In-home Board is a full home environment for special needs dogs or the truly spoiled. The dog stays in the house adjacent to Happy-Dog House with the animal care supervisor. In-home Boarders may interact part or all of the day with the other dogs if you wish. Special needs dogs are walked and played with by an animal caregiver for exercise..

Your Responsibilities:

Behavior...Generally, Dogs do require an evaluation, typically by coming in for a daycare trial, before acceptance into the Cageless Boarding Program. Happy Dog Training Clients, referrals from our Network who live a distance away or out of state may be able to do a phone evaluation, but this is on a case by case basis only. Any dog, evaluated in person or otherwise who causes any type of problem which would make it either unsafe or unpleasant for the dogs as a group may have to finish their stay at the inhome board at an additional cost of $10 per day to be paid upon pick up.

Health (fax # for vet 781-857-2299) Vaccine info must be received before an evaluation or before reservation will be booked.

Dogs must be current on the following vaccines: Distemper (1or 3 yr) Rabies (1 or 3 yr) and Bordetella (aka Kennel cough) within the last 6 months (we have this available for $15). Dogs under 18 months require a negative fecal exam result (poop) within the last month. Dogs over 18 months require a negative fecal result within the last year. Dogs of any age who attend day care at another facility on a regular basis must have a negative fecal result within the last month. Dogs over 6 months of age must be spayed or neutered. All dogs must be on the flea/tick prevention treatment Frontline or Advantix. (we have frontline available for $15). Dogs on some other type of flea prevention would require a thorough Tick Exam for $10. Flea collars are not allowed. If your dog is on medication, we will administer it free of charge; unless it is injectable.

In order that we may care for everyone’s dog appropriately, please notify us immediately if your dog develops any health problems subsequent to booking your reservation-no matter how minor you may think they are. Failure to do this may cause your dog to be turned away at check-in.

Pick Up/ Drop Off of your dog:

Boarding Guests:
Drop off hours are by appointment only and at certain times of day only. You may choose a time between 9.00-9.30 am or from 4.00 - 4.30pm Exceptions apply on holidays & busy periods. You may change your appointment time, within the above-listed time frames, if you are running ahead or behind schedule... just phone in 781-857-1990. PM check-in for First Time Boarders is 4-430 only. Pick up hours are 9.00am -10.00am & 4.00 - 6.00pm, any day.

Day Care Guests:
Drop off times are Wednesday 7.30 -9.30am, Thursday - Tuesday 8 to 9.30am. Pickup is 4- to 6:00pm– any day. When you drop off your dog he must be on leash, with well fitted regular collar that will not slide off his neck (no choke collars) and wearing an id tag.

What to Bring:

Daycare Dogs... just bring the dog.

Boarding Guests bring enough food for days visiting plus 2 extra servings. If you have a very active dog, you may want to increase his serving size slightly; as he will be burning off a lot of calories during his stay. Please put food in a ziplock bag (s On the bag write his name brand of food how much he eats and how many times a day. Please do not bring food cannisters and do not bring your dog's entire bag of food. Note it is even better if you prepackage each meal individually. If possible bring your dog's crate. Do Not Bring bedding, bowls toys or bones (unless he is staying in-home in which case you may bring anything you’d like)

Payment:

DayCare Guests: Pay by arrangement.

Boarding Guests: Must pay in full upon their dog's arrival and then would be billed for additional fees requested such as `extra days stayed'; upon pick up of their dog. Please note our rates are per calendar day (not per nite like a hotel) ; as your dog is cared for 24 hours a day. (Some exceptions apply ). In order that we may spend more time with everyone's dogs we prefer payment be in cash. If you do need to pay by check it should be made payable to `Lisa Aprea'. When Booking for the Holidays, Long Weekends and School Vacation you will need to to `reserve' your dogs stay by making a non refundable deposit. Although that deposit can be placed on a Visa/MC; final payment including the deposit amount is by cash or check.

During your dog's stay; he/she receives the following services:

• Fed twice a day, eating patterns monitored to help insure no weight loss. Boiled Hamburger/Rice often mixed in w/ your dog's food to help firm up stool & ensure eating.
• Behavioral & Emotional needs monitored & tended to by animal care givers.
• Twice Daily Wellness Check given, checking for dehydration, loose stool, pad wounds, limping, eye/ear infections, play scratches, hotspots, coughing etc. Owner Meds administered.
• Play Activities supervised by an animal care giver.
• Trained during the day to behave as if he/she were staying at someone's home- this creates a civilized, more controlled environment for us & a dog who does not come home to you with bad behaviors.
• Face washed twice daily.
• And plenty of hugs and kisses while away from home.
• Other services available for a fee such as baths can be ordered when you check-in.