DOGS DAY CARE

05/06/2024

24/03/2024

09/03/2024

Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.

I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.

08/03/2024

06/03/2024

AWESOME DOGGIE DAY CARE

03/03/2024

Our doggos having fun at Dogs Day Care...

11/02/2024

At DARG the focus is on sustainability from our solar panels to our veggie garden. Our incredible 'green thumb' Crynesi presented these beautiful veggies for sale this morning. He promptly popped a piece of spinach in his mouth to sample his produce and give it his stamp of approval. 😆Thank you, Crynesi for all your hard work nurturing both the soil and the veggies you are growing. 🙏🙏🙏

08/02/2024

Remy playing football with his ball @ Dogs Day Care & Sleepovers...

07/02/2024

Our new branding is about to be launched...!!

29/01/2024

Extending our hand to a dog's face is stressful for them, not to mention rude. We can seem like giants looming over them. They don't need to sniff our hands - they can sniff our shoes or clothes to gather information about us.

Sniffing (information gathering) is not an invitation to touch them either...how would you like it if the person you were asking directions from suddenly touched you? Eeeeeckkkk....I would freak out!

If they want us to touch them, they will paw us or nose us...these are clear consent signals for touch. Sniffing is NOT consent for touching.

Rather:
1. stand still and let the dog come and sniff you if they want to
2. keep our hands to ourselves (mind our own business😉)
3. doing as little as possible puts little pressure on the dog and hence the less threatening we seem
4. wait for consent cues before petting them
5. Don't pet their head - this is intimidating for most dogs
6. Touch them, if there is consent, for 3 seconds or 3 strokes on the chest or back. Stop and wait for more consent.

My 9 year old niece understands these principles clearly...as adults, we can understand this if we try, no matter how old are habits are or how we were brought up to engage with dogs...😉