Owing to the much time many dog owners spend at the office, dog day-care has become an integral part of their everyday routine. Dog daycares offer doggies much needed mental enrichment, safe place for exercise and companionship they cannot get in case they are left at home all by themselves. Just as you cannot send your kid to any daycare, so it should be with your doggie. However, there are many facilities and choosing one is not an easy task. To select a good doggy daycare center, follow these guidelines.
Ask about the daily routine. Ask the doggy daycare you are considering what they do every day, that is, the normal routine of its employees. You need to select a facility whose daily routine includes mind stimulation, playtime and relaxation time. Many facilities provide guided activities; working on some training or brain games with an employee. You need to inform the staff of the behaviors or commands you desire to work on. Some facilities provide collection and drop off services; ask how much time these services take. Some centers use a lot of time on transport and reduce the time your doggie is supposed to be playing.
Make sure you know how screening is done. Not all dogs are suited for daycare. Before accepting any dog, a good facility should screen them. They are supposed to determine the dog’s sociability, temperament and characteristics. In addition, they should avail a trial time in order to see whether the doggie is good with the crowd. Although there may seem to be nothing wrong as far as the sociability and friendliness of dogs in a room is concerned, there are chances of one temperament impacting the dynamics of the pack to a greater extent. Due to this, you need to be very open when talking about your doggie with the workers so you can help them to place your doggie with others that are similar to it.
You should visit the daycare. When visiting, you should put the layout of a center into account. A good center should separate dogs depending on numerous factors, for example, activity level, age, sociability, and temperament. Dogs need to be separated by barriers that are strong and in good condition. Moreover, they have to ascertain that there is ample rest, mind stimulation, play, and exercise. There should thus be quite areas gated off in any facility with beds, sofas, and blankets. Outdoor areas have to be secure with fencing of high quality. These areas ought to have neither feces nor the smell of urine. If the climate is warmer, there should be ample shading and many bowls of water.