Dog Boarding (In My Home)
A calm, personalized home-away-from-home experience with enrichment, structure, and individualized care.
A Calm, Home-Based Boarding Experience
Sometimes dogs simply do better in a calm, home environment—especially those who thrive with structure, enrichment, individualized care, and consistency.
My in-home boarding experience is designed to feel safe, comfortable, and enriching while you’re away. Unlike large facilities, dogs staying at my home receive thoughtful, personalized care with a strong focus on routine, emotional wellbeing, and real-life enrichment.
Because I intentionally keep boarding small, your dog receives more individualized attention, calm decompression time, enrichment, and support throughout their stay.
Whether your dog enjoys adventures, cozy downtime, enrichment activities, or simply staying close to people, their care is thoughtfully tailored to their individual needs.
What’s Included
✓ Personalized care in a calm home environment
✓ Daily walks & enrichment activities
✓ Potty breaks throughout the day
✓ Feeding based on your dog’s normal routine
✓ Medication administration (if needed)
✓ Reinforcement of existing training & manners
✓ Structured rest & decompression time
✓ Snuggles, companionship & individualized attention
✓ Daily photo/video updates
✓ Routine consistency & home comforts
Looking for Cat Boarding?
I also offer dedicated care options for feline companions. If you’re looking for cat boarding, drop-in visits, or cat sitting, please visit my Cat Care page for more details.
You can find it under the Local Services tab in the dropdown menu.
Local Services → Cat Care
Added Value: Ongoing Training & Enrichment
Training naturally continues throughout your dog’s stay.
I thoughtfully reinforce good habits, polite manners, calm behavior, confidence, and real-life skills during everyday routines to help support long-term success.
This may include:
- Calm behavior around distractions
- Loose leash walking
- Calm greetings & manners
- Confidence building
- Reinforcing polite behavior in the home
- Impulse control
- Mental enrichment activities
Boarding Pricing
— Includes walks, enrichment, personalized care, snuggles, ongoing training reinforcement, and a calm home environment
$85/per night
Additional Dogs: +$25/per night
✓ Medication administration can be accommodated
✓ Dogs with disabilities or special needs are welcome whenever appropriate accommodations can safely be provided
Optional Add-On: Bath & Light Grooming +$30
Optional Add-On: Dedicated Training Sessions | Save 30%
See below for more information.
Payment options
- 10% deposit to hold dates/Non-Refundable
- 50% due on the first day of the stay
- 40% due on the last day of the stay
- Or we can outline a payment schedule
BOARDING REQUIREMENTS
✓ All core vaccines are required and vaccine records must be provided prior to boarding
✓ Dogs must be free from contagious illness
✓ Dogs must be spayed or neutered
✓ One dog may board at any weight
✓ Two-dog households may have size and weight restrictions to ensure comfort and safety within the home
✓ Dogs must be comfortable in a new home environment
✓ Dogs must be safe around cats, as cats live in the home
✓ A kennel/crate is required for short periods of time, such as appointments, errands, or brief times when dogs cannot be directly supervised
✓ A meet & greet is required prior to boarding to ensure the best fit for everyone
✓ Dogs with aggression concerns or separation anxiety cannot be accommodated for in-home boarding, but are excellent candidates for my overnight pet sitting service in your home.
- Visit my Pet Sitting page under the Local Services tab to learn more.
Want to Make Training Progress While You’re Away?
Exclusive Boarding Perk: Save 30% on Training Sessions
Perfect for:
- Loose leash walking
- Recall (“come”)
- Impulse control
- Calm behavior in the home
- Place / settle training
- Mild reactivity foundations
- Door & household manners
- Handling & cooperative care (grooming, paws, brushing, vet handling)
What’s Included
✔ Dedicated one-on-one training time
✔ A personalized training plan
✔ Follow-up recommendations
✔ Video recordings of active training sessions so you can see exactly what was practiced and confidently continue at home
Choose one session or several during your stay depending on your goals.
Exclusive Boarding Training Pricing
Basics Training
$125 $88/ per 1-hour session
✨30% Off
Behavior Modification Training cannot be accommodated at this time.
Ready for a Home Away From Home?
Your dog deserves care that feels safe, thoughtful, enriching, and personalized while you’re away.
Whether your pup loves adventure, cozy downtime, or extra support and structure, I’m here to help make their stay feel comfortable, calm, and stress-free.
Reach out today to learn more about boarding availability or schedule a meet & greet.
