new best friends
How do I get my dog started?
Step 1:
❑ Create an online account through our Gingr Portal
➩ Click here for the web browser version
➩ For iPhone or Android, download “Gingr for Pet Parents” on the app store.
❑ Enter invite code: 673608 to access Metro Dogs Portal.
❑ Create a profile for yourself and your dog(s).
❑ Your portal offers access to your daycare/overnight reservations, training classes grooming services, immunization records, prepaid packages, and more!!
Step 2:
Upload your dog’s veterinary information to your Gingr portal or contact your veterinarian and have them email their information to [email protected] . Your vet may also call us and verbally confirm the information. We require the following veterinary information for social play:
❑ Rabies (required by 16 weeks of age)
❑ DHPP (Distemper)
❑ Bordetella
❑ Negative fecal test within the past year.
❑ Canine Influenza (beginning winter 2023)
Step 3:
Wait for our Front Desk Manager to reach out to you via email, they will let you know the soonest day available for your dog’s evaluation. (Check your spam folder if you haven’t heard from us in 48 business hours!)
Your dog’s first day, aka the evaluation day, is scheduled with specific drop-off and pick-up times so that you may speak with a manager on duty.
Step 4:
Once your dog has passed their evaluation day, you are able to schedule future daycare or overnight care reservations as needed.
Signing up for training classes & puppy basics…
Step 1:
❑ Create an online account through our Gingr Portal
➩ Click here for the web browser version
➩ For iPhone or Android, download “Gingr for Pet Parents” on the app store.
❑ Enter invite code: 673608 to access Metro Dogs Portal.
❑ Create a profile for yourself and any dog you wish to enter in training classes or puppy socialization hours.
Step 2:
❑ Sign up for your preferred class through the “New Bookings” page.
➩ Select “Book”
➩ Select the dog you wish to sign up
➩ Select “Training Classes & Puppy Social” booking category
➩ Pick the class you wish to attend from the list of available classes.
Step 3:
Once you have registered for your class, you will receive a confirmation email with more information within 48 hours.
How do I get my dog started?
Step 1:
❑ Create an online account through our Gingr Portal
➩ Click here for the web browser version
➩ For iPhone or Android, download “Gingr for Pet Parents” on the app store.
❑ Enter invite code: 673608 to access Metro Dogs Portal.
❑ Create a profile for yourself and your dog(s).
❑ Your portal offers access to your daycare/overnight reservations, training classes grooming services, immunization records, prepaid packages, and more!!
Step 2:
Upload your dog’s veterinary information to your Gingr portal or contact your veterinarian and have them email their information to [email protected] . Your vet may also call us and verbally confirm the information. We require the following veterinary information for social play:
❑ Rabies (required by 16 weeks of age)
❑ DHPP (Distemper)
❑ Bordetella
❑ Negative fecal test within the past year.
❑ Canine Influenza (beginning winter 2023)
Step 3:
Wait for our Front Desk Manager to reach out to you via email, they will let you know the soonest day available for your dog’s evaluation. (Check your spam folder if you haven’t heard from us in 48 business hours!)
Your dog’s first day, aka the evaluation day, is scheduled with specific drop-off and pick-up times so that you may speak with a manager on duty.
Step 4:
Once your dog has passed their evaluation day, you are able to schedule future daycare or overnight care reservations as needed.
Signing up for training classes & puppy basics…
Step 1:
❑ Create an online account through our Gingr Portal
➩ Click here for the web browser version
➩ For iPhone or Android, download “Gingr for Pet Parents” on the app store.
❑ Enter invite code: 673608 to access Metro Dogs Portal.
❑ Create a profile for yourself and any dog you wish to enter in training classes or puppy socialization hours.
Step 2:
❑ Sign up for your preferred class through the “New Bookings” page.
➩ Select “Book”
➩ Select the dog you wish to sign up
➩ Select “Training Classes & Puppy Social” booking category
➩ Pick the class you wish to attend from the list of available classes.
Step 3:
Once you have registered for your class, you will receive a confirmation email with more information within 48 hours.
Our Promise
The entire Metro Dogs Daycare Team is 100% committed to providing you peace-of-mind with the very best dog daycare experience possible. We are all dog lovers here and understand what it’s like want a trustworthy, loving location for our dogs when we can't be with them.
We Promise that you will see & feel the Metro Dogs Daycare difference.
House Rules
Metro Dogs Daycare is a social, group environment where the dogs hang out and play together all day. Our evaluation process is one of the most important aspects of the Metro Dogs Daycare program. It’s designed to identify potential troublemakers—overly aggressive or defensive dogs. Neither of which makes for a fun, safe place for your dog to be. In order to keep things well & orderly, certain rules apply. All dogs must meet the following:
Health requirements:
❑ Dogs must be current with age appropriate vaccines:
➩ Under 16 weeks – DHPP and Bordatella
➩ Over 16 weeks – Rabies, DHPP, and Bordatella
➩ Canine Influenza is highly encouraged, but not required.
❑ A negative fecal test within the last 12 months.
❑ Free of parasites.
❑ On a veterinarian approved flea & tick prevention during months with temperatures above 32F
➩ Generally April through November
❑ Sterilization done by 12 months of age, no females in heat at any age.
❑ If recently adopted from an animal shelter or rescue:
➩ Must be home for 6 weeks to be clear of any communicable diseases.
➩ This rule is new as of 04/23 due to the Canine Influenza outbreak at Animal Humane.
Behavior requirements:
❑ Pass a temperament evaluation.
➩ New Client Evaluation Days are by appointment only.
❑ Comfortably engage with dogs of all kinds.
❑ Be safely handled by all staff members.
❑ Share toys with other dogs or staff without possessive aggression.
❑ Accept treats without possessive aggression towards dogs or staff.
Displays of behavior relating to stress (incessant barking, excessive mounting, not taking treats, reactivity, fear) are NOT allowed with your dog’s best interest in mind.
Displays of negative behaviors relating to being intact (mounting, intersex reactivity, excessive marking, obsession with another dog) are NOT allowed and the dog may be asked to take a break until sterilized.
Exceptions:
❑ A titer test may replace the DHPP vaccine, talk with your vet for more information.
❑ Sterilization may be extended past 12 months if :
➩ Recommended by your veterinarian.
➩ Your dog is not displaying any concerning behaviors driven by being intact.
House Rules
Metro Dogs Daycare is a social, group environment where the dogs hang out and play together all day. Our evaluation process is one of the most important aspects of the Metro Dogs Daycare program. It’s designed to identify potential troublemakers—overly aggressive or defensive dogs. Neither of which makes for a fun, safe place for your dog to be. In order to keep things well & orderly, certain rules apply. All dogs must meet the following:
Health requirements:
❑ Dogs must be current with age appropriate vaccines:
➩ Under 16 weeks – DHPP and Bordatella
➩ Over 16 weeks – Rabies, DHPP, and Bordatella
➩ Canine Influenza is highly encouraged, but not required.
❑ A negative fecal test within the last 12 months.
❑ Free of parasites.
❑ On a veterinarian approved flea & tick prevention during months with temperatures above 32F
➩ Generally April through November
❑ Sterilization done by 12 months of age, no females in heat at any age.
❑ If recently adopted from an animal shelter or rescue:
➩ Must be home for 6 weeks to be clear of any communicable diseases.
➩ This rule is new as of 04/23 due to the Canine Influenza outbreak at Animal Humane.
Behavior requirements:
❑ Pass a temperament evaluation.
➩ New Client Evaluation Days are by appointment only.
❑ Comfortably engage with dogs of all kinds.
❑ Be safely handled by all staff members.
❑ Share toys with other dogs or staff without possessive aggression.
❑ Accept treats without possessive aggression towards dogs or staff.
Displays of behavior relating to stress (incessant barking, excessive mounting, not taking treats, reactivity, fear) are NOT allowed with your dog’s best interest in mind.
Displays of negative behaviors relating to being intact (mounting, intersex reactivity, excessive marking, obsession with another dog) are NOT allowed and the dog may be asked to take a break until sterilized.
Exceptions:
❑ A titer test may replace the DHPP vaccine, talk with your vet for more information.
❑ Sterilization may be extended past 12 months if :
➩ Recommended by your veterinarian.
➩ Your dog is not displaying any concerning behaviors driven by being intact.