Things To Consider When Boarding Your Dog Before A Vacation

When you and your family go on vacation, you need to find a place for your dog to stay while you’re gone. Unless you have a normal boarding facility in which your board your dog, you’ll should prepare a few questions to ask prospective facilities. Leaving your dog behind without doing a bit of due diligence is asking for trouble (for you and your dog). Here are 4 critical questions you need to ask before boarding your dog.

#1 - Stretching Its Legs

Every facility is different. Some let dogs roam about freely for several hours each day. Others keep the dogs cooped up inside, letting them out only for bathroom breaks. If your dog is accustomed to being outside and getting exercise, being confined during most of the day can be excruciating. Ask the boarding facility to detail their policy.

#2 - What’s On The Menu?

Dogs like routine and consistency. When you place them in a boarding facility, they can easily become stressed. Try to compensate for your dog’s frazzled nerves by providing the facility with your dog’s normal food. Many facilities will charge a bit extra, but it’s worth the price. Your dog will miss you. It will be stressed. Try to make its time in the boarding facility as pleasant as possible by providing its normal food.

#3 - Catching A Bug

Every facility should have protocols in place for checking on the health of the dogs in its care. The facility should also have a veterinarian to whom they take dogs that exhibit signs of sickness. If your dog has a unique condition, ask the boarding facility whether they can deliver your dog to your normal vet if it becomes ill.

#4 - Where’s My Wallet?

In some ways, a boarding facility for your dog is similar to a hotel you’d reserve for yourself. There’s a base price for the room. Then, there can be dozens of additional services. Don’t leave these details to chance. Ask the facility how much they’ll charge you to board your dog. It will likely depend upon how big your dog is and its breed. Ask them to give you a written estimate of the cost.

Finding a reputable boarding facility for your dog can be challenging. But, asking the questions above should yield dependable options. If you can’t take your dog with you on vacation, at least find it a good place to stay while you’re gone.

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