About Our Program
Home Away From Home
No crowded, loud, facilities. Our home is just that- a home. Located on the Oakland/Berkeley border, our block is quiet and has low foot traffic. The area offers several great parks and hiking trails within a short drive. Our home is quiet and only occupied by us and our personal pets- there are no children and no guests coming and going.
Upkeeping Structure and Balance
For most of our clients, upkeeping training and structure is a priority. We work with our clients to ensure we can maintain training, structure and boundaries for each dog. Our experience with training is consistently being maintained via education and training multiple foster dogs for HARA SF and Love Second Chances. Ashley is a certified Family Dog Mediator®, and has trained with Raw Pawtential and worked as an assistant trainer for Disciplined K9.
Biological Fulfillment and Enrichment
Whenever possible, we offer our clients enrichment and biological fulfillment by providing appropriate chews and puzzles indoors, and allowing safe off-leash decompression time in enclosed areas. By limiting how many dogs we board at one time, we can safely provide solo park visits, yard time, and decompression walks for each dog.
More Details
The Environment
2 Adults (Ashley & Christian)
3 Resident Dogs (Mana, Hana & Pa’a)
2 Resident Cats (always kept separate from boarding clients)
No children in home
Private yard, fully enclosed w/ 5-6’ privacy fence
Noise level indoors: Quiet
Noise level outdoors: Quiet
Crates for boarding dogs are indoors
We average 3-4 walks a day
Requirements for Boarding Clients
-Dog(s) must be up to date on vaccines and on current flea/tick prevention. Records must be provided to prior to boarding.
-Dogs must be at least 6 months old.
-Owners must be able to drop off/pick up their dog(s) from our home in Oakland (near Ashby Bart).
-Owners must provide food and treats. We can accommodate raw fed dogs (and can freeze/thaw food on a schedule) so long as their food is pre-portioned for daily meals.
-Client dogs must be able to sleep/rest comfortably in an XL sized Ruffland Kennel (interior length 39”) as our largest kennel option.
-We do not accept dogs that are not crate trained or housebroken.
-We do not accept dogs with separation anxiety (any vocal or destructive behaviors in the crate).
-We do not accept dogs that are barrier/crate aggressive towards humans or animals.
Interested in boarding with us?
Rates
$100
Per Night
Your dog is crate trained and does not have any major management needs. If you are a HARA SF or Love Second Chances alumni, ask about our rescue rate!
+$50
Additional Per Night
Your dog is human and/or dog reactive and needs more management.