Em & Carl Z.
Em & Carl Z.
Contact for Boarding
from $45 per night
Highlights
Pet care experience
Love, care and PLAYTIME
Let your pup experience a family home environment full of love and playtime much like your own! We have a large, fenced in backyard and a whole bag of tricks to help your pup have just as much of a vacation as you are. My fiance, Carl, and I, work together to care for all the dogs who come and stay with us. After adopting our dog, Luna, back in 2019, we began fostering abused and neglected dogs and gained lots of experience in dog behavior, training and care. When we moved to Jacksonville in 2021, we began sitting through Rover. Now, we have hundreds of dogs who we consider our extended family.
Qualifications
Ratings and reviews
We had a great experience! Iris, our pup, was so well taken care of and loved while we were away. We got updates and pictures, which made us feel so much better about leaving her. She came home happy and relaxed, and we could tell she had a great time. We’d definitely book again and highly recommend!
Em z was great. She and her husband took care of our two yr old Lakeland terrier. He has a lot of energy and they kept up with him! I highly recommend them as excellent dog care providers.
Em and Carl have a small house and I was worried about leaving Sonny there for a week. But we’ve been home for more than a day now and I think he misses the other dogs and the routine he established at Em’s. He came back very happy. We hope to use Em and Carl again.
Em was amazing with my dog! She gave us updates throughout the day with pictures. I can tell my dog had an amazing time with Em and her partner. They also took him in even though it was last minute request. I highly recommend Em.
This is Cassian’s second long stay with Em and I LOVED getting photo and video updates every day and he came back super happy, healthy and fully tired out from his vacation.
We needed a sitter to look after our dog when my wife need a C-section 3 weeks early. Em was already our go to and came in clutch to watch our dog while we added a new member to the family, our first child, a beautiful little girl. She even suggested dropping off some used swaddles from the hospital early so he could get her scent (great idea). We greatly appreciated her prayers. As previously, Lupin was well taken care of and we couldn't be more grateful for her ability to help us out with an unexpected timeline. Truly blessing.
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Schedule
We devote lots of 1 on 1 time to your dog each day - this includes cuddles, mini training sessions, playtime, and mental stimulation games. We value respect for your schedule, and ask the same for our own! Whatever time you put in the app for pick up and drop off, we reserve just for you and your dog. We build in extra time to get your dog comfortable and happy in the new place. If you need to change the time you put in the app for pick up and drop off, we are flexible up to the day of. If you need to change day of or are late, we charge a $10 fee.
Where your pet will stay
Home characteristics
Safety, trust & environment
Just like any human, dogs want structure and love. The dogs who stay in our home come to learn the routine of our day to day. We have playtime, mental game time, nap time, and cuddle time daily. We send at least one photo update a day.
Pets
A typical day
We ALWAYS start boarding with 1-on-1 time with your pup. This gives your dog the chance to relax and understand they're in a safe and caring place. Our dog, and any other friends staying with us, will be in their own areas (but they will know another friend is here, so it's likely that you'll hear them barking). That way your dog can come in, get to know their environment, explore outside, and get to know us before we properly introduce them to the other dogs and have playtime. If you bring a toy for your dog, we won't give it to them until we've seen how they do with the other pups (to avoid resource guarding). We feed everyone separately from one another.
- 0 to 15 lbs16 to 40 lbs41 to 100 lbsEm & Carl can host up to 4 pets per night
- Let me know all of the unique qualities and needs that make your dog special! I’m a firm believer that every dog is different and needs to be cared for differently. If your dog has separation anxiety, I recommend booking a daycare day ahead of time so they can get to know us and their new environment before a longer stay. You know your dog best so make sure to communicate with me so I can provide the best possible service for your pet!