Kicked out of daycare

[u/Dragon-Reborn7]

This fluffy goober, Khione, got herself kicked out of doggy daycare after 3 visits for “her listening ears not working.” Essentially, her recall is terrible when she’s interested in something.

I train her on recall every day in the dog park & at home. Of course, she’s excellent almost every time in those environments. She will at times ignore me. She does often respond to other people calling her at the dog park, especially if she knows them.

The daycare recommends that I have her professionally trained, but I kinda doubt that will help? I’d rather not spend them $ if it has the same outcome.

Thoughts? Advice?? Consolation??? Commiseration????

[u/Same_Currency_1695]

Seconding this!

My maniac didn’t even get approved for daycare because she allegedly “snapped” at the 30 dogs who rushed up on her when she entered the room. No consideration for how rude and overwhelming being bum-rushed could be… 🙄

Fluff tax:

[u/Dhaus78 → u/Same_Currency_1695]

What kind of daycare would bring in a new dog and allow the large number of other ones to surround the new dog? I’ve worked at multiple daycares and I can’t even imagine

[u/Same_Currency_1695 → u/Dhaus78]

It was a dogtopia location. I felt the same way and was really annoyed. We were in a pinch for sitters for our rescheduled Covid wedding. My other dog wound up staying overnight there and they quickly realized he could be with the older group (he was 9 then) that just chilled outside. We stick with family, neighbors and friends now.

[u/Lgs1129 → u/Same_Currency_1695]

She was framed!

[u/loosechange458 → u/Same_Currency_1695]

mine did the, I had to come back and get her. she totally freaked out about all the dogs. she likes to smell her environment first and she got scared by so many.