What we will not claim
We cannot promise your dog will love it
What you will see advertised
“Your dog will have the time of their life! A holiday for them while you are on yours.”
What is actually true
Some dogs pull towards the door on the second visit. Some dogs spend three days flat and quiet and then decide it is fine. Some never really enjoy it and simply tolerate it well.
All three are normal. The middle one is the commonest and it is the one owners find hardest, because the photograph on day two is of a dog lying down.
A kennel is not a holiday for a dog. It is a strange building with unfamiliar smells and a routine that is not yours. A good one makes that as easy as it can be; it does not turn it into a treat, and a website that says otherwise is describing a feeling the owner wants rather than the animal's week.
What actually helps, in order: a short stay before a long one, your own bedding, your own food, and the same suite row each time.
What we do instead
Book one night, well before you need two weeks. It costs one night and it is the single most useful thing you can do for a dog that has never boarded.
The other nine
One argument in ten parts. Each is a sentence you might see advertised, and a plainer thing that is true at this lodge instead.
Are those dates free?
The calendar shows every night, for every suite class, with how many are left and what that night costs. Nothing is paid on this website: you pay when you collect.