At The Grand Paw, we believe learning through play in a supervised playgroup is essential for your dog’s overall health and well-being. Dogs in supervised playgroups tend to be happier and more active. Read this guide to learn other benefits of this setting for your dog.

Getting to Know Other Dogs

The primary benefit of taking your dog to a supervised playgroup is that it becomes more aware of the environment. It likes to explore new settings and learn about them as much as possible. At this point, its brain collects new sensations to socialize with other dogs and staff members in a better way.

Playing games with dogs in the group aims to improve your pet’s social skills. The training expert will pick two dogs of similar temperaments and allow them to play with each other.

Controlled Contact

Your dog may run to other people and dogs out of curiosity, and some may even respond negatively and distract other dogs in the playgroup. But with proper supervision of staff members in the playgroup, your dog will be taught controlled contact. While being a part of the supervised playgroup, your dog will stay on its lead and learn to calmly wait for you (its owner), regardless of the distractions.

Basic Obedience Drills

There’s common repetition between training, rest, and play sessions at a dog daycare. The dog trainers give your pet practical tips for daily activities with puppies. For instance, dogs are trained to practice abort signals and receive treats to successfully pass the obedience drill.

Signs Your Dog is Enjoying the Playgroup Setting

Dogs in supervised playgroups show signs of appropriate play. This means when your dog is enjoying, it will have floppy, loose bodies while demonstrating exaggerated movements, play bow—butt up and front of its body down, self-handicapping, play freeze, bouncy movements, willingness to play in pair, chasing between two dogs, and more.

Dogs in a playground

Choose Our Luxury Dog Boarding Center for Supervised Playgroups

Dog boarding is an excellent option for a supervised playgroup for your pet as it involves professionals watching over it. Though dogs experience injuries because of rough play, these incidents are controlled in a well-supervised environment.

Our trainers at The Grand Paw understand all kinds of dog behaviors, so we can help eliminate aggression in your dog. Our dog boarding kennels are located in Indio, CA—convenient for pet owners in Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage too—and we provide dog boarding, overnight dog boarding, and dog daycare facilities seven days a week. Get in touch with us today for details.