Josh S.
West Valley, ID
Professional dog trainer(schooled)
Pet care experience
Best care for your dog + pictures! I have trained dogs of all breeds and temperaments as a professional dog trainer. I feel this is another way to introduce myself and help people who want their dog to have a home away from home. If you consider your dog high maintenance or a handful, don't worry about it. If you have had bad past experiences, welcome. My goal is to always have a structured routine so the dog can adapt to the schedule, develop a good relationship with the dog, and add any structure to the life of the dog and the owners if I can. A balanced dogs is friendly, playful, able to control themselves, listens when given a command, and likes to work for treats/toys. I see this as the ideal dog that people envision and I help people reach that goal.
Reviews
A great experience for our pups and you can tell the true care Josh has for pups in his care. Will definitely be a return patron.
Thanks for taking good care of Bernie and Maya! They love their vacations with you!
Josh was great - took excellent care of Zag and sent lots of fun pictures! Zag can be a bit of a challenge, but Josh was awesome with him. Very good communication before and during Zag’s stay. Will definitely board with Josh again!
Absolutely could not be happier with our experience with Josh! The daily pictures showed us just how much fun Charlie was having with Josh and how well he was being taken care of. I was a little nervous because Charlie is still in his wild puppy mode but Josh was incredible with him. It is clear he has a great deal of experience with dogs. I highly recommend Josh as a sitter.
About Josh S.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
My shepherd can play with any dog, besides aggressive dogs obviously. He has helped socialize and teach dogs to play. Sometimes need to keep big dogs and small dogs separate, but often it's okay.
Home
Information Josh S. would like to know about your pet
Filling out all the details on the page with dogs' description&picture(s) helps a lot. Available for meet and greets, usually very flexible but 11-2 is always good
A typical day
Dogs are let out, then all eat, often separately for safety then they can play in the backyard for 30-60 min. Usually walks dogs 1 by 1 before noon and then go out one more time before 2 pm nap. 4pm dogs out back again for 30 min+. eat around 6pm usually and then let out once again before 8 pm and often once more around 9-930pm.
Services
Josh can host
Josh can watch in your home
Availability
I am almost always home unless I'm walking a dog, getting groceries, or at the gym for about an hour 1-2 times a week. Mostly work out at home. Full time dog trainer @ home. Depending on the dog(s), kennels may be used for safety purposes or adjusting dog to schedule(bed time/nap time/dinner) friendly dogs obviously get the most freedom.
About Josh S.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
My shepherd can play with any dog, besides aggressive dogs obviously. He has helped socialize and teach dogs to play. Sometimes need to keep big dogs and small dogs separate, but often it's okay.
Home
Information Josh S. would like to know about your pet
Filling out all the details on the page with dogs' description&picture(s) helps a lot. Available for meet and greets, usually very flexible but 11-2 is always good
A typical day
Dogs are let out, then all eat, often separately for safety then they can play in the backyard for 30-60 min. Usually walks dogs 1 by 1 before noon and then go out one more time before 2 pm nap. 4pm dogs out back again for 30 min+. eat around 6pm usually and then let out once again before 8 pm and often once more around 9-930pm.
Location
Boise, ID
Pets
Josh S.
West Valley, ID