One-on-one dog care, built around your dog.
Play My Way is BFFE’s one-on-one daycare and overnight boarding program for dogs who prefer an alternative to traditional large-group play.
Their day includes one-on-one time with handlers, outdoor activity, enrichment, rest and social opportunities with siblings or familiar dogs when appropriate.
Joppa + Cockeysville, Maryland
Is Play My Way Right for My Dog?
Play My Way may be a good fit for dogs who:
- Don’t enjoy large-group daycare
- Are shy or socially selective
- Prefer people to large groups of dogs
- Love toys, enrichment or one-on-one attention
- Enjoy playing with a sibling or familiar dog
- Are unaltered
- Prefer more breaks between activities
- Simply enjoy doing daycare differently
What Play My Way Includes:
01 — One-on-One Handler Time
Individual time with BFFE handlers for play, interaction, enrichment and companionship.
02 — Personalized Socialization
Social opportunities based on your dog, including time with handlers and appropriate play with siblings or familiar dogs.
03 — Up to 4 Hours of Fresh-Air Play
Individual indoor and outdoor kennel runs give dogs their own space to move, relax and reset, with up to four hours of outdoor play each day, weather permitting.
04 — Enrichment
Fetch, exploring, toys, games and one-on-one activities chosen around what your dog enjoys.
05 — Rest Built Into the Day
Their individual space gives them time to rest and recharge between activities.
06 — Daily Updates
Daily reports give you a look at your dog’s activities, interactions and how they spent their day.
07 — 24/7 Onsite Care
BFFE team members are onsite around the clock, including overnight and on holidays.
Daycare or Boarding, Their Way
Play My Way is available for both daycare and overnight boarding at BFFE Joppa and Cockeysville.
Play My Way Daycare
A personalized mix of one-on-one handler time, outdoor activity, enrichment, rest and social opportunities based on what your dog enjoys.
Play My Way Boarding
The same personalized approach continues when your dog stays overnight. During the day, dogs rotate between their individual indoor and outdoor spaces and the play yard for one-on-one activity, enrichment and outdoor time. In the evening, they transition to dinner, outdoor relief and rest in their private indoor space, 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 Play My Way boarding dogs, that means their care continues after daycare hours end, with their own indoor/outdoor space and BFFE team members onsite throughout their stay.
Play My Way is BFFE’s one-on-one dog daycare and boarding program in Joppa and Cockeysville, Maryland. It’s designed for dogs who prefer individual attention, enrichment or smaller social experiences instead of traditional large-group play.
No. Traditional group play is not required in Play My Way. Dogs can enjoy one-on-one handler time, enrichment, outdoor activity and other experiences based on what works for them.
Yes. When appropriate, siblings or familiar dogs can spend time together as part of their Play My Way experience.
Yes. Our goal is for Play My Way dogs to enjoy up to four hours of fresh-air outdoor play each day, weather permitting.
During rotational play hours, dogs move from their individual indoor spaces to private outdoor kennel runs adjacent to the play yard. From there, our team safely rotates dogs into the play yard for personalized play, enrichment, sniffing, exploring and one-on-one time.
This allows dogs to enjoy plenty of time outside without requiring large-group play.
Play My Way follows a structured daily rhythm with a balance of activity, enrichment, outdoor time and rest.
Morning
Breakfast and outdoor relief, followed by morning rotational play and enrichment.
Midday
Personalized enrichment followed by a structured rest period.
Afternoon
A second round of rotational outdoor play and enrichment based on what each dog enjoys.
Evening
Dinner, rest and evening outdoor relief.
Throughout the day, dogs move between their individual indoor and outdoor spaces and the play yard, giving them opportunities to be active, decompress and enjoy outdoor time at their own pace.
Our goal: up to four hours of fresh-air play each day, weather permitting.
Play My Way dogs have their own indoor and outdoor kennel runs, giving them a personal space to reset between activities and rest privately at night.
Play My Way does not require the traditional group-play temperament evaluation used for Social Play. Getting started is simple: your dog just needs to meet BFFE’s current vaccine requirements. Then you can make a reservation and get their first Play My Way day on the calendar.
Yes. Play My Way can accommodate unaltered dogs.
Yes. Play My Way is available for both daycare and overnight boarding, so your dog can continue the same personalized approach throughout their stay.
For overnight lodging, Play My Way dogs can stay in their own private indoor kennel run, or you can upgrade their stay to one of our Premium Lodging options, including a Lux Suite, Sibling Suite or Petite Suite (size and eligibility requirements apply).
No matter where they sleep, their daytime care continues through Play My Way, with personalized play, enrichment, outdoor time and human interaction built around what they enjoy.
Care That Grows With Your Dog
Dogs don’t all connect in the same way—and what works for them can change throughout their lives.
Play My Way is one part of BFFE’s approach to caring for the dog in front of us, with personalized socialization for dogs who prefer a different way to connect.
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.
