Opinions on daycare

Goddard

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Hello!

Was wondering if any of you have thoughts on whether you think I should continue taking my 5 month old pup to daycare. Twice a week we take him to a daycare thats very close to our house. It's basically open play with different areas for small, medium and large dogs. They can go in and out as they please. The owners there are really nice and really care for my little guy. They make sure everyone is up to date on vaccinations and check to make sure none of the dogs are aggressive. Right now he's in with the little dogs and the owner has told us that he's got a regular play buddy that he hangs out with and has a grand ole time. The problem is that when ever we go to drop our Bodie off he drags on the leash and plants his butt down. We've been taking him there for a couple of weeks now and it happens everytime.

Any thoughts? I'm just worried that he's actually having a stressful time and we don't know about it. They have webcams but neither my husband nor I can get them to work on our computers.
 

Zoom

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Some dogs put on a huge show until you're out of sight and then go charging towards their playrooms. I spent over 2 years working for a doggie daycare and we had more than a few dogs who would do just that. We always laughed at them, because we knew how much they were faking. It can be like kids too, they don't want you to leave, but once you do, they go on with their routine just as happy as can be.
 

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I second what Zoom said.

Some dogs who will be *all* over me in the daycare won't even come to me while they're being drama queens about it and plant their butt next to their owners. Yet they have soooo much fun playing all day and being love bugs to us. Trust me, once your gone I'm sure your pup goes straight in and plays.
 

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your dog probably loves daycare and is just being a stinker. My dogs all love daycare!
 

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