DayCamp · Behavior-Focused Daycare
Structured DayCamp for Dogs Not Ready for the Pack
Reactive, fearful, newly adopted, or just wound a little too tight? DayCamp gives your dog a structured day of group training and supervised social time, built on the same curriculum we use in Group Classes and DaySchool.
What is DayCamp, and how is it different from regular daycare?
DayCamp is Partners Dogs' structured daycare for dogs who aren't yet a fit for open off-leash play. Standard daycare assumes your dog wants to be turned loose with a room full of strangers. DayCamp assumes your dog needs structure first, and builds the day around that.
Reactive, fearful, newly adopted, or over-aroused dogs spend the day working our grade-level curriculum, the same one we follow in Group Classes and DaySchool. Mornings center on group training around the day's focus behaviors. Afternoons shift to supervised social time, with coaching built right into the interaction. Your dog gets several sessions across different settings, building the social ease, obedience, and manners that make a dog easy to live with. Even between sessions, the calm, structured room keeps the progress going.
Every dog works toward a clear target with tracked milestones, aiming to earn a spot in DaySchool's open play once the behavior is solid. A PD360 assessment tells us whether it's the right fit, and regular reviews keep us honest about the pace.
Trainer-led from drop-off to pickup, not a free-for-all play room. Every day runs on our grade-level curriculum, the same skills we teach in Group Classes and DaySchool, with a PD360 assessment to set the right starting point.
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WHICH IS RIGHT FOR YOUR DOG?
DaySchool vs DayCamp
Both run in Scottsdale and Cave Creek, built for different dogs.
DaySchool: Off-leash group play and enrichment for genuinely social dogs. See DaySchool
DayCamp: Structured group training plus supervised social time on our grade-level curriculum for dogs not yet ready for open play.
DaySchool: Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm, Saturday 8am to 4pm. DayCamp: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, Saturday 8am to 2pm. Closed Sunday. Drop-in is $65 a day for DaySchool and $115 for DayCamp, both covered by the same memberships.
MORE THAN DAYCARE
Behavior Work, Built Into Every Hour
Most daycare hands your dog to a room full of strangers and hopes the day goes fine. DayCamp is built the other way around. From drop-off to pickup, a trainer is shaping the exact behaviors that make your dog easier to live with.
Your dog moves through several short, focused sessions a day on our grade-level curriculum, the same skills we teach in Group Classes and DaySchool. Settle when the doorbell rings. Walk past another dog without coming undone. Hold calm in a busy room. Then supervised social time puts those wins to work around real distractions.
You drop off a dog who runs the house. You pick up one who is learning to live in it.
GOOD FIT IF YOUR DOG…
Who DayCamp Helps
- Reactive. Lunges or barks at dogs or people and needs controlled exposure before group play is possible.
- Newly adopted. Needs to decompress and learn the basics before facing a room full of dogs.
- Fearful or anxious. Needs to build confidence slowly in a calm, predictable place.
- Over-aroused. Needs real impulse-control reps and structured practice at settling.
- In recovery. Coming off Behavior Camp, Transform Camp, or a reactivity intensive, with daily structure to make it stick.
- Needs a calm landing spot. A new baby, surgery, or travel calls for a supervised, low-chaos day. For overnight trips, See luxury boarding →
THE PART YOU FEEL AT HOME
A Calmer Dog by Pickup
The hours your dog spends at DayCamp do not disappear into a play room. Every session is trainer-led, so impulse control, settling, and polite manners get real reps all day, around the exact distractions that set your dog off at home.
By pickup your dog has worked their brain and their body and practiced the right behaviors in a calm, structured place. Most owners feel it the same evening: a dog who is satisfied, settled, and easier to live with, instead of wound up and looking for trouble.
WHAT A DAY LOOKS LIKE
The DayCamp Daily Structure
Mornings. Small-group training on the day's focus behaviors: obedience, manners, and impulse control.
Afternoons. Supervised social time, with training woven in so skills hold around other dogs and people.
One curriculum. Every day moves your dog through our grade-level curriculum, the same one Group Classes and DaySchool follow, so you never start over.
Multiple environments. Different settings through the day so skills hold up in the real world.
Passive immersion. Between sessions, steady low-pressure exposure and calm dogs nearby keep teaching.
WHERE THE DAY HAPPENS
Three Spaces, One Plan
The training floorSmall groups work the day's focus skills on our indoor arena, where the footing is solid and the distractions stay controlled.
Supervised social timeOnce the skills are in, your dog practices them around other dogs in trainer-run play, the part that turns drills into real-world manners.
Room to decompressBetween rounds, the open enrichment yard lets your dog reset, so they come back fresh instead of frazzled.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Pathway From DayCamp to DaySchool
DayCamp is a stepping-stone with one target: off-leash play that is genuinely safe and fun. Milestones we track:
- Calm crate time on arrival
- Polite greetings on a structured leash
- Loose-leash walk past a kenneled dog
- A relaxed 5-minute session with a hand-picked partner
- Full integration into DaySchool play See DaySchool →
Most dogs get there in 4 to 12 weeks. Some need longer, and we're honest about the pace.
NOT SURE WHERE TO START?
Which Program Fits Your Dog?
Five quick questions, two minutes, no commitment. You get the program plan built for your dog.
SIMPLE PRICING
DayCamp Pricing
A single DayCamp day is $115 at the drop-in rate. Memberships bring that down: Plus includes 2 DayCamp days a month, Premium includes 4, and Platinum includes 6, and each tier takes 10 to 30 percent off our board-and-train camps.
Plus
About $5 an hour of training time
$199/mo
Keep the progress going every week, without booking a single extra appointment.
- Save about $1,210 a year
- 10% off everything else, boarding to grooming
About $50 a DaySchool day or $100 a DayCamp day with your plan. Extra days after your credits run out: $58.50 a DaySchool day or $103.50 a DayCamp day at your 10% member rate, vs $65 and $115 standard.
See how the savings work
Included days$260
Training value / yr$3,598
Cost ($199 x 12)$2,388
You save$1,210
Based on using your included days each month. Your member discount also applies to boarding, grooming, lessons, and add-ons.
Most Popular
Talk Memberships
Premium
About $5 an hour of training time
$399/mo
Twice the reinforcement, so good habits stay the default, not the exception.
- Save about $3,367 a year
- 20% off everything else, boarding to grooming
About $50 a DaySchool day or $100 a DayCamp day with your plan. Extra days after your credits run out: $52 a DaySchool day or $92 a DayCamp day at your 20% member rate, vs $65 and $115 standard.
See how the savings work
Included days$520
Training value / yr$8,155
Cost ($399 x 12)$4,788
You save$3,367
Based on using your included days each month. Your member discount also applies to boarding, grooming, lessons, and add-ons.
Best Value
Talk Memberships
Platinum
About $5 an hour of training time
$599/mo
The most training time and the deepest discount, for dogs and families who want it all handled.
- Save about $6,485 a year
- 30% off everything else, boarding to grooming
About $50 a DaySchool day or $100 a DayCamp day with your plan. Extra days after your credits run out: $45.50 a DaySchool day or $80.50 a DayCamp day at your 30% member rate, vs $65 and $115 standard.
See how the savings work
Included days$780
Training value / yr$13,673
Cost ($599 x 12)$7,188
You save$6,485
Based on using your included days each month. Your member discount also applies to boarding, grooming, lessons, and add-ons.
PLAN YOUR FIRST DAY
What to Bring and When
- Prerequisite. A PD360 assessment confirms your dog is a fit, and you always bring your dog to the assessment. Some dogs start with a short private lesson so we can set a baseline first.
- Hours. DayCamp runs Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm and Saturday 8am to 2pm, closed Sunday. No set drop-off or pickup times, bring your dog and collect them whenever works for you.
- Both campuses. Scottsdale at 8642 E Shea Blvd and Cave Creek at 4640 E Forest Pleasant Pl.
- What to bring. Current vaccine records for Rabies, DHPP, and Bordetella. We handle the rest.
Drop Off on Your Schedule
No set windows. Bring your dog when your day starts and pick up when it ends.
REAL REVIEWS
What Pet Parents Say
4.8 stars across 2,000+ verified reviews from Scottsdale and Cave Creek families. Plenty of them started with a dog who could not be around other dogs yet.
Cave Creek
RELATED PROGRAMS
DayCamp Pairs Well With
- DaySchool. Off-leash play and enrichment for social dogs, the destination DayCamp graduates aim for.See DaySchool
- Behavior Camp. A residential reset for moderate behavior issues, often the step before DayCamp.See Behavior Camp
- Private Lessons. One-on-one owner coaching so home practice matches the DayCamp work.See Private Lessons
- Group Classes. Weekly classes across 8 named grade levels, from Pre-School Puppy through Dogtorate, another safe small-group setting.See Group Classes
- Luxury Boarding. Overnight suites with the same structured handling, so progress holds even when you travel.See Luxury Boarding
Structure is what turns a hard dog into an easy one to live with. DayCamp gives your dog that structure every single day, until calm stops being the exception and starts being who they are.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is DayCamp different from regular doggy daycare?
Regular daycare assumes your dog wants to play; DayCamp assumes your dog needs structure first. Every minute is purposeful behavior work or controlled skill-building, not an unsupervised free-for-all.
Will my dog ever be allowed in group play?
That's the goal, and we track progression milestones to get there. Some dogs move into DaySchool within weeks, others take months, and a few do best in DayCamp long-term. We're honest about your dog's pace at every 30-day review.
My dog is severely aggressive. Is DayCamp right?
Usually not as a starting point. Severe cases typically need Aggression Rehabilitation or Transform Camp first. Once a dog has stabilized, DayCamp becomes an excellent place to hold those gains.
How much does DayCamp cost?
A single day is $115 at the drop-in rate. Monthly memberships lower the per-day cost: Plus ($199/mo) includes 2 DayCamp days, Premium ($399/mo) includes 4, and Platinum ($599/mo) includes 6. A PD360 assessment ($199) comes first so we can set the right starting point, and it is waived or credited when you enroll in your recommended membership or camp.
What are DayCamp's hours?
Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm and Saturday 8am to 2pm, closed Sunday, at both the Scottsdale and Cave Creek campuses. There are no set drop-off or pickup times, so the day fits your schedule.
Can DayCamp help a dog that was never socialized?
Yes. Adult dogs that missed early socialization do not need to be thrown into a play room. They need controlled exposure at a pace they can handle. DayCamp starts there and builds toward supervised social time, with a PD360 assessment setting the starting point.
What vaccinations does my dog need for DayCamp?
Every dog needs to be current on Bordetella, Rabies, and Distemper/Parvo (DHPP), with each shot given at least a week before their first day so immunity has time to build. Puppies must be at least 20 weeks old. You can upload records to your Parent Portal, email them, or let us verify with your vet, and dogs must be symptom-free before attending.