DayCare Decision HELP!!!
 

Okay i went to look at the day care by my work. They said as long as the vet approves they would take her at 10 weeks old and keep her up in another room up front away from the bigger dogs. she would have her own crate and blankets, i would be able to feed her at noon and they said they can keep her raw food for me. she would only be around one other dog, a female baby beagle of 12 weeks. she gets her second round of DHPP and giardia Saturday and i don't know what else they will do with her then...the day care lady said maybe do a shot of kennel cough before bringing her in there...she's not done with the rest of them and has no rabies vaccine or spay yet (obviously)

What i'm asking is...do you think this would be okay at her age if they keep her only with the beagle puppy?? they can play in their own room and nap and they said they would clean the indoor doggie park area 3 times a day and promised to take Sadie out to potty using the bell and my command phrases and take her right after the cleaning only so she's not around other doggie messes or ever with the big dogs...

does this sound okay and better than at home in her x pen, it's only for those once in awhile days that Mike works the same hours as me????

Let me know your opinions because i don't want her to get sick if she really shouldn't be there this young...

WANTED TO ADD: this is a private family owned facility not a petsmart or petco type...it's privately owned by a man and wife duo and they are there 24/7 to care for the dogs

Thanks!!

Rachel, if it were me, I wouldn't let her go because she isn't fully vaccinated against everything. I think that if you kept her in an x-pen at home, with pee pads, then everything would be fine.

By the way, you have done an awesome job in training. I kennel my dogs while I am at work. I have a fenced in yard too which helps a lot during the potty training.

I wish you luck in your decision.

that's kinda what i thought tooo!! she is pretty darn young to be home all day alone, but she has done it a couple times from the beginning and even held her pee the whole day home once...she's a very smart little girl and i don't think i'm ready to risk her health on a day care even if she is only with one other dog...she just doesn't need to be out and around things that COULD make her sick at this point...i don't think i like the risk...something could go wrong, a big dog could get loose or something...i want her safe at home with daddy nearby at work to check on her if needed.

I think that would be the best decision. I just rescued a little 8 week old puppy, (she turned 8 weeks on Monday) and she doesn't go anywhere except outside in the fenced in yard. I don't take her anywhere yet. I am waiting until she gets fully vaccinated.

i've only had Sadie in her fenced in pen to pee and she's been to my in laws twice but they live away from areas that other dogs would be and she only went outside right by my feet to pee and right back inside on her blankets on their floor.

she is going up to my mom and dads for a one day trip this Sunday, she will be in the yard with full supervision, but they live out in the county away from other dogs as well and there aren't any ponds or bad things to drink from there.

I was going to post in the other thread, but i'll just post here... If it were ME, i'd wait until she's at least 1. I think the risk is just too great of her contracting something EVEN if she is fully vaccinated! You would forever be beating yourself up. It's your decision and my opinion isn't what's important but IF it were me I wouldn't do it. I know that I almost lost Bailey once when he was 4 months old and I don't even know what it was or where it came from. All I know is he had to have the Sub-Q fluid and he was so sick. I'll never forget the look in his eyes. I hope I never have to see that again!