A Fun & Safe Dog Daycare Alternative – Day Training

During Day Training, Our Trainer Works With Your Dog While You Work

Do you have a busy work schedule that doesn’t leave you time to practice your dog’s training? Is your family’s schedule leaving you burned out? Do you just need some relaxing days? Are you looking to tire out Fido but don’t have the time?

Our Day Training packages are the perfect solution to your dog’s training & behavior needs!

Dog Day Care Can Leave Your Dog Overwhelmed & Overstimulated

Dog Day Training Is An Amazing Alternative To Doggy Day Care! Not Every Dog Is Appropriate For Or Enjoys Day Care, And Most Day Cares Don’t Focus On The Skills Your Dog Needs Most

Fortunate Fido’s Dog Day Training Programs in Northeast Ohio allow your dog to get exercise and mental stimulation similar to what they’d get at doggy day care, but in a controlled, safe way that focuses on your dog’s emotional well-being while they continue to progress their training & improve their behavior.

Ask the following questions to yourself about your dog and to any potential doggy daycare about their policies to ensure your daycare will be providing a safe and fun environment that will be enriching and rewarding for your dog!

Does your dog try to control or herd other dogs?

This can be stressful for your and other dogs at daycare environments.

Is your dog easily overwhelmed or nervous?

Daycares are hectic! Surrounding your dog with things that make them nervous or a constantly changing environment can set them up to fail and can make your dog’s nervousness worse.

Is your dog intact?

Daycares often don’t allow intact dogs over a certain age. Beyond that, intact dogs in group environments can easily lead to fights without adequate management and supervision.

How does the doggy daycare handle jumping, barking, humping, marking, and other similar behaviors?

Avoid daycares that use punishment based methods like squirt bottles, loud noises, physical pressure, etc. that can make these behaviors worse long term, especially if these behaviors are the result of your dog being stressed.

How much continuing education do the doggy daycare workers need? What is the background of the workers your dog will interact with day to day?

Many daycare workers aren’t well versed in dog body language, meaning they can’t deescalate tense situations before they turn into fights easily. They also can very easily misread the cause of behaviors (describing them as naughty or your dog being ‘dominant’ rather than as a result of your dog’s stress, fear, etc.).

What is the ratio of dogs to people? Is there an adequate number of workers to ensure your dog is getting the attention needed for their safety?

It’s very easy to miss cues in large groups and for groups to escalate in behavior quickly. Beyond that, an overloaded worker can’t effectively redirect and manage behavior to ensure play is equal and fun for everyone.

Is your daycare giving your dog plenty of opportunities to rest and decompress or are they just sending you home with an exhausted dog with no off switch? One short nap is not enough. Some dogs take time to learn to settle. Exhausting them constantly never teaches them that skill and can lead to dogs that can’t relax unless they’re constantly exhausted.

Note: Some doggy day cares are absolutely amazing! Unfortunately, with a quickly growing industry in high demand that has no requirement for credentials or continuing education, there are many that are not conducive to a mentally and physically healthy dog.

If you find a dog day care you LOVE in Northeast Ohio, please share with us! We love recommending places that we can trust to put the emotional and physical well-being of their dogs first to clients looking for dog day care recommendations!

Why Do I Need Dog Day Training?

Our Dog Day Training Programs Give You The Best Of Both Worlds! Your Dog Gets Exercise And Mental Stimulation, All While Working On Behaviors That You Want To See More Of At Home!

Depending on which of Fortunate Fido’s Dog Day Training Programs you choose, your dog gets to:

• Learn new skills related to manners, dog sports, relaxation, and more
• Practice and get better at offering existing behaviors like walking nicely, polite greetings, heeling, laying down, etc.
• Improve their reactivity towards dogs and/or people around your Northeast Ohio neighborhood or around town
• Build their confidence via body awareness exercises, fun tricks, sniffaris, pattern games, and more
• Gain enrichment via long, sniffy walks (also known as sniffaris!), movement puzzles, puzzle toys, interaction with new things, and more
• Work on dog sport specific skills such as toy play, arousal modulation, relaxing between turns, and more
• Work on learning a new sport such as scent work, parkour, or rally
• Work on Cooperative Care in order to get comfortable with the handling they’d experience at the vet or groomer in a slow, controlled way that focuses on their comfort level
• Gain socialization to new sights, sounds, smells, textures, people, places, things, and more
• Improve their manners while out and about or at home
• Improve their walking skills

Fortunate Fido’s Dog Day Training Programs center around training during walks, training at home, and training in real-world, dog-friendly environments throughout Northeast Ohio and Cleveland.

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