American K9 Country is so very excited to announce the NEW addition of our K9 Fitness Center! This center is the first of its kind in New England, where K9 Fitness is the focus. With the growing demands of canine dog sports, it’s getting harder and harder for us to keep our canine athletes fit & in peak condition. American K9 Country has solved this dilemma! Our K9 Fitness Center is complete with a 26′ Resistance K9 Swim Pool, AquaPaws K9 Underwater Treadmill, Fit Fur Paws Land Treadmill & Toto Fit K9 Fitness Equipment. Whether your pooch is a National Agility Champion needing to keep up his athletic physique or whether he’s a chubby coach potato needing to loose a few pounds, the Ak9C K9 Fitness Center is the place for him!!

K9 Fitness

The American K9 Country “K9 Fitness Center” is a NEW state of the art facility that includes an AquaPaws Water Treadmill, K9 Land Treadmill & “Toto Fit” K9 Fitness equipment. This facility has everything you need to keep your K9 athlete in tip-top condition.

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AquaPaws Water Treadmill
American K9 Country now offers K9 fitness sessions in our NEW Hudson Aquatic’s AquaPaws water treadmill. AquaPaws K9 Water Treadmills were designed to improve the lives of k9’s by offering low-impact, high-resistance workouts for fitness conditioning, and weight loss. The AquaPaws treadmill is more beneficial than the conventional land-treadmills due to the natural buoyancy, resistance and hydrostatic pressure of water that gives a more rigorous cardiovascular workout with reduced impact and stress on joints.

K9 Fit FUR Paws Land Treadmill

Our land treadmill offers a great way to give your pooch an excellent cardiovascular & calorie burning workout.

Toto Fit K9 Fitness Balls & Equipment

Much like human fitness, our K9 athletes benefit greatly from core strength & balance. AK9C has all the necessary thera-ball equipment necessary to make your pooch a fit, balancing K9 guru! For more information regarding “ball-work” & its amazing uses check out the DVD by Debbie Gross of Wizard of Paws “Get on the Ball” & “Get on the Ball TWO”.

 Fitness Rates

Underwater Treadmill Session $30.00 /30 min AK9C Staff to
supervise and aid in the use of the equipment

PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT A VETERINARY FACILITY- AND DO NOT DIAGNOSE INJURIES ETC.  Your pet MUST sound & healthy to utilize our under water treadmill. 

K9 Indoor Pool

American K9 Country offers a 26′ in-ground, heated, jetted, resistance K9 swimming pool! We keep our pool room heated to 80 degrees and our pool heated to 80 degrees to prevent our k9’s from getting a chill or stiff muscles. Plus our pool is a state-of-the-art UV & OZONE sanitation system, 100% SAFE for dogs! Our pool is surrounded by soft non-slip K9 Grass-safe for pups to run & play on. The pool itself  has a graduated entrance that goes from 10″ of water to the deepest depth of 50″.

Private Indoor Pool Rentals
 (1) 60 minute session $60.00 

 (1) 30 minute session $30.00

*Towels are available for your use.

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NOTE: Daycare & Boarding guests will receive a discounted rate when rented in conjunction with either Doggie Daycare or Dog Boarding. Please see the Daycare & Boarding pages for those respective rates.

K9 Fitness Classes

K9 Get Fit, Play Fit Class!

Class Fee is $175.00 for 6 weeks

If your dog is a loved pet and part of your family, you’ll want to make sure they stay healthy and fit. FitPAWS® Canine Conditioning Equipment is a fun and simple way to exercise your pet indoors! This Class is fun and engaging for you and your pet. You will learn basic exercises with FitPaws equipment. 

This class is for all ages and levels of training!

You will learn basic exercises with FitPaws equipment.

  • Balance
  • Body Awareness
  • Confidence Building
  • Conditioning for all levels
  • Exercises (you can do at home)
  • Mental learning (5-10 min. of exercises is like 1-2 hours of playing)

Conditioning the K9 Athlete Class

This class is designed specifically for the canine athlete and their handler. Canine Athletes are ready to go and run through obstacles at high speeds. You will learn that in order to build, strengthening your dog’s muscles they need to be slow and precise movements to achieve peak performance.

  • You will learn why you need to implement exercise in your dog’s daily life.
  • You will learn the difference “Active Stretch” & “Static Stretch”
  • Learn how your athlete’s muscles are activated to work
  • Learn the signs of muscle fatigue (commonly misunderstood)
  • How to target specific muscle groups to strengthening
  • You will receive handouts and weekly lessons to practice at home
  • Invited to a closed Facebook group to continue your learning, helpful videos, topics and discussions.

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Rules

K9 Aquatic Center Rules:

  • “Session” starts at the time of check-in. Rentals must be paid at time of check-in
  • All Appointments REQUIRE a 24 hour notice to cancel.  All appointments that are canceled without 24 hour notice will be charged the FULL appointment fee.
  • There will be NO REFUNDS for K9 Fitness Center or Pool rental fees regardless or reason
  • A damage & liability release as well as a credit card MUST be on file with AK9C Prior to your use of the K9 Aquatic Center
  • You are welcome to bring a guest, but NO ONE under the age of 16 years old is allowed in the Pool room 
  • Any dog that defecates in the pool or water treadmill will incur a $200.00 cleaning charge billed directly to owner’s credit card on file
  • NO Blow drying of dogs in the pool room or K9 Fitness Center- only the Bath House.
  • Damages made by you, your guests &/or your dog will be charged directly to your credit card on file.
  • Dogs CANNOT be left unattended in the Pool room or K9 Fitness Room- EVER!
  • Dogs cannot be left unattended in/on any piece of equipment in the K9 Fitness Room
  • NO HUMANS in the Pool, Water Treadmill or on the Land Treadmill
  • NO Lifeguard on duty! Dogs swim at their own risk!
  • Owners use equipment in the K9 Fitness room “at their own risk!”