Puppy Daycare
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Voted Best Daycare 2022 |
We At Dogology, we founded our puppy-exclusive daycare in 2016 because we put a tremendous amount of emphasis on appropriate social interactions from the time your dog is young in order to have a lifetime of positive social associations. We know the more positive exposure puppies have to different experiences within their critical developmental time frame, the better socially equipped they will be later in life. To achieve this, we offer daycare for puppies ages 10 weeks old up to 20 weeks old with experienced handlers to help shape their interactions. Like our behavior and nutrition departments, our puppy daycare is built around the same principles of bringing the best canine services. In addition, our knowledge and understanding of behavior help us shape a smaller, more socially appropriate daycare setting.
Our day starts with morning exercise and playtime. At noon we offer lunch and downtime. We ask pet parents to bring lunch at drop-off if they want it to be provided to their puppy. Each puppy is placed in an individual crate to eat and encourage rest. In the afternoon, our daycare staff works on basic commands and offers more playtime until pick up. While socialization is at the forefront of our program, the added benefits of draining their mental and physical energy, practicing basic manners, and allowing them an outlet to be dogs (read: use their mouths with each other and NOT on you) help you to easier shape them into the puppy you want them to be! As they say, it takes a village: let us help you raise your puppy!
Please be aware that the daycare staff are not trainers; they work on basic manners and commands that your puppy may already know. Therefore, working on those manners and commands is beneficial in an otherwise distracted environment.
When your puppy turns 20 weeks old, they will graduate from our exclusive program and should be ready to join a traditional daycare setting.
Our day starts with morning exercise and playtime. At noon we offer lunch and downtime. We ask pet parents to bring lunch at drop-off if they want it to be provided to their puppy. Each puppy is placed in an individual crate to eat and encourage rest. In the afternoon, our daycare staff works on basic commands and offers more playtime until pick up. While socialization is at the forefront of our program, the added benefits of draining their mental and physical energy, practicing basic manners, and allowing them an outlet to be dogs (read: use their mouths with each other and NOT on you) help you to easier shape them into the puppy you want them to be! As they say, it takes a village: let us help you raise your puppy!
Please be aware that the daycare staff are not trainers; they work on basic manners and commands that your puppy may already know. Therefore, working on those manners and commands is beneficial in an otherwise distracted environment.
When your puppy turns 20 weeks old, they will graduate from our exclusive program and should be ready to join a traditional daycare setting.
Puppy Daycare- up to 20 weeks of ageHours and Pricing
Our puppy daycare is held Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30am to 5pm.
Acceptance Evaluations There is no evaluation process to join our puppy daycare. The premise of this group is to shape appropriate social behavior; therefore, even inappropriate social behavior will be worked with and communicated to you. Puppies must be under 16 weeks old to start the program unless they are in our classes or working with our trainers. This is to ensure maximum socialization, to better get to know your puppy, to identify any unique social behavior, and to have ample time to ensure your puppy has the best positive experience. Starting the program as soon as possible, within our health guidelines, is key to the engraining of positive social association during their most critical developmental period. Spay and Neuter Policy Given the age of the puppies in puppy daycare, spay and neuter policies do not apply. Puppy Daycare Requirements
We require that you have had your puppy for 2 weeks and had an examination from a Connecticut Veterinarian before your puppy can attend our program. If you have requested daycare dates through our online system, please be aware we will not accept them until we have received the exam and current age-appropriate core vaccine (Parvo/Distemper) records. You can email vaccine/exam records to dogologypuppydaycare@gmail.com -or- upload them into your puppy's daycare chart! The sooner we have the records, the quicker your puppy has a chance to join our program! Safety is our top priority, and we ensure our attendees' medical health. |
Puppy Daycare RegistrationPlease click below to create a profile and request your puppy's reservation for daycare!
Current clients may also use the button below to log in. Having trouble requesting a reservation online? Email us dogologypuppydaycare@gmail.com Once you have created an online account our daycare department will contact you via email with more detailed information as well as our cancellation policy. To expedite your reservation requests please send vaccine record and fecal results to the above email address. Please read information on this webpage carefully and thoroughly. Have Instagram?
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Vaccine Requirements
We only require our daycare attendees to have their age appropriate core vaccines (Distemper/Parvo)*. Given our belief in spacing out the vaccine administration schedule we do not require that they have fully completed their core puppy vaccines in order to start and believe waiting until they are 16 weeks is a detriment to your puppy's development. Please see the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior position statement on the importance of starting socialization, **in a clean monitored facility** before being fully vaccinated. In addition, your puppy must present as healthy. Any puppy who arrives at daycare presenting signs of an upper respiratory infection, diarrhea, or lethargy will be asked to go home. Please use good judgment and remember that bringing a dog with any sign of illness not only effects your dogs experience but puts all the daycare dogs at risk.
We only require our daycare attendees to have their age appropriate core vaccines (Distemper/Parvo)*. Given our belief in spacing out the vaccine administration schedule we do not require that they have fully completed their core puppy vaccines in order to start and believe waiting until they are 16 weeks is a detriment to your puppy's development. Please see the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior position statement on the importance of starting socialization, **in a clean monitored facility** before being fully vaccinated. In addition, your puppy must present as healthy. Any puppy who arrives at daycare presenting signs of an upper respiratory infection, diarrhea, or lethargy will be asked to go home. Please use good judgment and remember that bringing a dog with any sign of illness not only effects your dogs experience but puts all the daycare dogs at risk.
Due to the exclusivity of our program, we only allow 15 puppies per day and generally fill in advance. For that reason, your puppy may be wait-listed. Please be aware that if you have requested specific dates and we have not received exam and vaccine records, daycare may fill up on the dates you requested. Again this is a very exclusive program; if we allow more than 15 puppies per day, it takes away from the one-on-one attention we can offer per puppy. Sign up early!
**This program is not puppy training. The staff does work on basic manners (sit, stay, not allowing jumping/nipping or mouthing, working on impulse control in an otherwise distracted environment), but they are not dog trainers. If you are interested in training services, please visit the 'Behavior & Training' section of our website.**
**This program is not puppy training. The staff does work on basic manners (sit, stay, not allowing jumping/nipping or mouthing, working on impulse control in an otherwise distracted environment), but they are not dog trainers. If you are interested in training services, please visit the 'Behavior & Training' section of our website.**