|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
01-22-2007, 10:04 AM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 695
| You have got to be KIDDING ME!! The other day I found a place close to me to bring Howie to daycare. I was so happy that I finally saw somewhere close enough to home that it wasn't an inconvenience and reasonably priced.... Well, I just called them and they said they would put me on a WAITING LIST!!! Are you kidding me? Is this common? I'm kind of annoyed by this!
__________________ Howie & Sarah Check us out on dogster: http://www.dogster.com/?327817 |
Welcome Guest! | |
01-22-2007, 10:06 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
Posts: 12,552
| Wow a waiting list for doggfie day care. It sounds to me like that is the business to be in. |
01-22-2007, 10:12 AM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bacliff, TX
Posts: 947
| Sounds to me like you have a golden opportunity to open a competing business. Big $$$ in it! |
01-22-2007, 10:18 AM | #4 | |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
Posts: 12,552
| Quote:
| |
01-22-2007, 10:33 AM | #5 |
I Love My Monkeys! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Falling Waters, WV
Posts: 11,166
| I've been on a waiting list for doggie daycare before too. Yep, it really happens but I think of it as a good thing, at least you know they aren't taking in too many and not giving them individual attention. |
01-22-2007, 10:36 AM | #6 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States
Posts: 134
| Quote:
before opening up a doggie day care don't you need to buy a liscence or something? no requirements? | |
01-22-2007, 03:59 PM | #7 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 695
| YT has such entrepreneurs! It never occured to me to open one. And the kicker, is when I asked the receptionist when I could expect to be off the waiting list she told me she had no idea. Sigh.. all I want is for my baby to have some doggies to play with!
__________________ Howie & Sarah Check us out on dogster: http://www.dogster.com/?327817 |
01-22-2007, 06:57 PM | #8 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Posts: 849
| The daycare Seanna is in won't let them play with other dogs unless they are family...they do get one on one play time with the staff throughout the day. You may want to ask how they do their playtime. Maybe you can find some people to do a meet up or something. Angie |
01-22-2007, 07:01 PM | #9 | |
Slave to Max 'n Abbie Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pittsburgh
Posts: 1,529
| Quote:
__________________ Brenda, Max & Abbie | |
01-22-2007, 07:05 PM | #10 | |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
Posts: 12,552
| Quote:
but it sounds like it is getting to be big business. | |
01-22-2007, 08:00 PM | #11 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs
Posts: 3,306
| The problem with just anyone running them is that they might not have a training background. You want to make sure it's run by someone who knows how to make sure the dogs will get along. You have to have a business license, but you don't have to be certified in anything. Anyone could open one. Just do your research before sending your dog there! Make sure that they know what a dog looks like when it wants to play and what it looks like when it wants to eat your Yorkie for lunch. Loki plays with big dogs, but NICE big dogs...
__________________ |
01-22-2007, 08:30 PM | #12 | |
YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 328
| Quote:
I think you'll need a bit more than that to open a business like that in a residential neighborhood. Zoning Rules and regulations are probably quite strict and you'll need LOTS of insurance. | |
Bookmarks |
|
|
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart