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I have had parents love the fact that we have a small dog and others, the dog is a deal breaker.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again...with my 3 dogs (two black labs and a pomeranian), if you aren't a dog lover, then you won't be a good fit here. The dogs are a part of the daycare (supervised of course) and they will continue to be. This is their home. I respect if someone has a fear of dogs, it hasn't affected my daycare that I know of. All the families I have love that I'm such an animal lover and it teaches all the kiddos how to properly treat a dog, both large and small.
I'm sorry you lost a family because of it, but they aren't all like that and you will find someone who doesn't mind at all!Comment
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I'm with Sabre on this one.
I'd be willing to bet it doesn't have squat to do with your dog or any dog for that matter. Does this mean she's going to stop taking her daughter to her grandparents house because they have a dog?!?! Probably not.
Sounds to me like an easy way to flake on you. I'd bet they found cheaper care or found a family member to do it for free.Comment
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I actually have 4 dogs...
Maggie Mae is a black female Scottish Terrier...
and Rubi May is a female Yorkshire Terrier... William Wallace McGregor ... 'Liberator of the Scotts'...(Will for short)...is a neutered male Yorkshire Terrier... and Nicholas the Great... Ruler of the Russians... (Nick.. or 'crazy' for short)....
As far as I know... I've never lost a potential client over my dogs...
BUT... My dogs are kept seperate from my daycare...
They stay in the kitchen... and.. although the kitchen is part of the daycare room.. it is seperated by a counter top.. and a gate across the walk through opening... the dogs are NEVER allowed in my daycare room... even after hours...because Will and Nick are boys and will lift their leg on ANYTHING.....
The outside area is seperated for the dogs...daycare children are never allowed inside this area... although it is adjacent to the daycare playground...
The daycare children and parents SEE my dogs.. and they for sure HEAR them... Nick is a fruitcake...barks all the time...
BUT...my dogs are off limits for daycare children and parents... Nick is barely 4 lbs... Rubi and Will are both just barely over 5 lbs... so frankly..I don't want anyone except immediate family to pick them up...
I make this clear to all clients..
I also have 2 inside family cats...they live in my daughters room and the attached storage room and laundry room... they are allowed out in the daycare room after hours ONLY...and 1 outside family cat... she is mostly around on the property...but if she does come up to the daycare area... the kids and parents love her... she is super sweet...
We also have 2 guinea pigs that live in a 6 room guinea pig condo.. in the daycare room... the kids LOVE them... 'Jorge and Furry Murry...
And... we have a long haired black Angora rabbit... Peter Rabbit... that lives in a large 2 part cage.. out in the daycare playground...
I have been told by many clients that they like the fact that I have pets... but that they also like the fact that the dogs are kept seperate...because of their size... the fear of a child picking them up and dropping them...
I suppose there may be a possibility that someone has passed over me as a caregiver.. if their child had allergies to animals...but... honestly.. if that has happened... I'm not aware of it...
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Anything can be a liability but ask yourself if YOU were looking at daycare would dogs bother you? I, like Texasjeepgirl (and I am in Texas too) have 4 dogs. 2 large, 2 small. One barks at ALL men who walk in this house. On the other hand he licks all the women. --of course they hang over the gate to pat him. For me, i have gates set up so that they can not enter into the daycare areas. However the one that barks at men can see the parents coming in to drop or pick up. I figure you are either a dog person or not. Anything can happen with any animal at any given time. So maybe it was a deal breaker or maybe not. I personally keep the animals away from the kids just in case. Don't beat yourself up over it, I am sure other families will come along. I have had parents not choose me becasue I have teenage biys...So its crazy what parents can come up with.....
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In 10 years, I have had 3 or 4 families that didn't choose our daycare because of the dogs. I always tell people on the phone so if they aren't comfortable with animals, we don't waste either of our time with an interview.Comment
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We have 3 dogs and 2 cats. The only time I had a family not enroll is because of a cat allergy. The dogs I keep in a room or outside in a outdoor kennel most of the day just because 3 babies and 3 dogs is just too much. My dogs are all bigger too, (time to brag about my puppies) a hound/lab mix who weighs 75 pounds, a Australian shepherd who weighs 45 pounds, and a Aussie cattle dog mix who weigh 35 pounds. Most of my families either have dogs or dont mind the kids contacting the dogs. I can see where if someone was afraid of dogs they would steer clear of my daycare.Comment
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I lost one family ( I actually terminated care) because I have a Mastiff.
The dad claimed my dog was next to the pit bull in being aggressive and attacking people. It was such an ignorant statement by him I terminated care immediately.
If a family is not comfortable with my animals Mastiff, black cat, and a cow colored bunny. They are not welcome in my daycare.
I wouldn't take a family either even if parents were ok with my dog, but the child is terrified, it would never work out.
I am always upfront with people when they call interested in my daycare. I always tell them I have a very large dog who is kept seperate by baby gates in the house, a cat with free range of the house and a bunny with free range of the backyard. I'm sure it has changed peoples mind about my daycare, but oh well. All of my dc families have 2+ dogs and other animals.
You would be amazed at all the children who are more terrified of my bunny, than my 200 lb Mastiff!! :
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Good for you!! We have a doberman who is known by his hugs (he wraps his head around your hip & just stands there too cute) & if someone made a comment like that to me I would've done the same thing.I lost one family ( I actually terminated care) because I have a Mastiff.
The dad claimed my dog was next to the pit bull in being aggressive and attacking people. It was such an ignorant statement by him I terminated care immediately.
If a family is not comfortable with my animals Mastiff, black cat, and a cow colored bunny. They are not welcome in my daycare.
I wouldn't take a family either even if parents were ok with my dog, but the child is terrified, it would never work out.
I am always upfront with people when they call interested in my daycare. I always tell them I have a very large dog who is kept seperate by baby gates in the house, a cat with free range of the house and a bunny with free range of the backyard. I'm sure it has changed peoples mind about my daycare, but oh well. All of my dc families have 2+ dogs and other animals.
You would be amazed at all the children who are more terrified of my bunny, than my 200 lb Mastiff!! ::Comment
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Anything can be a liability but ask yourself if YOU were looking at daycare would dogs bother you? I, like Texasjeepgirl (and I am in Texas too) have 4 dogs. 2 large, 2 small. One barks at ALL men who walk in this house. On the other hand he licks all the women. --of course they hang over the gate to pat him. For me, i have gates set up so that they can not enter into the daycare areas. However the one that barks at men can see the parents coming in to drop or pick up. I figure you are either a dog person or not. Anything can happen with any animal at any given time. So maybe it was a deal breaker or maybe not. I personally keep the animals away from the kids just in case. Don't beat yourself up over it, I am sure other families will come along. I have had parents not choose me becasue I have teenage biys...So its crazy what parents can come up with.....
My Scottish Terrier (female) is also freaked out by men.. ... I have no clue why... we've had that dog since she was 3 months old... she is 'mostly' accustomed to all the regular dad's that pick up...most of the time...but...anytime we have people over... the men... no way... she wigs OUT!!!! Nick.. the tiny Yorkie...well...he barks at everything... loud noises... the vacuum cleaner... the cats... Peter Rabbit ... hopping in his cage... his own shadow...... and possibly the voices in his head.... BUT...he's so darn PRETTY...I haven't had the heart to strangle him yet...Comment
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I have no idea how to insert pics in here... (someone is going to have to teach me)... but...
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I have a purebred Rottweiler, a Pitbull mix, and a small mixed bred. They stay outside or in another room during daycare hours,just because they are just big, but when I do interviews the family can clearly see them looking inside from the back sliding door. I have never had anyone that didn't come back because of the dogs (at least they never said...).
I also have indoor cats, that stays upstairs most of them time, but sometimes do their rounds downstairs, and maybe take a nap on the couch.
My pets were here before the daycare, and they are part of the family; if you don't want your child around pets, then don't bring him/her to my house -
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