Doggie Daycare in Evergreen Park, IL
At LePar Animal Hospital, we believe every pet deserves a day of pampering and care. Our cat and dog grooming services offer a rejuvenating experience that makes your pet feel healthy and refreshed both outside and inside. Whether you're bringing in a playful puppy or a graceful cat, we are equipped to provide a wide range of pet grooming services that can be tailored specifically to your companion’s needs.
Learn more about our grooming services for dogs and cats below and call (708) 423-3200 to schedule a grooming appointment today!
What is Doggie Daycare?
Doggie Daycare at Lepar Daycare will consist of dogs spending the day playing and socializing with other dogs and people. Dogs will be split into play groups based on size and temperament. These playgroups will be supervised by our well-trained daycare staff.
Throughout the day, dogs will be rotated outside to relieve themselves and also to take brief rests. These rest periods are important, as it allows dogs to take a break from the action of the playgroup and give them some time to relax. This is vital to maintaining the stability of the playgroup. This practice is also applied in the amount of allowed consecutive visits to daycare. Due to dogs needing rest in between large bouts of play, we do not allow dogs to attend daycare more than three days a week.
While Lepar Daycare wants to create a fun environment for your dog, we also take the safety of all dogs in our care very seriously, and thus do not allow toys on the play floor. Toys can cause some dogs to resource guard or become possessive, which could lead to aggressive behavior.
Water will be provided all day to dogs, and our staff can also administer medications your pet may require.
We look forward to working with your dog to harbor a fun, safe environment to promote socialization and strengthen the human and animal bond.
Temperament Testing
Temperament testing is vital to the stability and overall happiness of any play group. All dogs must pass temperament testing with our staff in order to enter daycare.
Temperament testing at Lepar Daycare and Grooming will consist of first introducing a new dog to our daycare staff. Once the dog feels comfortable with the daycare staff, we will start to introduce the dog to other dogs at daycare, based on size and temperament. We will slowly introduce dogs one by one, eventually creating a pack of dogs that are all comfortable with each other.
In the event a dog shows signs of stress or discomfort, we will halt the introduction, and attempt another introduction at a different time. Dogs displaying signs of aggression, to human or animal, will not be allowed into the play group.
LePar Daycare Vaccine Requirements
- Current on Physical exam by a LePar Veterinarian within 1 year for Daycare
- Rabies vaccine (rabies titers are NOT accepted)
- Distemper / parvo combination (or equivalent titer)
- Bordetella vaccine
- Canine influenza vaccine
- Leptospirosis vaccine
- Current Negative stool sample within 1 year
- All dogs will be required to pass a temperament test prior to admission to daycare
- Dogs must be current on heartworm and flea prevention
- All dogs must be spayed or neutered
- All Vaccines must be complete 2 weeks prior to entry to daycare to ensure adequate immunity
New Client Daycare Policy
Not a LePar client? That’s okay. We can still welcome your pup into our daycare. In order to ensure the best daycare experience for you and your pup we require the following.
- Completion of our online Behavior intake questionnaire
- An exam by one of our doctors annually. This is done to ensure your pup is healthy and current on all required vaccines.
- There is an exam charge for this visit, and it will include your pet’s temperament test and first day of daycare if they pass.
