All breeds are welcome, however, since I have mid-size dogs (75 lbs), my preference is for spayed and neutered dogs at least 40lbs and greater. My boys including my foster are medium energy in terms of their conduct in the house. A super high energy dog that is on all the time, would not be a good match for me or for my pack. My boys are very playful and will enjoy having a playful visitor. Your dog should be well-behaved when left alone (4 hours) and not have any destructive tendencies, nor any resource guarding. House trained is appreciated. I feed all separately. Please let me know ahead of time if there are any special needs that your dog has that I need to consider to give them the best care. Notes will help, so nothing gets missed. Active seniors are welcome. I’m quite happy to administer any meds whether it be ear or eye drips or oral. Please ensure your dog is up to date on Bordatella, Leptospirosis and Rabies vaccines. All my dogs are up to date and happy to verify prior to your dog’s visit.

A typical day starts with letting the dogs outside to do their business and for a bit of play. They all come back in and settle while the human drinks coffee and watches the news. I work late afternoon on Monday and Tuesday, so we will generally go for one 4-5km run in the woods for 1 to 1 1/2 hours at around 10amish. They eat afterwards. I don’t want the dogs running on a full stomach for safety reasons. They still get lots of playtime in the backyard during the day. Even though I’m at work from 4:30 PM onwards, they get fed by Jen at 6 PM. Wednesday through Friday, I work 10:30am-2:30pm, so we head out for 50 minutes around 6:45am, then breakfast afterwards. While I’m at work for 4 hours they sleep. After work, we’ll head out for a second walk around 4:30pm for about 40 minutes. This gets a little later in the spring and summer as the days become longer. On Saturdays and Sundays, we can be a little bit more leisurely, so head out around 10am for our first walk, then late afternoon for our second walk, which will be shorter. Weather will sometimes throw a wrench into these plans. If it’s pouring with rain, we stay home or if a snowstorm. The goal is always to get at least one good walk in. They eat at 6pm. The evenings are generally spent lounging given all of their activity during the day. All walks are on the trails at the Harmony Valley Dog Park in Oshawa. I let them all out for one last pee before bedtime which is usually around 8:45pm. I have a GPS tracker (Tractive) on all of my dogs. This gives me peace of mind if they ever decide to wander, allowing me to locate them very quickly. The walk feature calculates the distance I walk, however; the dogs travel significantly further due to all their running through the woods.