Doggie Daycare at Dog Days Inn, Fayetteville, NC
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Drop your pup off in the morning to exercise and socialize with other dogs and pick up a tired & happy pet who’s ready to go home and relax with you after a long day. We group dogs according to temperament and provide a large, safe outdoor play area for them to explore. On warm days we provide wading pools for a fun way to keep them busy and cool!
Before your dog’s trial day, we ask that you complete a short application so we have everything on file. Read more here or download the form directly. Not sure whether your dog needs to be spayed or neutered first? Check here.
Pricing
- Initial Evaluation/Trial Day $25.00 (includes a photo, certificate and a behavior assessment report in a folder for you to take home.)
- Full Day $20.00
- Half Day $10.00
Doggie Daycare Passes
| Days | Up-front Cost | Per day cost | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Weekday | $20 | $20 | None |
| Single Weekend | $30 | $30 | None |
| 5 | $80 | $16 | $20 |
| 10 | $150 | $15 | $50 |
| 20 | $260 | $13 | $140 |
| 30 | $330 | $11 | $270 |
| Weekend 4-Day Pass | $80 | $20 | $40 |
*Weekday pass for 2nd dog is 1/2 price
*Weekday passes are good for 6 months from date of purchase
*There are no returns or exchanges for unused pass days
*Weekend daycare is available by sign-up at our facility only, for dogs who have passed their daycare trial. If you sign up and your dog is selected, you’ll be charged for the day, or a day will be deducted from your pass, whether or not your dog attends.
*The Weekend 4-Day Pass has no second-dog discount and currently has no expiration date
Add-Ons
- Late Pick-Up: between 7:00 pm & 7:15 pm – $10.00 per day or $150.00 per month additional
- House food: Diamond Brand – $2.00 per feeding
Drop Off and Pick Up Times for Doggie Daycare
| Days | Am | Pm |
|---|---|---|
| Monday – Friday | 7:00-12:00 | 1:00-7:00 |
| Saturday | 7:00-9:00 | 4:00-6:00 |
| Sunday | 7:00–9:00 | 3:00–5:00 |
Doggie Daycare FAQs
Pricing & Scheduling
A full day is $20 and a half day is $10. If you plan to bring your dog regularly, our daycare passes bring the cost down significantly, to as low as $11 per day with our 30-day pass. Weekend daycare is $30 per day, or $20 per day with a Weekend 4-Day Pass.
Either works! You can drop in for a single half day or full day whenever you need, or save with a 5, 10, 20, or 30-day pass if your dog will be coming regularly. Weekday passes stay valid for 6 months from purchase.
Weekday daycare is first come, first served, except around holidays, and for boarding assessments and daycare trials, which may require advance scheduling. Weekend daycare is by sign-up only at our facility. See “How does weekend daycare work?” below.
Monday through Friday, morning drop-off is 7:00 AM–12:00 PM and afternoon pick-up runs 1:00–7:00 PM. Need extra time? Late pick-up until 7:15 PM is available for an additional fee. On weekends, drop-off is 7:00–9:00 AM both days, and pick-up is 4:00–6:00 PM on Saturday and 3:00–5:00 PM on Sunday.
Yes! Weekend daycare is available on Saturdays and Sundays for dogs who have already passed their daycare trial. It’s $30 per full day, or you can save with a Weekend 4-Day Pass for $80, which brings it down to $20 per day. The Weekend 4-Day Pass can only be used on weekends, and weekday passes can’t be used on weekends. There are no half days on weekends.
Sign up in person at our facility for the weekend days you’d like. Spots are limited, so not every dog who signs up is selected. We’ll let you know by phone or in person if your dog has a spot. If your dog is selected, you’ll be charged for the day, or a day will be deducted from your Weekend 4-Day Pass, whether or not your dog attends. Please only sign up for days you’re sure you can make.
Before Your Dog Starts
Dogs need to be current on Rabies, Distemper (your records may show this as DHPP, DHLPP, DAPP, or a similar combo, on your vet’s 1- or 3-year schedule), Bordetella, and Canine Influenza. Two of these catch people off guard:
- Bordetella: We need it given within the last 6 months, even if your vet labeled the dose as a 1-year vaccine. Dogs play closely together here, so we hold every dog to the 6-month version. Check the date on your dog’s last Bordetella rather than whether your vet considers it current.
- Canine Influenza: This is its own vaccine, not the parainfluenza already included in the Distemper combo. Vets don’t always give it automatically, so you’ll usually need to ask for it by name.
Records are due at drop-off. You’re welcome to send them ahead to dogdaysinnpetcare@gmail.com or dogdaysinn@yahoo.com, or have your vet’s office send them. Honestly, we’d rather catch a missing Bordetella a week out than have you find out at the door.
Yes, once they reach a certain age, and it works a little differently for males and females.
Females: spayed by 6 months. A female coming into heat changes the entire dynamic of a play group in ways we can’t manage around, so 6 months is the age we need her spayed by to stay in daycare.
Males: neutered by 8 months, and sometimes a little sooner. Eight months is the latest we can go. Between 6 and 8 months, we go by your individual dog. Some keep playing comfortably in the group right through that window, while others start showing the behavior that tends to come with that age: mounting, marking, posturing, or the other dogs simply responding to him differently. If we see that, we’ll let you know it’s time, and that may come before he turns 8 months.
This isn’t a judgment about your dog. An intact adolescent doesn’t have to do anything wrong to shift how the group behaves around him, and our job is to keep the whole yard comfortable, not just one dog.
Before those ages, there’s no requirement. If your dog is getting close, talk to your vet about timing sooner rather than later. Between scheduling and recovery, it’s easy to lose a few weeks of daycare waiting. If the timing is tight, call us at (910) 426-5700 and we’ll work it out with you.
Before your dog’s trial day, please complete our daycare application so we have everything we need on file: your contact information, your dog’s basic history, and emergency contact details. We’ll also need your dog’s current vaccination records (Rabies, Distemper, Bordetella, and Canine Influenza) before their trial day.
For our daycare application form, click here
The Trial Day
We run every new dog through a short series of evaluations to check two things: that they’re not aggressive, destructive, or a danger to themselves, other dogs, or our staff, and that they’re social and comfortable enough to actually enjoy daycare. We want every dog in our play yard to be having fun, not feeling scared or overwhelmed. Doggie daycare should be a blast, and that starts with making sure it’s the right fit.
The trial is $25 and includes a photo, certificate and a behavior assessment report in a folder for you to take home.
We use dogs with a playful, calm demeanor that help us read how well a new dog will fit into the group — well-socialized, mild-mannered, and non-retaliatory.
- Your pup meets the staff members who’ll be working with them during daycare, in our secure, supervised yard.
- We bring in one of our helper dogs (opposite sex from your dog first) and let them sniff and interact while we watch closely for tense body language or posturing, for about 10 minutes.
- If that goes well, we add a second helper dog (same sex as your dog) and watch the three of them together the same way.
- If all’s still going smoothly, we gradually introduce our regular daycare dogs, a few at a time, still watching closely.
- Once your pup is comfortable with the full group, they’re officially welcomed as a new daycare friend!
We usually know within the first 15 minutes whether a dog is going to pass. Most dogs are settled in and making friends (playing, chasing, and sunbathing) within about 25 minutes of joining the full play yard.
We’ll let you know honestly. We don’t accept dogs for group play that show aggression or a serious risk to themselves or others, and we also don’t push dogs through if they seem fearful, shut down, or overwhelmed rather than happy. Daycare should be enjoyable, not stressful, for every dog involved.
Playtime & Safety
Dogs are grouped according to temperament, not just size, and supervised by our staff in a large, safe outdoor play area. On warm days, we set up wading pools so pups can cool off while they play.
Your dogs play outside in our large play yards and rest inside in a climate-controlled facility.
