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I had my dog boarded at his daycare from the 14th - 20th of this month. The first half of his stay they said he was fine, he was just laying around a lot and then sun bathing when they were outside. On the 4th day he started getting cranky so they separated him from the other dogs to let him relax and keep his stress levels down. Then for the rest of the time he was boarded they had him by himself with some toys for the first half of the day, staff members would take turns playing with him, and then with a small group of dogs for the second half of the day and that seemed to work out well.
My dad was the one to drop him off and pick him up so I wasn't there for that but when I came home on friday night, his ears were down REALLY low and he was just mosying around, but by sunday he was back to his normal self again. I took him to daycare today and he seemed happy to be there.
Is it normal for a dog to get 'depressed' and cranky their first time being boarded? Oh, it's cage free boarding too, don't know if that makes a difference.
My dad was the one to drop him off and pick him up so I wasn't there for that but when I came home on friday night, his ears were down REALLY low and he was just mosying around, but by sunday he was back to his normal self again. I took him to daycare today and he seemed happy to be there.
Is it normal for a dog to get 'depressed' and cranky their first time being boarded? Oh, it's cage free boarding too, don't know if that makes a difference.