Doggie Daycare (10 images)

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David Calvert's picture story from the 58th annual Missouri Photo Workshop. He photographed Jack and Dee Cox. They run K-9 Kountry Klub and Kat House from the home in Moberly, Mo.
  • MPW_doggiedaycare_001..Ryan Cox, 13, watches the dogs while they exercise in the front yard. Ryan and his older brother Jacob help their parents run the kennel. They play with and clean up after the dogs...Photo by David Calvert.

  • MPW_doggiedaycare_002..Dee opens the gate for Linda Befort and her 3-year-old dog, Lucy. Befort dropped off Lucy for daycare on her way to work...Photo by David Calvert

  • MPW_doggiedaycare_003..The kennel is cage-free. There are indoor dogs and outdoor dogs, but wherever they are, the Cox?s let them roam free...Photo by David Calvert

  • MPW_doggiedaycare_004..Before putting him to bed, Dee kisses one of six baby Shih Tzus. In addition to running the daycare, the Cox?s also breed dogs. The Shih Tzus are 11 weeks old and will soon be up for sale...Photo by David Calvert

  • MPW_doggiedaycare_005..Dee bathes a baby Shih Tzu in the kitchen sink. For $7, the Cox?s will baby-sit a dog for the day; for $18 the dog can spend the night. Bathing the dog costs $20; and a grooming costs $30...Photo by David Calvert

  • MPW_doggiedaycare_006..Everything is shared with the dogs. Prissy, a pet Shih Tzu, eats biscuits and gravy off Dee's fork during breakfast...Photo by David Calvert

  • MPW_doggiedaycare_007..The family breeds and trains dogs as well. Until the animals are house broken, Jack and Dee keep newspapers on the floor for the dogs, like this baby Shih Tzu to use...Photo by David Calvert

  • MPW_doggiedaycare_008..While playing with the animals, Dee quickly separates a dogfight in her backyard. More than 25 dogs were at the daycare that afternoon. Despite the fight, most of the dogs are friendly with each other and toward people...Photo by David Calvert

  • MPW_doggiedaycare_009..Dee scolds Mischief, right for fighting with Little Miss Kitty, left. Mischief bit Little Miss Kitty on the leg. Not all of the dogs at the kennel are daycare dogs, some are pets, and some like Mischief and Miss Kitty have been rescued and adopted by the Cox family...Photo by David Calvert

  • MPW_doggiedaycare_010..Exhausted, Dee shares the couch with four of her pet dogs?Truman, a German Shepherd; Sadie, a white German Shepherd; and two Shih Tzus, Prissy and Fancy Pants. Caring for the animals is a never-ending passion...Photo by David Calvert

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