OUR ENVIRONMENT: Dogs in our care are allowed social time when someone is around to supervise. When we must leave the dogs unattended, they are separated and crated for their safety. Dogs from the same family are usually kept together unless used to being crated separately. We do our best to make sure all dogs are within visual range of each other in the same room to offer comfort despite being separated. Alternate housing options are available in the event that crating is not possible. The dogs are regularly given free access to the back yard to come and go as they please when we are home. When this isn't possible, due to weather (or excessive barking), we offer them potty breaks every 2 ish hours, or when they "tell" us they need to go. Dogs are given plenty of space and are supervised during meal times, to mitigate any food aggression or bowl stealing. Because we care for multiple dogs at once, we cannot accommodate "grazing" behavior i.e. leaving food out. What we can do is offer your pup some time to themselves to eat, away/protected from others. It is typical for some dogs to not eat during the initial meal times on their first stay. We usually let them warm up at their own pace but have plenty of ways to entice them to eat of you'd prefer (peanut butter, chicken broth, cheese, etc). The dogs sleep as a pack and have the opportunity to choose where and whom to snuggle up to with a variety of beds, blankets, and flooring options.