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| - So I bought a Living Social deal for A Round of A-Paws, they had good reviews and we like to socialize our pooch. It was for 3 days of day care, so I called to make sure I didn't need an appointment for the evaluation. I spoke with a nice man and he explained their process and gave me hours that I can come in without an appointment. (Cool! I thought). When I finally decided to use it, I went in during the hours the employee had advised. The owner was at the front desk and she seemed put off I didn't have an appointment, I explained to her what I was told, she appeared surprised and confused but allowed me to fill out the paperwork and have my pup evaluated for daycare. I only left him there a few hours the first day, plus I wasn't sure how to look at the web cams.
I thought like with most doggie daycare places the evaluation day was free, well, it wasn't free, it was included in the three days.
I took him for his other two days of daycare, I didn't need to make a reservation for him. I watched him on their webcam, and it made me sad. He was in a large caged area with other dogs his size, another caged area was next to this with smaller dogs, then they were surrounded my more cages/kennels. The staff I saw did not interact with the dogs much, the dogs would watch the workers hoping for attention, but they never got any when I was watching.
When I picked my pooch up after his third day he put his front legs on the counter and barked at the male employee behind the desk. He's never done anything like this before and hasn't done it since. I could tell my dog didn't like it there, he didn't look excited when we picked him up or dropped him off like he does at his regular daycare.
I wouldn't take him back here unless there was some reason I had to (like all of the other dog daycares closed), and I really doubt that'll happen.
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