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Is it better to board cats or leave at home?
Veterinarians advising to leave cats at home with a pet sitter who will stay overnight in your home, boarding is not recommended for cats as they are stressed in a new environment, you can find a sitter who will care for your cats and home overnight at Sittsy.
How much should you pay someone to watch your cat?
At least 20$ per visit, $18/week per overnight watching in your home, otherwise you can find a free sitter at Sittsy.
What do people do with their cats when they go on vacation?
Inviting a cat sitter to your home, boarding the cat with a local business, asking a friend, family or neighbour to feed and check the well-being. The most efficient way to leave your cat during your vacation is with Sittsy cat sitters overnight, in this way, you will save cat sitting costs and make vacation not only for you but also for your cat sitter!
Barksville Inn is a wonderful alternative to “traditional” boarding facilities. They provide a Home Sweet Home environment for your dog. We needed a place with flexible hours for a cross country transport pick up. Most facilities in the area were not able to meet the pick up time criteria of our transport service…except for Barksville Inn! They have early and late pick hours and a staff member is on site 24/7. We did a dry run two weeks before our move with a 4 day stay. Drop off can be chaotic and I recommend communicating all requests and inquiries prior to drop off because you will be greeted by Kevin and the entire pack upon arrival. We had time to spend, so hanging out and allowing our dog and the others to settle allowed for conversation before our departure. The welcome committee is 100% on task so plan for that. Kevin provided text and photo updates while we were away. Pick up was easy as well. We texted our ETA and once again just before arrival. This is helpful for them to have your pup ready to go. Kevin was in contact with us prior to our cross country move. He accommodated all our requests for our pet and aided in preparing her for her transport. The move was a success and he even kept in touch to ensure our dog and family made it to our new home safely. Kevin and his team were gracious and kind every step of the way. Barksville Inn is a casual “at home” operation. They are a growing family business and have improvements coming up which should make things even better for Barksville in the near future. Plan a visit and see for yourself! Boarding your pup doesn’t have to be cold and lonely. Barksville allows for couch cuddling, freedom to roam inside and out, friends to play with anytime! Thank you Kevin! ***adding photos we received via text from Barksville Inn during her stay.
The best!! We drove up from NYC to bring leave our two dogs with Kevin for two months this spring, and had the most wonderful experience with their service. We never had to worry about our dogs, knowing they were well taken care of because Kevin sent us consistent updates, and it gave us the peace of mind to enjoy our trip. They went above and beyond the call of duty to make sure the puppies were having a good time. I’m convinced our dogs were truly depressed to leave Barksville. We will, without a doubt be leaving our dogs with Kevin for our next vacation. Thanks Kevin!!!
Kevin and crew do a wonderful job with caring for my pup. I have an elderly dog and he loves going to Barksville. We've used Barksville for a few years and look forward to more visits in the future.
We brought our dogs in for a meet and greet and then a second time before our trip so our dogs would do okay at the Barksville Inn. The owner, Kevin, said we were okay to leave our dogs during Thanksgiving week. The day before our trip, we dropped the dogs off. My bigger dog ran up to the lady that was there and let her pet him. She was calm and my dog was calm. Very friendly. There was another employee (male) that my bigger dog was barking at because he was a stranger. My dog barks at strangers until he knows that person is trustworthy and safe to be around. This man kept yelling at me to get my dog out and they couldn’t watch him. I was trying to explain something to him but he cut me off and kept yelling telling me he didn’t care and claimed my dog “almost bit him.” Which he didn’t. This unacceptable customer service and very unprofessional. Our Thanksgiving trip was cancelled.
Kevin and David are not your usual dog sitter, they are completely committed to making your pup feel right at home and loving them as their own. They are very accommodating to your specific needs for your dogs and great at communicating so both you and your dog can relax while you are away. We received updates with pictures. Milo and Murphy were so excited to see us, but exhausted from all the fun they had. Hands down the best dog sitting experience. The Barksville Inn is the perfect place for our boys when we can’t take them on vacation with us.
Absolutely wonderful experience! Kevin and David were able to accommodate our 8 month old puppy on very short notice and were incredibly pleasant to work with. They kept us updated throughout the day with texts and pictures of our boy, and we felt assured that he was in good hands. The dogs are allowed to roam free outdoors and indoors which allowed our pup to get his energy out rather than sit in a kennel. We will definitely be leaving our boy with the Barksville Inn anytime we are in town! ☺️
The Barksville Inn cares for my two Australian shepherds whenever I need dog boarding. My dogs always love going here and are well exercised by the time I come to pick them up. Kevin and David do a great job and I always feel my dogs are well taken care of. The Barksville Inn is a fantastic kennel free boarding place that I recommend to anyone.
The Barksville Inn saved my day when I had to make a last minute trip back to home out of the US during the holiday season, when multiple boarding places I contacted were totally filled up. Not only I was lucky to find a place with vacancy at this busy time, but it also turned out I could not have chosen a better place for my two pups, especially with one of them requiring special care. One of my pups is a rescue from a hoarding situation, who is very timid and nervous with new places, people, and dogs in general, but also is terrified being left alone, and needs daily medication. Given the situation described I was so worried about leaving my pups for the trip, but the caregivers at the Barksville Inn listened to all my detailed instructions patiently and tentatively, and assured me that they would take good care of the pups while I was gone. Thanks to their flexibility with the drop off schedule, I sent in the pups earlier than my actual travel date to make sure everything would go smoothly. When I paid a visit after a couple of days, I gladly found both pups settled in very well. The home environment was perfect for my two pups, with the more social one making friends and playing with other dogs there, and the timid one feeling safe and sleeping in a heated blanket on the couch. During my one month of travel, it’s especially heartwarming to receive picture and video updates of the two pups playing or snuggling with one of the caregivers. It was such a relief that I had chosen the Barksville Inn for my two pups, so I could leave without any concern, knowing that they were well taken care of!
Had a family emergency and couldn’t take my wife’s little guy. The Barksville Inn were quick to respond to my boarding request, let me drop him off late as we were heading out and sent regular text updates which really help calm my wife. Not having Lucky in a kennel with many other dogs, locked in a cage wire kennel was important to us and the Inn was a great find. Highly Recommend.
The best place for your pup! Kevin and David are awesome and our dog, Ozzy, gets so excited to stay there. I love that he gets to run around with other dogs, sleep where he wants, and gets tons of love and attention. So much better than having him stay in a kennel. We even left him there for 18 days over the summer and never had a concern. We got almost daily updates and pics. The price is also very reasonable and their flexibility with pickup and drop off is very generous!
Sandy has been taking care of not only my pets for several years but my extended family's pets as well. She knows dogs and how to handle their behaviors. The kennel is clean and bright. She offers grooming as an option as well. You can rest easy knowing your pet is safe and cared for at Sangary Kennel. Give them a try the next time you go away.
The only reason they are getting a 5 star is because when I spoke to her on the phone to set up a reservation for my 2 dogs, she told my husband and I how bad of a out break there is with heartworm in her area. Thank you for saving us money!!! She was very rude to say the least, telling us we had to use her dog food and not ours, that Pedigree was garbage,also that our vet was irresponsible for not putting our dogs on a heartworm pill,plus my dog gets pumpkin for her acid reflux and I was told by this lady that it's only good for diarrhea, Now our vet put her on pumpkin and we noticed a big difference. Thank you again for your attitude and not such information you gave us. Glad we didn't use you and saved all that money.
She knows her dogs! She cleans them off they have an accident. She asks questions about how we care for him at home so she can continue same schedule for things such as feeding. Very friendly. Only slightly downside- charges by the day instead of by the night, but her care for our dog made up for that.
Great price ! Super friendly ! I always end up hanging out talking for a half hour everytime I'm there very enjoyable to do business with ! Dogs always are super happy there and never come home seeming like they were stressed at all !
Great place, the owner loves dogs. If I ever go back and need to board her she will go to Sangary Kennels
Sandy is very knowledgeable and great with dogs of all temperaments.
Everything was great
Lovely place
Have used this facility many many times over the years. Though three rescues. Have never had a bad experience. I recommend them highly. They are also very reasonably priced
We have used the Spotted Zoo Pet Hotel for boarding our dog during a couple of our vacations. Our dog came back well nurtured, and smelling fantastic from a fresh bath. The service was great, and their staff is friendly. We will continue to use this business for all of our pet boarding or daycare needs in the future!
A wonderful vacation spot for our furry dog friend. She was well cared for and came home a happy pupper. I rate this pet hotel higher than most human hotels I've stayed at!
Easy drop off and pick up. My dog came home with no issues. Highly recommended
Very friendly and accommodating. Clean facilities with spacious kennels.
Very good to work with owners. Appreciate the service that they provide and how easy it is to communicate with them.
Very nice place and people 👍👍 …
My dog loves it here! Day care is wonderful, everyone who works here is friendly, tells you about how your dog's day was and they post great pics of all of them. We also board our dog here because they have great add ons like long walks, frozen treats and activities, and grooming services for your pup while you are away. The app is easy to use to make day care and boarding reservations, but if you have any questions or problems, Jaime is very quick to respond to emails.
Fantastic owners, facility. I am confident that my dog will be care for, kept safe & loved each time I drop her off. Thank you for the being knowledgeable & making sure all the pups are safe when they are at the Ranch. I appreciate you being cautious & thoughtful. ☺️
Been taking my dog Brooks here for daycare and boarding over the last three years. Jaime runs the best spot in CNY for all of your daycare/grooming/boarding needs! Can’t recommend the Salty Dog Ranch enough!
I feel like a picture is worth 1,000 words in this case. My 1 year old husky, who has enough energy to power the eastern hemisphere, spends her drives home from The Ranch like this. The staff are so kind and really treat the dogs like their own. They also are really great about assessing temperament and making sure all of the dogs are safe. I recommend Salty Dog Ranch for anyone who loves their high energy dog but wants to like them all the time too! 😂
Best facilities and staff of any daycare in the area. Jamie and her team treat your dog like their own and make sure the environment is safe by doing a screening of any new dogs to gauge their temperament. We wouldn't take our dog to any other daycare.
Was so excited to get our puppy into doggy daycare and then was turned a way because they DO NOT separate their big and small dogs. Since this is a big facility you would think they would get with the times and separate based on dog size and temperament!!
Great place for your pet and top notch facility! Jamie and her team are the best for any job. Our young pup got his first hair cut and it came out great. Will be repeat customers for a long time
The grounds are beautiful, the facilities clean and welcoming and the owner is lovely!
We've never taken our dog to a better daycare. Every member of the staff we've met is 100% a dog person. Our dog is ALWAYS happy to go.
I took my 2 year old Goldendoodle here for grooming yesterday and I am so pleased with the whole experience! So professional, friendly, clean and they did an AMAZING job. 100% recommend!
