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All dogs I receive MUST be CRATE trained. I will initially kennel your pet (only when I am not home, ie. or have to run an errand) to keep them safe and observe behavior via a 24/7 stream/video camera. I like to make sure your baby is hydrated, properly fed and comfortable during their stay. Just let me know your expectations for care or schedule and and we can figure it out! If we ara good fit I will let you know, and if we aren't no harm. We can do a meet up as well! Whatever makes you comfortable. I like doing those at home. I prefer to accommodate two pets at a time max but sometimes I will open my availability to get one more (specially if we do a meet up with plenty of time and or it's one of my regulars). If you are one of my regulars and you see my calendar is blocked, ask me and I might still be able to take your dog in as I already know their behavior. Really depends on the dogs I am sitting. Dogs personalities are like humans, some dogs won't get along and that's normal. Lately, I've been doing a lot of meetups to avoid difficult/aggressive dogs. I had two dogs attack Nico and I don't want that happening ever again. 😔 I have found it's best so I can dedicate time appropriately, I also split dogs for meals. When I am not home, all the dogs (including mine) will stay inside the house away from the elements and safe in my big basement. The basement is separated from the rest of the home with a baby gate. I have two kennels down there, a huge XL kennel for bigger dogs and a medium kennel. Since I have Nico and at times will take care of two dogs and only have two kennels, I will switch who stays in the kennel, depending on prior behavior. That means each dog gets to have a day out the crate while I am out the home to roam only the basement (they can roam the whole house when I am there of course). I do allow this UNLESS they have shown me they are destructive, or too anxious to be left alone to roam. Very anxious and bored dogs tend to be destructive when left alone, again I will monitor and see how much I can trust each dog to behave. I will also observe to see if your pet is prone to accidents when outside the kennel. I don't mind those much, it happens, but if they are sick I will let you know and if they have diarrhea they might need to be removed or we could figure out if they can take medication. I will communicate everything with you. If there's no issues with behavior (or pets getting along) I will invite pets into my bedroom to sleep (I don't take care of cats in my home) so only dogs. Some dogs bite the first night, some take longer to warm up and come into my room, I don't force anything or any interaction. I let your dog be and feel comfortable in my space. I've had a lot of success making pets feel immediately comfortable with me and it creates a special bond during the stay. I want to spend as much time with your pet as I can. They will sleep in my bedroom floor (not on the bed). They might get invited to be in my basement sofa as well (only sofa I allow pets to sleep on, by invitation only). This makes them feel closer to me and makes for a serene night at home where we can cuddle. I will ask you a couple questions to get to know your dog before we book, and to me it's very important that they aren't obsessed with being in my furniture. If you bring their mat (please bring a clean mat) I can bring it in the bedroom. I can also pick or drop your furry baby for a extra fee. I can also stay at your place if you have a guest room, your place is clean and I can bring Nico over (I will bring a kennel for Nico to sleep in and we can figure out the space where I will stay etc). This will be extra as I have to travel to you and get out of the comfort of my home and spend on gas etc. If you can provide with access to use your kitchen, I will bring my own food. For house sitting I can only stay during weekends due to work logistics at the moment. If you have a vacuum I will make sure to clean any dog hair from my pet and your pets as well but I won't do any extra chores besides diligently taking care of your pets. (House sitting isn't an option at the moment though but I can be open to it if all of the above is met, this service will be more expensive since I can't take in any other dogs during those days, just talk to me). My yard is fenced in. There's a big 6 feet tall fence that separates me and the neighbors behind me. I have two other wire fences about 4 feet tall that overlook the street. If your dog is is the type of dog that will attempt to jump a 4 feet fence then let me know before hand because I will need to let him/her out to potty with a leash on.

I have a park in front of my house where I can take well behaved dogs (good on leash) and if this isn't possible due to behavioral issues, they will still get plenty of excercise in my big backyard. Nico loves to play and if your dog is the type to wrestle he will love it. I will play fetch with with them. Very well behaved dogs will go to dog parks with me like Bear Creek or Red Rocks open space. I will also ask you if I can take your dog to dog friendly breweries, like Pub Dog or Fossil, (fyi these are others I use in the Springs: Lost Friend, South Park, Urban Animal, Story Book, WestFax, Redleg). My backyard is huge and dogs can play there as well. If the stay is long enough that I can plan a longer trip, I can possibly take them with me to Skiptown in Denver.