Dog Daycare Life at Fetch Dubai

At Fetch, we understand that every dog is unique, and we tailor our services to cater to their individual needs. Whether your dog is energetic and playful or prefers a more relaxed environment, we've got them covered.

We understand the true value in quality free play time over what most sell; quantity free play time. Contrary to common belief and practice, an overly tired dog simply is not a happy dog. Are you fun and excitable when you are tired? Same applies to our puppers.

Therefore we allocate free play between 8am until 1pm, and again low arousal free play from 2pm until 5pm. Free play could be less for those Fetch Players who reach their over-arousal threshold quicker.

And rest assured our Boarding dogs are included in all the daycare fun too!

Our Fear- and Force-free Promise

At Fetch, we believe in positive reinforcement and gentle handling. Our experienced staff members are trained to use fear- and force-free techniques that promote trust and cooperation between our team and your pup. Your dog will thrive in an environment that encourages their natural behaviours and preferences.

How Everyday is Structured

As you may have read About Us at Fetch Dubai, we meticulously structure our comprehensive operations into three essential categories: Practice, Enrichment, and Treats. We firmly believe that these integral components are vitally important in order to provide well-rounded and effective pet care for every dog that enters our facility, ensuring that they receive the attention, love, and engaging activities necessary to truly thrive during their time with us.

While we do incorporate free play and group fun, our activities revolve around each dog's individualized practice sessions as an essential components for a strong foundation and a well balanced dogs.

Foundation Work

We begin with foundational skills, as mentioned in Our Approach, which are vital for every dog:

  • Sit and Stay

  • Come-to-Touch

  • Loose-Leash Walking (including stairs)

  • Gate Manners

These foundational sessions are scheduled twice daily until the dog demonstrates confidence in each skill. Once these basics are mastered, we gradually introduce additional practices, manners, and skills. At this stage, foundational skills will also be practiced in a group setting, providing the dog with the mental exercise needed to apply these skills in real-world scenarios.

Advanced Skills & Manners

After mastering the foundational work, dogs can look forward to learning other individual skills and manners, such as:

  • Doorbell Manners

  • Leave It

  • Roll Over

  • Grooming Cooperative Care

  • Café Manners

  • Muzzle Conditioning

Practice

Our types of enrichment fall into two broad categories: social enrichment, which focuses on enhancing the time the dog spends confined through meaningful contact and interaction with other dogs and our handlers; and environmental enrichment, which seeks to improve and enhance the space within which the dog is held. This includes various elements such as toys and feeding enrichment, as well as thoughtful arrangements of furniture and sensory stimulation that promote exploration and engagement.

Enrichment

Group Enrichment

Our group activities serve two purposes: practicing manners and recall, and allowing the dogs to unwind and have fun. Practicing manners and recall in a group setting builds on the foundational skills of sit and stay, come-to-touch, gate manners, and loose-leash walking. The group environment introduces a higher level of mental exercise, essential for transferring these skills to the outside world.

Themed Daily Activities

To keep things exciting, we theme our activities around the days of the week:

  • Mondays: Nose Work – Featuring snuffle mats and scent work, including our wildlife "Sniffaris."

  • Tuesdays: Tennis Ball Day – A high-energy session with hundreds of tennis balls, perfect for active play.

  • Wednesdays: Sports Day – Group activities like bowling and soccer help dogs build coordination while desensitizing them to sudden movements and loud noises.

  • Thursdays: Bubble Day – A calming activity that taps into the dogs' natural behavior of chasing, similar to Tennis Ball Tuesdays.

  • Fridays: Film Club – A relaxing day where we wind down with a calm, peaceful activity.

  • Saturdays: Boop Camp – A playful take on "boot camp," this day combines physical and mental exercises, including agility and treadmill work.

Dogs playing soccer in an indoor park

Individual Enrichment

At Fetch Dubai, our individual enrichment sessions are thoughtfully crafted to nurture your dog's mental and physical well-being. We understand that every dog is unique, so we offer a variety of activities that cater to different interests, energy levels, and needs. These sessions are designed to engage your dog's natural instincts, enhance their physical fitness, and promote positive behavior, ensuring a balanced and fulfilling experience. Below are the enrichment options available for your dog:

  • Sniffari

  • Swimming

  • Fetch

  • Treadmill

  • Agility

  • Bowling

  • Bubbles

  • Snuffle mat

  • Tug games

  • Food puzzles

The Treats our Fetch Players enjoy

At Fetch Dubai we use treats in a variety of different settings. For this reason, all dogs attending Fetch needs to be comfortable sharing and not have any food-reactivity.

Although we are always happy pivot to other forms of rewards a dog respond to best, like petting or a toy, we primarily rely on treats as our main method of rewarding behaviour we want to see repeated. This is primarily of use in active skills and manners practices.

Another reason we look to treats as a tool for dogs well-being is the soothing benefits licking provide. Frozen lick mats Kongs encourages licking and rewards a dog with delicious goodness. We infuse our treats with Immune supporting supplements like bone broth, and pre-and probiotics.

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