Our family include Marino (dad), Veronica (mom-myself), Galina (grandma), Dante (11-yr old son), Leila (7-yr-old daughter), and Freyja (2.5 yr old furry child). Galina always loves giving frry friends lots of love, and Dante and Leila love to help out in taking care of them, as well as giving them as much love and play as they'd like. My husband and I have grown up with dogs our whole lives, with 4-5 of them at a time always. I'm always amazed at how dogs a strongly attracted to and feel safe with my husband, even just after meeting him for the first time and even skiddish dogs. I also tend to be a strong attachment figure for dogs, especially when they experience moments of anxiety and novelty. Two years ago, we adopted our own Freyja, a supermutt rescue who loves having friends over to play with. We also foster for a local rescue organization and will sometimes have a foster in the house (see the pics for our most recent foster). This is also to say that we know how to help dogs work the emotional challenge of being in a new environment or being separated from an attachment figure. We decided to open our house to provide affordable sitting after struggling ourselves to find affordable sitting for Freyja on a recent long international trip. We hope to provide a home full of love, play, relaxation and joy for your furry lovelies as we know that being away from you can be an emotionally challenging experience for them. As for the specifics of our home - we have a large fenced-in yard that is a perfect space for exploration, play, and exercise. Freyja successfully teaches furry companions how to use the doggy door within hours of their arrival. There is always someone home with your furries and we can also walk them as often as needed. We are open and willing to stick to any rules you may have in your own home. While we welcome all to sleep in our bed with us, if you have a night-time crate rule at home, we would continue with that practice here, as well as any other rules/training practices you have at home. We also enjoy keeping them mentally stimulated with any tricks/training you do at home. *For those interested in longer stays, we do occasionally (every 6 weeks), take a 3-4 day trip in our camper van and would gladly bring your furry friend along. We always plan pet-friendly travel, involving dog-friendly beaches, forest hikes, etc.