In our home, our pets are part of the family. We have 5 dogs: Tiki, Mia, Zivah, JoJo and MoMo, and we love them very much. We will give your pet good loving care and make sure they have a great time with our dogs. Bruce is home with the animals all day so they always have someone home. Our dogs are happy, get along well and are spoiled rotten! Our animals have full-run of the house because they're family to us. They sleep with us, watch TV with us, and hang outside with us. Our dogs love to play with us and also interact and play with each other. We encourage them to fetch and play tug of rope. Many times we just get on the floor and wrestle around with them. Our dogs have access outside 24/7 through the garage. Doggy-doors lead from the laundry room and out the garage door. The yard is fenced and there is a pool enclosure that remains closed attached to the back of the house. We are usually outside with the dogs but we do not prevent them from going out at night by themselves. If for any reason we need to block the doggy-door access because of a guest, we do so happily and let the dogs out often through our back sliding glass door. Please be sure to bring enough dog's food and anything else needed for the duration of the stay. MEET & GREET: Not required. At the pet owner's request. RATE: Since the number of dogs in our home has grown, we have reduced the number of dogs that we can watch at one time to 3 dogs. The rate covers 24 hours a day with special rates for multiple dogs. Please try and match your pick-up and drop-off times or advise prior to booking so we can adjust for half-days if necessary. ADJUSTMENTS: I believe we have a competitive rate however, in the event that your puppy isn't potty trained or is especially messy requiring constant clean-up, we may apply a small surcharge to the standard rate. This would only be done with advanced notice and your approval. We also may adjust if you have an extra large dog. EXCLUSIONS: My son was mauled by a pit bull when he was 5 years old. We own a pit and do not discriminate against pit bulls but we prefer not to watch a dog of ANY breed that is overly aggressive.