About Us

We can certainly learn a lot from our dogs…LIVE IN THE MOMENT, LOVE LIFE…EXPLORE AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING AS IF IT WERE BRAND NEW!

Kim and Heather are lovers of all animals with a particular interest in creating a happy and healthy environment for dogs. They have 4 dogs themselves, not to mention the AARCS foster dogs and the boarding dogs.  Needless to say they don’t just like dogs – they LOVE them!  This is their world, not a 9-5 job…and they are passionate about it.

They have been in business since 2005 and have been industry leaders in creating a new kind of walk and boarding experience.  Their walks were among the very first to work the dogs like the pack animals they are, to use the natural canine instincts to their advantage by developing games and strategies to create the most innovative walk experience your best friend will have.

Dawg Tired is a non-treat based company with the belief that “bribes” are not an effective training tool. (When was the last time you saw one dog give another a liver treat?) So they do not use them to “Coax” your best friend back to them. Instead they focus on forming respectful bonds with each dog, this helps to ensure the safety of all in the pack.

Heather and Kim strive to stay current on training techniques as well as the study of dog behavior. They do all this so your best friend has the time of their life on a Dawg Tired walk or sleepover.

Heather and Kim are foster parents for A.A.R.C.S