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Who can board?
 Dogs Without Borders is a low-stress, home boarding facility. In order to achieve and maintain a happy, playful environment at all times, we have high expectations for the behaviour of our guests.
The safety of our customer's dogs is our utmost concern and therefore we must meet you and your dog at our home prior to boarding to assess their temperament. When boarding for the first time, if your dog is staying more than 3 nights a trial night is required.
To determine whether your dog will be a good candidate for our group, you should follow these guidelines:
Your dog MUST be:
• Spayed or neutered (over the age of 9 months). No exceptions. There is a good reason for this: Male dogs that are not altered disrupt the pack environment as males tend to be more aggressive and have excessive mounting/marking issues. Females in heat attract too much attention from the males causing stress on them when they themselves often have personality changes during their cycle and can become snappy and irritable, or, on the other side of the scale, clingy.
• Between approximately 20 lbs to 80 lbs. This ensures a safe playing environment for everyone as we do not have space or staff to accommodate separate play areas at this time. We will determine if your dog is a good fit for us on a case by case basis.
• Well socialized with dogs of various sizes and absolutely non aggressive towards dogs or humans. Guarding of toys, food, or people is not tolerated.
• Trained and obedient. Nuisance barking, excessive mounting, chewing, house accidents/marking, and poor recall (especially important while outside) are also not tolerated.
• Independent enough to be alone for short periods of time without anxiety, barking, or destructive behaviour. Please pick an appropriate sleeping category for your dog to ensure their stay here is comfortable. We will do what is necessary to keep them stress free, so just because you pick the in crate option, doesn't mean that is where they will end up if they are anxious!
• Puppies must be at least 3 months old and completed their second series of vaccinations.
Health requirements:
• Rabies and DHPP (distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus, and para influenza) are required. Either proof of vaccination or recent titre test is accepted.
• Bordatella is recommended, but not required. If you choose to administer Bordatella, you MUST administer it more than 10 days before boarding.
• Dogs must be on active flea, tick, and heartworm prevention between May and November.
• Dogs recently ill (30 days) with contagious diseases are not allowed to board without a health certificate from your vet certifying the dog is now healthy.
What to bring?
 Please bring only enough food for your dog’s stay with us. We do not have the space to store everyone’s 50kg bag of food!
Medications must be clearly labelled with your dog’s name and instructions. Please do not mix medications with food ahead of time.
Don’t worry about sending your dog with its favourite toy - we have lots! You are welcome to send your pet's bed along with them, but we cannot guarantee it will go home in one piece! |
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