5.0

47 Years Experience Caring For Dogs. A FLAT home for SENIORS, PUPPIES, ADULTS, and the MEDICALLY CHALLENGED. Over the last 47 years, my family and I have had many different pets in America and abroad: dogs and cats, horses, dairy goats, sheep, ducks, geese, chickens, and even rabbits. Nowadays I work from home so I am here with your pups almost all of the time. HOURS OF OPERATION: My Hours for drop offs, pick ups, and Meet and Greets (which are by specific appointment times) begin at 8 am and end by 9 pm. Meet and Greets are held outdoors between 5 pm - 8 pm, Mon - Fri. They can last up to 20 minutes, and are also by specific appointment times. Your punctuality is appreciated. Thank you:) FAMILY COURTESIES: I am sometimes asked if guest pups can be dropped off at 5 am or 6 am and picked up as late as 11:30 pm at night because of either early morning or late night flights. The answer is "no". Please add an extra day to your booking request or ask a friend to pick up your pup in your place at a reasonable hour by appointment. Early or late guests, of any type, set off every dog barking within my home as they are protectors, and there is something "magical" about that front door, knocking on the front door, or ringing the doorbell. Very early morning barking and very late night barking wakes up my entire household who are employed outside the home. Please, be courteous to my family. Thank you:) PUPPIES: Yes! Who doesn't love puppies! I will take puppies under six months of age (dogs under one year of age according to Rover are charged puppy rates). See my boarding fees for puppies. They must be neutered or spayed if old enough, not in heat, crate trained, and up to date on all of their shots including Bordetella or kennel cough if old enough for the oral vaccine. CANINE SURGICAL RECOVERY: I am not a Veterinarian nor a rehabilitation center, but I do accept and care for special needs dogs which require multiple medications, specialty mixed foods, and recovering surgical canine patients. My daily boarding rate is cost adjusted upwards to $80 per day (Rover adjusts this) for the extra time, labor and physical strength that extensive orthopedic surgery recovery care requires, as in a recent guest that was 8 weeks out from spinal surgery and weighed 50 lbs. Our flat home is excellent for senior dogs (or those with hip dysplasia, limping issues, arthritis, or are blind, or blind as well as deaf) as we have no stairs for them to climb in our ranch home. There are only two steps to navigate out to the huge backyard. We have also been a (human) medical home for many years, so medications or eye drops needed for your pet, or conditions which they have, are matters routinely addressed with care and compassion here. I work from home and the care of the dogs is integrated into my daily routine and life. I am home almost all of the time. The dogs are cared for as if they were my own. They enjoy playing in my huge, fenced, back yard where they are able to go outside many times during the day and evening. They go where I go. The elderly and fragile dogs are separated from the normal energy and larger dogs. This is what I do full time. I am seeing to your pup's needs 24/7. The dogs and I have a great time being together.