NEW NEWS! Our one bedroom bungalow will be open by May to rent by the day and we are available for your dog to stay with us in the main house. Leaves you free to go to the beach, shop and explore Cape May. Book for day care. Inquire for more info. ALSO NEW! as of January 19 2024! One of our clients who has left his dog with us many times had an unexpected move and was not able to take his dog with him. He asked us if we would consider taking her. Minnie is super easy and loves other dogs and us…so she is now a part of our family…and pet sitting business. So please consider this as you read below. Minnie is small. About 25#. Spayed. She’s a short haired mix. And will be a part of all Meet&Greets here going forward and for those who will be doggie houseguests with us. (Her photo is the second one in our photo section). We. Love. Dogs. It’s that simple. We care for every dog who comes to stay with us like they are our own. We only take one boarding dog at a time so we can focus all our care and attention on your dog. The house is only one floor so no dog is ever far from us or our generous affection. Sunny rooms. Open windows. Well worn couches and dog beds are available or you can bring their own bed with them. We accommodate crates if your dog uses one. It’s best if you bring their crate with them and familiar bedding with the smells of their home. Our back deck is sunny&shady and the dogs love lounging out there. They can access the fenced-in yard from the deck or living room. Walks through the fields are lush with wonderful smells and DOGS LOVE TO SMELL!! And their walks are far from traffic. NOTE ABOUT WALKS We have 3 acres of open land for a dog to run. But we never leave a dog run off-leash on a walk unless we’ve had the dog several times and know him/her very well. Therefore we cannot accommodate a high energy dog who needs to do a lot of running offleash for their daily exercise unless we have had them several times and trust them to stick with us, We prefer to take dogs that live locally so that we can meet them before committing to a stay. We start with a Meet&Greet. This consists of an hour visit where we get to know your dog and how you care for them. Next we ask that you leave them with us on another day for a few hours so we again get to know the dog and s/he gets to know us. Lastly is a one night sleepover. A full 24-hour stay. This builds a bit of bonding and trust for the dog as well as us. It also solidifies that we all feel confident with each other. There are no charges for these preliminary visits. Most dogs who come to stay with us for the first time are a bit unsure. Though not for long. Dogs sorta “love the one they’re with” and enjoy new company and new territory. But some have terrible separation anxiety. They really can’t adjust and struggle trying to. If this is the case we would recommend your dog stay in their home and you seek out a pet sitter that can come stay in the home with your dog while you’re away. SO ABOUT US! Mike and I are animal-people. We have had a wide assortment of pets of every kind growing up. We remember our childhood dogs as our best friends and confidants. Likewise, our children grew up in the midst of a lovely menagerie of all kinds of animals, that also included rescuing cats, birds, rabbits, turtles, squirrels...and a particular ferret. But of all domestic animals we find dogs to be the most special beings on the planet! Our last little dog Lily passed away early August 2022. We still have a cat that’s outside more than in and is fine with dogs. She was a refugee from the streets of Atlantic City and she comes round for meals and a good head scratch. But we miss all our dogs! Not sure when or if we will get another dog so in the meantime we’re thoroughly enjoying all the dogs we get to care for through Rover!! We’ve also fostered many dogs. Our most memorable fosters were those from puppy mills. Timid and often abused..yet love can change a dog and they eventually became happy souls and found wonderful homes. Our foster-failure Jack...a skinny yellow Lab... who was only 6 hours away from being euthanized when he was rescued by Dick Harris...a man who had a passion for Labs….was special and he was ours to keep the minute he stepped foot in the house. I served on the Board of Ocean City Humane Society as well as volunteered with that local shelter for many years when we lived in Ocean City, NJ. I launched my own pet sitting biz Sitting4paws in 2009 which kept me busy year round. As part of that business we also took dogs into our home as doggy house guests for many who were on vacation in Ocean City or traveling out of town. Many of those dogs came and stayed with us for years. They were like family. (Testimonials from some of these clients are included). A shoulder injury and our move to Cape May NJ put this business on hold. But we are now back in the biz and love opening our hearts and home to your dog.