Richard & Kelly V.
Elliston, VA
Nature retreat for your pets
Pet care experience
Since 1978 we have been in the pet service industry. We are secluded on a mountain in the forest away from all the hectic traffic and noise. A stay with us is a nature retreat for your companion. Former German shepherd breeders now offering boarding, sitting, training, products, and even custom built items all from our home. Highly experienced with large, difficult, and special needs dogs. Leash pullers, and reactive dogs are not a problem. All exercise and interaction is one on one. We use only our highly social and trained dogs for any play if the customer wants. 3rd generation trainer that has studied canine behavior, wolves, and even spend extensive time with wolves. My wife is a licensed vet tech with over 15 years expatience in general practice, emergency, and now specializes in canine dentistry. We care for your pet as if they are family.
Reviews
Drop off and pick up was easy. The dogs were walked twice a day. It was like dog scout camp. My dogs received a higher dose of nature than they are used to.
Great experience, we are definitely doing again, this is our 3rd time and everything went smooth.
Great place to board your dogs. My girls had a great time and loved the trail walks. Looks like a very nice place and organized. Kept me posted and very good response time. Was also very patient with me afterwards when I had forgotten my dog’s bed. Very cooperative with me. Would highly recommend!
Bailey enjoyed her stay! Loved that Richard took her on a trail run during her stay with him! Will definitely rebook with Richard & Kelly!! 💕
About Richard & Kelly V.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
We have a separate small professional built area designed by trainers for your pets. It provides a large safe secure space with dog cabin and deck and nature views
Home
Information Richard & Kelly V. would like to know about your pet
Please let us know ahead of time of any special needs or social issues. We do not have breed restrictions. Though we do not have many restrictions or anything else we do ask that dogs be human social and not very destructive.
A typical day
A typical day consists of 2x daily nature hikes along our numerous trails on our 60 acres. Following this is some one on one time with us for cool down & bonding and ends with their regular feeding schedule.
Services
Richard & Kelly can host
Availability
I work from home so am around most of the time. This is my profession so we can provide more than part time care. My wife is a licensed vet tech and also assists me here. We do have normal hours of operation though to allow us get all daily activities completed. Our regular hours are M-F 8am-5pm Sat-Sun 9am -3pm. If you need hours outside of these, we may be able to assist. For safety reasons we do not allow dropoff/pickup before sunrise or after sunset.
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About Richard & Kelly V.
Communication
Skills
Safety, trust & environment
We have a separate small professional built area designed by trainers for your pets. It provides a large safe secure space with dog cabin and deck and nature views
Home
Information Richard & Kelly V. would like to know about your pet
Please let us know ahead of time of any special needs or social issues. We do not have breed restrictions. Though we do not have many restrictions or anything else we do ask that dogs be human social and not very destructive.
A typical day
A typical day consists of 2x daily nature hikes along our numerous trails on our 60 acres. Following this is some one on one time with us for cool down & bonding and ends with their regular feeding schedule.
Location
Elliston, VA
Pets
Richard & Kelly V.
Elliston, VA