Home dog daycare
Small-group home dog daycare built around rest, for working professionals who want to pick up a settled dog at the end of the day.
We are opening with founding clients. No dogs are enrolled yet, and we say so plainly.
The quiet day
Every Calm Day follows the same structure in the founder's home: rest blocks, gentle play cycles and a small capped group. We publish it so you know what your dog's day looks like before you book.
All-day open play
Fun for some dogs, a lot for many.
Hours of open play can overstimulate a dog, and they come home wired instead of rested.
Our way
Rest first, play in small doses.
Rest and play cycles in a small group, so your dog comes home calm and settled, not overstimulated.
Owner drop-off at the door. We say hello slowly, and your dog comes in at their own pace.
Rest is built into the day. Your dog settles on a couch or a cushion while the house stays quiet.
Short, gentle play cycles in a small capped group. Then it is back to rest.
Owner pick-up at the door. You collect a dog who is calm and settled, not overstimulated.
You see how the day went. Even on the ordinary ones.
Every day ends with a daily photo and a short note, ordinary days included.
Home dog daycare works when the house stays calm. These are the four things we hold to, and what each one means for your dog.
We keep the group small. The house stays quiet, and you pick up a settled dog.
Rest is built into the day, so your dog comes home calm and settled, not overstimulated.
Every dog meets the house at its own pace. The Settle-In Trial ends with a written care plan.
You see how the day went, on the ordinary days too. No report card, just a daily note.
All-day open play is not the only way. A quiet day built around rest is another, and it is the one we offer.
If a dog is not a fit for a quiet day, we tell you plainly.
A note from the founder
I've always wanted to work with dogs. Second Couch is how I'm doing it: a small, quiet daycare in my own home, built around rest.
I'll be plain about where we are. The house is still being set up, and no dogs are enrolled yet. Our first clients will be founding clients: friends, family, neighbours and the local vet.
That suits me. It means every dog gets a slow introduction, and I get to learn each routine properly before the days fill up.
I want your dog to come home calm and settled, not overstimulated.
The founder, Second Couch
How it starts
Introductions are slow. We meet first, then spend a half day together, and only then book a full day. If daycare does not suit your dog, we tell you honestly.
Free, 20 minutes
You and your dog come to the house. We sit low, let your dog approach at its own pace, and talk through the routine.
Credited to your first Calm Day
$20
A half day with a temperament check and a written care plan. We tell you plainly whether a quiet day suits your dog.
When your dog is ready
$38
A full day built around rest, with a daily photo and short note so you see how it went. Your dog comes home calm and settled.
The Meet & Greet is free and takes 20 minutes. We reply personally.
Days and prices
Five ways to spend a day on our couch. Every one is owner drop-off and pick-up, and every one starts with a free Meet & Greet.
$38
A full day in the founder's home built around rest. Structured rest and play cycles, a small capped group, and a daily photo and short note so you see how the day went. Founding-client rate of $32 for the first month. Owner drop-off and pick-up.
$20
A half day with a temperament check and a written care plan. It follows a free 20-minute Meet & Greet and is credited to your dog's first Calm Day. Introductions are slow, and we tell you honestly whether daycare suits your dog.
$25
Up to 5 hours of the same quiet rhythm, for shorter workdays or dogs who do best with a lighter day. Includes the daily photo and short note.
$330
Ten Calm Days at about $33 a day, 13% off the daily rate. For regular weekday routines. Owner drop-off and pick-up.
$45
One-on-one rest time with extended hours and medication handling, for senior, anxious or recovering dogs who need a gentler day than a group can give.
Not sure which day fits? Start with a free 20-minute Meet & Greet. Request one here
Zoning, permit and insurance are confirmed in writing before any dog arrives, and we publish the status here. Until then, each line says plainly where it stands.
Confirmed in writing before any dog arrives.
Confirmed in writing before any dog arrives. We will not print a number until it exists.
Confirmed in writing before any dog arrives.
What we ask of every dog before a first visit, written out in full.
Part of the Settle-In Trial, alongside a written care plan.
How we tell you when something goes wrong, and how refunds work.
No dog is enrolled yet, so there is nothing to hide behind. When a line changes, it changes here first.
Short answers to what owners ask first. If yours is not here, write to second-couch@sogoodmail.co.
Still wondering about your dog? Request a Meet & Greet
Free 20-minute Meet & Greet
Tell us about your dog and we will set up a slow, unhurried first visit. We reply personally, and we say plainly whether a quiet day suits your dog.
