I will not work with animals with a bite history. I will not take animals that intentionally mark inside or that wear diapers. At your home: - Let me know your expectations. I want to respect your home so you have the best experience. At my home: - Cleanliness is important to me. If you're familiar with Friends, it's more like Monica's apartment and less like Joey's. We take our shoes off inside and try to keep things decent. I don't want to sound like a party pooper, but I'll clearly lay out my expectations and hope you'll recognize it's all in the interest of providing a clean, safe environment. - The home is pet resistant, not pet proof. Gates are available to discourage pets from traversing floors if your pet's physical restrictions include reduced use of stair cases. Please inform of any risk for behaviors like cord chewing - I want to keep your pets safe. - Any pets staying over at my house need to be on a current flea/tick regiment. Most familiar with flea/tick collars. Please inform if the regiment is non-obvious, such as medications or topical treatments. - Pets I work with must be up-to-date on vaccines per local laws and veterinarian recommendations, including rabies vaccinations. Dogs: - Dogs who are boarding >24 hrs. will be taken on 2-3 walks per day, generally following the schedule of 1 long morning and evening walk and one shorter mid-day walk. - Please bring your dog with enough of their food and medications for the duration of the stay, along with instructions for feeding and medicating. I can give your dogs oral medication, and crush it up and mix it with peanut butter if needed, but am not qualified to administer injectable or IV medications. I am uncomfortable giving dogs I don't know eyedrops. - I will have some treats on hand, but if you prefer specific treats, please bring them. - I am happy to brush your dog if you provide the brush, and your dog is ok with a new person brushing them. - For your dog's best experience, please bring your dog's crate or bed, blanket from home, and favorite toys/stuffies for comfort and fun. - Dogs will be able to explore the fenced-in backyard off-leash if they are not at risk for going under, through, or over the fence, or on-leash if they need more supervision. - We sometimes have wildlife that come through the yard, so please let me know if your dog is at risk of escaping trying to chase other animals. - I will supervise dogs while they are in the backyard, and make sure if the poop in the yard it gets picked up quickly - I don't let dog poop accumulate in the back yard. - I typically use baby wipes and/or a towel to clean paws when dogs comes inside after walks. Please let me know if your dog does/doesn't allow their paws to be touched. - Beyond puppies, dogs must be trained to pee and poop outdoors. I will not accept adult dogs that use puppy pads indoors, but can help puppies less than 1-yr-old with potty-training. - Whether or not dogs will be allowed on furniture will be determined on a case-by-case basis, based on behavior. - I will not accept dogs that rip, bite, tear, or defecate on furniture, or otherwise destroy property other than their own dog toys. Cats: - While at our house, all cats are indoor-only cats. This protects your cats and local wildlife. - I will have a cat scratching post. I can't accept cats that scratch furniture, carpets, or the house in general. - Cats must be litter-box trained. Litter cleaning: - I will use scoop-away cat litter. - I will scoop out clumps daily. - I will change out the litter completely, and disinfect the cat box weekly, and in-between animals from different clients.