Social Daycare Done Differently
A dog daycare that does more than occupy and entertain; we educate and enrich
Your dog deserves a daycare program that nurtures their mind and encourages their confidence. Our goal is to see your dog on a path of consistent growth in their confidence, enjoyment of activity and rest time and fulfilment in their relationships us, with you, and with other dogs.
Our environment and programs provide your dog with positive experiences for activity and rest, and do so with consideration for facility volume, play group size, hands-on care and close supervision.
We are very structured in how we run our daycare days and play groups and follow specific criteria to help us consistently evaluate and update you on how your dog is doing in their social time.
Our daycare program is not a "play all day" model. All dogs have rest periods throughout the day and we support your dog in achieving relaxed wakefulness. Our programs are designed to enrich your dog's day with structured play and rest and to fill up their emotional and psychological stores instead of depleting them.
A structured day for your dog to support engaged evenings with you.
A day of social daycare Engagement & Enrichment
Rest & Engagement
Supervised Play and Small Groups
Supervised Play and Small Groups
We practice a rest and enrichment model of daycare to ensure dogs are maintaining appropriate arousal levels and not becoming hyperaroused.
We have small, supervised play groups and we alternate between play and rest throughout the day.
Supervised Play and Small Groups
Supervised Play and Small Groups
Supervised Play and Small Groups
We have small play groups of less than 15 dogs per play group and have an experienced and educated caregiver in with each play group.
Hands-on engagement, support and interaction with each play group is essential for your dog's safety and wellbeing.
Large Indoor/Outdoor Play Parks
Supervised Play and Small Groups
Large Indoor/Outdoor Play Parks
Safe play isn't just about small play group size, it's also about having large park spaces so your dog can run, play and explore.
Our parks are air conditioned and fully climate controlled in all weather.
Activity and Food Enrichment
Support for all aspects of your dog's day
Large Indoor/Outdoor Play Parks
Your dog's best day should match exactly what your dog needs. We have carefully-planned activity and food enrichment options to match your dog's instincts, play style, and tastes.
Play groups by size
Support for all aspects of your dog's day
Support for all aspects of your dog's day
We have spaces for small dogs, middle-sized dogs and large dogs. You never have to worry about your dog being mismatched in size or intimidated by others.
Support for all aspects of your dog's day
Support for all aspects of your dog's day
Support for all aspects of your dog's day
Our responsibility is to support your dog’s
ability to be awake but relaxed and to get
the reprieve from play they need to rest, charge
their social battery, and get ready for an
additional round of activity.
Social Daycare Packages and Subscriptions
All guests must first complete a Meet & Greet prior to booking daycare
Meet & Greet
$20
Get your pup started with their personalized care program! Assessments are approximately 30 mins and can be scheduled 7 days a week. Visit our Schedule a Meet & Greet page for more details.
Late pickup - all daycare programs
$7
Pickup after 6 pm by appointment only.
Social Daycare Packages
Packages can be shared among all dogs on your account. Pickup until 8:30 pm available by appointment (doors close at 8:45 pm). Package must be used within 90 days.
Single Day of Social Daycare
$43
A single day of daycare
Half Day of Social Daycare
$29
Up to five hours of daycare
5 or 6 Day Package
$210 or $252
5 or 6 daycare days. $42/day
10 Day Package
$400
10 daycare days: $40/day
20 Day Package
$740
20 daycare days. $37/day
Intact surcharge
$5/day
A $5/day intact surcharge will be applied for each day for intact dogs over 8 months. You can purchase intact days in advance to match the package you purchase.
Social Daycare Three-Month Subscriptions
Subscriptions offer days per month, renewing each month for three months. Subscription days can be split among dogs on the same account. Subscriptions do not renew automatically unless by request. Add $5/day intact subscription for intact dogs over 8 months.
5 or 6 Days a month
$195 or $234
$39/day
10 Days a month
$370
$37/day
20 Days a month
$700
$35/day
Intact monthly subscription
$5/day
Purchase matching number of days to subscription days
Add-ons
Your pup deserves all the perks! When you make your reservation online or at check-in, easily add on any special extras you know your dog deserves. Prices available in your client account.
Daily Email Update Photo
Every day your pup is with us, we'll automatically send you an email update. If you'd like a daily photo added to your daily update, add this request and we'll ensure fabulous photos roll right into your inbox! We post lots of photos to our Facebook and Instagram every day as well!
Food Enrichment
Sweeten your dog's day with a gourmet treats! Handmade with dog-safe and sumptuous ingredients. Dairy-free options available.
Bath & Towel Dry
Pamper your pup with a little spa and pamper time! They'll come home fresh, clean, dry and smelling fabulous!
Nail Trim
Nail health is super important! Add on to any daycare booking.
Birthday or Gotcha Day Celebration
To honour the best pup on the best of days! Includes a special treat, a professional photo of your pup and social media shout out!
Enrichment Training
Give your pup a little extra mental challenge and fun through one-on-one training session with our certified positive reinforcement trainer.
Work on sits, stays, loose-leash walking, name recall, other basic obedience cues or make it all about fun with tricks and games!
Activity Enrichment
Add even more fun and one-on-one attention to your pup's day with a special enrichment session with snuffle mats and other challenges and adventures.
End of Day Refresh
This quick pamper includes a treat for them and a brush with spritz of dog-safe refreshing scent so your pup is all ready for snuggles!
Lunch service
We can add on a lunch service or evening snack service if you'll be checking out in the evening. Lunch service is included in daycare cost for puppies under 24 weeks old. Please bring your dog's lunch in a ziploc baggy labeled with their first and last name.
Please see full client services agreement for full details, refund and cancellation policy. Prices do not include gst.
Social Measures Of Success
Communication
Social Interest
Social Interest
We assess a dog’s ability to communicate, which is both their comprehension of the verbal and non-verbal indicators of other dogs and their ability to clearly and respectfully signal both verbally and non-verbally to others.
Social Interest
Social Interest
Social Interest
We observe a dog’s interest in others and receptivity to other dogs’ engagement and overtures. Not at all dogs need to love to play with others or be the life of the party, but we want to ensure your dog’s success and comfort with us, and social interest means being engaged with others in the way they’re comfortable with, which provides value and enrichment to their day.
Comfort & Confidence
Comfort & Confidence
Comfort & Confidence
We want to ensure that a daycare program adds value, and being comfortable with the new means they’re confident enough to get value from and growth within a social program.
Play Development
Comfort & Confidence
Comfort & Confidence
We evaluate each dog’s learned play behaviours and assess where on the spectrum they may be for social maturity and experience. Dogs learn from their environment and from available play partners, and it’s important for us to know and understand where they are currently in their play style and development so we can best support their development and understand their needs.
Social Daycare FAQs
Please reach us at info@thehappyhoundplaypark.ca if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Required vaccinations
Puppies under 24 weeks old require:
- two completed sets of Distemper combination vaccine
Dogs over 24 weeks old require:
- three completed sets of Distemper combination vaccine
- Rabies vaccine
Suggested Vaccinations
- Bordetella
- Flea, tick and lice preventive treatment
6-9 am: Small group play, one-on-one bathroom breaks, check-ins and play group organization
9-11 am: Morning rotational play and rest programs
11 - 12:30 pm: Mid-day rest, lunches, one-on-one play, enrichment sessions & training
12:30 - 3:30/4:00 pm: Afternoon rotational play programs and training
3:30 - 6 pm: Check-outs, enrichment sessions, baths & training
We accept dogs of all sizes. We have separate areas for our little dogs and larger dogs.
We've structured our packages to be split among dogs on the same account so all dogs on the account from benefit from package or subscription discounts.
We do! We accept puppies after their second set of vaccinations. Puppies must have been in your home for at least one week and be 12 weeks of age.
We do accept intact dogs over 8 months old. Their play program, whether social group or personal play will be determined by their behaviour in social group and the other dogs' responses. If a dog isn't thriving in social group, our personal play program is ideal. There is a $5/day fee for intact dogs over 8 months old for daycare.
All dogs in our daycare program play naked! Naked play is the safest play for dogs.
All-day play is overstimulating, exhausting and tiring. Dogs, just like children, need breaks to process all they're experiencing, to decompress, rest and recharge, and to maintain their play engagement at a positive level and maintain their social battery below their exhaustion threshold.
By rotating through play and rest, we are able to let each dog truly play during their play sessions and not to simply exist in a room full of 60 other dogs.
Our mandate is to improve your pup's life and give them the best experiences that support their development socially, psychologically and emotionally through intentionally-designed experiences and opportunities.
Lobby & Service Hours
Lobby hours
6 am - 9 am (7 am - 9 am weekends) | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | 3 pm - 6:00 pm
Check-in and out is limited to the hours above. Check-out between 6 pm - 8:45 pm is by pre-scheduled appointment time only.
Service Hours
Mon | 06:00 a.m. – 08:45 p.m. | |
Tue | 06:00 a.m. – 08:45 p.m. | |
Wed | 06:00 a.m. – 08:45 p.m. | |
Thu | 06:00 a.m. – 08:45 p.m. | |
Fri | 06:00 a.m. – 08:45 p.m. | |
Sat | 07:00 a.m. – 08:45 p.m. | |
Sun | 07:00 a.m. – 08:45 p.m. |
No daycare is offered on holidays.
The Happy Hound Play Park
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