Doggy Daycare

You have been asking for referrals and we now have a page for you to find our recommendations. We have known Jenny and Holly for many years and know they both will take excellent care of your beloved pets! Before you choose any doggie daycare provider, please visit this link for important information Doggie Daycare Facts/Fiction.

And the best news of all - we have re-opened our Doggie Daycare - Kamp Kanine, LLC. Please give us a call for more information.

Camp4Dogs www.camp4dogs.com Owned and Operated by Jenny Gutierrez  (760) 214-6085
				Pick-Up and Drop-Off Doggie Daycare and Day Camp 4 Dogs Walks, Hikes, Beach, Park Trips Licensed and Insured

Camp 4 Dogs Doggie Day Care - 760-214-6085

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Our doggie daycare services is very unique. Camp4Dogs offers a mobile daycare service where we pick-up and drop off your dog(s) for a fun-filled day of exercise, behavior shaping, and socialization monitoring based upon your needs, wants and desires. Our extensive knowledge of dog training and pack behavior, and our youthful and limitless energy allows us to take your beloved pets on field trips that not only stimulate their minds but exercises their bodies. Your dog's natural energy and social behavior will be used in such away that each evening your dog will come home a more well-behaved companion. It is a process, but over time and with maturity it does happen.

Our exceptional program and large staff provides us the ability to venture to many locations around the County while providing your dogs with exceptional social and behavioral learning opportunities that no other doggie daycare provider offers.

Our Doggie Day Care Services Include....

• Trips to private dog parks
• Public parks and maintained trails
• Beaches
• Hiking trails (*except during rattlesnake season) 

* All of our Camp Counselors are trained by John of John's Natural Dog Training in Rattlesnake Avoidance Training. If you have a group interested in this training course, please give John a call at 877-447-8597.

Our Camp Counselors are Adult Human CPR and Canine CPR/First Aid Certified! (view our pics here)

What You also get......

• Daily/weekly pictures of your pooch on our website for you to view/download

We take pictures of our camper's daily adventures - where we went and what we did - to share with the  owners which we post daily.

Doggie Daycare Requirements.....

• All dogs over 6 months must be spayed/neutered
• All dogs must be fully vaccinated
• All dogs must be well socialized (we can evaluate if you are not sure)
• We do have breed requirements - please call

Doggie DayCare Hours of Operations....

• Day Camp open Monday through Friday 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Pick-up 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
• Drop-off 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

How to Choose the Right Doggie Daycare

Here are specific questions to ask your Mobile Doggie Day Care Provider:  Because of the unique service that mobile providers are supposed to offer, you should ask these additional questions just to make sure you and your dog are getting the service you are expecting. Especially with mobile providers, safety is of the highest importance. Also, while some promise they are taking your dog on hikes and beach field trips, the truth is they might not be doing this at all. To keep up with the competition they may make false claims just to get your business. If they do not provide daily emailed pictures of your dog, be suspicious. If all the pictures look to be taken from the same or similar public dog parks, then be very suspicious. You are not getting what you paid for. Off-leash, public dog parks can be a very unsafe place for a doggie daycare provider with multiple dogs in her care. There are no breed restrictions in public dogs parks and conditions can be very unsanitary. Camp 4 Dogs, Holly's Paws and Kamp Kanine provide daily pics and on-line photo galleries. Transportation practices are also important. "Climate Controlled" means air-conditioned as well as optimally ventilated. The shell of a truck won't cut it if it is full of 6 to 8 dogs on a daily basis. Even a small SUV or a sedan stuffed with dogs in the back can be stifling. Windows and a top vent will not keep a bed full of dogs cool and comfortable in the summer heat. Questions to ask:

• How is your vehicle "climate-controlled?"

• How is my dog safely secured in your vehicle?

• Will you send me pictures of my dog's daily outings?

• Can I join you on hikes or field trips? Do you go to public off-leash dog parks?

• How do you ensure my dog is safe and secure when you are on walks?

A daycare provider who utilizes a public dog park every day might not be the best choice. Public off-leash dog parks are great for you when you are there with your own dog. But, for a provider with many dogs in her care this can pose a real problem. Most dog parks do not have areas that allow for smaller and larger dogs to be separated. Also, there are no breed restrictions and no monitoring if un-neutered, aggressive or un-socialized dogs enter the park. This can be serious for your dog if the daycare provider has too many dogs to watch and your dog gets into a scuffle.

Posted on the gate of San Marcos' Monteil Dog Park. Was your dog in day care that day?

Another issue is sanitation or contamination. John witnessed a North County day care provider enter a dog park in March of 2008 where there was a sign prominently posted that stated Parvovirus was a possible issue and that entry was at risk. She took her clients dogs in anyway. He estimated she had about 9 or 10 dogs in her care but there may have been more. She could have easily avoided the park and gone to another for the next day or so. She instead chose to put her clients dogs at risk. John left after contacting his client to tell him that they would have to postpone their training session for a week. Our client was grateful. John never took our dogs out of his truck.     Parvovirus, Leptospirosis, Canine Papilloma Virus - these are just some of the viruses that can be picked up at a dog park. Parvovirus is spread through fecal matter, Leptospirosis is a water-borne bacteria and Canine Papilloma Virus is commonly thought to be transferred through saliva. As you can imagine, in a public off-leash dog park, and without adequate supervision and control your dog or puppy can be at risk. (Parvo and Lepto are highly contagious and can be deadly)

Posted Warning Signs: This too would seem logical but a responsible mobile daycare provider who utilizes public dog parks, hiking trails and beaches should always heed posted warnings whether they are for communicable diseases (as you see posted above that one daycare provider chose to ignore) or for wildlife warnings such as rattlesnakes or mountain lions. All San Diego beaches post warnings, especially after heavy rains, due to possible contamination from sewer run-off. An experienced and responsible daycare provider not only heeds these warnings and will take her "campers" elsewhere for the day, she will also know what time of year to avoid these environments in the first place. A daycare provider who has little experience with hiking and field trips simply does not understand the concept and might put your dear dog in danger. Camp4Dogs and Kamp Kanine have access to an exclusive use private dog park when needed so your dogs will always have a fun, safe day at camp!

Referrals, Referrals, and More Referrals! In conjunction with possessing the knowledge and skills necessary to care for your beloved pet in the first place, excellent referrals are vital! (Keyword "excellent") Getting an endorsement from us, or another well established professional dog trainer or behaviorist is a good start. But, several superior referrals can seal the deal. We can even provide referrals from customers we know have used area daycare's. Referrals from a wide variety of sources are your best bet for a true and honest evaluation.

You Have To Like the Human: This is a no-brainer but worth mentioning. Does the provider seem open, trustworthy and personable? Does it seem like she really enjoys what she is doing as a profession? I had a customer tell me that she dropped her doggie daycare provider because she overheard her yelling at the dogs in her truck one day. Also, her kids told her that she yelled at them as well on several occasions. The final straw was her witnessing the provider speeding out of her neighborhood one morning - a neighborhood full of children playing.

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