Canine Cardio — Let Your Dog Be A Dog Again
Let Your Dog Be A Dog Again
Canine Cardio is all about creating a personable atmosphere for you and your companions without the stresses of traditional doggie daycare. Along with our “Canine Cardio Sessions,” we offer a variety of remote services, such as dog walking, pet sitting, training, and more. Every dog in our pack gets evaluated before starting; you will meet with Brittany, our founder.
Northern Virginia Magazine Voted Best Pet Care Award of 2024 and 2025.
What We Do
Real work, real play, real results
Daycare & The Pack
Structured play and real socialization — a full day of movement, not chaos.
Explore Daycare
The Dog Gym
Treadmill cardio, agility, and conditioning that build stamina, focus, and drive.
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Swim Sessions
Low-impact, high-energy pool work for fitness and pure fun.
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The Dog Bus
Round-trip rides so your dog gets their day out without the drive.
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Every dog starts with an evaluation.
Meet the team, tour the space, and find the right program for your dog.
Meet the Pack Leaders
Brittany Schneller
Founder & Head Trainer
For nearly two decades, Brittany has worked every side of canine care — dog walking, daycare leadership, veterinary tech work, training, and fostering German Shepherds and other high-drive breeds. Hundreds of dogs later, one truth stuck: dogs thrive on consistency, structure, and calm leadership.
Traditional daycare tends to overstimulate or exhaust dogs without ever engaging their minds. Brittany built Canine Cardio to change that — around movement, enrichment, and emotional balance, so every dog leaves genuinely fulfilled.
Canine Cardio is co-owned by Brittany Schneller and Daniel Ramos, alongside a team of dedicated pack leaders.
What the pack says
Loved by Arlington dog people
★5.0average · 530+ reviews·518 five-star
Apollo loves Canine Cardio! He’s been going there since he was a puppy and has a ton of friends there. I recommend the explorer package so your dog can go swimming, go on field trips, and do agility drills! I promise even the most active dog will come home and take a nap!
Our dog was very happy to be there and staff was very professional, informative and efficient.
Rocky struggled at past daycares but at Canine Cardio, any time there is an issue, the response is that they will work with him to improve. He is enriched and exhausted each evening where we struggled with that previously. We have been immensely impressed and could not recommend this place more highly.
I trust this daycare with my eyes closed! My pup loves it!
Can’t recommend this place enough! It’s been a lifesaver for two working paw-rents. Everyone is so kind and knowledgeable about all things pups!
Professional ✂️, Patient & caring 💗, Such a wonderful report!!! Love knowing that my baby is taken care of!
We LOVE Canine Cardio. We take our dog here for boarding, and he loves it! He’s always so excited, and they always send us a ton of pictures.
Amazing facility! This is just what my super energetic 9 month old puppy needed.
Professional ✂️, Patient & caring 💗, Ranger looks like he had a great time with George and was confused why he had to leave at the end. George did a great job letting him get some energy out!
Professional ✂️, Patient & caring 💗, I love receiving the report cards!!! Makes me smile while at work knowing my Kewe is getting lots of love and pets!!
Professional ✂️, Patient & caring 💗, I was Impressed with how quickly George built trust with Ziti.
Pulse by Canine Cardio
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Your dog's personal fitness coach, anywhere. Pulse turns everyday spaces into trainer-designed workouts—movement, enrichment, and conditioning plans that build confidence, burn energy, and keep routines consistent on your schedule.
What Is Pulse?
Pulse helps dogs stay active, build confidence, improve conditioning, and create healthier routines through guided fitness plans built around movement, enrichment, and consistency.
At-Home Programs
Follow structured routines
Built for Dogs
Movement with purpose
Flexible Schedule
Train when it works
Canine Cardio Method
Trainer-designed programs
What Pulse Helps With
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Daily Movement
A healthy outlet for energy through structured activity.
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Confidence Building
Focus, confidence, and engagement through guided exercises.
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Fitness Routines
Better conditioning and consistency with simple routines.
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Enrichment
Mental and physical stimulation with purposeful activities.
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