If watching dogs or cats in your home, I am capable with almost any size, breed, or temperament. This is the ideal scenario and is recommended if possible. We do offer boarding as an alternative, and are quite proficient if that is your preference. Our apartment and routines allow for dogs of all ages up to a maximum of roughly 60 lbs. Unfortunately Rover doesn't provide a lot of granularity in this area, and groups 41 lbs puppies with 99 pound dogs capable of pulling a sled. With that in mind, I love big dogs, but will have to decline nearly all *boarding* requests in our apartment for dogs over approximately 60 lbs, 65 max. (Again, if dog/housesitting at your place, any size is A-ok). Prior to taking care of your pets, please inform me of any medications or special needs for keeping them happy and safe. Ditto for any triggers, dogs prone to potty/vomiting in the house, marking behavior, cats that claw furniture (I can sit them in your home, but probably not board them in my apartment), etc. None of the above necessarily exclude me from taking care of your pets. For example, I'm used to puppies and potty accidents (I always have a mop at the ready for our wood floors and protection mats for our rug). The occasional accident is okay! On the other hand, **if I'm left unaware** and a pet begins tearing up my home, shows almost zero signs of potty-training, or something similar, I may have to add additional charges. Luckily that hasn't happened yet even with one puppy who spent weeks in my home peeing all over the place (at least it was pee not poo and always on our hard floors/tile and not rug/couch/etc)

We start mornings off usually around 7-8am. Depending on the routines of our visiting dogs, we usually give them water and then take them out to potty, or if it’s raining hard, to the doggie potty terrace in our building. This is immediately followed by a play session, walk with lots of sniffing opportunities, or visit to one of the nearby dog parks (Denny Substation is our primary off-leash area). Next is breakfast followed by a bit more exercise/play and then a calming routine where dogs chew on something age/size appropriate to relax. Then it is off to bed for naptime and we repeat a variation of this schedule in the afternoon/evening. Puppies usually get extra playtime, senior dogs are typically more discerning about what they do/don't want, and ALL pets get tons of massage, cuddles, and attention unless they're the rarity who likes being left alone. New environments can be stressful for animals, we try to minimize that by giving them whatever it is that they need (and hopefully a good measure of what they want, too).