Yappy Campers Doggy Daycare

15/10/2024

27/09/2024

A Very Exciting Rabies Vaccine Drive this World Rabies Day!!!

This Saturday at our clinic, bring your fur babies and get them vaccinated against Rabies for just R50!

13/09/2024

Play time and activities are great, but snooze time is also impawtant! 🐾 😴
The pups are happy to take a break after a busy play session. 😅

04/09/2024

Enrol with Yappy Campers and receive the below discount vouchers at Muldersdrift Animal Clinic!

25/01/2024

Teddy finds Olives digging to be very amusing 😂

11/01/2024

It was a big first day at school for the little Olive. 🥰

14/11/2023

Most dogs are socially selective.
It’s our job to supervise interactions and make sure everyone is having fun. If your dog is not keen to play, it’s okay. They should have the option to disengage, and we should respect that.

Daycare is not for every dog, and that’s okay too.
We offer half day trials if you’re not sure if daycare is for you and your dog. Give us a woof if you would like more info. ❤️🐾

02/11/2023

When your friend digs a hole that fits you just right 😴

19/10/2023

A great post from All Pets Education and Training about doggy sleep. Even at daycare your pup needs downtime and a safe space to rest. At Yappy Campers Doggy Daycare we follow a play, rest cycle throughout the day because we know how impawtant it is for a Yappy doggo 🐶

Have you ever considered the importance of sleep for your pets?

It’s often a question I will ask clients.
How much sleep or rest does your dog get per day? Hour by hour if we need to track it.
Do you see dreaming etc?

Sleep is required for the body to recover and restore itself just as much in dogs as it is in humans.

However dogs have irregular sleep patterns and spend less time in REM sleep, they need to sleep longer than us humans for the same restorative benefit.

Teaching our dogs to turn off is useful. When you practice calm, you become more calm. Remember practice makes perfect.

Using calm spaces, rooms, crate or pens (if properly conditioned to them) or designated beds and chill spaces can also help. Rehearse the room - if you don’t want a nutter pup playing in your office when on a zoom call - don’t practice play in that room. Instead, practice chill and calm and reward these behaviours heavily.

My pups have access to crates, human beds and of course numerous doggy beds. The beds are located in various rooms including my daily workspace. Most of the day they chill away… sometimes they need a little encouragement. I may shut doors, close windows, play white noise/fans and give them lick mats, stuffed kongs or long lasting chews to help facilitate some down time.

I will also use thundershirts, ttouch wraps and Adaptil spray if the need a little more help.

Is your pup a lounge lizard or does he/she need a little help.

Share a photo of your pet at rest in the comments below.

12/10/2023

Welcome to the camp sweet boi!

Joey had a small operation on his face and his owners wanted someone to keep an eye on him where he won’t have to interact with other dogs whilst he heals. He is such a happy boi 💛

28/09/2023

Welcome to the camp handsome boi 🩵

26/09/2023

A great post by ABC Dogs on play.
Playmates matter, that’s why at Yappy Campers we only pair dogs that are suitable for each others age, energy levels and play styles and monitor their interactions.

I don't think there would be many trainers out there that would disagree that dogs "playing" can be very misread.
Sometimes what may look like play is often highly stressful for one or all dogs involved.

Puppies need little and often exposure to play, however if the play styles they have been continually exposed to has been problematic, there may be issues with play going forward.
If they have limited exposure to dogs/puppies, they have limited experience and may struggle with appropriate play.

With grown dogs.... play is often encouraged with others they have just met...often without taking the time to assess and watch the play style and energy levels.

Playstyles matter
Energy levels matter

Supervising and stopping play is so important. If you have a dog that changes their own play style the longer it goes on (perhaps it starts to get more frantic and far more physical)....stop play before it gets to that stage.
I am all for dogs learning appropriate play with each other and allowing communication between them to signal "hey...thats enough"....the difficulty is you need to trust implicitly that the other dog involved can GIVE those more subtle signals that play is getting too rough....and you need to trust your own dog will read those subtle signals BEFORE a much larger and possibly damaging incident .

If these dogs have no history together.....neither will have any knowledge of those individual signals given.

Being excited to play....does NOT mean the play about to follow is going to be a healthy interaction for all involved. In fact dogs which are "bursting" to play often will not wait for signals from others that they are reciprocating...they will just charge in there....and that can cause an immediate fight.

This is just a guide.
There will be many people that have dogs that have stiff bodies when playing....it is very individual...however it is a good "rule" to be wary of stiff posture, especially from a dog thats energy is vastly different from yours.
Many larger dogs do a beautiful job "handicapping" when playing with smaller dogs.....they will continually drop/tuck a front leg to continue to play with another much smaller buddy, this is a great signal to watch....but generally speaking there are real and obvious dangers of a much smaller dog and a larger dog play.

Healthy play is a fantastic uplifting and joyful experience for all involved, participants and onlookers.....always advocate if needed,

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21/09/2023

Sweet Birdie dog. The OG 💗

12/09/2023

Our new banner is up, and our doors are open! We are furry excited for all the to join us!
Give us a woof if you would like more info on our ❤️🐶

07/09/2023

Thank you for the upgrade to our sign board! It looks amazing 🤩 We couldn’t be Yappier!