As of August 1, 2023, Dog Days Daycare Center is instituting a new boarding feeding policy. We wanted to clarify what the policy is and why we have put it in place.
Why this new policy?
There are a few reasons why we instituted this new policy.
First, and foremost, is the health and safety of the dogs in our care. We have found it to be much better for you, the customer, to measure out feeding portions for your dog as it eliminates potential miscommunication at check-in. It has been our experience that people have varying definitions of what 1 cup or scoop means.
The second reason is to try and keep costs down for our customers. Being a high-volume pet facility, you can imagine on a busy day of boarding, the labor effort it is to feed many dogs and feed them all correct portions specified by the owners. A way to save costs is to ask you, our customer, to portion out the food per feeding so our staff spends less time measuring. We’ll be confident your dog is getting the exact portion you specified.
The final reason is space. We have limited storage space for each dog. Keeping large containers and bags prevents us from keeping your pet’s belongings together and they are more easily misplaced.
What is the new policy?
The new policy is as follows:
Portioning Please portion your pet’s food into Ziploc bags or individual meal containers for each serving, for each day. If all amounts are the same for each feeding, no need to put day/meal on the bag since it takes us time to find the correct bag for each feeding. For instance, no need to write “Skippy, Monday dinner” on the bag if all the portions are the same. Just put your pup’s name on the bag and we’ll take it from there.
Food Quantity Only bring enough food for your dog’s length of stay plus a couple of additional days in case you get delayed. Anything not used will be returned to you when your dog goes home. An exception to this rule is if your bags total 25+; then please put food in gallon Ziploc bags or some sort of appropriate size. Please be sure to measure the food out to ensure that you are giving us enough food for their entire stay plus the additional meals.
Feeding Instructions Please write out feeding instructions clearly (“1 bag twice a day” for example, or “1 heaping cup”) and then, if applicable, provide instructions for any food additives that should go in the food (“1 Tbs. canned food” or “sprinkle cheese on top” for example). Feeding and medication information must be in clear terms and please be sure medications are in the original bottles with instructions. Everything you bring in should be clearly marked with your pup’s name – even the instructions, please.
There may be other exceptions we have not considered, so please feel free to email our staff at service@dogdaysdaycare.org if you have more specific questions about an upcoming stay.
We do appreciate your business and helping us provide the best care for your pets.
WOOF!
