We, (Anne & John) live in North Raleigh/Wake Forest, near Falls Lake and LOVE dogs. We are both now retired from decades of nursing and home full time with our best job ever- taking excellent care of dogs. Owners do not have to worry about their pets while they are away (so you can truly relax and enjoy). We pride ourselves in our clients pups considering our home their home. When your dogs stay with us, they are “our” dogs and they get loved, spoiled and monitored like our own pack. Both of us have had dogs essentially our whole lives,I guess we are just "dog people". We would love to host your dog for their vacation! Our own pups (Makeda, Atlas and Bolo our Hungarian Kuvasz, Mishka our Bernese Mountain Dog, Hallie our very senior border collie and our two little white fluffiest Titan and Ellie Mae are very socialized to other dogs, as we have been hosting dogs in our home for several years now. All of our large dogs have earned AKC Canine Good Citizen certification, two of them trained service animals. Polite manners are essential elements of a relaxed atmosphere when hanging out with multiple dogs all day. Both of us having been hospital nurses “forever” and are comfortable with physical ailments if your dog should have special medical needs. Nothing scares us :) If your dog has been trained with an e-collar please share that information with us. We require that all our guests be house trained and non destructive. Also, your pet will be sleeping with us in our bedroom, so kindly bring your pup recently bathed. Our guests play well together but sometimes play hard. For the safety of our other guests, we respectfully ask that your pups nails are trimmed and smooth. Unfortunately, we are unable to host certain breeds. This is due to insurance reasons. Breeds that we cannot host; pitbull, Rottweiler, any bully breeds, boxers, and other breeds that are considered aggressive. Things to bring... 1) Food, labeled and feeding instructions 2 Sturdy leash Note: Less is better!!! No toys, crates, bed , Bowls, food scoopers. All our guests must be spayed or neutered, and friendly with other dogs. We have multiple dogs at a time (as shown in the photos) and most all are repeat customers that have been here enough that we know their personalities and behaviors well. We become their second home. Most of the dogs even know each other. We are proud that 99 percent of our doggie guests are "repeat boarders"!!!