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04-15-2009, 09:14 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New York City
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| Doggie Daycare questions...when? Hi all - When is a good age to enroll your pup in Doggie Daycare? Where should they be in their development? Should they be crate/outdoor trained? pad trained? If they are crate or pad trained, will Doggie Daycare screw up your training? Any advice would be much appreciated...thanks! -John |
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04-15-2009, 10:58 AM | #2 |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
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| I've never taken Jackson to a doggie day care although I would love to! I think as early as possible is good for them... I believe they need all their shots though and if they are older than 6 months need to be fixed. But socialization is VERY important early on! So if they don't have that interaction with a lot of people and other dogs normally.. dog day care is a great place to start!
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04-15-2009, 02:42 PM | #3 |
Owned by Rory & Lane Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA
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| Four months is the rule where I take my girls. By eight months, they must be spayed or neutered. Rory started at four months and has been going ever since (and of course as soon as we adopted Lane she started attending as well). I actually credit daycare with teaching Rory it was okay to use the bathroom outside. Since we live in an apartment, she was always pad trained. Poor thing would go for really long walks without going and then as soon as we'd walk in the door she'd rush to the pad to relieve herself. I'm sure it all depends on the type of place it is, etc. I am lucky enough to send mine where they actually have real grass play yards which probably helped her to make the association. Likewise, Lane was rescued from a puppymill at around age 2 and she quickly learned to use the bathroom outside (at least at daycare) and on walks within a month or so. The pad training around here has dramatically improved, but I think that is just due to our consistency. I hope I didn't just jinx myself! Good luck!
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04-24-2009, 04:11 PM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: lawrence, Ks, USA
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| As a doggie day care employee, I would say that the earlier the better for socialization. As for the potty training, we have accidents all day on our small dog side even if their are no puppies in the group. I'm not sure how daycare would affect your training, but I can say that puppies REALLY benefit from daycare and we love to see them start young as it really helps them become well rounded and social dogs down the road. |
04-24-2009, 04:35 PM | #5 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: nj
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| I send Milo to doggy daycare. They do not take dogs that are not spayed or neutered where we go, and they must be up to date on all shots. We had to be interviewed before he could attend they came to my house to see him in his own home and then they asked me to bring him there and leave him for an hour so they could see him with other dogs. It might seem like a bit much to some people but I really appreciated the fact that they take the time to get to know the dogs they accept. I would call around to some daycares in your area and see what there requirements are. I see you are in the city there is a women who lives in my sisters building who has a doggie daycare in chelsea if you are interested PM me and I will get you her info. |
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