Imagine not having to worry about your dog(s) at all while you are away! Now, trust that this will be the case when they stay at our home. We treat every single dog like they are a member of our own family. I will work with you to make sure that your fur baby is comfortable with us - if they sleep in the bed, on the floor in a crate - we are able to accommodate any situation. We actually have a king-size bed pushed against a twin bed to create a mega dog bed in our bedroom. Unless you say otherwise, I take lots of photos and videos of your dog(s) playing and sleeping in our home and send them to you while you are away. Each room in our home, including our offices, has dog beds. Our family room and couch are dog-friendly. There is nothing better than nighttime tv snuggles. Toys galore - we must have 20-30 toys at any given time around our house inside and out. As a family with a counter-surfing dog, all of the dog food and human food items are secured in pantries. Our kitchen trash is in a drawer, but please let me know if your dog eats bathroom trash like tissues, etc so I can watch for that. Our backyard is a very basic wire fence. Willow & Winston are not able to jump over it. If your dog can jump very high, dig holes under fences, and is very curious, explorative - PLEASE let me know as soon as you send the request. We will make sure we leash walk your dog in the back yard and supervise 100% to prevent any escape situations. When we have Rover dogs in our home, they are not left outside unsupervised unless we are in the living room/kitchen area where we can see them right out of our back window at all times. Accidents happen, bad behaviors happen - that's part of pet ownership. We would NEVER hit, strike or physically harm your dog in any way. We use positive reinforcement and redirection. We are home 99% of the time when we have Rover dogs. We are comfortable taking dogs with special needs and senior dogs. We've had dogs with diabetes as our own pets and are familiar with giving insulin shots. Our current lab suffers from seizures and we are familiar with this condition and understand how difficult it can be to find a sitter for dogs with epilepsy. My husband and I are confident we can handle any kind of issue thrown our way. *** Our only condition is that Rover dogs do not stress out our lab who has seizures, this would be the only condition during the meet and greet where we would say no to hosting *** I've had dogs my entire life and volunteered with rescue groups and shelter organizations. We have a 10-year-old black labrador and a 2-year-old basset house/mini schnauzer mix. We do not have any children and are a very relaxed and calm household. My husband and I love dogs and would be thrilled to share our home with you. I work from home most of the time and have a dog walker that comes on days I am not at home. Once you meet us, you will feel very confident in leaving your pets in our care. We look forward to meeting you. I work from home and have a very flexible schedule. Our dogs are on a regular feeding and potty routine and I can accommodate your pup's needs as well. We treat our guests like family and they are with us just as much as our own dogs. No dog is left outside unattended, we are always supervising them.