doggie day care
noun[CorU]
informal(alsodoggy day care)uk/ˌdɒɡ.i ˈdeɪ ˌkeər/us/ˌdɑː.ɡi ˈdeɪ ˌker/aplacewhereownerscanleavetheirdogswhen they are atworkor away fromhomein thedaytime, or thecarethedogsreceivewhen they are there:
AYorkshireterrierwassnatchedfrom adoggiedaycarein Manhattan inApril.
IthinkI'll put mycollieindoggydaycarethe nexttimeI have animportantmeeting.
- There aredoggiedaycaresanddoggiespas.
- Bruno is nowspendinghisdaysat adoggiedaycare with 50 otherdogs.
- Here on theCentralCoast,kennelsofferdoggiedaycareas well asovernightstaysinheatedkennels.
Zoology: veterinary medicine
- altered
- animal doctor
- anti-rabies
- castrate
- castrated
- castration
- cattery
- collar
- distemper
- foam
- lame
- leptospirosis
- mange
- nosema
- putsomethingto sleepidiom
- putsomething/someonedown
- rescue centre
- scour
- veterinary
- veterinary surgeon
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Canines (dogs)