I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE RISKS INVOLVED WITH ALLOWING MY DOG TO PLAY IN GROUPS WITH OTHER DOGS.
IT IS PERFECTLY NORMAL FOR DOGS TO HAVE DISAGREEMENTS, TIFFS, AND EVEN GET INTO FIGHTS WHEN PLAYING AND INTERACTING; IT IS HOW THEY COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOUR DOG, OR THE DOG THAT BIT YOUR DOG IS AGGRESSIVE AND SHOULD NOT BE IN DAY CARE.
IN ORDER TO COME TO DAY CARE OR OPEN PLAY BOARDING YOU MUST BELIEVE THAT THE BENEFITS OF SOCIALIZATION,STIMULATION AND EXERCISE ARE MORE IMPORTANT AND OUTWEIGH THE POTENTIAL FOR OCCASIONAL ILLNESS AND/OR INJURY.
EVEN THOUGH ALL PLAY AREAS ARE SUPERVISED AT ALL TIMES BY QUALIFIED AND WELL TRAINED STAFF THERE ARE TIMES WHEN AN INJURY CAN OCCUR WITHOUT BEING NOTICED OR SOMETHING OCCURS SO QUICKLY THAT NO ONE CAN PREVENT IT.
MANY DOGS DO NOT SHOW SIGNS THAT THEY ARE HURT (SUCH AS CRYING OUT). DOGS HAVE A HIGHER PAIN TOLERANCE THEN HUMANS DO, IT IS ALSO INSTINCTIVE FOR A DOG TO NOT SHOW ‘WEAKNESS’ IN FRONT OF THE OTHER DOGS.
WITHOUT A SIGN FROM THE DOG, STAFF MEMBERS DO NOT KNOW TO CHECK THE DOG(S) OVER, AND A DOGS COAT CAN EASILY HIDE AN INJURY.
IF YOUR DOG GOES HOME AND YOU FIND AN INJURY THAT WE DID NOT MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE WERE NEGLIGENT OR THAT THE PLAY AREAS ARE NOT WELL SUPERVISED.
IF YOU CANNOT ACCEPT THE FACT THAT YOUR DOG MAY BE BITTEN, MAY PLAY ROUGHLY AND INJURE TENDONS AND/OR LIGAMENTS (by running, turning quickly, etc) THEN YOU SHOULD NOT ENROLL YOUR DOG IN ANY SITUATION WHERE HE/SHE WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY FREELY WITH OTHER DOGS.