Prior to booking your companion with us please let us know about any: -aggression/resource guarding -anxiety -medications I do my best to mitigate reactivity triggers by feeding all dogs separately and only allowing toys while supervised. Please let me know if your dog is leash/barrier reactive, afraid of thunderstorms, resource guards something unusual (like water, furniture, people, their kennel etc.) We can work with most issues as long as we're made aware of them prior to the booking so we know what we may need to modify in our own routine/behavior to work best with your dog. We do not discriminate based on breeds- all are welcome!

My backyard is fully enclosed with a 6ft fence and my front porch is gated. If a dog runs out of either exterior doors they are still safely contained! I have two gates inside: one for the master bedroom and one to keep dogs from going upstairs. This keeps the dogs off the carpet while they’re settling in (sometimes accidents happen when they’re adjusting and that’s okay!) Once they’re comfortable in the new environment, I open the gates and give access to the whole house. We love hearing the thunderous pitter patter of zoomies up and down the stairs! Then I just use the gates to separate everyone for feedings so there’s no fighting or food theft. If we are hosting more dogs than we have gates, I also have 2 kennels I can use to separate as well as 2 additional bedrooms/2 bathrooms I can use if needed. I feed guest dogs at the same time as I feed my dogs: once in the morning and once in the evening. My senior has IBD and often refuses food so I’ve gotten really good at getting picky eaters to eat. Some tricks include sprinkling freeze dried beef liver over the food, adding low sodium bone broth, or occasionally some plain rice. If I have trouble getting your pup to eat I’ll message you to discuss how you would prefer I handle it. We often have anxious pups so I have CBD oil for pets and an Adaptil pheromone diffuser. The diffuser will always be running, but I’ll message you to ask if I can administer the CBD oil if I think it might help a particularly anxious dog. I have also been working on making the furniture in our home more accessible to injured and/or small dogs. There is a ramp at the foot of our bed and doggy stairs to get on living room furniture. For additional fun, I have assorted dog puzzle toys and treat dispensing toys I set up to let them exert some mental energy. I also have a flirt pole for the really energetic dogs (mine go NUTS for it! Best toy I’ve ever purchased!) The backyard also has a jolly pets 10” ball to push around and chase as well as a Tumbo Solo Slinger for solo rope tug play! Over time I’m looking at converting the backyard into a mini dog park with a sandbox, puppy pool/splash pad, and a lure chasing course so stay tuned for more updates!