Welcome to Camp Zoo!

I am SO glad we found Camp Zoo!

We adopted our beloved dog right before the pandemic. All we know is that she was picked up as a pregnant stray and narrowly avoided euthanasia. Combine her history with the isolation of the pandemic years, and she has some social challenges – she wants to play with other dogs but doesn’t know the rules. And she tends to be very protective of us, which makes it hard to let her socialize safely under normal circumstances.

Then we found Camp Zoo & Pet Ranch for doggie daycare. A compelling testimonial suggested they accepted dogs with social challenges, so I crossed my fingers and made the call. It is doubtless one of the best decisions we’ve ever made for her! These folks have taken the time to get to know her and earn her trust. I can tell from her body language that she feels completely at ease with them – even during dropoff and pickup (those handoffs have always required special awareness). I can tell from the videos they post - which are both adorable and reassuring - that she is gradually gaining more social confidence and learning the rules. This is really the only place where she can socialize AND be off of mom-protection duty at the same time, and it’s been life-changing. Since she started weekly visits to Camp Zoo, we have also noticed that she’s a little more relaxed in her social encounters when she’s WITH us, too. She is eager to hop in the car when I tell her she’s going to “school” and she’s happy and tired when I pick her up at the end of the day. THANK YOU CAMP ZOO!!