Here are photos from this year's Doggy Daycare Picture Day. Click on a thumbnail for the full resolution photo.
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Photos With Santa 2022
Posted onOur most festive Bark dogs got a special holiday visit from Santa Paws herself this year. Click on a thumbnail for the full resolution photo.
Ace
Agave
Anakin
Aspen
Aspen
Barney & Nyla
Billy
Boomer
Bruno
Cash
Cedric
Cleo
Darby
Darla
Darla & Pygmy
Dolly
Dottie
Elimee
EllieJo
Elsie
Fitz
Freya
Gene
Gracie
Guapo
Harley
Hazelnut
Herschel
Indy
knox
Knox
Koi
Leila
Lola
Maggie
Maggie Mae
Matilda
Micah
Minnie
Monroe
Mr. Bennet Biscuits
Nala
Nala
Navi
Nosie
Olive
Oreo
Otis
Pepper
Phoenix
Posey
Raleigh
Reese
Ripley
Satchmo
Scout
Shoelace
Suni
Sushi
Teddy
Teddy
Velvet
Watson
Willow
Winnie
Doggy Daycare Picture Day
Posted onAll Bark dogs were invited for doggy daycare picture day in August at our Dog Park in Knoxville, TN. We are pleased to present our doggy daycare Class of 2022. All of the dogs are so special to us and we love getting to know all their unique personalities and watching them play together everyday.
Doggy Daycare Class of 2022
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Anakin
Amstel
Betty Draper
Benny
Barney
Archie
Bo Diddly
Big Chunk
Bruno
Cedric
Charlie
Deliah
Cheech
Charlotte
Dolly Jolene
Finn
Freya
Fletch
Finn
Grace Hopper
Gracie
Ginny
Garbonzo
Gus
Griffey
Guapo
Herschel
Hazelnut
Hazy
Jackson
Jimmy
Jules
Knox
Knox
Layla
Larry
Leo
Maddie
Luca
Max
Maisie
Mr Bennet Biscuits
Micah
Maximus
Nyla
Nyla
Nala
Oatmeal
Olive
Olive
Ozark
Phoenix
Pepper
Raleigh
Pilot
Prince Hamilton
Rambo
Reese
River
Rocket
Snowball
Scout
Scout
Steve
Tyson
Tater Tot
Watson
Wrigley
The turn out for doggy daycare picture day was HUGE! We had such a fun day taking their doggy daycare pictures. The Barkrangers tried their best to photograph each and every dog. If your dog was present for doggy daycare during picture day but is not pictured, send an email to office@barkknox.com we will check their past reservations to confirm they were missed and get their photo during their next visit to The Bark doggy daycare. Thank you for being a part of our picture day and choosing the Bark Dog life!
Did your dog miss picture day? Don't worry next year is right around the corner! We can't wait to plan next picture day and 2023 Dog Prom! Our Doggy Daycare class of 2023 is already filling up. Is your dog ready to call themselves a Bark Dog? Check out our Doggy Daycare and you aren't going to want to miss the Dog Park and Beer Garden Signing up is really easy using our pet portal!
Why Does My Dog Need A Harness At The Bark?
Posted onWhile dogs look so adorable in a little harnesses, it's not just a fashion statement here at The Bark. It's a huge part of our safety protocols designed to keep your dog and our staff safe. If your dog has been walking on a normal collar, this might seem unnecessary, but we have some very good reasons why they improve safety here at The Bark.
1. It reduces the risk of choking and neck related injuries.
Tags on collars can easily get caught on each other or on fencing or play equipment. Dogs can also unintentionally hurt each other by pulling on other collars in the playgroups.

Every year in the US there are an average of 26,000 injuries and deaths related to our precious dogs wearing collars around their necks. We don't want a single one of those to happen here at The Bark. While we absolutely support you walking your dog however you choose to when you're coming into the building, once dogs are entering a play space we don't want anything around their necks.
2. It gives us a safe way to separate and move dogs around when we need to.
Sometimes dogs become overstimulated, scared, or simply don't know that they are playing too rough with others. While owners are responsible for watching their dogs behavior at The Bark, our Bark Rangers are also in the play spaces. They have a very important job to maintain safety and notice problems before they escalate. Sometimes all it takes is walking away from a situation for a dog to calm down.

Our rangers will gently grab a dog's harness to walk them away from sticky situations. In the event that dog behavior could escalate into a dog fight, it's important to separate the dogs quickly and efficiently so no one gets hurt. The last place you want to try to grab a dog during a fight is around the neck. A body harness allows our staff to get ahold of the dogs around the waist instead.
We really value all the great benefits of harnesses in our playgroups and hope you do too! If you are without a body harness for your visit, we have harness rentals available and we have harnesses for purchase in our pet store. We can't wait to bark with you!