Training Tips

Daycare vs Dog Park

Dogs are pack animals who benefit from regular socialization with others. We are told our dogs are supposed to heavily interact with people and other dogs the first months of life to help ensure a calm stable dog in the future. If you missed this window, don’t panic, as it is never too late to offer your dog the opportunity for proper socialization. Many cities and towns have doggie daycares and dog parks at our disposal. The question is, where is the best place to accomplish your goals?

Dog parks were innocently invented as a place for us to socialize our dogs. Over time we have turned it into a place to exercise our high-energy dogs. This is where the problem lies. People bring pent up dogs to socialize with other pent up dogs with no one really in charge. A dog should be exercised and then go to a dog park. Other innate problems at dog parks are we do not know who is and who is not vaccinated, and no one is in charge of