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Doggy daycare for puppy - impact on behaviour and training?

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PoochMama · 23/02/2026 17:49

My 5 month old puppy is due to start doggy daycare (with a woman that looks after a small number of dogs at her home).

I'm feeling a bit torn, as we've worked really hard on training and I'm worried about the impact that daycare might have on her as she's so impressionable right now!

She is so excited about seeing / playing with other dogs, we can't let her off lead. We're training recall etc but it's a work in progress! Same with loose lead training.

She'll be starting doggy daycare 1 day per week to begin with with the view to doing a 2nd day once settled.

Now the time has nearly rolled around, I'm worried about her picking up bad habits. Or, make her even more OTT excited to see other dogs. She's already strong, so keen to not create any issues.

Would love to hear your experience - good or bad.

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PoochMama · 27/03/2026 15:14

Thanks @MonicaGellerHyphenBing (great name!)... she's now had a short session at the larger place and she did great, I was told. They do those activities like agility, scent work etc. there too. Initial impressions are good. To make it work (logistically and for my work hours), she'll have to do a full day quite soon, which I would have preferred not to do, as it's quite full on. We'll see!

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