Escape the Crate at Garden City

Escape the Crate at Garden City is a dog boarding and dog daycare facility in Garden City, Idaho, with grooming and swimming on site. Dogs can stay overnight, come for the day, or add spa and pool time to either. Reservations are made online, and webcam access lets owners look in on their dog during the stay.

Services and amenities

• Overnight stays with personalized activity add-ons
• Daycare with indoor play space and a large outdoor play area
• Heated indoor saltwater swimming pool, in group or private supervised sessions
• Full dog spa: bath and brush, cucumber melon facial, ear cleanse, nail trim, blow dry
• Exit baths and nail trims

What sets it apart

The pool is the unusual piece. It is indoors, heated, and saltwater, so swim sessions run the same in January as they do in July. Owners can book group swims or private ones, or add pool time onto a boarding or daycare stay. Dogs who would rather stay dry can be signed up for 25-minute neighborhood walks instead.

Staff training is worth a look. The team includes Pet Tech Instructor certified staff, and its group play follows the training program developed by The Dog Gurus. That matters most in daycare, where dogs share space with dogs they have only just met.

Practical details

Booking is online. Grooming runs from a quick exit bath and nail trim up to the full spa package with the cucumber melon facial and blow dry. At night, dogs sleep on Kuranda beds with soothing music playing.

The facility can be reached at (203) 836-3911 or info.joplin@escapethecrate.com, and it posts on Facebook and Instagram as Escape the Crate Garden City.