About Us
Love & Puppiness provides a safe and enjoyable playgroup environment for your dogs to socialize, exercise, and have fun while you're away.
Passionate about dogs, we have a great team of local people, with over a decade of experience.
What sets us apart from standard pet sitting or daycare is our dynamic playgroup setting. We also focus on each dog's individual personality and how they interact, as part of a playgroup.
Dogs form relationships with other dogs that last years, or even a lifetime. Core group, some with us a decade.
How We Do This
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Monday-Friday: Fifteen lucky dogs caravan *door to door pickup & drop-off
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7000 square feet indoor/outdoor
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Palisades, Mandeville upto 2700 blk, Santa Monica, parts of North Brentwood, & Malibu within 8 min of PCH.
Dogs on a Joy
Mission
10-year tradition continues!
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Super social, happy-go-lucky playgroup. Calm camaraderie, with gusto
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Small, cultivated group, capped at 15 dogs
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Constant supervision w/ trained, compassionate staff
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Inside & outside - 7000 sq. ft play space by the beach
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Service starts @ $160/week - 2 full days of play, door-to-door pick up & drop off
(Monthly commitment enables fair trade /mutual support.)
Daily Playdays
Rambunctuous schmoozing for all!
Cavorting and gallivanting the norm.
Companionship
Our dogs never alone.
Dote on our crew!
"Fur-ever friendships" formed.
Joy Mission
Exercise inevitable,
as play constant.
Abundant cuddling. Nap time often a group experience.
Now Accepting New Fraternity Members
"I didn't think someone like Lisa G. needs a recommendation to promote her business, but after the Palisades fire she lost a great number of her clients.
Lisa, originally a Palisades resident, is the founder of Love & Puppiness,
a dog playgroup in Malibu.
She and her team provide a door-to-door full day of play."
- Alanna Gibbons, neighbor
Accepting new playgroup members according to location, and observation of congeniality!
Two groups - each capped at 15 dogs
Our enthusiasm infinite, our space not.
Our secret sauce.
Our members, both human and canine, know this. We never over do it.
Best advice ever given by a well known Malibu dog trainer to me: "Dogs are about one thing / or another, ESCALATION! or no escalation. We leave them but always lead them. We are there but let them have as much guided freedom as possible.
LISTEN AND SEE: testimonials!
Understanding each unique personality
of every one of our loved dogs, makes for a serenity our fraternity of four-legged friends bask in.
Testimonials
"Reflections on a Decade of Dog Walking" - From Owner/Founder, Lisa Glantz -
Necessity led me to walk dogs for ten years. A decade of observing dog behavior closely led me to an academic approach to harmony. With a needed entrepreneurial spirit, of fair exchange. and with trust and commitment from my original, longstanding clients before the fires, together, we formed a circle around our cherished dogs. LOVEANDPUPPINESS LA was born.
Commitment and Connection
With faith in us, our four-legged clients join a small & consistent group of friends, providing a more gentle and more social environment. Our core dogs set the standard in a domino effect of kindness. Committed playgroups are easier to manage when the dogs all know each other so well.
FAIR TRADE: Your monthly commitment of 2x or more, weekly, supports adoptions for rescue dogs. We add one tested, gentle rescue/foster dog for every 4 regular clients. At our doggie oasis, our private space resonates harmony, as we believe commerce and amity intertwine. In turn, our clients' regular commitment enables our dogs to enjoy a more relaxed, evolved, and predictable "clubhouse vibe."
Past Dog Park Experiences: NO WAY is there total safety with possibly unvetted, loose dogs in public spaces.
Our dogs enjoy a minimally controlled private environment. Our trained, experienced, compassionate staff constantly supervising. Our private seaside space eliminates unpredictable or dangerous elements. Only vetted, socialized/non-aggressive members.
Certain Dogs/Certain Breeds
For safety, we screen dogs for aggression and dominance. Simply, not every dog is able to participate in our group. Certain breeds are not naturally social. Most dogs in the hunting group are not compatible with our focus on camaraderie. (There are exceptions to every rule, though, so please inquire if you think your dog might fit!)
Throughout time, purebred dogs have been biologically selected for a standard in appearance and cultivated behavioral traits. Not until the eighteenth century did dogs become pets. Dog breeding first began as people sought working dogs, a fact that influences all dog behavior to this day. SO HAVING A PLAY GROUP, ONE MUST KNOW WHAT IS LITERALLY IN A DOG'S GENES. We understand hereditary traits in order to maintain a cohesive, happy pack.
Our Group Dynamic Philosophy
Our vast experience has shaped the group dynamic we cultivate in our playgroup.
Our trained supervisory staff are not trainers, nor disciplinarians - We believe the best “discipline” comes from our dogs willingly complying, not submitting to obedience or human dominance. Dogs seek to please us and to have harmony within their pack. We never force obedience unless dealing with danger.
Canine supervisors participate in our unique in-house training program, to catch subtle cues, observe group dynamics and reactions, anticipate potential friction before conflict arises, and how to diffuse and de-escalate as needed. We NEVER respond with anger.
Our speciality: We lead, as keepers of the peace, always right there with constant watchful eyes, but trying to blend into the background. Our only rule is never allowing aggression or fear, no dominance, no intimidation. Conflict does not happen.
Negativity turns into pawsitivity easily! Giving our dogs lots of freedom, engagement, and support allows them the opportunity to learn and grow, every day. As a happy pack, inevitably, optimistic camaraderie ensues. Dogs follow a domino effect of happiness. They follow suit with one another and join in on the good cheer. Even the shyest and most reluctant dog opens up to the rhythm. EVERYONE DANCES AT THIS PARTY!
We keep an even-keeled, content, and controlled environment, while enjoying the thrill of rambunctious silliness in our fenced canine Fort Knox by the cool sea breezes.
All feel respected, regardless of size, age, or energy level.
Supportive, special friendships are the norm here.
Percy, the Poodle, seeks out Maeve, the Doodle—both with us for years! Rockstar & Zozo nod in agreement.
Rocco, the English Creme, seeks out Zoey, the herder, for cuddle comfort.
Ben, the Cockapoo, must find his paramour, the new gal, Bella, the Maltipoo.
Bentley, the Bichon, is elated every time he sees his best friend, Ben.
Artemis, the rescued street dog, now adopted in a loving home for years, oversees all, as our mother hen of this den of contentment.
WE ARE THEIR SECRET OTHER LIFE, THEIR HOME AWAY FROM HOME.
