21/02/2023
What makes dog daycare at the canine collective unique and the only one of its kind on the northern beaches✨
~ We are training and behaviour based! This means we are not a free play centre where all the dogs are put in a dog park style environment where they are allowed to practice potentially anti social behaviours like body slamming, resource guarding or barking. These practices can and often do lead to dog fights.
~ We do not allow barking. Despite being a natural behaviour for dogs, barking to initiate play will quickly lead to dogs barking to communicate many other things like initiating play with us, their want for dinner, their need for the toilet, anything really! Don’t get me wrong a bark here or there in enjoyment is no problem at all.
~ We consistently and constantly work on undesirable behaviours. Jumping, inappropriate barking, chewing, anxieties.
~ We are small! Teeny tiny in fact! It’s actually how we manage to run such a successful training program. We are not stacking dogs from floor to ceiling. We have the time to work with the dogs one on one and in small groups.
~ Sleep sleep and more sleep. Tired dogs are no different than tired children, their ability to read body language lowers, their patience levels are lowered, frustration increases, and the likelihood of a dog fight or simply poor choices in behaviour being practiced is increasingly significant. We follow a sleep program similar to a human daycare.
~ We are indoors! Whilst the outdoors has amazing benefits so does indoors. We are constantly temperature controlled, safe from the elements, not at risk of frightening sounds and events which means we are able to provide a stable unchanging environment.
~ We are PERFECT for puppies and young dogs. Between the environment, potty plants for toileting, temperature, the amazing training we provide, and the structure and sleep, we are the safest option for young dogs and puppies. We completely replicate what owners are trying to achieve at home.