Sometimes, there are chances that you’ll receive a call from your doggy daycare facility and be asked to pick up your pup earlier than decided. This doesn’t necessarily mean a bad thing. Of course, there is the disappointment of your dog not fitting in, but there is a broader need to comprehend to guarantee your dog’s health and well-being.
Multiple explanations are available to determine why your pup reacts a certain way. The most common reason for your pup’s behavior is separation anxiety. Pups are social creatures but require your love and attention to feel whole.
When you decide to leave your buddy at a doggy daycare, their discomfort likely comes from separation. They are used to your specific love and comfort compared to the attention they receive from the dog boarding workers and other pups.
It also depends entirely on the pup’s personality matching their environment. The pups might be able to maintain good behavior initially. Still, their requirements not being fulfilled can lead them to change the behavior that might even harm the workers or other dogs around them.
So, to ensure the safety of everyone around your pup and the pups themselves, here are a few tips that can help encourage the pups to de-stress safely and get accustomed to their new surrounding:
There are better ideas than dropping your pup directly into the doggy daycare. Your pup needs you to be there with them while they are adjusting to the new place so that they don’t suddenly experience anxiety that can cause stress and harm to the pup’s mental well-being.
Stress and anxiety can cause behavioral changes in pups inside the dog boarding facility that can cause them to harm themselves and the other pups around them. Behavioral changes can include:
Having your pup bring their favorite toy, blanket, or object that gives them familiarity in the new environment is essential in letting them find comfort everywhere they go. Not only are they distant from you, but their home is taken away from them.
As sad as this is, it’s normal for dogs and their owners to feel this sadness. But this way, enrolling them into a doggy daycare is more comforting than leaving them all alone.
Going to the vet and getting prescribed medication for your pup to help calm them is an excellent way to de-stress them when dropping them off at a dog boarding facility. These medications can help them remain calm while shifting to a new environment.
Several tools are also available to ease your dog’s anxiety other than medications. Things like swaddling jackets and distraction toys can also help ensure the mental well-being of the pup, allowing it to fit well with the environment.
A day at Miss Emily’s always beats a lonely and boring day at home alone for your dog or cat!
Miss Emily’s Bed & Biscuit
5307 E Colonial Dr #102
Orlando, FL 32807
407-737-0774
info@missemilysbedandbiscuit.com
Thank you for your interest in joining our Miss Emily’s Family! We have an awesome program, which we are very proud of for the past 25 years!
Before filling out our registration form, please directly inquire with us IF:
You have a larger breed dog, or suspect that your dog(s) might be a part of breed restrictions. We are a smaller facility, therefore, are limited as to how many larger dog breeds we can accommodate and accept within the program.
If your dog has more serious medical conditions, or requires multiple steps of medication. Our staff is well trained, and can accommodate routine medications, but for more serious attention, it is accepted on a case by case basis.
If you are looking for boarding within the week. We require a Trial Day for any dog(s) who are new to the facility, due to the nature of our safe socialized program. This is complimentary, but must be prescheduled. If you are looking for more immediate boarding, or other services, please call us to see if we can accommodate.
If you are looking for holiday boarding. Our holiday reservations are typically reserved for our existing clients. It is how we thank them for being a part of our Miss Emily's family year round! If it is close to a holiday, all new clients will be placed on an Waitlist. You can still reach out to inquire.
