A typical day at Pack of Paws...

11:30am - 1:30pm

7am to 9:30am

9:30am to 11:30am

Supervised dog play: staff is trained to ensure that during this most rambunctious period dogs are carefully managed and are watching for behaviours associated with over stimulation and over arousal
Some dogs will be given regular breaks by going into the quiet room
Each dog will be given a private on leash bathroom break to sniff and relieve themselves
We ensure breaks are given in order of arrival so dogs will have a bathroom break within 2.5 hours of arriving
Younger puppies will be given an extra outing
Staff will upload Instagram stories and videos

Dogs start to wind down and will usually take a small break after their walk/bathroom break
We will begin feeding dogs that clients have provided meals for and ensure those dogs remain calm after just eating
We may also re group based on energy levels and which dogs are half day versus full day dogs
Prepare for half day pick ups and drop offs

PACK NAP - this is when we ensure all dogs are able to rest for a minimum of 1 hour
We will interrupt play and encourage them to lay down if we see they are starting to initiate play, we may also separate friends so there is less enticement to keep playing
Each dog will be given another private on leash walk to go to the bathroom and sniff and decompress
This period helps teaches the dogs how to regulate themselves into a calmer state and prepare them to be picked up

4pm - 6:30pm

We start preparing the dogs for home. This means we will put their harnesses or collars on so we can swiftly leash them when their parents have arrived and gather their meal containers and attire together
Staff will prepare online report cards so clients know what their bathroom status is and any other additional notes
Dogs can get quite anxious as they are anticipating seeing their parents soon so we try to keep them from playing too much during this period

1:30am - 4pm