Your dog can enjoy the remaining dog days of summer with The Playhound Bus.
We bet we can guess your dog’s ideal day: A friendly bus driver picks him up right from your front door. He happily jaunts onto the bus, which is already filled with almost a dozen of his favorite canine pals. Off they go, but not for long—the bus stops at a local restaurant, and suddenly the employees are boarding with arms full of bacon, chicken, and steak, or pup cups galore. After snacks—and let’s be honest, probably lots of head scratches and pictures, too—the bus is on its way again.
It arrives in Preston County, where the dogs are released into a fenced field with an acre to run and nap under the sun, or even play in doggy pools. When plenty of butts have been sniffed and splashes have been made, it’s time for your dog to board the bus and head home to his humans. But not before saying goodbye to Kelly Kiser—owner of The Playhound Bus.
Side note: We wish someone would have told us about “Dog Bus Driver” on career day!
Kiser started her dog transportation and day care business at the beginning of the year, and she’s developed something of a pack with her regulars. During the day, she’ll often walk the edge of the day care field with the dogs naturally following behind her—and that’s just one occasion when the dogs’ relationships with one another might be revealed.
“Penny is our oldest camper, and whenever we do our pack walks, I’ll look and see she’s behind because she can’t keep up. I’ll say to the dogs, ‘Guys, Penny’s back there,’ and it’s like they understand,” she says. “As a group, they’ll form a circle around her and walk at her pace until she can make it up the hill.”
Moments like that are possible in part because Kiser runs a tight ship—er, bus. She screens dogs before their first day on the bus, ensuring they are appropriately socialized for a group setting and current on vaccinations. If you’ve got a social butterfly of a dog with a love for pup cups and pack walks, The Playhound Bus might be the unconventional dogsitting service for you.
Your pup might come home with stories to tell about his latest adventure: a pirate-themed day trip, a visit to Gene’s Beer Garden or Short Story Brewing, or even a meet-and-greet with the WVU Mountaineer Mascot and his pal Musket.
Don’t get too jealous—this bus is for dogs only.
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