{"id":2705,"date":"2016-04-22T11:50:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T15:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dogtopia.com\/mississauga-meadowvale\/?p=2705"},"modified":"2019-01-16T11:34:57","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T16:34:57","slug":"intact-dog-suited-daycare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dogtopia.com\/mississauga-meadowvale\/intact-dog-suited-daycare\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your intact dog suited for daycare?"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Dogtopia, we look out for the needs of our customers and their furry friends before doing an intake with a dog that\u2019s never been at our facility. Intact dogs are not a good match for an open play environment such as dog daycare, and here’s why.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pregnancy can occur<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Having intact dogs means that they\u2019re likely to impregnate other dogs or get impregnated. While the dogs that have been fixed aren\u2019t subject to this, it\u2019s likely when having more than one intact dog in our daycare facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Intact dogs are also more likely to hump around other dogs that they haven\u2019t been exposed to, mainly as a dominance factor and it\u2019s a behaviour that we discourage dogs from doing at our Dogtopia Mississauga facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

My dog has been trained and is still intact. What\u2019s the difference?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

While we don\u2019t discourage pet parents from keeping their dogs intact, there are some benefits to having them spayed\/neutered and will ensure that they are safer in a daycare environment:<\/span><\/p>\n