top of page
Search

The Dabba Company: Healthy Life, Fit Life, The Dabba Life

The Dabba Company LLC Canine Fitness & Wellness Logo Banner

We are excited to welcome back The Dabba Company to Spring Fling! They always bring a fun setup, including doggie fitness equipment, where you can see some of what they do in person and ask the owner all of your questions!


Owner, Willi Blue II, will work with you to create a custom fitness plan for all stages of health! Whether you pet is just needing to get a little more fit, is preparing for an upcoming surgery, or is in recovery, Willie Blue has a plan for you!


"I truly believe my purpose in life is to provide healing to as many animals as possible; very few things bring me greater joy."

The Dabba Company offers many health services to help your pet have everything that they need to succeed, including:

  • Pre & Post Surgery Fitness Classes

  • Training Classes

  • CPR & First Aid Classes

  • Canine Gym Memberships

  • Fitness Supplies to Buy or Rent

  • Pet Tech CPR, First Aid & Care classes

  • Hydrotherapy

“The Dabba Company can provide a complete canine health plan that will maximize your pet's performance and overall quality of life by tapping into five essential ingredients in canine health: Mental, Strength, Cardio, Flexibility, and Balance.”

Dabba has a complete mobile unit so that they can bring the canine gym to you! The mobile gym is complete with treadmill, massage table, acupuncture, tens therapy, and lots of training equipment to provide a safe and comfortable environment to help your pet reach their fitness goals.

The Dabba Company Mobile truck to bring mobility to you!
“Here at The Dabba Company LLC, animal health is our number one priority. We believe that our pet's health is the key to living a long, happy life filled with joy for our pet (and us)! Just like with our own health, it takes a little bit of work, and a tailored approach, to reach our goals.”

Visit the Dabba Company at Spring Fling! You can also learn more about all of their services on their website and follow them on Facebook and Instagram too!



Various pups in physical therapy working on their mobility, balance, and independence!

Visit The Dabba Company at

Sunday, April 26, 2026

12-6 pm

Koka Booth Amphitheatre


Stay up to date on all things Spring Fling 2026:

 
 
 

Carolina Basset Hound Rescue - New at Spring Fling!

Save the Clefts Blog Announcement

Carolina Basset Hound Rescue is joining us for their very first Spring Fling this year, but they are not new to Unleashed! In fact, they will scrub-a-dub-dub your dirty dog this summer! Mark your calendar for 6/20 from 1-4 pm when Carolina Basset Hound Rescue will take over the dog wash at Unleashed at Lake Boone (Lake Boone Trail/Wycliff Rd. Raleigh) and do the washing for you! It is one of our favorite fundraisers- you bring a dirty dog, leave with a clean dog, and the rescue raises funds to save more dogs!! That's what we call a WIN-WIN-WIN!!!


Speaking of saving dogs, CBHR was founded in 1993 and is a volunteer-staffed 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome unwanted basset hounds in both North and South Carolina.


Carolina Basset Hound Rescue works to save basset hounds from neglect, abuse, and abandonment. CBHR is committed to eradicating unnecessary euthanasia for basset hounds. They provide health screenings and medical services such as spay/neuter, and heartworm disease treatment. The rescues are then placed in foster homes to promote emotional healing, proper socialization, and provide a safe place for recovery. Their final goal is to match basset hounds to the perfect forever homes.


CBHR's Mission:

"To rescue, rehabilitate and rehome unwanted basset hounds in North Carolina and South Carolina."

Happy Tails: In 2025, CBHR took in 55 new dogs and completed 63 adoptions!


Adoption Highlight:

Two basset hounds, Beau and Buddy, sitting on a dog bed together

Meet Buddy and Beau, a bonded pair that came into the rescue because their elderly owner could no longer take care of them. They're both around 6 years old and looking for a new home where they can stay together.


Check out their bios and see if they are the right fit for you!

For information about volunteering or adopting, including more about how to help basset hounds in the Carolinas, please visit their website.


Don't miss visiting Carolina Basset Hound Rescue at

Unleashed's 13th Annual Spring Fling Dog & Cat Fundraiser!

Sunday, April 26, 2026

12-6 pm

Koka Booth Amphitheatre


Stay up to date on all things Spring Fling 2026:

 
 
 

PetPals NC connects therapy dog teams with students who need them

  • Writer: Lexy
    Lexy
  • Apr 5, 2023
  • 2 min read

PetPals NC is a group that connects people and animals by recruiting therapy dog teams to work with K-12 children in school settings. They do not do the therapy dog training, rather they serve as a bridge between school officials, teachers, and counselors and the therapy dog teams.


“We currently serve multiple schools in North Carolina within Orange County, Chapel Hill – Carrboro, and Durham districts . . . and we have numerous requests for new teams, so we hope to raise funds needed to continue our growth.”

Students are selected for the program by their counselor or other school official and that individual also helps plan and direct the session while the dog handler monitor’s and facilitates the interactions between the student and the dog. At this time, there are only dog teams working with PetPals, but they are open to including teams with other animals, like cats.


Here are some of the things the dogs may do in schools:


“Services provided are called Animal-Assisted Activities (AAA) and Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT), both similar, but AAT is more involved (specifically planned interventions that are goal-directed, designed for a particular student, and progress is measured).

Students can be worked with individually, or in small or large groups.

Whole classrooms might be involved, such as in presentations about animal care or humane education. Depending on the task, work can take place in the classroom, in offices, or outside.

Examples of Pet-Assisted Interventions in Schools:

– Practice teaching the animal something new using sequencing.

– Practice reading and articulation

– Learn about and practice care, watering, and feeding of the animal

– Manipulate vest zippers and collar buckles

– Brush and pet

– Remember and repeat information about the animal to others

– Take the animal for a supervised walk

– Receive and give appropriate affection and acceptance with the animal

– Discuss how animals may feel in certain situations and compare to humans

– Learn gentle ways to handle animals

– Signal and/or verbalize commands”


You can learn more about PetPals NC on their website, linked above, and on their social media channels, Facebook and Instagram.

To volunteer go here!


 
 
 
bottom of page