Karen R.
Hampstead, NH
Home Full Time on a Mini Horse Farm
Pet care experience
I'm a animal-obsessed horse-girl who works from home and loves being surrounded by animals! We have a small (no pun in tended!) Miniature Horse Farm with 8 Miniature Horses currently and one "rescue" large pony that was headed to the slaughter house when we saved him. We have four spoiled Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and one VERY large Guardian Dog that lives with our little horses (and will be separate from any of our "guest" dogs!) We have three "working" cats that are very dog savvy. Our entire backyard is fenced with access to our back deck. Our home is very pet friendly where dogs are spoiled silly! You are always welcome to visit our farm & meet our little Horses! We'd LOVE to meet you and your canine kids! xo Karen
Reviews
We love Karen! She's always so communicative and on top of everything! We feel like we are leaving Juno with family, and Juno absolutely loves her time (every time!) at Camp Cupcake!
Karen is the absolute best! She sends cute updates and photos/videos daily. Juno loves walks with Karen and playing with other dogs on the small farm. We always know she is well cared for and happy!
Karen is the best! We always know Juno is in good loving hands!
What an amazing experience! Rocky is our first dog and he is only 4 months old, so we were worried to leave him. Karen was amazing with him!!! She loved him as if he was her own! He had so much fun playing with her dogs and was exhausted! He was very well cared for and communication was great. Karen sent many pictures daily keeping us updated. We will definitely use Karen again!
About Karen R.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
Visiting pets get to enjoy our huge outside fenced play area. While inside they are treated to Netflix and plenty of play time, and of course lullabies to sooth them to sleep at night (c/o Alexa!)
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Information Karen R. would like to know about your pet
Of course Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are my first love but over the years we’ve had many different breeds of dogs that became family to us (a Black Lab, Jack Russell Terrier and an amazing Greyhound!) I LOVE Labradors! Our visiting Rover dogs get lots of interaction. Dogs that are very well house broken get the run of the house and pups that need a little more training can be penned in our kitchen and taken out every hour. We have a huge puppy play room in our lower level. Great for rainy or hot days. Some dogs prefer to nap down there as it's cool and quiet (and set up with streaming music and Dog TV!) Camp Cupcake has two outside pens besides are fenced in back yard. Our smaller pen (we dubbed it the "potty pen") has lots of shade and a kiddie pool and 3 separate areas so dogs that like other dogs nearby but prefer not to socialize can have a smaller area to themselves. Our newest addition is a huge puppy play yard! It's big enough for dogs to run and play without a leash, while still being supervised. Dogs are never fed together & only dogs that get along extremely well are allowed to free play together. We have a zillion (or says my husband!) dog toys, balls and dog beds. And plenty of dog treats so let me know if your pup is on a restricted diet please! Currently we do not take dogs with strong behavioral issues or extreme separation anxiety.
A typical day
We have acres of fields surrounding our farm and love to go for walks! Normally our visiting dogs get lots of indoor and outdoor playtime. We take 2 walks a day -averaging 1-2 miles each (if pup is able & willing!) Dogs are always kept on leash when out of our fenced area or one of our dog pens. PLEASE NOTE! For boarded dogs, boarding rate is for a 24 hour period so if booking is a morning drop off and evening pick up, I'll need to adjust your total rate! Please note - I DO have cats that live on the property - four wonderful barn cats make up our rodent patrol here at our farm so I am not able to take dogs that are cat aggressive! The cats do not live on our home but occasionally they visit near the house to "meet" some of our visiting pups! I also have grandkids, age 6 and under that visit frequently. They are absolutely sweet and kind to all animals and always supervised when interacting with Rover dogs.
Services
Karen can host
Karen can watch in your home
Availability
We are early risers here and our day starts at 6:00am (or earlier!) we start the day with a potty break then breakfast, then outside to play or head for a hike Dogs are taken out at least every 2 hours through the day and then right before bed between 9:00-10:00pm
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About Karen R.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
Visiting pets get to enjoy our huge outside fenced play area. While inside they are treated to Netflix and plenty of play time, and of course lullabies to sooth them to sleep at night (c/o Alexa!)
Home
Information Karen R. would like to know about your pet
Of course Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are my first love but over the years we’ve had many different breeds of dogs that became family to us (a Black Lab, Jack Russell Terrier and an amazing Greyhound!) I LOVE Labradors! Our visiting Rover dogs get lots of interaction. Dogs that are very well house broken get the run of the house and pups that need a little more training can be penned in our kitchen and taken out every hour. We have a huge puppy play room in our lower level. Great for rainy or hot days. Some dogs prefer to nap down there as it's cool and quiet (and set up with streaming music and Dog TV!) Camp Cupcake has two outside pens besides are fenced in back yard. Our smaller pen (we dubbed it the "potty pen") has lots of shade and a kiddie pool and 3 separate areas so dogs that like other dogs nearby but prefer not to socialize can have a smaller area to themselves. Our newest addition is a huge puppy play yard! It's big enough for dogs to run and play without a leash, while still being supervised. Dogs are never fed together & only dogs that get along extremely well are allowed to free play together. We have a zillion (or says my husband!) dog toys, balls and dog beds. And plenty of dog treats so let me know if your pup is on a restricted diet please! Currently we do not take dogs with strong behavioral issues or extreme separation anxiety.
A typical day
We have acres of fields surrounding our farm and love to go for walks! Normally our visiting dogs get lots of indoor and outdoor playtime. We take 2 walks a day -averaging 1-2 miles each (if pup is able & willing!) Dogs are always kept on leash when out of our fenced area or one of our dog pens. PLEASE NOTE! For boarded dogs, boarding rate is for a 24 hour period so if booking is a morning drop off and evening pick up, I'll need to adjust your total rate! Please note - I DO have cats that live on the property - four wonderful barn cats make up our rodent patrol here at our farm so I am not able to take dogs that are cat aggressive! The cats do not live on our home but occasionally they visit near the house to "meet" some of our visiting pups! I also have grandkids, age 6 and under that visit frequently. They are absolutely sweet and kind to all animals and always supervised when interacting with Rover dogs.
Location
Hampstead, NH
Pets
Karen R.
Hampstead, NH