When I care for pets in my clients home, it is important to me to follow their house rules and their home routine. I listen to my clients about what safety rules to follow and what care to give. During walks and drop-ins, I avoid contact with other animals unless previously specified by the pet parent. I keep dogs and cats on leash or in fenced in back-yards at all times. I am CPR and first aid certified. I have pet poison control and the 24-hour emergency vet phone numbers saved in my phone. I like to know and stick to the pet’s routine in their own home. When it comes to feeding, playtime, walktime, naptime, bedtime, etc. I follow the pet parent guide. I love to talk my giant breed dog on long walks, and we can sometimes wrestle and play rough for hours. For Doggy Day Care, I only take dogs on the days I am home all day. I have a giant breed puppy at home, as well as three dog friendly cats, so I can only take animals who I have already cared for and who have met the others in house ahead of time. They must be both dog and cat friendly. I live in an apartment, but we have a back patio with a real grass patch for quick bathroom breaks. Doggy Day Care clients will get walked as much or as little as their breed and health demands, as well. My Doggy Day Care guests should expect to cuddle on the couch while watching TV, take trips to the nearby dog park or the big dog park a few miles away, and do fun training sessions learning useful skills and silly tricks. I can do pick up and drop off, or Doggy Day Care clients can be dropped off and picked up by the pet parent. In my house, dogs and cats are allowed on beds, couches, chairs, anywhere except the counters and table, really. We are a childfree, non-smoking household. We are already fairly puppy-proofed, with a secure back patio the dogs are never left alone on. Boarding clients can expect much the same as my Doggy Day Care guests, with the caveat that I may need to leave for part time work or to run errands or go to appointments. I never leave boarded dogs home alone for more than 9 hours in a day, and often they won’t be left alone at all. As such, they must be trained enough to be either in a crate or private room during the time I am away. Boarded dogs will never be left alone in the same room as a dog or cat not from their own household. They will always be either in a crate (provided by pet parent) or in a private room with water, food for those free fed, and a comfy bed.