adventures at the doggy daycare

[charlie116]

I'd be glad to hear all about your job. I've never used doggie daycare as I think there couldn't possibly be enough ratio of people to dogs to stop a fight or keep a good eye on them all. Is there somebody in each room at all times if the dogs are allowed to roam everywhere?

When I worked at a boarding kennel the dogs were not allowed to get close enough to sniff each other. If they were that close they could easily open their mouth and chomp down. I wonder how much insurance a doggie daycare has for incidents like that.

When I work, I'm usually the only person here with the dogs. Sometimes one or both of my bosses are here, & sometimes my friend Maranda comes with me. I usually work on the weekends, & the dogs that are here on the weekends are being boarded. There are usually only a few dogs here when I work. The most I've had to watch was 5, which is nothing for me because I have 5 dogs at home. The dogs are usually in the same room as me at all times, unless one of the dogs acts up & has to be seperated. I always keep a close eye on them. I've never experienced a fight. If I even suspect a fight, I seperate the dogs immediately. I have no idea about the insurance thing...They usually just turn away dogs that seem aggressive.

[luvofallhorses]

I am glad you're enjoying your new job! I worked at a dog daycare last year and loved it. I was usually the only one with the dogs, too. The job unfortunately came to an end as my boss couldn't pay me any more, but she hired new people. That's another story, don't want to sour your thread. I LOVED every minute of it though. Get pics if you can. We were fully insured too, Irescue I am certain it's insured.. it's a requirement in my state anyways and a kennel license for the business. She accepts all breeds though, some just don't.

[charlie116]

I am glad you're enjoying your new job! I worked at a dog daycare last year and loved it. I was usually the only one with the dogs, too. The job unfortunately came to an end as my boss couldn't pay me any more, but she hired new people. That's another story, don't want to sour your thread. I LOVED every minute of it though. Get pics if you can. We were fully insured too, Irescue I am certain it's insured.. it's a requirement in my state anyways and a kennel license for the business. She accepts all breeds though, some just don't.

Yea, I'm sure they have to have insurance, & they accept all breeds as long as they're relatively good with other dogs.

[luvofallhorses]

Can't wait to hear about your experiences. Just so you know there will be fights you will have to break up, I think dog daycares are usually under-staffed for that reason. At the daycare I worked at, on Fridays there were 19 at a time and I was by myself. Luckily no big fights broke out, but they do happen. How is your puppy that you got doing?

[Freedom]

This job sounds perfect for a dog lover!

The place we attend our small dog meet ups is a doggie day care called Off the Leash. It is run much as you describe. The dogs have kennels for night time, but for 12 hours daily they are out in the open areas, romping, playing, chewing, sleeping, or just watching all the antics of the other pups.

I really enjoyed reading what you have shared thus far!

Has Baby been there before, or is this her first time? Acting out as she is, will she be allowed back?

[charlie116]

This job sounds perfect for a dog lover!

The place we attend our small dog meet ups is a doggie day care called Off the Leash. It is run much as you describe. The dogs have kennels for night time, but for 12 hours daily they are out in the open areas, romping, playing, chewing, sleeping, or just watching all the antics of the other pups.

I really enjoyed reading what you have shared thus far!

Has Baby been there before, or is this her first time? Acting out as she is, will she be allowed back?

Yea, the dogs aren't even put in cages at night at my job. There's someone there at night to watch them & make sure they don't fight or get into trouble.
No, Baby hasn't been there before. That was her first time. I have no idea if she'll be able to come back. That's completely up to my bosses. They may try to socialize/rehabilitate her or something while she's there.

[charlie116]

If you wanna see some pics of the dogs at the daycare, check out the album "Fur-Ever Friends" on my page

[charlie116]

Can't wait to hear about your experiences. Just so you know there will be fights you will have to break up, I think dog daycares are usually under-staffed for that reason. At the daycare I worked at, on Fridays there were 19 at a time and I was by myself. Luckily no big fights broke out, but they do happen. How is your puppy that you got doing?

Yea, I know there will be fights. There have been a few fights already, but no blood. I'm used to dealing with fights because my dogs have fought in the past. It's still a scary thing though.
Honey, my puppy, is doing wonderful. I took her to the vet the other day & she weighs 40 pounds! She's 6 months old, so we're gonna go get her spayed soon.