Would you tell the doggie daycare about this...
The old place has somewhere that they recommended we take him and we drove by and it looked nice (it was by appointment only, so we couldn't go in), but I'm kind of mad at his old place for banning him, so I kind of don't want to give these people business b/c of that. So we went to another place where we'd heard good things and it is fabulous. We pulled up and there were several huge fenced in fields with people taking dogs for walks, another fenced in area where a person was playing one on one ball with a dog, there's a pool and Barney is staying in a 'luxury suite' with a tv and a raised bed and air conditioning... The people seemed really nice and really enthusiastic. My only question is should we mention to them that Barney was banned from his old place? Or that he doesn't like to be pulled by his collar? Or that he can be possessive sometimes of water? Or will this scare them? He isn't always like that (possessive) and he's not going to be with other dogs...do you think it matters? |
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| That you were banned from this other place? no. none of their business, at this point, imo ...unless your dog HAS bit someone which I don't remember you ever saying.
Doesn't like to be pulled by the collar? sure.. I tell the people who board our dog (a million different places) the things she loves or doesn't like.. And in a laughing manner, I totally would say she has strong herding instincts and likes to guard water bowls. I explain all the time when we board that I don't want my dog to even play with the other dogs. But my concern is all for snobby and selfish reasons. I don't want other dogs teaching Yuki bad playing habits b/c she has a tiny 6lb fursis at home and she observes and learns this behavior easily when playing with dogs her size... I also don't want dogs tugging in a playful manner on her coat b/c she'll become matted esp. after a long stay. And, I don't want some dog THEY trust to bite my dog. I should have owned a poodle (stuck up owner). Oh well.. I love yuksters too much. Anyway, with all this said, they've never turned down her staying there. |
| No, he hasn't bitten anyone.
We'd taken him to that one place since we'd gotten him and he'd stayed there overnight many times. He actually stayed 2 weeks once while we got married and then a few weekends and then last month while we were in Europe. Up until last time they'd always loved Barney. I'd call to set up his stay and they would say Oh We Love Barney! So this time when we got back all they said was that Barney had growled at some dogs and wouldn't let them drink from the water bowl and that he didn't want any dogs near the humans either. That's all we were told. My husband picked him up while I was at work and they said something like we might want to find Barney a different place to go next time. So I called on Thursday and started setting things up like normal and they said they couldn't find any record of Barney. Then they said hold on, I heard papers rustling, and then she came back on and in a terse voice said Barney's been banned. Do you want a recommendation for somewhere else? I'm still waiting to hear back from the person in charge to see what exactly went down, because it doesn't sound all that bad to me, but maybe it's because I know Barney and know he isn't a mean dog, he just has a stubborn side. Oh, and when the lady said in the mean voice that he was banned, it almost made me cry.  |
| Honesty is the best policy. You owe it to Barney and to the facility to let them know everything, pros and cons, about Barney and his behavior. I am not sure you have to go into detail about Barney's being "banned" from the last facility. If the facility is nice and to your's and Barney's liking, you will not want to be "banned" from there also. As a former owner of a dog daycare, I wanted to know everything about the dog, this way I knew what to do and not to do, to protect the dog, my staff, myself, and the other guest. Plus the more informed the staff are about Barney, the more enjoyable his stay there will be. |
| Don't they normally have you fill out a questionnaire with all those questions on it? Or is that what you mean? I'd definitely tell them about not pulling him by the collar. That's not too odd of a thing for a dog not to like and better for them to know ahead of time then to get bit and then they'll really be upset.
Didn't the water dish thing only happen that one time? Or is that a regularly occurring thing? I can't remember. I'd be less inclined to mention that as a problem because it wasn't something that you witnessed and have experience with him doing. (If I'm remembering right!) It's hard to say why he guarded the bowl if you didn't see what caused the behavior. Ultimately, I don't think either of those things are a big enough deal that revealing them would make or break things for Barns. |
| Could it be that he did some or all of those things in front of other NEW potential customers and rather than loose them, she told them you'd be back tomorrow to get him and that he would be banned?
That way she wouldn't loose out on the money??? I don't know if I'd mention him being banned. If they don't know they won't prejudge him, and it would give you an opportunity to get an honest second opinion about how he acts. BUT, I would be very imformative about his behavior, likes and dislikes. At least that way they know up front what to possibly expect, and can guard against any possible problems. mouthypf |
| I wouldn't mention he was banned, if I recall correctly you were only given some vague reason about what happened. If you tell them he was banned they may treat him like a canine criminal or something, not fair to Barney. I would tell them about the collar pulling, I would think that's a pretty common thing.
barney1 wrote: So we went to another place where we'd heard good things and it is fabulous. We pulled up and there were several huge fenced in fields with people taking dogs for walks, another fenced in area where a person was playing one on one ball with a dog, there's a pool and Barney is staying in a 'luxury suite' with a tv and a raised bed and air conditioning... I'll volunteer to stay with him  |
| Thanks for your thoughts, everyone. I was of the mind to tell them about the collar pulling and maybe water sharing, but my husband was thinking that it wasn't necessary (but I do!) so I'll let them know.
We took Barney to the dog park yesterday and today and I was a little scared because this was the first time he'd been around other dogs since he was banned from that other place. They had me scared into thinking Barney was a mean dog...BUT HE'S NOT! 
He was great at the dog park and growled once at the water bowl, but there was just one dog that kept annoying him, so I don't blame him. The other 50+ times a dog came by, it was fine. So I feel much better in general... |
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