Guests should get along with other dogs. Please let us know if your dog has any requirements such as meds/supplements we will be sure they get them. Oliver has a lot of experience with meds; giving pills and iv fluids, our last Bichon lived to be 17. It is best to label their food with their name and instructions to make it easier for us. We always have cooked meat and veggies available and healthy treats to supplement, it is best not to completely change the diet that they’re used to.

We want all of our guests to feel at home. In order to provide a calm home environment, we accept a limited amount of guests, up to five families at a time; some guests have siblings, so we can have more than 5 guests when they have siblings and also when a guest checks in before another guest leaves, usually on weekends. Holidays also tend to be busier. We have a steady set of dogs that visit regularly and once in a while, we’ll accept a new guest. We have become a second home, especially to our older guests who have been visiting us while their family travels their entire lives. We treat all of guests like one of our own. They’re welcome to relax on all of our furniture, some prefer one of the many different beds throughout the house, while others prefer to cuddle up to one of us. Many of our older guests enjoy keeping Oliver company while he writes at his desk. All of the dogs enjoy laying on the cots in the front room during the day when there’s lots of sunshine coming in. Some of our guests are more playful. There are plenty of toy baskets in each room for dogs to rummage through and I love throwing balls and toys around the house and yard. The yard secure. It’s completely fenced in to the ground. We take pride in keeping a clean home. Multiple bowls of fresh filtered water are in each room. At night dogs are welcome to sleep on our bed with us, some prefer a spot of their own on a bed or the papasan. It depends on what they're used to at home and what makes them most comfortable here. We have a closet full of different laundered beds and blankets available. Either way our bedroom is big enough for everyone and has access to the yard. We go out last thing at night and first thing in the morning and I go out with anyone who wakes up during the night and wants to go. We live in a ranch, so not many steps, making it easy for older and smaller dogs. We do have a doggie door that most have learned to use during the day, but I go out with them and pick up and play ball, so they’re never out for long unsupervised. .