12/20/2024
Thursday Daycare!
Reminder we will be closed the next 2 weeks for the holidays! We will be back open for daycare January 6th 2025!!!!
We wish everyone a happy holidays!
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Among these photos, and in several others you might have seen, you will see some dogs wearing leashes during play, here’s why:
If you've ever wondered why you see some dogs wearing leashes during play, we use them for many different reasons!
One of the main reasons is so we can get a hold of a dog we may need to temporarily hold onto the help manage the group safely. Some reasons for needing to be handled during play include not yet having a solid recall, which we often practice in the group and work hard to instill in every dog that attends, or because the dog doesn’t yet know how to disengage when another dog says “no” or that they are done with the game they are playing together for now. As well as if a dog tries to play “keep away/you can’t catch me!” when a new dog for the day arrives and we need the arena empty for a few minutes.
This can help teach the dog who is wearing the drag line that the game ends when their play parter says so, and eventually the daycare attendants will not have to lead them away as often as they build their social skills.
Just know, that no matter why, it's simply to help the dogs be as successful as they can be in daycare, have fun in the safest way, and continue learning even while having a blast.
