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Puppy Happy Hour
Alpine Animal Hospital is proud to announce “Puppy Happy Hour” - a new service of puppy socialization playdates at Alpine! These playdates will be on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10am until 12pm.
At Alpine, we recognize the challenges social distancing and the Stay at Home order bring for trying to socialize your puppy. Positive experiences gained in the first year of life with other dogs, cats, people outside the family, and a variety of places & situations, help provide your puppy with a positive view on the world and confidence for future encounters. The challenge all puppy owners face during this pandemic is how to safely provide balanced socialization.
The good news is that there is no evidence that domestic animals can serve as a source of human infections with SARS-CoV-2, the causative virus of the COVD-19 pandemic. This novel Coronavirus is transmitted person-to-person. Therefore, we have created a way to provide puppies safe and positive
socialization while reducing the spread of the virus between humans.
To ensure a safe and positive experience for participating puppies, these play dates are limited to 6 puppies and are first come, first served. Please drop off and pick-up your puppy via Curbside Care between 10am and 12pm. Puppies will have supervised off-leash playtime in one of our fenced play yards outside, or within an open area of the hospital building if inclement weather.
While your puppy is at Alpine, consider adding training sessions to help them accept toe nail trims, examinations, teeth brushing, and even weight checks in a calm and confident manner. This type of positive reinforcement training will help you and your puppy get off on the right paw to help build a fear-free future for these common handling needs.
Please view the puppy socialization agreement for more information. Tell your friends - Puppy Happy Hour is open to all puppies less than six months of age, regardless of whether they are patients at Alpine Animal Hospital or not. We look forward to seeing your puppies soon! |
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