A Meet & Greet lets you meet us, lets your dog meet us, and gives us a basic insight into your dog's comfort and confidence with us, comfort away from you, comfort in a new place, and social comfort with others.
During the Meet & Greet, we proceed at your dog's pace and look for their green-light cues. If, at any point, your dog is indicating they're overwhelmed or uncomfortable, we listen to what your dog is communicating and don't encourage them into a situation they're uncomfortable with.
We video the Meet & Greet, so if we have anything we want to debrief with you, we can show you and walk you through the behaviours we're observing, so you can first-hand see and understand why we're making a specific daycare recommendation.
From the Meet & Greet, we make a recommendation for your dog's daycare play program, whether that's Social Daycare, our Confidence Learning & Social Skills program, or our Personal Play program.
Since our boarding guests participate each day in their daycare program, knowing what program they need is essential. From the Meet & Greet, we book your dog into the program best-suited for your dog!
We meet and assess each dog individually. If you have two dogs, select two meet & greets. We'll video each individually and debrief individually with you for each. Please allow 25-30 minutes for a Meet & Greet
We'll send you an email with your confirmation. Please check the email for links on setting a password for your account so you can upload vaccinations.
There will also be a link to fill in additional pet profiles if you booked more than one dog.
Please have your dog on a harness or flat buckle collar and come ready to ask all the questions you want to ask.
During the Meet & Greet, we'll have you wait in your car so we can waive you back in for debrief.
If you are interested in joining our daycare or scheduling boarding, your dog must complete a Meet & Greet.
If your dog hasn't attended daycare with us in preceding 3 months, you will need to schedule a Meet & Greet prior to your next booking.
A lot can happen developmentally and in a dog's life in three months, and having a current play profile and familiarity with each dog in our care is essential to the success and safety of our programs.
We conduct Meet & Greets on weekdays & on weekends.
Please check the calendar for availability.
If you book an assessment on a weekday morning and your dog passes, you may enroll your dog in daycare for that same day.
First, we want you to meet us, see our place, and interview us to ensure we meet your expectations.
Second, we want to get to know your dog and how they respond to others and to being with us in our space.
We assess your dog for respectful play and good communication to ensure they will enjoy being part of a social daycare program.
If your dog passes for social play: If you complete dog's meet & greet on a weekday morning, you may enrol your dog in daycare for that same day.
If your dog is determined best-suited for CLASS program, we ask that you book your dog's first day on a different day so as not to overwhelm your dog.
Go day-by-day or purchase a package.
You can choose to do day-by-day reservations or purchase a discounted package for daycare.
Book daycare
If your dog is under 20 lb, you select Small Dog Daycare. If your dog is over 20lb, you select Standard Daycare. You can book online through your client portal. If your dog is intact, please add the intact add-on fee in the booking process ($5/booking)
If your dog is not well-suited for a social program, CLASS program or Personal Play program, we'll review the assessment video with you for your understanding.
Our trainer can then provide any recommendations or guidance or discuss alternative program options with you, such as our mini-private training sessions or one-on-one private training.
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