I would like to know how active they are, how nervous/timid they are, any special needs etc. I work better with small/medium breed dogs of any age and any breed of dog of senior age with moderate to low energy. Is he/she trained to use the bathroom outdoors? I'm unable to accommodate dogs using puppy pads or who are not fully potty trained at this time. However, if your dog uses diapers, that is completely fine. Please let me know what your dogs typical day looks like! Routine is important and I would like to be able to mimic that schedule to help alleviate some anxiety your dog may be feeling. Speaking of anxiety, if your dog has separation anxiety, thunder/lightning anxiety, etc, please let me know what behaviors manifest when they're feeling less than their best. Some dogs like to be coddled and calmed while others like to tough it out in a safe place. For example, my dog Mishka, is not a fan of thunderstorms. She's always gotta be right next to mom or dad. At times, she may urinate in an act of submission, but that's pretty rare. I don't require pets to be crated at any time during their stay, but if a crate provides comfort please feel free to bring it!

Typically, I like to allow them to check out the house without my dogs present first. Too many stimuli during a first time stay can surely be overwhelming! Once they've checked everything out and seem to become disinterested in sniffing, I'll introduce my dogs one by one. I will usually put up a gate to separate them in the house during this first meeting. this allows them to smell and see each other without getting overwhelmed by touch. My smallest will go first as she's the more timid one and then my guy, Harley, will greet your pup. When they start to lose that first bout of interest, I will remove the gate and allow them to get closer (again, one by one). This method has never, ever failed (I take extreme caution and if things feel off, I will absolutely take a longer amount of time to acclimate them.) and within 2 hours of your pup arriving they are totally integrated in the house. The first day is usually just to get used to the house and yard. During the second day (unless otherwise instructed by you) I will take them out for a walk around the neighborhood. Usually the house is pretty quiet and we spend a lot of time lazing around with the dogs. As far as feeding time goes, I will always feed each dog separately in the house. Please let me know if your dog has allergies or is on a strict diet so that I can take extra precaution when it comes to food. Bedtime can sometimes be a challenge, but my smallest likes to be in bed with us and my boy likes to sleep under the bed. They all have their sleeping habits! Let us know how your dog prefers to sleep! Especially if they're smaller and aren't able to jump up on the bed by themselves. Sometimes they may be too shy to give us signals that they want to be in the bed!