One week.  The owners of one of our guests was stranded in Florida when the air-charter company when bankrupt and stopped flying.

See above.  If you are flying somewhere, you may be delayed and your dog will be staying at AreaK9 longer than expected.  Extra food will keep you dog fed on his own food, and save you money if AreaK9 has to find food for your dog.

Yes, information may change between visits.

The information supplied is treated confidentially and is stored in our electronic database.

This depends. A few sleep on our bed, some sleep on the floor, and others sleep on the bedding provided by AreaK9.

Sorry, we no longer accept client beds due to other guests trying to eat them.  We have sent back too many clients beds in ripped pieces, including a a bag of stuffing, so we now provide the dogs bedding.

NO!

Almost. We separate the dogs at feeding time so that each dog is fed individually.!

The dog’s owner. This way your dog is fed what you want him to be fed.

We prefer that the food come in an airtight container, have the dog’s name written on it, and the feeding amounts. If you use a scoop for measurement, please include that in the container.

Don’t bring them. Prior experience has shown that the pack will tear them apart very quickly.

Yes. There is no charge for this service, but the medication must be packed properly with the dog’s name and clear instructions on administration.

Dogs staying at AreaK9 are together all day (except for feeding) and can play, at will, inside or outside. While there are no structured walks, the dogs are taken outside frequently.

We find that dogs of all sizes mix well, but we have now created a spacious area where smaller dogs may stay. They can also exercise separately if the pack environment seems to be a problem.

The interior is kept cool and dry in the summer with the central A/C and pleasantly warm in the winter.

Food is supplied by the owner and fed as per the owner’s instructions. An ample fresh supply of cool water is kept for the dogs both inside and outside. Water is removed at about 20:00 hours.

Yes. This is for you dog’s protection and for our guests’ protection. The interview process makes sure that all pack members will get on well and that there’s unlikely to be any problems.

Yes, anytime is playtime for the dogs – except for feeding time.

No. There are staff on duty 24/7 to make sure your dog’s stay is a good stay.

The dogs come and go as they will. If they ask to go outside, they do. On average, the dogs are outside every hour for variable lengths of time.  Spending lots of supervised time outside in the fenced acre of ground allows our guests plenty of opportunity to drain their energy.  Generally, after play the dogs like to rest in the house wherever the AreaK9 staff happens to be

Yes, as this is a cage-free environment with no separation of the dogs, all of them have to learn to be social, patient, and respectful of the other guests.  This environment allows some dogs to greatly improve their communication skills with other dogs.