Dog boarding in someone's house

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be very hesitant to board in a place with 10+ dogs in someone's home. I'm hesitant to use doggy daycare too, but at least then (hypothetically) all dogs are visible to multiple employees at a time. There isn't the possibility of dogs being cornered in another room and reacting when the homeowner can't see them.

From a safety perspective, if there are 10 dogs I'd want them crated at night. What happens when dog A finds an awesome piece of trash at 2 am and Dog B decides they want it and a fight breaks out and the homeowner is sleeping? Crates are for their safety.

I am personally more comfortable either having someone stay at my house or sending my two to a person who has no dogs of their own, where they are the only dogs, even if that means being alone for a period of time each day.

This, I'd want the person to be consistent with what you do at home. We crate at night except if someone is awake and puppy is always with someone. We never feed in the crate as crate is for sleeping but our puppy still wakes up a few times to need to potty so do they have someone to potty at night? And how clean is the house and what are the other dogs?

No idea how clean... I didn't go in. She knows all the dogs that come and requires an overnight trial

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I board my small dogs at a sitter's home when I travel, and I am also a sitter for small dogs myself. I have also fostered dozens of dogs over 10 years. To answer your questions:

"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)."

--I don't crate my dogs or my clients' dogs. However, if a client wanted their dog crated because that is what the dog is used to and the client brought their own crate, I would use it. I do whatever is best for the dog.

--I text several photos a day to my clients. I don't think it's reasonable to expect that every day when the sitter has a full house (of dogs) over the holidays.

--Most dogs do fine with other dogs all day. If they don't, they can hang out behind gates in another room. I can tell you, though, that a 10-month old puppy is going to be a handful for the sitter and will annoy some of the other dogs, especially older ones.

Hi - thanks for the feedback! So my pup may be the biggest problem (although she will have other puppies there) Do you have any other suggestions? She does only take small/medium dogs. which I know doesn't change much.

Other suggestions for what? For a sitter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I board my small dogs at a sitter's home when I travel, and I am also a sitter for small dogs myself. I have also fostered dozens of dogs over 10 years. To answer your questions:

"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)."

--I don't crate my dogs or my clients' dogs. However, if a client wanted their dog crated because that is what the dog is used to and the client brought their own crate, I would use it. I do whatever is best for the dog.

--I text several photos a day to my clients. I don't think it's reasonable to expect that every day when the sitter has a full house (of dogs) over the holidays.

--Most dogs do fine with other dogs all day. If they don't, they can hang out behind gates in another room. I can tell you, though, that a 10-month old puppy is going to be a handful for the sitter and will annoy some of the other dogs, especially older ones.

Hi - thanks for the feedback! So my pup may be the biggest problem (although she will have other puppies there) Do you have any other suggestions? She does only take small/medium dogs. which I know doesn't change much.

Other suggestions for what? For a sitter?

Yes, because you said the 10 month old would be a handful for the sitter and annoy the other dogs. But she takes puppies. Wasn't sure of options for puppy that would be good for her vs stressing out the sitter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I board my small dogs at a sitter's home when I travel, and I am also a sitter for small dogs myself. I have also fostered dozens of dogs over 10 years. To answer your questions:

"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)."

--I don't crate my dogs or my clients' dogs. However, if a client wanted their dog crated because that is what the dog is used to and the client brought their own crate, I would use it. I do whatever is best for the dog.

--I text several photos a day to my clients. I don't think it's reasonable to expect that every day when the sitter has a full house (of dogs) over the holidays.

--Most dogs do fine with other dogs all day. If they don't, they can hang out behind gates in another room. I can tell you, though, that a 10-month old puppy is going to be a handful for the sitter and will annoy some of the other dogs, especially older ones.

Hi - thanks for the feedback! So my pup may be the biggest problem (although she will have other puppies there) Do you have any other suggestions? She does only take small/medium dogs. which I know doesn't change much.

Other suggestions for what? For a sitter?

Yes, because you said the 10 month old would be a handful for the sitter and annoy the other dogs. But she takes puppies. Wasn't sure of options for puppy that would be good for her vs stressing out the sitter.

PP here. An alternative to a home-based sitter is a sitter who comes and stays in your home. Not everyone likes that because of the privacy concerns and it is usually more expensive than in-home boarding and the sitter doesn't usually stay 24/7. There is also Affectionate Pet Care boarding services in Fairfax but they may not have room over the holidays. I do think that, if you pay enough, you can get a good sitter.

Don't know where you live and whether they even have room over the holidays, but