Hi there! I have owned a dog since I was 6 years old and I currently have two dogs that get spoiled like no other and would enjoy a friend to play with. My schedule is pretty flexible depending on your dog's needs, and I will make sure your dogs are taken outside regularly, played with and give you updates as much as possible to put your mind at ease while you are away. I understand how your dog's care is important when you are unable to take them along with you and how anxious it could be of leaving someone who is part of your family behind. I am a person who prefers to stay at home vs going out on the weekends and evening so your loved ones will be safe under my care. I have watched my friend's dogs and others and feel that I am more than capable of ensuring your dog's needs are met for the duration of their stay with me and will do my best to make things convenient for you if possible. Your pets are welcome to use my dog's toys but please let me know if they are quick destroyers of the fluffy/squeeky kind so I can put away the sentimental ones I leave laying around. Crating will only be necessary if they exhibit bad behavior such as destroying things, fighting, stealing food, separation anxiety, or incontinence issues. Dogs will be free to roam inside my home and have use of a dog door to my fenced backyard and I will teach them if they are willing to use it if they never have before. Your pets will have to be independent without concern, as I am not able to watch them 24/7 if that is the care you are requiring. Please let me know if your dog has any aggressive tendencies and I would need the pets I board to be socialized with other pets before bringing them into my home and around my dogs and others I may be watching. If you could please have your dog profile filled out, I would be more at ease learning about your dog before accepting and thanks for checking my profile out! Also, importantly I need to know and health issues/concerns current and past to ensure I am able to accommodate and take care of them comfortably. (Heart issues, breathing, injuries)