Please review my profile details completely & take note of breeds I cannot care for. Due to my heavy schedule, I'm best suited to work with parents who are responsive & punctual with drop off and pick up times or good with communicating delays. Also note, I always average 3-5 dogs but can have upwards of 12, particularly on overlap days for pick ups and drop offs or bad weather delaying flights around holidays, usually. It's imperative that you pup gets along well with others and large packs don't give them anxiety. I wouldn't want to add any unnecessary stress to your fur baby's experience with a sitter while you're away. Hi Soon-To-Be-Friends! I live in a communal space with a main house and two in law apartments attached to the house and separated by french doors. Most of the pack is low energy and if I have a higher number of dogs, at least half of them are probably senior pups that lay on the couch. LOCATION We are in the suburb of West Chicago near Winfield, Geneva, St. Charles, with 2.5 acres fully fenced in (front & back). See photos. We have 1000 sq feet of indoor play space for inclement weather, with a textured, coated floor for no slip and easy cleanup. We have doggy furniture, a costume closet, a photo set, all types of feeding bowls, beds & tons of toys! APOLOGIES With apologies, I am unable to keep the following pups: long haired, excessive droolers, pups who can't navigate stairs unless under 15 lbs then I can carry them, dogs under 2 years, dogs that mark or are not house broken, dogs that are in tact (not fixed). PUBLIC MEET-N-GREET I do prefer to meet in person, but I realize that is not possible for everyone. Certain breeds i will require to meet in person, but others I may be able to do a phone call & book. For my safety and yours, first time meetings will always be at a local public park nearby (not a dog park). HOUSE TOUR BY VIDEO For my safety, and the safety of you, your pets, your family and the other dogs I have in my care at the time of the visit, I do not offer tours inside the home. I am happy to send a video of the space & will send you TONS of videos during their stay. If something in particular concerns you (like kitchen set up or doors, etc), I can Facetime you and show you. And you're always welcome to see the yard. REASON: It is no longer comfortable for me or my family to have tons of strangers coming through the house every week and it can be alarming & disruptive to my pack - especially those with anxiety. I work hard to make them comfortable and strangers and new pets walking through without having proper time to acclimate and introduce, is very challenging. I would never put unnecessary stress on your pups & don't want to expose my current guests to the unknown. Some dogs are reactive to new humans popping in, they scratch my walls, bark, some urinate or vomit. It's not fair to them. If this doesn't work for you, I totally understand! ABOUT ME I grew up with parents who bred and raised dogs. We started with Afghans, Dobies and Rottweilers. Once I got older, I developed an allergy to furry dogs, so short haired or hypo allergenic dogs are preferred. We live near a lot of forest preserves & massive parks (no neighbors behind us) so there's wildlife. I have been dog sitting for decades on and off. Hypo allergenic dogs & very clean short haired pups can sleep in the bed with me if that’s where they feel safest. I aim to minimize pet anxiety and make it comfortable for them. I do have a reactions to strong dander so I have many orthopedic beds and other furniture your pups can sleep on if not in bed with me. I work from home so my home is best for dogs who prefer hanging indoors-lower energy, but larger dogs can run the back yard freely as it is fully fenced (no jumpers and no diggers please, they let in coyotes). I am unable to take long walks when work has picked up, but I'll update this when that changes. I look forward to meeting you and your furry family member(s).