More support. More flexibility. Care built around your dog.
Assisted Canine Care (ACC) is BFFE’s dedicated daycare and overnight boarding program for senior dogs and dogs with special needs. As their needs change, we build their care around what works for them—from outdoor activity and enrichment to comfortable rest, mobility assistance, routine medications and hands-on support.
Is ACC right for my dog?
In Assisted Canine Care, we support dogs who:
- Are senior or aging
- Have arthritis, hip or joint mobility issues
- Are blind or deaf
- Use a wheelchair or other mobility aid
- Experience urinary or fecal incontinence
- Need routine medications
- Need more frequent potty breaks
- Need extra help moving, resting or getting comfortable
A Different Model of Care
ACC is a different model of care built for senior dogs and dogs with special needs who need added support.
BFFE has designated ACC handlers focused on each dog’s needs and routines. At both resorts, we’ve designed dedicated ACC spaces with ramps, accessible activity areas, crate-free rest spaces, soft and specialty bedding, and room to move, explore and rest comfortably.
Our ACC team monitors behavior, health observations, food and water intake, giving pet parents a clearer picture of how their dog is doing.
As their needs change, we build their care around what works for them.
What ACC Includes
01 — Designated ACC Handlers
People who get to know your dog’s routine, behavior and needs.
02 — Mobility & Personal Care
Hands-on help with movement, incontinence, potty needs and established care routines.
03 — Medication Support
Routine medications, including insulin, based on your dog’s care instructions.
04 — Outdoor Time & Enrichment
Fresh air, sniffing, exploring, enrichment and appropriate social opportunities.
05 — Accessible, Crate-Free Comfort
Ramps, soft and specialty bedding, accessible spaces and room to rest comfortably.
06 — Daily Health & Behavior Updates
Daily report cards documenting behavior, health observations, food and water intake.
07 — 24/7 Onsite Care
BFFE team members onsite around the clock, including overnight and on holidays.
Daycare or Boarding, With the Same Level of Support
ACC is available for both daycare and overnight boarding at BFFE Joppa and Cockeysville.
ACC Daycare
A day built around your dog, with outdoor time, enrichment, appropriate social opportunities, comfortable rest and hands-on support based on their needs.
ACC Boarding
The same individualized care continues when your dog stays overnight. During the day, they follow their ACC routine with outdoor time, enrichment, rest and hands-on support based on their needs. In the evening, they transition to dinner, relief, medications as needed and comfortable crate-free rest, with BFFE team members onsite throughout the night.
Care Doesn’t Stop Overnight
BFFE team members are onsite 24 hours a day, 365 days a year—including overnight.
For senior dogs and dogs with special needs, that means someone is here throughout their stay. Whether your dog needs a late potty break, a little help getting comfortable or simply some extra attention, our overnight team is onsite.
Assisted Canine Care (ACC) is BFFE’s senior and special needs dog daycare and boarding program in Joppa and Cockeysville, Maryland.
ACC is designed for dogs who need more support than a traditional daycare or boarding routine may provide, with designated ACC handlers, individualized activity and rest, mobility support, routine medication assistance, outdoor time and comfortable, crate-free spaces.
We build their care around what they need today.
No. ACC is based on what your dog needs, not just their age.
The program can also be a fit for younger dogs with special needs, mobility challenges, disabilities or other everyday support needs.
Yes. Getting older doesn’t mean giving up the things your dog enjoys.
Some ACC dogs enjoy appropriate social time with friends. Others prefer sniffing outside, enrichment, exploring or spending time with their handlers.
Activity and social time are based on what works for your dog each day.
Yes. ACC supports many dogs with arthritis, hip or joint mobility issues, weakness and age-related mobility changes, as well as dogs who use wheelchairs or other mobility aids.
ACC spaces include ramps and comfortable rest areas, and our team can provide additional help with movement and getting comfortable.
Yes. ACC can support many blind, deaf and other special needs dogs.
Our designated ACC handlers get to know your dog’s routine, abilities and individual needs so we can build their care around them.
That’s okay. ACC can support many dogs experiencing urinary or fecal incontinence or needing more frequent potty breaks.
These needs can be part of aging and living with certain disabilities or health conditions. Our team is accustomed to providing the extra everyday support these dogs may need.
Yes. ACC can support many routine medication needs according to your dog’s established care instructions.
If your dog is recovering from surgery or injury, has activity restrictions or needs more complex care, our team can help determine whether ACC+ is a better fit.
ACC is everyday daycare and boarding for senior dogs and dogs with special needs who need more hands-on support with their regular routine.
ACC+ is for medically stable dogs who need a higher level of structured support during recovery or while managing more complex care needs.
ACC is available in Joppa and Cockeysville. ACC+ is currently available in Cockeysville.
No. ACC is specialized senior and special needs dog daycare and boarding. It does not replace care from your veterinarian.
Dogs recovering from surgery or injury or needing more complex medical support may be better suited for ACC+.
Care That Grows With Your Dog
Dogs change throughout their lives—and their care should be able to change with them.
ACC is one part of BFFE’s approach to caring for the dog in front of us today, with added support as their needs change.
Helping you have more good days with your dog.
The folks here are so nice. My dog Rocky acclimated in about 5 days… He is so happy here now. I’ve never seen anyone say a cross word to anyone or any animal. These folks are more than professional – they love dogs and it really shows.
