** Please scroll down to the bottom of the profile and check the ☆ bullets for the latest updates.** Year-round flexibility and constant presence in a loving home provides peace of mind. Open space and a backyard oasis fit to offer the best in at-home quality care. Your dog's vacation is waiting! Greetings! I'm Kellie—a dedicated dog caregiver, hybrid work-from-home educator, mother of a teen Rover protégé and wife! I offer 15 years of experience hosting dogs, and have welcomed many into my home for several years via the original at-home pet caregiver website Dog Vacay, now known as Rover. Although I'm generally the face of marketing and caregiving, my husband, Richard, has worked graciously and patiently alongside me in providing a double-dose of love and care to our many guests. Beyond the years of actively caring for dogs, I've advocated for pets through volunteer work at White Rock Dog and have a genuine lifetime experience of raising dogs of all breeds in my family's home. After many years of working with children in person, I have transitioned to a hybrid remote/in-person position as a Spanish teacher, allowing for ultimate flexibility and availability to you and your pup's needs. My husband, Richard, works from home and our 14-yr-old daughter, Isabella, has built up years of impressive Rover experience alongside us, showing compassion and care to our dog guests. She happily participates in providing attention and satisfying the playful energy of our especially active visitors! Our dear-old Corgi companion, Sugarbear, recently passed in 2022, and as a way to honor her we are committed to continuing hosting our new and returning doggie pals as we have for so many years now. We have more love than ever to offer our precious visitors and simply cannot envision a life without dogs around! Take comfort in knowing your companion(s) will be catered to, per your requests, and will receive lots of attention, exercise and love during your time apart from them! He/she will instantly become part of the family and receive as much attention as desired. Our family is open to following any familiar routines to facilitate the best stay possible. We offer the convenience of a LARGE, fully-fenced, green backyard for those energetic dogs who like to run and play, a beautiful and scenic park right behind our backyard for exploration, plenty of indoor space for lounging, and a safe and family-oriented neighborhood to venture about for walks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is a priority for us to keep open communication with you during your pup's time with our family. You will frequently receive text and photo updates of your sweet babies while you are away, keeping you connected with your loved one. We're also aiming to provide high-quality video content via Dropbox if this is of interest to you! Conveniently located 5 Miles East of Downtown Dallas right off of I-30. We are also within 5 miles of a 24-hr pet hospital for emergencies. Please note the following updates and changes as of January 1st, 2024: ☆ As of January 1st, our rates for boarding and daycare will reflect a small price increase to align with the growth of our business, local industry trends and continuing to provide an excellent level of care to your K-9 companion in a safe, loving and playful environment. We highly value our new and existing Rover families, and we look forward to incorporating additional innovative benefits into your pup's stay with us as part of these changes in 2024. Thank you for helping us achieve over 10 years of service as an in-home pet care provider! ☆ Our family requires an in-person meet-and-greet in our home for all new clients and their pups prior to the agreement of a booking. Please know there are no exceptions to this requirement in the event you have a last minute booking request (e.g. submitting a request the day prior to booking start date). ☆As always, we value and appreciate each of our clients! We look forward to meeting you! ♡ Kellie, Richard & Isabella