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| Featuring pools, playground equipment, sundecks, and canine grass in 1,800 square feet of outdoor space, plus large indoor activity room | |
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| Featuring pools, playground equipment, sundecks, and canine grass in 1,800 square feet of outdoor space, plus large indoor activity room | |
Tucker Pup's requires the following characteristics of all dogs who join us for daycare. 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.
Poop eaters beware! As disgusting as it sounds, some dogs eat poop while at daycare because they either think it's fun, tastes good, or it may give them nutrients that their body craves and that they're not getting in their diet. This can be a major problem in a daycare environment because it can lead to a contagious illness called giardia (think: dog eats poop, then drinks out of community water bowl). If you are unfamiliar with giardia, trust us, you don't want to go through it! We obviously try to pick up poop and pee as quickly as possible, but some dogs swoop in very quickly and it can be challenging to stop them. If the staff indicates to you that your dog is a culprit, we ask that you take this very seriously and act accordingly because that we can't have dogs in daycare who do this. Typically it can be corrected through proper training and using the "leave it" command consistently. It could also require a change in food, or it could be due to a medical disorder that requires a vet visit and dietary supplements.
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A Happy Customer
I've taken my dog, Maggie to several groomers in the city. After trying Tucker Pup's I will never go back to the others. The groomers were great with Maggie, and the longest it would take is an hour and half. The others she would be tied up on a shelf for several hours. My sister referred me to Tucker Pup's and she was also happy with them.
- Evie Warshawsky
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