A truly amazing place to leave your four-legged pals! Val went above and beyond in her care for Cassius. She not only cared for Cassius and kept him on his medication routine, she worked with him to learn new commands, be comfortable with grooming, ignore other dogs, drop toys, and stay on a "place." While Val will tell you she's not a dog trainer, she is constantly actively engaging and doing positive reinforcement. Cassius is not normally good with dogs, so I wasn't sure that this would be a fit. But the miraculous Pearle actually ended up being a huge bonus, as it gave Cassius a chance to be near a non-reactive dog. Val initiated careful, slow, progressive exposure so that baby steps were taken and conquered. So many amazing photos and videos (really, some lovely portraits--a 5th career as a pet photographer on the horizon?) to show just how much fun they are having together and how much he learned. Val is an excellent communicator and takes everything about the dogs who stay with her seriously. I truly felt that my dog was enjoying his time staying at her house and I fully trusted that he was in the best of hands. Can't say enough good things. Hope to have another chance to have Cassius stay again soon!

Val took great care of my dog, Eevee. Val gave great updates and I eagerly awaited each one! I really appreciate Val's experience and enthusiasm for dogs, which shows in the care and handling of the pups. Eevee looks like she had a great time as well!! I felt that Eevee was in good hands the whole time and I am so excited to have a trusted dog sitter nearby! Thank you Val!