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John B.

5.0 out of 5 stars
66 repeat clients
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John B.

5.0 out of 5 stars
66 repeat clients

Contact for Boarding

from $47 per night

Highlights

John has Star Sitter status!
Enhanced background check
17 years of experience
Has a fenced yard
Home full time
Can administer medication

Pet care experience

Elizabeth City Dog Boarding

We have had dogs our entire life. Owned horse boarding farm for 17 years with up to 40 horses. Stone Tavern Farm in the Catskills Boarded dogs while guest came to our all weekend wedding venue.

Qualifications

66 repeat pet parents
100% response rate
Usually responds in a few minutes
100% bookings with photo updates
17 years of experience
Oral medication administration
Injected medication administration
Can provide daily exercise

Ratings and reviews

5.0
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170 ratings
John B.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Aug 20, 2026

Our two golden retrievers boarded for three nights with John and they received great care. Numerous updates along the way and they got along great with the other family pets. Will definitely be a repeat destination for our fur babies !

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John B.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Aug 14, 2026

Great sitter ! You can always sleep at night when you know your furry friend is being taking care of. Thank you so much.

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Millicent M.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Aug 12, 2026

Fantastic. Riggs was right at home.

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Lauren D.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Aug 04, 2026

We would recommend John to anyone! He was able to watch Nellie on short notice when our OBX rental didn’t allow dogs, and we’re so grateful we found him. He was super communicative, sent daily updates and lots of photos, and took such great care of her. Nelly is a high energy lab, and he kept her happy and worn out with plenty of fetch in their fenced in yard! John and his wife, Zena, are so kind and down to earth. We would absolutely use them again if we’re ever back in the OBX area!

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luke s.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Aug 03, 2026

This was our 2nd time using John, highly recommend him. We will be using him in the future again.

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Kathleen L.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Boarding • Jul 30, 2026

Our chocolate lab Elka took to John immediately. She followed him around, seeking his attention, and happily received it. John has an ideal set up for boarding…large fenced yard……his own dogs for companionship….and comfortable beds/couches that are open for use. I would gladly board my dog with John again!

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Calendar and availability

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Schedule

We are both retired We both love to play with dogs We vacation 2 or 3 times a year only so we are almost always available

Where your pet will stay

Home characteristics

Lives in a house
Has a fenced yard
Non-smoking household
Has 3 dogs
No children present
Dogs not allowed on bed
Dogs allowed on furniture
Potty breaks every 0-2 hours

Safety, trust & environment

1/2 acre fenced yard with our 3 dog friendly dogs Vinny is 16lbs Rosie is 28lbs Max is 78lbs They will sleep in our house with our dogs

Pets

A typical day

We let the dogs out almost hourly, and we have a doggie door going to our half acre fenced in backyard if they need more. We feed them separately and they sleep in our house. We place Apple tile trackers on the dogs collars as soon as they arrive just in case they should slip out the door which has never happened by the way.

0 to 15 lbs
16 to 40 lbs
41 to 100 lbs
over 101 lbs
Spayed and neutered dogs only
No females in heat
John can host up to 9 pets per night
When you come, just please bring their bed or blanket, their food, supplements, medicines, no bowls are needed as we have plenty, toys if you desire, and of course your wonderful, beautiful Furbabies. If your dog likes to be in a crate at night, no need to bring one since we have 2.
Each sitter joining Rover needs to pass a background check. And by booking on Rover, you can get photo & message updates, 24/7 support, and reimbursement for eligible vet care.