Interviewing and evaluating campers is one way to lower risk in a dog-eat-dog world, says Heidi Ganahl, founder and chief executive of Camp Bow Wow, with 110 camps in the U.S. "Screening the pups assures us the dogs are good candidates for our all-day play environment and [that they] will be able to play safely," she said.
At Camp Bow Wow, dogs are separated by size. Some day cares, such as Virginia Woof in Portland, Ore., and Wagville in Los Angeles, consider temperament and activity level in addition to the dogs' sizes. "We generally don't put dogs smaller than under 25 pounds with the bigger dogs. But sometimes we put big dogs that are old or timid with the little ones," says Julie Shine, owner of Wagville, which has an eight-page application form.
"We usually introduce campers of the same sex first to judge if a dog is aggressive," says Stephen Neagus, a former financial trader who now owns the Long Island City franchise of Camp Bow Wow. "Just like humans, dogs can feel threatened and compete with members of the same sex."
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At Camp Bow Wow, dogs are separated by size. Some day cares, such as Virginia Woof in Portland, Ore., and Wagville in Los Angeles, consider temperament and activity level in addition to the dogs' sizes. "We generally don't put dogs smaller than under 25 pounds with the bigger dogs. But sometimes we put big dogs that are old or timid with the little ones," says Julie Shine, owner of Wagville, which has an eight-page application form.
"We usually introduce campers of the same sex first to judge if a dog is aggressive," says Stephen Neagus, a former financial trader who now owns the Long Island City franchise of Camp Bow Wow. "Just like humans, dogs can feel threatened and compete with members of the same sex."
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