WHAT MAKES YOUR DOG A PERFECT DAYCARE DOG?
The Best Tips for you and your Dog
These are skills we want all dogs in daycare to know. If your dog is under 6 months they must be learning these things to help them be successful in daycare.
Recall
If your dog responds well to their name it helps our staff keep them out of trouble.
Respecting Entrance's & Exits
It helps our staff when going in or out of daycare that the dogs are not busting their way through the gates.
Knowing the Word "NO"
When your dog has a good understanding of the word NO it helps us keep them from getting in trouble.
Easily Leashed
Dogs that come into daycare must be able to be leashed by staff so we can take them to and from daycare.
Not Jumping
Jumping is something we work on with all dogs in daycare. It makes it easier for the daycare staff if dogs aren't jumping on them.
Behaviours that are not acceptable in play-all-day daycare
We have to be strict about certain behaviors for the safety of all dogs in daycare. Some of these behaviors can be worked on over time in daycare but we ask you practice your dog NOT doing these behaviors at home so they can flourish in a daycare setting!
- Jumping on humans
- Mounting other dogs
- Obsessing over other dogs
- Excessive barking
- Destroying daycare fencing/property
- Antagonizing behavior
- Excessive pinning
- Dogs not being able regulate themselves (i.e. take breaks when they need them)
- Showing signs of stress
- Stalking other dogs
- Herding or heel nipping
- Constantly bugging another dog to play and the dog doesn't want to engage
- Failure to understand other dog's signals
- Biting, snapping, snarling, growling
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