{"id":844,"date":"2024-01-22T08:03:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T08:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petsitusa.com\/?page_id=844"},"modified":"2024-01-22T08:28:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T08:28:21","slug":"choosing-a-dog-daycare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.petsitusa.com\/faq\/choosing-a-dog-daycare\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ about choosing a dog daycare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Dog daycare works much like a daycare center for children. In the morning, you drop your barking buddy off at the daycare center and then pick him or her up later in the day. During your dog’s stay at daycare, he or she will be able to socialize with people and other dogs. Many dog daycares also offer other services such as taxi services, pet sitting, grooming, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are many! Dogs are social animals and benefit from being able to interact other dogs. They’ll learn to get along with others, get some great exercise, and just have some good old fashioned fun! It also eases your mind knowing your dog is being entertained in a healthy way while you’re gone rather than redecorating your living room!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many dog daycares are primarily indoors; many have play areas outside as well. If the dogs are outside most of the time<\/a>, ask if there is adequate shelter in case of bad weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If they are fenced, the fencing should be high enough to prevent jumping and low enough to the ground to deter diggers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This ensures that little Houdini, the escape artist can be caught should he slip through the gate as someone is entering or leaving the play area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although your little maltese and great dane may be best buddies at home, you certainly wouldn’t want your little guy to be in a play area full of 80 pound dogs! The same goes for older dogs. Dogs do best when they are around other dogs similar in size and energy level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many daycares will have tug toys, balls, and toys they can climb in and on. The idea is to keep Sugar occupied while she’s there and although she’ll have other dogs to play with, toys and activities are important as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ask how often and how thoroughly their daycare is cleaned and whether there is an area specifically for the dogs to potty. Do a sniff test and ask yourself if it smells clean enough for Spike to spend the whole day there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You want to be sure that there are enough people to adequately supervise the dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ask if staff members undergo any training, and if so, what it entails. Many daycare owners and employees are trained in dog<\/a> behavior, first aid, obedience training, agility, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At times a dog may need to be separated from the others if the play gets a bit too rough. Many daycares will also have scheduled time out periods for everybody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hopefully they won’t need to call on a vet very often, but find out whether or not they have a one on call and what their emergency procedure is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rates will vary throughout the country. Ask each daycare that you talk with what their rates are and what their payment procedures are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your dog must current on vaccinations such as rabies, DHLPP, Bordatella (kennel cough). Most daycares will also require your dog to be on some sort of flea control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For many valid reasons, many dog daycares will only allow dogs that have been spayed or neutered. Non-altered dogs are generally more aggressive and females in heat can cause tension and fights between male dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your dog must get along well with other dogs. Aggressive dogs will generally not be accepted at dog daycare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your daycare should assess all dogs for temperament before they join the other dogs. They will look for things such as aggressiveness, shyness, etc. Dogs must be able to play nicely. They’ll also want to be sure your dog is in good health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Dog Daycare Q. What exactly is dog day care? Dog daycare works much like a daycare center for children. In the morning, you drop your barking buddy off at the daycare center and then pick him or her up later in the day. During your dog’s stay at daycare, he or she will be … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":831,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petsitusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/844"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petsitusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petsitusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petsitusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petsitusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=844"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.petsitusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":976,"href":"https:\/\/www.petsitusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/844\/revisions\/976"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petsitusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petsitusa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Q. How secure are the play areas?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Q. Is there a double gate for entering the play area?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Q. Do they have separate areas for different sized dogs?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Q. Do they have toys for them to play with?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Q. Is the facility clean?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Q. What is the dog per person ratio?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Q. What type of experience to the employees have?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Q. Do they have a time out area?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Q. Do they have a veterinarian on call?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Q. How much does it cost?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
About Your Dog<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Q. Will my dog need to be vaccinated?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Q. Must my dog be spayed or neutered?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Q. What sort of temperament will they look for in my dog?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Q. Will my dog go through any screening before being allowed to attend dog daycare?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n