Doggie Daycare: Tips for finding the best dog care for your pet
Doggie daycares are developing to provide services to look after your pet. Yes! These services help keep your dog happy, entertained and stress-free while you are out working. Besides, the pet gets to socialize with other dogs, making sure you companion comes home happy and relaxed.
However, as a pet owner, it may feel a bit overwhelming while looking for the best doggies’ daycare. Not to worry, here are the lead tips to finding the best care center for your dog and leave them feeling at home away from home.
Evaluate your pet
Before committing your dog to any daycare program, it is necessary to evaluate whether the dog is suited for daycare. Keep in mind; not all dogs may prefer being with other canines or enjoy the aspects of group play. Other could experience severe separation anxiety and it’s wise to evaluate such signs before choosing a daycare setting. It is necessary to assess the pet’s interaction and behavior when around the daycare to determine if they are ready.
Research
If your pet is fit for daycare, the next option would be to find out about doggie daycare facilities in your area, what to expect and get a tour of the center. Most importantly, start by asking your vet or other pet owners on ideas for good centers. Make a list of essential things that you would like within a dog daycare such as the hygiene, security, staff-to-pet ratio and programs available. Keep this in mind while discovering the best facility.
Meet the staff
If you find a prospective doggy’s daycare, schedule a visit and make a tour of the facilities while learning more about the team. An excellent establishment would offer a preliminary meeting where you could meet the professional dog minders and assess their qualification and adequacy in the handling of dogs. Find out how they interact and train the dogs, since not everyone who works work with dogs has the best interest at heart.
Confide in your dog
Finally, if possible, take your dog to the determined dog boarding center for a few hours on its own before you straight away leave them for the full duration. You could also opt to always check in after the sessions to ascertain that the dog is thrilled with his new environment. This way the pet won’t feel abandoned, and most importantly, the dog knows you will be back.
Resources: Grand View Research, PLOS, Dog Monitor App, KAIVAC, No Dog About It
