Doggie Day Care

[Nanook]

For people who would love to get a dog but worry about leaving them home alone when they go to work, doggie day care is the answer!

This is a wonderful service and usually pretty affordable. Some dogs go to day care every day and some have other schedules and go once or twice a week and such. It is especially wonderful for puppies, as the dogs all play together and learn to interact with each other from when they are young. Otherwise, some dogs really never learn pack behavior and don't know what the heck to do when brought into a situation with other dogs. It is an invaluable tool as far as I can tell.

Please excuse my awful photo. My camera was on a weird setting and I didn't realize it until I uploaded the pics I took today! I will replace the photo with a better one later this week!

Anyway, don't they look like a happy bunch!

[Shine_Eye_Girl]

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dis no serious

can yu imagine? ppl all ah put dem puss an dawg inna daycare.....mi dear...oonu betta dan mi...mi no hab dat kinna money fi gi weh suh....

[kia027]

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my dogs dont have good dog manners with other dogs so more than likely would be asked to leave doggy day care

but we will be doing work on the house sometime soon and am considering it for one of the dogs (the one who likes to escape every second the door is opened).

They have a few around here equipped with video cameras so you can watch Fido online while at work

[23JAM00]

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I took two of my dogs to DD a few years back and the female hated it. When she got in the car after picking her up, she gave me the dirtiest look...like "thanks alot for leaving me here all day" and lay down and went to sleep....

[Nanook]

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Nancee, that is too funny. I saw a Lab act that way last week. I heard he only came once in awhile. He really was out of his element. Well, instead of waiting so long to bring him again, his owner took him several days in a row. By the end of the second day he was much calmer, and by the third day he was actually enjoying himself.

Kia, is Clancy your escape artist or the Husky? My bet is on the Husky! Wow, video camera and everything! That's very cool! What a marketing tool that is!

Yep, TLC! Some of the dogs only come once in awhile to play and it really doesn't cost much. Not like child care! For a lot of people who have children that are grown and have flown the coop this is the new child so it is just a natural thing I guess.

All in all, it definitely is easier in some cases to start this with a puppy, but I brought Rosebud one day last week and she is going on 10. I thought she was going to crawl out of her skin for awhile and I was sure she wouldn't like it. An hour later I looked in on her and she was laying on the floor, so she had made herself comfortable.

I will bring Rosie more often. I bring Paris 2 or 3 times a week.

[kia027]

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Kissy hangs outside all day an open door is less of an issue. Clancy is the on the case all day, watching from the bay window for any opportunity and since he knows how to open doors (stand on hind legs , push lever down and push forward) we have to be careful.

Clancy will just run around the front yard, and will only come when I open the back of the SUV so he can go for his ride around the block. That dog will only obey the 'come' command when a trainer is around

[Nanook]

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Wow, an escape artist standard Poodle. Kia, I can't even imagine! He must really give you fits sometimes! I have had dogs like that and it is very unnerving.

Rosebud used to rush the door. I started with a leash and made her sit a few feet from the door both coming and going. I made her sit for up to a minute sometimes. I varied the times so she didn't cue off the amount of time before I told her she could go.

Then this is where the leash & training collar comes in. I made her WALK out the door not run. Same thing coming in, because she used to rush the door both ways. It used to make me crazy and it was very hard to get her to stop as it was just before my 2nd hip replacement and I know she was doing it because she saw me as weak and not in control of her. (I wasn't in control and I WAS weak! but had to fight this BEFORE I came home with new body parts!) She got terrible bad and cripes I thought she was going to run me right over. She did bowl over a few MinPins doing it too so needless to say I was bex bad.

Anyway, it didn't take long before she stopped.

I think doggie day care would do Clancy a world of good! You will want to let them know he is an escape dog though, so they can anticipate his moves.

[kia027]

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There are days I want to send him to doggy boot camp

a neighbor of mine had 2 german shepherds and she sent them to a doggie training facility.. dog came back 2 wks later well trained

but i am going to try the leash & collar training to stop rushinhg the door. As soon as they hear the leash the coming runnnninnng!!

[Nanook]

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Kia I can help try to save you some money on boot camp!

When you do this leash in and out thing, walk very slowly and tell Clancy two words...

<span style="font-weight: bold">NO!</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold">WALK!</span> Say it like you mean it. Give a SHARP tug on the leash with a choke chain training collar as you say the word WALK.

Actually..a dog obedience class would help tons, I cannot recommend one highly enough. Clancy would learn to heel on lead and not rush anywhere. I would look for an accredited class such as one put on by a recognized dog club. Say for example, I have a choice between classes at PETCO, and classes at Twin Ports Dog Training Club, and Arrowhead Obedience training club. The Twin Ports puts on sanctioned AKC shows each year, and those are the kind of trainers you want. The Arrowhead classes here are good too, but I notice more hunting breeds up there as the owner puts on hunting trials. Not all classes are equal.

[ILP]

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for my own.
im come back too out ah ardah when im come from DD, so i dont send im there.
feel like mi haffi spend extra time calling to im when im come back.

but now the dog spa... what a godsend in the summertime.

[CeaBee]

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dogspa? what that?

groomer? or dem have massage and ting too?

[kia027]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Nanook</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Kia I can help try to save you some money on boot camp!

When you do this leash in and out thing, walk very slowly and tell Clancy two words...

<span style="font-weight: bold">NO!</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold">WALK!</span> Say it like you mean it. Give a SHARP tug on the leash with a choke chain training collar as you say the word WALK.

Actually..a dog obedience class would help tons, I cannot recommend one highly enough. Clancy would learn to heel on lead and not rush anywhere. I would look for an accredited class such as one put on by a recognized dog club. Say for example, I have a choice between classes at PETCO, and classes at Twin Ports Dog Training Club, and Arrowhead Obedience training club. The Twin Ports puts on sanctioned AKC shows each year, and those are the kind of trainers you want. The Arrowhead classes here are good too, but I notice more hunting breeds up there as the owner puts on hunting trials. Not all classes are equal. </div></div>

I will try your method nanook - i have to get a choke train collar though

as for the doggie training classes.. Ahm.. we had that when Clancy 1st came.. Trainer came to the house &amp; ting.. 1st day Clancy was walking off leash with the trainer, doing all the commands so the dog knows the commands he just doesnt want to listen to US.

[ILP]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ceabee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">dogspa? what that?

groomer? or dem have massage and ting too? </div></div>

Heaven on Earth for Evander (My boxer)

[CeaBee]

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oh dem have a cat spa too

[Nanook]

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Yes Kia, there you have it in a nutshell! Dog training is more about people training. That is why I always suggest obedience classes to my puppy buyers and it is a mandatory requirement for my Poodle breeder as her dogs are larger. They train you how to train your dog.

Ok, so here is some information to get you started on proper collar and how to fit and correctly put it on...

<span style="font-weight: bold">Collar sizing and measuring your dog</span>

I usually recommend measuring your dog's neck with a string or tape measure and adding 2 to 3 inches. Chain slip collars increase in size by 2 inch increments. Slip collars are measured by the length of material between the rings at each end. The collar length may not be exact because of how the links in the chain are made.
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Putting the collar on correctly</span>

When putting the collar on, the part of the chain connected to the live ring (the ring the leash is connected to) should be on top of the dog's neck. With the collar put on this way as soon as the leash is made loose the collar releases or relaxes. Correction collars work by making the collar tight then loose in a quick, snappy manner. Making the collar tight is the first half of the correction; making it loose again is the second half of making a correction.



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