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Tucker Pup's requires the following characteristics of all dogs who join us for boarding. Because boarding dogs come down to daycare each day, these are the same requirements as for our daycare dogs. This helps ensure the safety of all of our customers, their dogs, and our staff.
Not overly aggressive. Identifying "aggressiveness" can be a fine line. We know it's normal for most dogs to show some signs of aggression in a group environment from time to time. For example, your dog might growl at another dog to communicate that he doesn't want his space to be invaded at the moment, and certainly growling is better than fighting. However, our staff will be ultimate judge of whether the behavior goes over the line, to the detriment of the other dogs. Incidents such as fighting, snapping, and biting will simply not be tolerated. Normally we will try to use a "three-strikes" rule, but depending on the severity of the incident, your dog might not be allowed to continue coming to visit us. Otherwise, we recognize that minor cuts or abrasions may occur from time to time due to wrestling and playing, and we will take every matter into consideration with fairness.
No females in heat. Lots of male dogs and one female in heat, all in a confined space. You get the picture.
Spayed or neutered by 6 months. Large play groups and "intact" dogs are not a good combination. In order to minimize aggressiveness, we do require spaying or neutering by six months. This is standard practice in the dog daycare industry across the country and is for the safety of your dog, our staff, and our customers' dogs.
In good health. For the safety of our other customers, your dog must not exhibit contagious ailments such as the following.
Proof of vaccinations, updated annually. You or your vet must send us proof of vaccinations each year. We'll remind you when they're due, and you can fax them to us at (312) 276-8588 or bring them in.
At least two months old. It's really best that dogs under two months old stay with their mother, so they learn basic skills and behaviors that they will take with them through life. Once they reach two months, they'll also be big enough to stand their ground in a play group.
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We really felt good about leaving Samson at Tucker Pup's while we were on vacation for a few days. Everyone there is so responsible and caring. We take Samson to Tucker Pup's for daycare on occasion as well. He really gets excited when we start walk ...(more)
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