DogVacay.com – Dog Boarding Community

My booking with DogVacay was flawless. I was able to quickly and easily find a host that I was comfortable with and was affordable. I loved how I could locate a sitter based on a variety of filters including geography, dog size, and services provided. It made the whole process of identifying the right person a breeze. Once I reached out to our sitter, she was super responsive and accommodating. She even met us first at a local park so that we could get to know her before committing. Our dog stayed with the sitter for 2.5 days and I know he had a great time because after he was dropped off, he tried following his sitter back to her car! I very confident that he was loved while I was away. If you’re going out of town and need someone to care for and love your dog, give DogVacay a try.

Kathy H took our Jamie during our trip and Jamie came back happy and in great shape, what more could a dog Mom ask for?

Painless, quick, and reliable. My pup and I both had a wonderful experience using Dog Vacay and I would recommend it to anyone.

I have only great things to say about the sitters we found though DogVacay. If you’re in the San Mateo area, search for Farrah N (Farrah’s house is like the Four Seasons for dogs) or Lydia and Dave (they have a beautiful backyard for the pups to enjoy). We had an excellent experience with both hosts.

After relocated to Denver from Northern Colorado, I was a little stressed about boarding my pups with a new sitter. Within the last year I’ve used DogVacay four times and could not be more pleased. I love receiving texts and pictures and have been able to establish a relationship with one sitter in particular. So convenient and reassuring. Will definitely continue to use them in the future. I appreciate having an opportunity do a meet and greet before boarding and that there are so many options for caregivers in my area.

Absolutely recommend this service. I have used it with 4 or 5 different people and all of them worked out great. Definately take the time to have a meet-​n-​greet before leaving your dog. Since the people write their own profile I believe you get a good sense of their personality.

We found some amazing people through DogVacay, and use them religiously from now on.
some folks are a bit kooky, and it may take some time to find good people. but once you do, you’re hooked.

After having booked a vacation cruise, our regular dog sitter left us in a lurch and we were forced at the last minute to find someone else to watch our three large dogs in our home.
We found someone using DogVacay and it was an excellent experience. The process was seamless and although I was skeptical at first, it turned out to be the best decision we made. Our DogVacay Dog Sitter was professional, thorough and reliable. She kept in touch every day with texts and pictures and made our animals feel loved and secure.
Although DogVacay is located in CA, we were able to find the perfect person in Maryland.
Thanks DogVacay for providing a great service to both pet owners and caregivers!

Last night I had trouble sleeping because my sleeping dog’s face was square on my forehead. I didn’t want to wake him up so I worked doubly hard to drift off in spite of it. This is the kind of person I am: The obsessed, drunk in love, pup owner. My dog is not just my dog, he’s my cherished companion, my little slice of heaven and my best bud.
When we moved to San Francisco and lost our trusted boarding center and family of petsitters, it was INSTANT stress when we had a 10-​day trip coming up. I didn’t want to put my dog in a kennel for THAT long (a long weekend is one thing but 10 days of that is quite another) especially when they charge you for night snuggles which indicates to me that my dog won’t be getting any extra love while he stays there. So what was I to do?
I started a Google search of local petsitters and
surfaced as an option. I perused the site quickly and was able to tell how to use it immediately. I booked a meet and greet with a local petsitter quickly thereafter. It honestly fuses the best of everything! I get to give money to a local person (who surely needs it for rent! :), while having the security of a «paper trail» backing our reservation and a company to help work out the logistics/​payment, etc.
I have used two people now who have been wonderful and I seriously feel so incredibly grateful to have some affordable, local resources here in the city when I just left all my help in my home state (feel free to message me if you would like their names!).
Thank you
for the security that comes with your service. I can sleep really well at night when I’m away from home because of it (and not just because there’s no longer a loud, furry muzzle resting on my nose). :)

Jennifer V and her husband are amazing! I was a little worried when I left my dog overnight with them but when I went to pick up the next morning, I could tell that my dog had such an awesome time that she was not ready to come home with me.
So if you are looking for a caring and loving dog-​sitter in the Sunnyvale area, check out Jennifer V.

Have used
for 2 years now in the Austin, TX area. Have had two great families care for our senior Border Collie. It has been a fabulous experience & we couldn’t vacation without these great people!

We are so grateful for DogVacay! With reviews of hosts, maps to search by location, and each host page filled with info and photos of the potential home & hosts, you know exactly when you’ll be getting when you select a specific host. Plus, the mobile app is awesome. Hosts send the best videos and photos each day when you’re away. The prices are very fair. You can even meet with a potential host beforehand if you want to check them or their pet or their home out before making a decision. We rely on DogVacay every few months for a place for our Whippet to stay — and we can’t recommend the service more! And this goes for Orange County and Los Angeles, too, where we’ve used DogVacay and felt the same.

I can’t believe I didn’t know about DogVacay sooner! Our normal dogsitter was booked and we were a week away from going on vacation, and we felt sad looking into kennel boarding where our dog Patty would stay in a warehouse all day and night :(But through DogVacay we were able to find an amazing, loving sitter at a great price (nearly half of what we were looking at for boarding centers in SF), and we got photo updates every morning of Patty on walks and off-​leash playing with other dogs. She got baths a few times (which I’m sure she was sad about) and was able to hang out in a backyard and sleep on couches and dog beds just like at home. I’m so thankful for this service!

DogVacay is an awesome app that allows you to search for TRUSTED dog sitters in your area. I love my dog so much and I’m overprotective, so at first I was hesitant allowing a stranger to dog sit for me. The meet & greet is free and allows you to build comfort with your sitter and meet them with your dog ahead of time. This helps tremendously. Also, each sitter profile has reviews and information, certifications, and is ID verified by DogVacay. I’ve used DogVacay twice and have been very pleased.

Great first experience with Sara in bed stuy bklyn. I highly recommend DogVacay and Sara!!! Halsey was well taken care of!!!

Needed someone to watch my labradoodle for a weekend when my family could not help. I met the host beforehand and introduced her to my dog. I decided to book with her and picked up my dog a couple days later freshly bathed and happy. Very easy and convenient. Dogs are not in kennels all day and prices are very reasonable.

My first time using a pet baby sitter. I have always avoided caging kennels for my spoiled pups. DogVacay is just like them being at home. I love it and highly recommend for all to use. Gets a bit pricey when you have multiple dogs. Should offer discount for multiple pets is my only complaint.

This is probably the best service next to Über.
You’re able to search families who can watch your pets for a day/​night/​week.
My 2 small dogs stayed with Alice and Trey. They quoted me for a week and I accepted right away. Charlie has diabetes so I wanted to make sure I found someone who had experience giving animals vaccinations/​medication.
You are able to filter exactly what you’re looking for and if you find a host without the service you like, you can message them and ask. There can be exceptions.
I will definitely use DOGVACAY again and of course I would rebook with Alice and Trey.

Just wrapped up my first time using DogVacay and can’t wait to use them again. The entire process was simple, seamless and left me with complete piece of mind that my dog was in great hands.
We left Louie with hosts Dayne and Bekah (Sunset Puppy Hut) and they were AMAZING! We’re pretty sure our dog Louie is going through withdrawal missing them and their pooch, Moxie (his new BFF). He had the most fantastic time.
D&B watched our dog Louie for 10 days and even offered to drop him off at our house when we returned. They were extremely responsive before and during the stay, and sent photos daily along with a little blurb about what Louie did that day. It was purrrrfection! They have a large, beautiful, clean house in the Sunset (with a huge fenced-​in back yard for romping) and they were accommodating to us bringing Louie’s crate, refrigerated food, etc. While we ended up putting Louie’s flea treatment on beforehand, they had no problem doing so if we needed them to.
In addition, they live near a few parks and would take Louie on walks often. We received pictures and videos of Louie playing, smiling — he was so happy! It warmed our hearts and gave us great piece of mind while we were away.
Lastly, we’re pretty sure our little Louie got all spruced up with a bath before he came home. How amazing is that?!? He smelled delicious and passed out with a smile on his snout from plenty of romping. He (and we) couldn’t have been happier with our first Dog Vacay experience. We can’t wait to have Louie stay with D&B (and Moxie) again!

3 mos later and zero changes have been made to the site. What happened… thought there were changes in the «final stages» that were to be launched.
Please update your community on the road map for the site. A global email to your userbase (customers and ICs), would be appropriate.
Thank you.