My own dog has taught me love, patience and happiness. I know how it feels to have boarded mine in the past, I prefer as others do to have someone trustworthy to take care of my "Fur Child". There is more to just checking in with a dog, you need to be its friend, talk to them, play and nurture them. My dog Winston and I have been together for over 7 years, he was 7 months old when we met.