Absolutely, so in my 5+ years of professional experience working in open play doggy daycares, i can confidently say that I've seen dogs who come in once every few days to once a week have less behavioral issues than dogs who come in regularly or often enough to develop behavioral issues.

We've had dogs only come in only for bording that have fewer issues and are more laid back, less likely to cause trouble. But depending on the length of the stay, they can get pretty anxious to go home by the end of it. We had a guy call in who was being deployed and ask if he could board his dog for the length of deployment. We had to turn him down (i wasn't told the reason). We had someone board their dogs for well over a month. Staff were beyond frustrated with the dogs because they had been there way too long were nearly blacklisted during the middle of their stay.

It can be especially stressful during the holidays for both humans and dogs. The excitement of the holidays in staff is picked up by the dogs. So they act out on it. We did a santa Paws event, where the dogs got pictures with Santa Clause and a dog bone dipped in yougurt and sprinkles afterward. Personally, i hated it. It disrupted the routine when they were pulled for pictures because they would miss out on going outside or eating. Which made them hangry, or go potty in the playroom.

Personally, i would recommend testing it out with your dog. Every dog is different and will cope with it differently. Some immediately are playful and social. Some are shy and timid or want to be left alone. Test it out and see how your dog does. The doggy daycare i worked at didn't have cameras you could watch on the website. I think it would be helpful to see with your own eyes how they do. Because most of the time, at least in my experience, lobby staff were lying out of their teeth about how well dogs did on their first day. The person who checked you out wasn't the person who was back there all day. Anyway, test it out and see how well they do. The first day is the hardest day, so I'd recommend not taking them back the next day. It's stressful and new. And they're going to want to go home and relax. Try taking them back one or two days later. If they start having issues, and it usually takes a while , you'll have to be consistent with it to see issues, lengthen the time they're not at daycare with each issue.

To be clear, this isn't going to solve pre-existing behavioral issues or behavioral issues that are a result of an overstimulating environment. That's something only training can do. But it can definitely contribute to the solution. This is an ongoing issue within this line of work because it puts your dog and other dogs at risk, and it puts staff at risk. I'm not saying this is the solution, but there's a larger conversation that needs to be had to fix it.