Our Facility
WE DO NOT RENT OUT OUR FACILITY FOR PRIVATE TRAINING.
Outdoor Facility: Located in Sandgate, Vermont. Our property consists of 290 acres. We have over 2 acres of flat, well maintained agility training fields with quality agility equipment. We have a 150 x 120 fully fenced ring with 5 foot fence. We have a mountain with hiking trails across the street and just down the hill is the Battenkill River which is perfect for swimming.
Our Indoor Facility (NOVEMBER-APRIL): Essex Junction, VT at the Waggles Facility and Wallingford, VT. Wallingford, VT is indoors with heat and Crown Matting Flooring.
Where are we? Sandgate and Arlington are in the southwestern corner of Vermont. We are an hour east of Albany, NY and just over an hour west of Brattleboro, VT. We are three hours away from Hartford, CT and two hours north of Greenfield, MA. Approach is generally from Route 313 in West Arlington. Originating off Route 313, Sandgate Road is about 12 miles from Route 22 in Cambridge, NY or 4 miles from Route 7A in Arlington. There are through roads in West Sandgate, emerging either in Rupert, VT or Salem, NY. Due to privacy we do not publish our exact addresses if you need an exact address please send us an e-mail.
LODGING INFORMATION FOR OUR SANDGATE LOCATION.
RVS/TRAVEL TRAILERS/POP-UPS/CAMPING not allowed on the HYK9s grounds. We are not set up to handle them and the turn onto our field is too severe for large trailers and RVs to handle. Below are campgrounds and hotels. Please double check the dog policy, these were the rules as of June 1st, 2010.
48 Camping on Battenkill, Arlington, VT - (802) 375-6663 Approximately 15 minutes away.
212 Route 313, Arlington, VT - (802) 375-6469 Approximately 15 minutes away.
HOTELS: Valhalla is by far the most dog friendly hotel in the area!)
Valhalla Motel, 1759 Vermont Route 7A, Arlington (802) 375-2212, www.valhallamotel.com: $75 / Night + tax = $163.50 for two nights. If people stay 3 nights - either Thursday night before or Sunday night after, she will discount the 3rd night by 1/2, so the total for 3 nights with tax would be $204.38. They have 6 acres, are very dog friendly and have accommodated other dog people for training functions before. 22 minutes away.
Cut-Leaf Maple Motel & Lodge, 3420 Vermont Route 7A, Arlington (802) 375-2725: They would have 6 pet rooms available for 1 or 2 people and a pet for $75 + tax / Night, including pet fee. 10 minutes away
Arcady @ Sunderland Lodge, 6249 Historic Route 7A, Manchester (800) 362-1151
www.arcadyvt.com: Rooms range from $115 - 135 + tax / Night, including full breakfast. Pet fee: $18/night. If people were planning on staying Sunday night, they could get a discount on the last night. 14 minutes away
Serenity Motel, 4379 Vermont Route 7A, Shaftsbury (802) 442-6490, www.serenitymotel.com: $70 + tax/ Night. "Might be able to do better than that" for us. Cecelia is the owner. Seemed very dog friendly. 19 minutes away
Hillbrook Motel, 2629 Vermont Route 7A, Shaftsbury (802) 447-7201, www.thehillbrook.com: $70 + tax / Night, but if we book 3 or more rooms, she would give a rate of $60 + tax / Night. Owners: Mary Jane & Todd. 21 minutes away