Policies

Dogs

-NO aggressive or reactive dogs.  Daycare is intended only for social dogs that can easily socialized in groups without fear, aggression or other reactivity.  Your dog must pass the initial behavioral/temperament assessment and continue to meet the requirements.  If daycare is not a good fit, we will encourage you to work with a trainer(s) who can assist your dog and then we can reconsider another assessment.  

-Documentation of the following vaccines and tests: 

• Distemper 
• Bordetella
• Rabies
• Fecal test results (every year)
• Routine flea/tick prevention 
• Recommended:  Influenza H3N2 and H3N8, Leptospirosis, Lyme, heartworm test.  

-Must be in good health, no open cuts, injuries or infections and must be symptom free from illness before returning to daycare.

-Spayed or neutered by 15 months of age.  

-Puppies must have completed the series of all required vaccines listed above. 

-Collars and harnesses will be removed during daycare.  Quick release (snap) collars and leash must be provided for drop off procedures.  No retractable leashes.

-Must tolerate being in a kennel during the lunch/nap time without excessive barking or destruction of the kennel.  

-Lunches must be a single meal/serving in a plastic container with a lid and labelled with your dogs name.  No bags or glass.  We do not provide bowls.   

Humans

-Must use a leash during drop off and pick up activities and have control over your dog during these times.

-Morning drop off is 6:30 am- 9 am.  Doors are locked after 9 am.  

-Morning half day pick up is 11 am- 12 pm.  If your dog is not picked up by 12 pm, your dog will be required to stay the remainder of the day until full day pick up.  A full day of daycare will be charged. 

-Full day pick up is 4 pm- 6 pm.  We offer curbside pickup via text for your convenience.  

-Late night pick up:  A fee of $15 will be charged at 6:05 pm and an additional $1/minute thereafter.  Please call if you are going to be late.  At 6:30 pm, your dog will be boarded overnight and an additional boarding fee of $75 will be charged.

-A no-show or cancellation within 24 hours of the scheduled reservation will be charged the daily fee rate of $28 for a full day and $18 for a half day. 

-CLOSED: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

*Also when Madison schools are closed due to inclement weather