The Laughing Tail

Vancouver, United States

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Specialties

PLAY N’ STAY — a fun-​filled doggie day camp where your dog spends the day in supervised play with canine campers of similiar size and energy level.

TRAIN N’ STAY — Your dog lives in our home while we train him-​an intensive 3-​week or more board-​and-​train residency program that accelerates learning.

WALK N’ TRAIN — We come to your home-​train and walk your dog-​and you don’t even have to be there.

History

Established in 2013.

Laura Rothboeck’s 22 years of experience began with volunteer work to help animals at several not-​for-​profit organizations. She served on the board of directors for Friends of the Animal Shelter (FOTAS), a nonprofit supporting the Jackson County animal shelter. In addition to walking and training dogs, she assisted with adoptions, wrote for their newsletter, helped with fundraising, and coordinated events. Laura has been working with Australian Shepherd rescue for almost a decade, and currently does animal care work at Sanctuary One, a shelter for rescued farm animals, dogs, and cats.

Meet the Business Owner

Laura R.

Business Owner

Laura Rothboeck is a professional dog trainer based in Vancouver, Washington. She is professionally trained by the Jean Donaldson Academy for Dog Trainers, which is widely considered the Harvard of dog training schools. She is a graduate of dog*tec’s Dog Walking Academy, and is certified in Pet First Aid and CPR through PetTech. She also has a Bachelor’s degree from Southern Oregon University.

Laura has three dogs, ranging in age from four to fifteen years, who give her plenty of opportunities to practice new training techniques. She spent many years traveling across the country with her Aussie, Tula, for competitive agility and rally, two sports in which winning depends on close coordination and teamwork between the human «coach» and canine «player.» She enjoys hiking, camping, and kayaking with her dogs.

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Laura R. says,

«I was thoroughly impressed with the set up and the attentiveness of the owner. They even have a separate area for multiple dogs.»