37-32 61st Street, Woodside, NY 11377
Daycare
Daycare is a day in a play group, not a day in a suite. Dogs arrive between seven and ten, go out in their group, come in when the group comes in, sleep through the middle of the afternoon because every dog does, and go home between three and seven.
Dogs are split by weight, not by age or breed, and the two groups are never in a yard at the same time.
| Group | Weight band | Room | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small group | up to 25 lb | the front playroom and the small yard | sixteen |
| Large group | 26 lb and over | the back playroom and the long yard | twenty |
| Rate | What it is | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Full day | in by ten, out by six | $48 |
| Half day | five hours or less | $34 |
| Ten-day package | Full days, valid for twelve months | $430 |
up to 25 lb
Dogs up to twenty-five pounds, in the front playroom and the small yard.
A ten-pound dog and an eighty-pound dog playing the same game is how a small dog gets hurt by a friendly animal. The two groups do not mix and are never in the same yard at the same time.
26 lb and over
Dogs from twenty-six pounds up, in the back playroom and the long yard.
The long yard is forty feet, which is the shortest distance a retriever considers a run.
The same rhythm every day, whichever group your dog is in.
The door opens. Most dogs arrive in the first hour and go straight out.
First group session. Small group in the front yard, large group in the long yard.
In, water, and a quiet half hour. Dogs that came in early sleep here.
Second session, groups swapped between the yards.
Lunch for the dogs whose owners send it, and rest for everybody. The building is quiet for about two hours, which surprises people.
Third session, and the first pick-ups.
Last turn in the yard for the dogs still here.
The door shuts. Anything still here is a boarder.
Before the first day. Every dog does the temperament assessment before its first daycare day. It is free, it takes about three quarters of an hour, and it is the reason the groups work.
Ten full days bought together, spent one at a time, good for twelve months. The days are yours and they do not expire on a Friday because the month ended.
Every date and each group's remaining places are on the calendar. Nothing is paid on this website: you pay when you collect.