Day Camp FAQ

Day Camp is a fully customized experience designed entirely around your dog’s unique personality, needs, and favorite activities. Day Camp programs emphasize personalized attention, play, exercise, socialization, and rest breaks that meet your dog’s needs. Day Camp staff will use your feedback and our evaluation process to determine the best daily activity options for your dog while at day camp. While exercise, socialization, and activity are essential parts of a dog’s physical and mental well-being, rest is just as critical. We strongly believe that incorporating rest breaks in between activities can make a dog’s experience at day camp safer and more enjoyable. 

Most Doggie Day Cares only offer large group play options. The noise and activity level in a day care can be over stimulating and sometimes intimidating for some dogs. Often these play groups do not have adequate staff to dog supervision, that can impact proper dog interactions and overall safety. Inadequately supervised play groups can also lead to dogs developing bad habits by mimicking undesirable behaviors from other dogs the group.

In most Doggie Day Cares there is a lack of individual and personalized attention. In a Day Care play group setting, dogs often do not receive one-on-one care or specialized attention. Some Doggie Day Cares advertise and offer all-day play groups with no rest breaks. While playing all-day with other dogs may sound appealing, all-day play groups can be overstimulating and overwhelming for many dogs. While many dogs enjoy the group play, they also need time to rest and recovery time in between play. Being over tired can result in an unpleasant experience because they do not have the opportunity to rest and recover.

No, our day camp is a fully customized experience designed entirely around your dog’s unique personality, needs, and favorite activities.  All-day play Doggie Day Cares often include overwhelming large groups of dogs interacting all day from start to finish.  Some dog day cares advertise and offer all-day play groups with no rest breaks.  While playing all-day with other dogs may sound appealing, all-day play groups can be overstimulating and overwhelming for many dogs.  While many dogs enjoy the group play, they also need time to rest and recovery time in between play.  Being over tired can result in an unpleasant experience because they do not have the opportunity to rest and recover. 

Our Day Camp programs emphasize personalized attention, play, exercise, socialization, and rest breaks that meet your dog’s needs.   Popular activity choices include a combination of:

• Supervised Small Group Dog Play (only for dogs truly obsessed with playing with others)
• Relaxing Nature Walks to explore and sniff.
• Utility Exercises (An agility-like experience that focus on confidence and fun)
• Training Reinforcement (exclusively for dogs that have completed training at National K-9)
• Petting cuddling, and massage sessions
• Fun & Engaging Enrichment Activities such as fetch, treadmill walks, and more.

We require day camp participants to be:

• At least four months of age (puppies must have completed all their puppy vaccines).
• Current on Rabies, Distemper and Bordetella vaccines*
• Submit clear Fecal Test Results from a licensed veterinarian.
• Free of internal and external parasites
• Be in good overall health
• Free of wounds or stitches of any kind
• Eligibility for small play groups is limited to dogs that have been spayed or neutered.  Intact male and females are eligible for individual activities.
• Able to pass our Day Camp Evaluation and complete a trial day

If you are a current customer, please call or text 614-864-8808 for more information.

If you are a new customer request more information here.

No, intact males and females may participate in day camp activities but would not be eligible to participate small play groups.

Female dogs in heat are not permitted to participate in day camp until their heat cycle has been completed. Female dogs may resume day camp typically 4 weeks after their heat cycle has been completed. Please contact us for additional information.

All breeds of dog are welcome to apply but we must receive a completed Dog Day Camp Application and your dog must complete a Dog Day Camp Evaluation with our staff. 

Dogs that have been subject to any of the following will not be accepted into Day Camp:

1. A dog that has been designated a nuisance, dangerous, or vicious dog according to Ohio Revised Code Section 955.
2. A dog that has been or is currently subject to any court order, consent agreement, seizure proceedings, or condition of ownership relating to its designation, containment, or insurance requirements.
3. Dogs that have been subject of a complaint to a dog warden, animal control, or law enforcement regarding its behavior.
4. Dogs that have been involved in any civil claim or lawsuit arising from a bite, attack, or injury to any person and/or animal.
5. Hybrid Breeds (dogs mixed with different species) are prohibited. This would include but not limited to hybrid mixes of dog with a wolf, coyote, or dingo.

We realize that not all dogs enjoy being social with other dogs. This is why we have a range of activities that are designed for dogs that do not enjoy playing with other dogs. We also realize some dogs may be selective about their playmates and we take the time to access each dog to determine the best fit. Pet owners that request play groups will have their dog evaluated by our staff to determine if a play group is a good fit. Dogs that are not good candidates for play groups will have individualized daily activities designed by our staff to fit your dog’s activity levels.

Our play groups are very selective and subject to your completed Day Camp Application and evaluation by our staff. Groups will be determined by temperament and play styles. We realize that not all dogs enjoy being social with other dogs. This is why we have a range of activities that are designed for dogs that do not enjoy playing with other dogs.