Sitting
    • Sporty Dog at Home
    • Sporty Dog Walking
    • Sporty Dog Concierge
  • About The Sporty Dog
    • Meet The Owner
    • Pawsome Clients
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Holistic Austin Dog Boarding, Austin Dog Daycare

🎾 Boutique, Luxury, Austin Dog Daycare: The Sporty Dog Daycare + Play Lounge designed to give your dog a daily holistic daycare routine with a balance of fun and learning! 


Being part of a pack and community of dogs creates a social network that's invaluable. The bonds they form with humans and support they receive from their four-legged buddies is priceless.


The Sporty Dog™ offers Austin Dog Boarding + Austin Dog Daycare Services in Austin Texas, our mission is to provide the highest level of care for your pets while providing peace of mind for pet owners. 


The Sporty Dog Boarding + Dog Daycare is nature based and offers socialization, play, naps, exercise and love for your pet in a holistic environment


The Sporty Dog Daycare includes a fun-filled day:


  • 🎾 human + canine companionship
  • 🎾 socialization + well-ness
  • 🎾 mental + physical stimulation 
  • 🎾 play time + exercise + enrichment


  When your dog Plays with The Sporty Dog, they will spend the day on-on-one, getting exercise and socializing with other friendly dogs, all in a safe, clean, supervised, cozy backyard environment, where the birds chirp and lots of sniffing and exploring is what we do, followed by naps in the sun. 


Your pet(s) home away from home!  




Join Us! Small Batch Daycare up to 50 lbs

Be a 🎾 GOOD SPORT! 

Choose The Sporty Dog Daycare  to pamper your furry family member and treat your pet to lots of attention, cuddles, belly rubs, delicious treats, playtime, exercise, enrichment, and more with our Austin Pet Sitting Services. 


  • 🎾 All dogs must be neutered/spayed over 7 months
  • 🎾 Puppies must have all their puppy shots
  • 🎾 Up to date on all vaccines
  • 🎾 Must be good with dogs of all sizes
  • 🎾 Love playing with other dogs without having any aggressive issues including herding
  • 🎾 Potty trained 
  • 🎾 Pass a daycare evaluation 
  • 🎾 Must RSVP in advance

        

     The Sporty Dog Daycare

  • 8AM-5PM (M-F) 
  • DROP OFF: 8-11AM   
  • PICK UP: 4-6PM 

 (by appt. only)    



* Pick Up/Drop Off Available in South Austin only 


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  • 🎾 Holistic Daycare is ideal for friendly dogs who love other dogs, who need daily exercise, play time, decompression to maintain their fitness and health, as well as older dogs, who may now be inactive, but enjoy some canine and human companionship. 


  • 🎾 We offer Boutique-style, Private, Nature based Daycare for dogs (up to 40-50 lbs) and separate playgroups for toy, small dogs and puppies 


  • Doodles are our specialty (but all dogs welcome after passing a daycare evaluation).


  • 🎾 Our In-Home Boutique, Small Batch Austin Dog Boarding + Daycare is designed to provide a comfortable and secure environment for your pets, with plenty of space for them to play and relax.


  • 🎾 Small batch Playgroups are formed with up to 5 friendly dogs of similar size, energy levels and temperaments. The Sporty Dog Daycare is a place where friendly social dogs can interact in a safe supervised environment and designed to provide your pooch with activities to stimulate him both mentally and physically while reinforcing social skills and polite behavior with both humans and other dogs. 


  • 🎾  The Sporty Dog Daycare is an excellent way for busy dog parents to meet the exercise and social needs of their dogs. Let them play all day and you will bring home a happy and pooped out pooch. 


  • 🎾 Dogs who attend The Sporty Dog Daycare should be comfortable with new people, and have no history of aggression towards people or other large or small dogs. *Does my dog qualify to be a Good Sport  


  • 🎾 They should also enjoy the company of other dogs and enjoy playing in a small group setting with small or large dogs, have no herding behavior and comfortable with different dog personality types. 


  • 🎾 They should not have any history of dog aggression, dog fights, or non-friendly interactions, or herding with other dogs. They should be comfortable being off-leash in a large fenced yard. They should not have a history of trying to escape from a fence by digging under, or climbing over it. We want all pups to enjoy being here, and be as low-stress as possible.


  • 🎾 Exceptional, safe, and fun boutique South Austin Dog Daycare while you are working or traveling.  Let us pamper your furry family member and treat your pet to lots of attention, cuddles, belly rubs, delicious treats, playtime, exercise, enrichment and more.


  • 🎾 Pup Safety: Current Rabies, Distemper (DHPP) and Bordetella as well as updated vet records without any other medical issues or contagious diseases.


  • 🎾 Add on Sporty Dog Enrichment: designed to give your dog a little added mental and physical stimulation such as agility, nose work, puzzles/scentwork, or food based enrichment food puzzles, snuffle mats, brain games, frozen kongs, fetch, water play, swim, agility games, arts + crafts, nature games, doga etc. 


  • 🎾 Celebrate a Pup Pawty at The Sporty Dog! Austin Dog Birthday or Gotcha Day Pawties Includes All Natural Birthday Pawty Cakes, Pup Cookies, Pup Ice Cream, Pup Treats, Pawty Favors and more...celebrate your pup's big day and invite all his fur pals. 

Holistic Austin Dog Daycare + Austin Dog Boarding Benefits

🎾 Doggy Daycare Benefits

🎾 Learning Good Dog Behavior

🎾 Doggy Daycare Benefits

Let your dog socialize and play with other dogs in our supervised Austin Dog Daycare. Our In-Home Austin Dog Boarding Pet Lounge is designed to provide a safe and fun environment for your furry friend.

🎾 Socialization

🎾 Learning Good Dog Behavior

🎾 Doggy Daycare Benefits

Your dog will meet people and other pups and learn to be comfortable around them at austin dog daycare + austin dog boarding.

🎾 Learning Good Dog Behavior

🎾 Learning Good Dog Behavior

🎾 Learning Good Dog Behavior

With the help of interaction at austin dog daycare + austin dog boarding, he can learn positive dog behavior.

🎾 Physical Fitness

🎾 Curb Separation Anxiety

🎾 Learning Good Dog Behavior

Playing and running around with others during austin dog daycare + austin dog boarding, will keep him physically fit and gain mental and physical stimulation.

🎾 Peace of Mind

🎾 Curb Separation Anxiety

🎾 Curb Separation Anxiety

Even if you are busy all day, you will be at peace knowing your pup is in good hands during austin dog daycare + austin dog boarding.

🎾 Curb Separation Anxiety

🎾 Curb Separation Anxiety

🎾 Curb Separation Anxiety

 Leaving your dog at home may cause separation anxiety and he might end up with destructive behavior of chewing and destroying things. With the company of other doggies at austin dog daycare + austin dog boarding, he won’t stew in loneliness.

🎾 Helps Maintain Routine

🎾 Helps Maintain Routine

🎾 Helps Maintain Routine

 Like in children, structures and consistent routine helps your dog thrive. He can be confident knowing who and what to expect every day while attending austin dog daycare + austin dog boarding.

Austin Dog Boarding + Austin Dog Daycare Stay N Play FAQ

We are open from 8-11am for daycare drop off's & 3-6pm for daycare pick ups by reservation only and must have passed the GOOD SPORT EVALUATION


 Most types, ages, sizes and gender of dogs are a good fit for austin dog boarding + austin dog daycare including:


  1. Puppies at least 4-6 months of age (must already be house trained)
  2. Seniors who just need a low stress environment, a place to chill and a watchful eye
  3. Dogs requiring medication
  4. Sizes from tiny terriers to large golden retrievers
  5. Low to high energy, well behaved dogs


Due to the nature of In-home Boutique boarding (versus kennel boarding) there are core training and behavioral requirements that must be present in order to move to the meet and greet stage for austin dog boarding + austin dog daycare, and these include:


  • Must be 100% fully house trained, not have occasional 'accidents' in the house, does not mark inside and is able to go all night long without needing a potty break
  • Has no history of biting a human or another dog
  • Gets along well with other dogs, reads other dogs social cues and boundaries without conflict ensuing
  • Is neutered or spayed if older than 10 months
  • Has obedience training and or listens to basic commands


  • Dominance or triggering behaviors such as nonstop sniffing other dogs, marking inside the house, attempting to mount other dogs, muzzle nudging and/or bullying other dogs, toy or food aggression
  • Can't settle down and/or rest in the house; lack of adequate exercise at home and lack of socialization around other dogs at austin dog boarding + austin dog daycare.
  • Poor indoor house manners and social boundaries, which might include behaviors such as aggressively stealing other dogs toys and not respecting individual dogs social boundaries and cues, dangerously pushing through and past humans in the home, running over smaller dogs, attempting to steal human's food off surfaces, scratching doors, excessive barking when left alone
  • Not trained well, doesn't listen to basic commands, requires constant correction inside the house for basic obedience
  • Physically dangerous behaviors like jumping or lunging on or at people
  • Wants to run away or get out, doesn't do well away from home and/or may exhibit intense away-from-home/owners separation anxiety (check out The Sporty Dog at Home)  or  The Sporty Dog Walking for in Home Pet Services.
  • Destructive, chews household items, scratches doors or barks nonstop if left alone AND is not crate trained (paws and/or barks in crate or behind gate).


To make a reservation, please create your Pet's account in our pet portal online and check your email for the portal activation to request a reservation and reserve a Play Day Evaluation. Reservations are required for both boarding and daycare along with updated shot records after passing Play Day Evaluations. You can also email updated shot records.


In order to best serve your pets, we like to schedule a Meet & Greet + Pet Care Evaluation within 48 hours of austin dog boarding + austin dog daycare and after all Pet information is added to the portal along with updated Vet Records. 

  • This gives us an opportunity to meet your pets and collect any pertinent information about your pet's needs and any other special requests and make sure they are a good fit for boarding, daycare.
  • Please login to the Client Portal or use the Time To Pet App and complete your Pet Profile which will then give you an option to upload vet records to schedule your first Meet & Greet + 1/2 Daycare Pet Evaluation along with dates for Boarding/DayCare.
  • A meet and greet is a half hour appointment scheduled at The Sporty Dog HQ in South Austin with your dog(s). The meet and greet is a safe and controlled introduction of our dogs in a backyard setting to get acquainted.
  • All pets booking Boarding are required to stay for the Pet Evaluation (1/2 day of daycare) which typically lasts from 12:30-3:30.. 
  • Must RSVP in advance for Boarding/Daycare  especially during peak or holiday seasons. 
  • Payment is due upon receipt of invoice in order to reserve a spot for your pets. If we do not receive payment, your pet is not booked. 
  • Invoices will be sent via email for payment by online credit card thru the pet portal.
  • A 50% deposit (retainer) of total invoice balance is required to hold a booking reservation for service periods more than two weeks away, between the Peak Season months of Memorial through Labor Day, and around all other major federal holidays including spring break.


All Payment is due upon receipt of invoice confirming your pet's reservation. We do operate on a first come, first serve basis and fill up quickly based on payment  rendered.


If requesting boarding during *Holidays, *Peak season, and up to 2 weeks or more days away, 50% of total Reservation will be charged to hold your pet's spot for the dates you've booked upon completion of Pet Evaluation.


Daycare Cancellations made with less than 72 hours notice are not eligible for a refund or credit. This is in order to accommodate all requests in a fair and timely manner and because time has already been reserved for your pet(s) and we have to turn others away if we have reached capacity.


**Holiday Peak Summer Season Policy: Due to an increase in pet services during this time, a 50% non-refundable retainer is due at time of booking. Cancellations made for holidays are not eligible for a refund or credit. Non holidays receive free cancellations up to 3 days prior to start of services.  

*Holiday Peak Surcharge: additional $20 per overnight boarding:

Presidents Day Wknd  (Feb 18-21)

Austin ISD Spring Break (Mar 9-21)

Easter  April 7-10) 

Memorial Day (May 26-30) 

July 4th  (July 1-5)

Labor Day  (Sept 2-5) 

Thanksgiving (Nov 22-27)   

Christmas/New Years (Dec 20, 2023-Jan 1, 2024)  


 Cancellations made with less than 72 hours notice are not eligible for a refund or credit. This is due to the time we are available on a daily basis. Short notice requests for service - less than 24 hours- can be accommodated by current clients when available for an additional $5 service charge per visit. Please note, if your reservation is cancelled due to non-payment, there is a $10 service fee to rebook, if your reservation is still available. This is in order to accommodate all requests in a fair and timely manner.  


For the safety of all pets in Austin Dog Boarding + Austin Dog Daycare, we require proof of vaccination for Rabies, DHLPP (distemper), and Bordetella along with Flea/Heartworm Prevention or Alternative Titer Tests.


We offer supervised playtime outside and inside, small batch playgroups up to 5 dogs, usually only one large dog at a time. We are nature based offering socialization, water play, fetch, frisbee, enrichment games, puzzles, activities, dog meditation, massages, yoga, healthy snacks or treats, and even Nature and Animal Videos on You Tube for rest time or to decompress from extreme temps outside or even loud noises (fireworks etc). 


We have a number of safety measures in place, including 24/7 care for your pets in our Pet BnB where we live too, so your pets will not ever be left alone during their Stay or Play, like the regular kennels who leave and go home for the night. We are small batched, boutique- style, offering one-on-one, 24/7 personalized care.


Austin Dog Boarding + Austin Dog Daycare: The Sporty Dog Service areas: 

Serving Austin, South Austin, Downtown Austin, Central East Austin, North Austin, Lake Austin, Tarrytown, Clarksville, Old West Austin, Hyde Park, West Lake Hills, Rollingwood, Bee Cave, Barton Creek, Lost Creek, Zilker, Bouldin Creek, Travis Heights, Barton Hills, Sunset Valley, Circle C, Legend Oaks, Oak Hill, Manchaca, Buda, Kyle, Dripping Springs, Lakeway areas.

The Sporty Dog Daycare ™

5801 Blythewood Austin, Texas, United States

Hours

Mon

09:00 am – 05:00 pm

Tue

09:00 am – 05:00 pm

Wed

09:00 am – 05:00 pm

Thu

09:00 am – 05:00 pm

Fri

09:00 am – 05:00 pm

Sat

By Appointment

Sun

By Appointment

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