3 Dogs Boarding & Daycare Stay Pet Hotel

COVID-19 has affected all of us in many different ways. Some of the changes have been positive and others less so. It's the same for our dogs. Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen many changes in the dogs as they return to a more “normal” social life. Separation anxiety is the most common change. Another is that some dogs are behind socially – they haven't learned how to play or interpret responses from other pups. It can be super frustrating not to understand or be understood.

Our goal has always been to provide a safe, comfortable and enjoyable space for your pups to be when they aren't with you. In dog years your pup has been out of the scene for a long time.

We want to set everyone up for success, especially your dog. Depending on how long since your last visit, we may need to start the process all over again with a new evaluation appointment or, possibly, just schedule a revisit day.

Some things that we take into consideration when that choice is made are the following:

• How long has it been since my dog was there?
• How old was my dog then vs. now?
• What sort of socializing have they been doing with other dogs during that time?
• Any behavior concerns or issues and what are they?
• Have they spent any time away from you and, if so, how long and how did they do?

For the pup who hasn't been away from you for more than an hour or two in the last two years, spending a day at daycare could be very stressful. Some dogs have come back as if they had never left. However, for many, it’s been tough for the first couple of visits. Like yours, their world shrank dramatically for a period of time. This period of sheltering in place may have come at a pivotal time in their developmental process, leaving them ill-equipped for the highly social nature of boarding or daycare. Also, dogs change as they age; they may have become less patient with youngsters or less tolerant of larger group settings.

If you’re considering resuming boarding or daycare with us (YAY! We've missed you!), please plan ahead a few weeks if you can. We may need to ease your pup back into the routine before boarding for a week or more. Every dog is different!

As always, we will need proof of current vaccines, and your pup will need to be on effective flea prevention.

3 Dogs Boarding and Daycare and Stay Pet Hotel are owned and operated by Anne Graves and Mike Lauria. Anne is an experienced veterinary technician while Mike is a professional dog trainer. Mike has decades of experience managing cage-free boarding and daycare facilities.

Many of our staff members have prior experience in dog boarding and dog daycare facilities. Most are certified in Pet First Aid and CPR.

Yes, we have plenty of staff supervising the play all day long, and we have staff on-site, awake and with the dogs 24-hours a day.

Simple: Contact us. We schedule all evaluations in advance, to ensure that we have sufficient time to introduce each dog into our group. We don’t like to rush the process. Generally, we schedule evaluations from early-to-late afternoon to avoid interruptions by incoming boarding and daycare dogs.

You can also start by filling out our application. We'll call you to schedule the evaluation.

Dog daycare generally means that you’re leaving your dog for a period of time during the day: while your at work, taking a day trip, shopping, etc. You then pick your dog up by the end of that same day during our posted office hours.

Dog boarding simply means that you’re leaving your dog for one or more nights while on vacation, business trips, doing home renovations, etc.

One of the benefits of our unique, cage-free setup? Our staff needn't spend hours cleaning out kennels and dog runs. Instead, we immediately clean up any messes that are made while we’re supervising the groups of dogs.

In short, messes aren’t sitting for hours before being removed, which keeps our space sanitary and more odor-free than other facilities. We also do frequent, thorough cleanings of the facility. For the health of our guests and the planet, we always choose safe, environmentally friendly cleaning products.

All of the dog waste is stored in compostable bags until it’s picked up by the Green Pet Composting Company, where it is professionally composted.