About The Ruff House Stay & Play at Greenbrier

The Ruff House is a daycare and boarding business first, and the Greenbrier site in Chesapeake is the one where the training happens: "Greenbrier is our dedicated training center, offering a full suite of programs to help your dog thrive." Training "is offered exclusively at our Greenbrier location."

Train & Play is the signature product

The idea is to use a daycare day as the training day: "Our signature Train & Play program combines the benefits of professional training with" daycare, and the structure is specific – "Each Train & Play day includes two individual 30-minute training sessions". For an owner who already needs daycare, that folds the cost and the travel of training into something they were doing anyway, and the dog gets short sessions with rest and play between them rather than one long one.

Group classes

"Group Classes for Every Stage" run alongside, including a "Puppy Class – Held on Saturday mornings", which suits people who cannot get to a weekday evening class.

Which site suits your dog

The company runs two locations and is unusually honest that they suit different dogs. Greenbrier is "ideal for dogs who love to socialize", with "Communal Play Yards: Dogs share play spaces for potty breaks and playtime, encouraging socialization and bonding." The Virginia Beach site is the opposite by design: "Individual Indoor/Outdoor Runs: Each dog has their own run, allowing them to enjoy the outdoors while having a private space", "Perfect for dogs who may not enjoy group play but still crave enrichment and attention" and "a great fit for shy or senior pets."

The limit, stated up front

This matters more than anything else on the page if you are calling about a behavior problem: the training program is "Not suitable for dogs with aggression or severe behavioral concerns." That is a clear, responsible refusal, and it means a reactive or bite-history dog needs one of the specialist trainers elsewhere in this directory instead.

Safety and scale

"All staff certified in pet CPR & emergency first aid." The business describes itself as "the first dog daycare and pet boarding facility in Greenbrier and the longest-standing boarding and daycare facility in Virginia Beach". Boarding, daycare, an enrichment club and grooming round out the offer, and cats and small mammals are boarded too.

Where it is

"917 Ventures Way, Chesapeake, VA 23320", serving "Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Greenbrier, Bayside, and surrounding areas."