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How We Support Your Dog

Supporting your dog - physically, mentally, emotionally, and beyond.

Skool of Drool is more than daycare. It’s a space where dogs learn from each other, reconnect with their natural instincts, and are supported as individuals. We don’t just provide services - we hold an environment where growth, understanding, and communication happen every day.

Our Approach

Our 8 Core Areas of Support

Each area represents a fundamental part of how we understand and support dogs - physically, emotionally, and energetically.

01

Foundation & Safety

Grounding · Stability · Trust

A calm, structured environment where dogs feel safe, grounded, and able to settle. This is where everything begins - without safety, nothing else is possible.

02

Movement & Expression

Freedom · Play · Natural Behaviour

Freedom to move, play, explore, and express natural behaviours without suppression. Dogs need space to be themselves - and we create that space every day.

03

Confidence & Development

Growth · Learning · Empowerment

Building confidence through guidance, social learning, and real-life experiences. Not through pressure or obedience, but through understanding and encouragement.

04

Connection & Social Balance

Relationships · Harmony · Belonging

Carefully guided social groups where dogs form natural, healthy relationships. We consider energy, temperament, and individual needs - not just size.

05

Communication & Understanding

Listening · Body Language · Awareness

Reading body language, energy, and behaviour - and communicating clearly with both dogs and their humans. We don’t just watch - we listen.

06

Behaviour & Emotional Support

Insight · Compassion · Depth

Working with the whole dog - not just behaviours, but the emotions and experiences behind them. Every reaction has a reason, and we seek to understand it.

07

Energy & Wellbeing

Calm · Regulation · Balance

Supporting calm, regulation, and overall wellbeing through environment, presence, and care. This includes massage, bodywork, and energy support for those who benefit.

Includes: therapeutic massage, bodywork, nutrition guidance

08

Human-Dog Connection

The Bridge · Understanding · Growth

Strengthening the bridge between dogs and their humans. Sharing insights, changes, and deeper understanding - so relationships grow beyond just routine care.

Includes: communication work, behavioural guidance

Start Here

Your Journey into Skool of Drool

Before your dog officially becomes part of the Skool, we take the time to get to know them. Because no two dogs experience the world in exactly the same way.

We don’t believe a dog’s personality, communication or needs can be understood from a form or a single introduction. Our joining journey gives us time to listen, observe, build trust and begin understanding the dog behind the behaviour.

Let’s Connect

Your first call with us

This is where our relationship begins.

Our first conversation gives us the opportunity to hear all about your dog - their personality, experiences, routines, needs and what you’re looking for from daycare.

It’s also your opportunity to get to know us, ask questions and understand what makes life at Skool of Drool a little different.

If it feels like we could be the right fit for each other, we’ll arrange a visit in the place your dog knows best - home.

At home

The Home Paws

Before we step into their world, we meet them in theirs.

Every relationship starts with trust.

Before your dog’s first day, we come to spend some time with you and your dog at home - somewhere familiar, where they can simply be themselves.

We don’t rush this introduction. We pause.

It gives your dog the opportunity to meet us without the pressure of a completely new environment and allows us to begin building a relationship before we ever arrive to collect them for their first Skool day.

We’re not there simply to “meet the dog”. We’re beginning to listen.

We observe how they communicate, their body language, boundaries and preferences, how they respond to us and their environment, and anything they may already be telling us about what they need.

It’s our first opportunity to experience the authenticity behind the dog - not simply the behaviour we see.

Discovery Week

Discovery Week

£111 5 days

One day can tell us something. A week allows us to discover so much more.

Rather than asking your dog to prove themselves during a traditional one-day trial, every new dog begins their Skool journey with a Discovery Week.

Across five days, they have time to experience our team, transport, natural environment and canine community - while we have time to really begin getting to know them.

And importantly, we’re not simply observing them during this week. We’re nurturing their experience.

We’re supporting introductions, noticing when they need space or connection, helping them navigate new relationships, allowing time for rest and decompression, responding to their communication and adapting their experience as we learn more about who they are.

We observe their personality, preferences, friendships, boundaries, energy and communication, while learning what helps them feel safe, comfortable and able to express themselves authentically.

Their Discovery Week includes:

  • Door-to-door pick-up & drop-off
  • Five full Skool of Drool days
  • Gentle introduction to their carers and canine community
  • Carefully supported social experiences and new relationships
  • Time to explore and become familiar with our natural field environment
  • Freedom to move, explore, play and rest
  • Support and space to settle at their own pace
  • Care rooted in canine communication and body language
  • Observation of their communication, relationships and individual needs
  • Ongoing physical, mental and emotional wellbeing observation
  • Photos and moments captured throughout their week
  • Their Discovery Journey - a personal end-of-week reflection capturing what we’ve learned, noticed and discovered about your dog

At the end of their Discovery Week, we’ll have a much deeper understanding of your dog and can help you choose the membership rhythm that works best for them and for you.

Start Your Dog’s Journey

Read the full Discovery Week guide.

Membership

Find Your Rhythm

Once your dog has completed their Discovery Week, there are three ways to become part of Skool of Drool. Whatever rhythm you choose, our standard of care never changes.

Connection

1 day per week

£35 per day

For dogs who join us for one consistent Skool day each week.

Enquire to Begin See everything included ↓

Rhythm

2-4 days per week

£30 per day

For dogs whose Skool days become a more regular part of their week.

Enquire to Begin See everything included ↓

Flow

5 days per week

£26.60 per day

The complete Monday-Friday Skool of Drool experience.

For dogs whose Skool rhythm flows throughout the working week.

Enquire to Begin See everything included ↓

Every membership price includes door-to-door pick-up and drop-off. Dropping off and collecting at the Unit yourself? Just ask us.

What each membership includes

Connection

1 day per week · £35 per day

Every Connection membership includes:

  • Door-to-door pick-up & drop-off
  • Full field daycare in a natural environment
  • Freedom to move, explore, play and rest
  • Enrichment through movement, environment, play and exploration
  • Thoughtfully supported canine friendships and social experiences
  • Care rooted in canine communication and body language
  • Breed-specific understanding - recognising natural traits, drives and needs
  • Social understanding - recognising how each dog communicates, connects and navigates relationships
  • Environmental understanding - recognising how surroundings, stimulation and space affect each dog
  • A team who gets to know and celebrate the authenticity of your dog - not simply their behaviour
  • Individual needs, boundaries and preferences respected
  • Ongoing observation of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
  • Photos and moments from their Skool days
  • Birthday celebrations
  • Their consistent weekly place in the Skool

Rhythm

2-4 days per week · £30 per day

Everything included in Connection, plus:

  • Multi-day membership saving
  • Greater consistency across their Skool week
  • More opportunity for established canine relationships and friendships
  • Greater familiarity with their carers, environment and daily rhythm
  • Greater continuity, allowing us to recognise subtle patterns, changes and preferences over time
  • Flexibility to swap membership days, subject to availability

Rhythm isn’t about receiving a different standard of care.

It’s about what naturally becomes possible through greater consistency and continuity - more shared experiences, more familiarity and more opportunity for relationships and rhythms to become established.

Flow

5 days per week · £26.60 per day

Everything included in Rhythm, plus:

  • Our best-value Skool of Drool membership rate
  • Five-day Monday-Friday access
  • Weekly Flow Reflection - a personal window into their week, including what they’ve enjoyed, who they’ve connected with and anything meaningful we’ve noticed along the way
  • Beginning-of-year Canine Communication Assessment with Viviana - an opportunity for Viviana to connect with your dog, listen to what they’re communicating and bring their voice into the year ahead. Together, we can consider what has come through and what we would like to nurture, support or explore over the coming year
  • Six-month Animal Communication Check-In with Viviana - revisiting that communication midway through the year, listening again and exploring what may have shifted, developed or emerged
  • End-of-year Reflection - bringing the year together, looking back at their journey and considering where we go together from here
  • VIP - Very Important Paws access to selected Conscious Canine Awareness experiences, programmes and events
The odd extra day

Ad Hoc Day

£44 per day

For dogs who have already completed Discovery Week with us and been in within the last three months. Just ask and we’ll fit them in where there’s room.

Different rhythms. The same standard of care.

Whether your dog joins us for one day or five, the foundations of Skool of Drool never change.

Freedom. Relationship. Communication. Understanding.

Every dog is seen, heard and celebrated for who they authentically are.

We consider their breed, personality, communication, social relationships, environment, boundaries and preferences, while continually observing their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.

Because Skool of Drool isn’t simply somewhere your dog goes while you’re at work.

It’s a place where they’re known.

Questions families ask

How does my dog start?

Every dog begins with a Discovery Week: five full Skool days for £111. By the end of it we’ll know your dog much better and can help you choose the membership rhythm that suits them and you.

Is collection included?

Yes. Door-to-door pick-up and drop-off is part of every membership. We collect from Blantyre, Hamilton, Uddingston and Bothwell Monday to Friday, and Larkhall on Tuesdays. Families from further away can drop off and collect at our Unit in Blantyre.

How do we pay?

Memberships are paid monthly by Direct Debit. Discovery Week is a one-off payment.

What if my dog misses a day?

Let us know as early as you can. Their place is held for them, so the monthly fee stays the same, and the missed day can be used within the month.

Can we take a longer break?

Get in touch. If you need to pause for a while, for illness or work travel, we’ll talk through the options, including holding your dog’s place at a reduced rate where space allows.

Can we add an extra day?

Yes. An extra day is £44, for dogs who have done Discovery Week and been in with us in the last three months.

Can we change our days?

Yes, all members can change their days, subject to availability.

How do we cancel?

We ask for one calendar month’s notice by email. The Direct Debit continues through that final month.

When are you closed?

Bank holidays, the September Weekend and Christmas. We confirm the dates in advance each year.

What Sets Us Apart

This Is What We Do Differently

This is not a typical daycare. This is how we think, how we work, and why dogs thrive here.

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Understanding Dogs, Not Just Watching Them

We don’t just observe behaviour - we read it. Body language, energy, emotional state - all of it matters. This deeper level of understanding allows us to respond in a way that truly supports each dog.

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A Natural, Open Environment

Dogs are not confined or restricted. They move freely within a structured, guided space that allows them to relax, explore, and express natural behaviours safely.

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Whole Dog Wellbeing

We support more than just physical exercise. Each day considers mental stimulation, emotional balance, and overall wellbeing - creating dogs that are settled, not overstimulated.

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Balanced Social Groups

Dogs are carefully matched based on energy, temperament, and individual needs. This creates a safe space for natural interaction, confidence building, and healthy relationships.

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Calm, Structured Collection

Collection is part of the experience, not just transport. We begin building connection from the moment we arrive, creating a calm transition into the day.

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Clear, Honest Communication

We keep you informed when it matters. You’ll always know if there are changes, progress, or anything important about your dog’s day.

“Led with love. Guided with understanding.”

This isn’t something we say - it’s something we practise. In how we greet them, guide them, and support them every day. Because when a dog feels understood, everything else follows.

Ready to begin?

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