Dog boarding in someone's house

[Anonymous]

I have narrowed down a few house sitters for my pup (10 months). These are people who do this as their business - so they're home, have a system and i have been referred by friends who have used all of them. One I used and loved for a few nights and she sent pics, updates and posted pics on her Facebook page. She crates the dogs are night and feed them in their crates. She is booked winter break so I needed to find someone else. Over holidays they all have 10-15 dogs. Most don't crate the dogs, so they just sleep in dog beds, floor or couches. One of them only takes small/medium dogs and does a trial sleepover first. The other also does trial day care. Some post and send pics, others not as much. I like this idea because it feels like home (as opposed to a kennel) and my dogs loves playing with the other dogs. They also all have big fenced yards. So my questions are: does anyone have an opinion on sleeping in crates vs out, expecting pictures or updates via text or Facebook, or being with other dogs all day (supervised, in theory). Thanks!

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I would think it’s best for the dog to do what they do at home. My dogs are not crated ever. I would not want them in crates. I also wouldn’t want them at a house with 10+ dogs either.

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Anonymous wrote:I would think it’s best for the dog to do what they do at home. My dogs are not crated ever. I would not want them in crates. I also wouldn’t want them at a house with 10+ dogs either.

What is the issue with 10 dogs? Meaning if they're all known/temperament tested? and supervised? I agree, it sounds like a lot but I am finding it hard to find anywhere that doesn't have a lot unless it's just a random person watching your dog, but still working, leaving on Christmas etc.

Meaning isn't it similar to doggie daycare? At kennels, during playtime, I read it can be like 50 dogs!

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Anonymous wrote:I would think it’s best for the dog to do what they do at home. My dogs are not crated ever. I would not want them in crates. I also wouldn’t want them at a house with 10+ dogs either.

What is the issue with 10 dogs? Meaning if they're all known/temperament tested? and supervised? I agree, it sounds like a lot but I am finding it hard to find anywhere that doesn't have a lot unless it's just a random person watching your dog, but still working, leaving on Christmas etc.

Meaning isn't it similar to doggie daycare? At kennels, during playtime, I read it can be like 50 dogs!

I guess the thing that I would be most concerned about is that there is adequate space for that many dogs, and that all the dogs were temperament tested. It only takes one bad dog and a few seconds for your dog to get seriously injured. I used to work at a doggy daycare and a dog partly tore another dog's ear off. It happened so fast and nobody really knew what set him off. Also make sure the property is secure, that's a lot of dogs to keep an eye on.

I would also be sure to do a meet and greet before using anyone. When we were trying to find someone to watch our puppy for the first time we did a meet and greet with a lady who had over 100 5 star reviews. Her house reeked of cigarette smoke and cigarette butts were all over her yard. Considering our puppy was eating everything at the time, we decided not to use her.

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Anonymous wrote:I would think it’s best for the dog to do what they do at home. My dogs are not crated ever. I would not want them in crates. I also wouldn’t want them at a house with 10+ dogs either.

What is the issue with 10 dogs? Meaning if they're all known/temperament tested? and supervised? I agree, it sounds like a lot but I am finding it hard to find anywhere that doesn't have a lot unless it's just a random person watching your dog, but still working, leaving on Christmas etc.

Meaning isn't it similar to doggie daycare? At kennels, during playtime, I read it can be like 50 dogs!

I guess the thing that I would be most concerned about is that there is adequate space for that many dogs, and that all the dogs were temperament tested. It only takes one bad dog and a few seconds for your dog to get seriously injured. I used to work at a doggy daycare and a dog partly tore another dog's ear off. It happened so fast and nobody really knew what set him off. Also make sure the property is secure, that's a lot of dogs to keep an eye on.

I would also be sure to do a meet and greet before using anyone. When we were trying to find someone to watch our puppy for the first time we did a meet and greet with a lady who had over 100 5 star reviews. Her house reeked of cigarette smoke and cigarette butts were all over her yard. Considering our puppy was eating everything at the time, we decided not to use her.

Ugh that's scary! So yes my dog had a trial overnight w her which she requires. And her basement walks out to fenced yard. So at this point, I'm just mostly worried about a dog issue. But she temperament tests and takes only small medium (Which I know means nothing) but it's still probably 14 dogs. She said they like being part of the pack etc. i also worry about feeding times. The other person I used and loved (but is booked then) crates them for meals and sleeping. This woman doesn't.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think it’s best for the dog to do what they do at home. My dogs are not crated ever. I would not want them in crates. I also wouldn’t want them at a house with 10+ dogs either.

What is the issue with 10 dogs? Meaning if they're all known/temperament tested? and supervised? I agree, it sounds like a lot but I am finding it hard to find anywhere that doesn't have a lot unless it's just a random person watching your dog, but still working, leaving on Christmas etc.

Meaning isn't it similar to doggie daycare? At kennels, during playtime, I read it can be like 50 dogs!

I guess the thing that I would be most concerned about is that there is adequate space for that many dogs, and that all the dogs were temperament tested. It only takes one bad dog and a few seconds for your dog to get seriously injured. I used to work at a doggy daycare and a dog partly tore another dog's ear off. It happened so fast and nobody really knew what set him off. Also make sure the property is secure, that's a lot of dogs to keep an eye on.

I would also be sure to do a meet and greet before using anyone. When we were trying to find someone to watch our puppy for the first time we did a meet and greet with a lady who had over 100 5 star reviews. Her house reeked of cigarette smoke and cigarette butts were all over her yard. Considering our puppy was eating everything at the time, we decided not to use her.

And by the way, so now who do you use?

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't leave my dog with someone who would crate her at night. A kennel does that.

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't leave my dog with someone who would crate her at night. A kennel does that.

Many kennels have "suites"

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Anonymous wrote:I would think it’s best for the dog to do what they do at home. My dogs are not crated ever. I would not want them in crates. I also wouldn’t want them at a house with 10+ dogs either.

Agree--if a dog is not crated at home. Neither safe nor sanitary to exposure your pup to 10 other dogs--especially if uncrated.

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How much do you pay for dog boarding in somebody’s house per day?

That might factor into how many other dogs they keep because if it’s their income, the more dogs the more they get paid. But if they’re higher priced maybe they’ll keep less dogs?

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Anonymous wrote:I would think it’s best for the dog to do what they do at home. My dogs are not crated ever. I would not want them in crates. I also wouldn’t want them at a house with 10+ dogs either.

What is the issue with 10 dogs? Meaning if they're all known/temperament tested? and supervised? I agree, it sounds like a lot but I am finding it hard to find anywhere that doesn't have a lot unless it's just a random person watching your dog, but still working, leaving on Christmas etc.

Meaning isn't it similar to doggie daycare? At kennels, during playtime, I read it can be like 50 dogs!

(Not the poster to whom you posed this question.) The problem with exposure to 10 other uncrated dogs in a close environment is the unpredictable nature of animal aggression. Can be triggered by a variety of factors. Plus, it is unsanitary.

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OP do u have a friend with a dog you can trace off with? This is what I did when we only had one dog. Now we have 2 dogs and I pay someone to stay at my house. We did it for Christmas right before Covid and the dogsitter didn’t stay Christmas Eve but we had a neighbor come over and let dog out before bed and again first thing Christmas morning. Dogsitter came back at lunchtime.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think it’s best for the dog to do what they do at home. My dogs are not crated ever. I would not want them in crates. I also wouldn’t want them at a house with 10+ dogs either.

What is the issue with 10 dogs? Meaning if they're all known/temperament tested? and supervised? I agree, it sounds like a lot but I am finding it hard to find anywhere that doesn't have a lot unless it's just a random person watching your dog, but still working, leaving on Christmas etc.

Meaning isn't it similar to doggie daycare? At kennels, during playtime, I read it can be like 50 dogs!

(Not the poster to whom you posed this question.) The problem with exposure to 10 other uncrated dogs in a close environment is the unpredictable nature of animal aggression. Can be triggered by a variety of factors. Plus, it is unsanitary.

Is this same then at these kennels with "play yards" with 30-40 dogs? Or doggie daycares?

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't leave my dog with someone who would crate her at night. A kennel does that.

Many kennels have "suites"

Yep. Suites can have beds (for family dogs to stay together), windows and cameras for the owners to watch.