FAQ Type: Day Camp

When your pet “Plays & Stays” at Best Friends for Daycare, he/she is boarded in a private accommodation. We also give your pet a playtime session and treat. Play & Stay is offered by all Best Friends Pet Hotels. Doggy Day Camp is a popular, daytime group socialization session for local dogs offered during weekdays at all of our pet care centers. Dogs spend the day in exercise and play with other dogs under the supervision of a specially trained counselor. To be eligible, dogs must be non-aggressive, at least 6 months old, and have been spayed or neutered. Dogs must be evaluated by a counselor to determine eligibility.

Doggy Day Camp is a popular, daytime group socialization class for dogs that meet certain criteria. We offer day camp as part of a membership program called, Canine Crew. You can select among monthly memberships of 6 days, 12 days, or unlimited days each month. The program is available at all of our pet care centers. Selection criteria include:
-Being at least 6 months
-Being spayed or neutered
-Having the ability to interact with other dogs in a social setting without overt aggressiveness
-Absence of health concerns, which might limit physical activity or require one on one focused attention by an animal care technician
-Parent’s ability to enroll the pet in a regular schedule of sessions (not necessarily each day) but regularly enough to allow the pet to gain status within the pack, and to become comfortable in the surroundings.

With safety as our #1 priority, we do have a screening process for day camp dogs to ensure that they are a fit for a group play setting. Our screening process is done in the form of an interview with you and your dog. The interview consists of us meeting you and your pup, answering some basic questions on your pup, and engaging him/her with some one-on-one time with one of our trained counselors. If all boxes are checked, the next step is to set your pup up with an introduction day to see how the pack responds to your pup and how he/she interacts with them. Learn more about the interview process on our Interview Page.

We have a full day of fun in store for your dog! To get an idea of the “day in the life” of our doggy day campers, visit our day camp page.

Yes, we have webcams available at our centers so you can watch your dog play throughout the day. Find a location near you and then click on the “View Petcams” button to take a peek.

We want to be sure that puppies learn proper socialization, self soothing, have positive interactions with new people, and get positive exposure to various stimuli to prepare them for adult dog day camp. Therefore, we have a special camp for puppies called Puppy Play Group (excluding Disney) where we set the stage for their transition to adulthood. Check out all it has to offer.

Some of our centers have an outdoor play yard for our day camp attendees. When it is weather appropriate we will allow this outdoor access to our campers. Contact your local center to find out if outdoors is an option.

You can make a reservation for our boarding, grooming, or day camp services in three ways: 1) online through our reservations site, by downloading our mobile app, or by calling one of our centers directly.

Our day camp program is a membership program designed to meet the needs of our pet parents. You can opt for a monthly membership of 6, 12, or unlimited days of camp each month. Your monthly fee will be automatically deducted from your account each month. Visit our pricing page for the cost of membership at your location.

Our day camp program is a membership program designed to meet the needs of our pet parents. You can opt for a monthly membership of 6, 12, or unlimited days of camp each month. Read more about it on our day camp page.