Assessment Form

Please fill in the below questionnaire. In doing so, it will provide our staff with all of the relevant and necessary information we require to take care of your dog(s) to the best of our ability. The information provided must be true, correct & up to date. Providing incorrect or inaccurate information will affect our approach to the assessment, and the result.

Terms & Conditions: Please read.

Duration: Assessments last for a total of 2.5 hours. We can hold shorter assessments but it is at management’s discretion. 

What do I bring?: Please arrive with your dog wearing a harness and a lead for the assessment. This is also required for daycare if your dog passes the assessment. This is so our daycare can continue to provide the safest environment.

Cost: The cost is €35 per dog which must be paid before confirming the assessment slot. There are no refunds for the assessment, even if it’s cut short. You are paying for our undivided attention. The worst then drops down to €32 per day for daycare. 

What happens during the assessment: The assessment will consist of a gradual lead introduction to other dogs in our care. While doing this, we will be looking out for signs of anxiety, aggression, stress, aggression or reactivity towards dogs, nerves and more. Once we feel that your dog is comfortable after the first stage of meet and greet, we will then bring your dog into the main arena for the remaining stages of the assessment. All going well, we will then let your dog off their lead to become accustomed to environment in their own way while our team maintain a close eye on all interactions.

To gain a good assessment and understanding of your dogs needs, we require a 2.5 hour window for this assessment. Owners are advised to arrive on time for the assessment. If you are late, this will cut into the assessment time slot. We would also require you to be present for the initial 10-20 minutes as this period of time is to allow for the initial meet & greet and to build a report with the owners and the incoming pup.

What happens if my dog fails the assessment: There are many reasons for a dog failing our assessment. The main one is that they just aren’t socialised enough to be comfortable in such a busy and controlled environment. Another reason may be if your dog is a recent rescue, there may be some barriers that the dog has put up, we just have to work on getting past them and building their confidence and gaining their trust in another way. There are many other ways a dog could fail our assessment, however, we do give every dog every chance to pass. If they don’t pass, we give them homework to complete and then we can reassess in a couple of months time, given that the homework has been worked on.

Loosing your dogs daycare place: If your dog doesn’t attend for a period of 4 weeks or more, we hold the right to release your dogs spot to another customer on the waiting list that needs our daycare service every week. As our daycare service is so busy, we may not contact you regarding this. You may just stop receiving our weekly booking messages. See our terms and conditions for more.