About Us
We are a unique training and daycare resource dedicated to providing dogs in our community with fun, exercise, socialization, education and stimulation at the highest level.
We’re so glad you stopped by!
Welcome to Tails-A-Wagging Doggie Training & Daycare
Tails-A-Wagging is the first doggie daycare in Bellingham, opening in 1997. Owner Angela Lenz had been working as a dog trainer and licensed animal health technician for many years and saw a need not just for dogs to have a place to play and socialize during the day- but for them to be better at the end of the day, better body and better mind.
Tails-A-Wagging doggie daycare & canine training center is a reward-based, fear-free facility. Where dogs can come to play, exercise, and socialize during the day- but also have supportive care with their manners and cues.
Our highly trained daycare staff are with the daycare dogs 100% of the time. We support the manners work you do at home by incorporating sit, settle and wait cues, polite leash skills, door manners, crate skills, and appropriate greeting behaviors to people with all the dogs who come to daycare.
Yes, the dogs in our care go home tired, but also better, a better mind, a better body, and a better connection.
Our Facilities
Check Out Our 10,000 Square Foot Playhouse!
Three indoor playrooms and two secure outdoor yards make for 10,000 square feet of fun and safety for your dog.
Four Playrooms
Playroom 2: The Bigs 50 lbs plus
Playroom 3: The Bigs lbs plus
Playroom 4: The Littles (25 lbs and less)
Outdoor Playrooms:
Playroom 1: For Small Dogs, Playroom 2: For Large Dogs
Training Room
Our Approach
More than Just Exercise
We have all heard the phrase “a tired dog is a good dog” but is that true? It’s a common perception that exercise will solve most behavior issues “just wear them out, and then you can handle their crazy”
While exercise is essential and highly beneficial to health and well-being, there is more to good behavior than just exercise.
That’s why we have created a facility that not only provided dogs with physical exercise and social interaction but also enrichment, reward-based training, and the total elimination of fear, anxiety, and stress