DogVacay.com – Dog Boarding Community

Well they seem great until something happens. We had our dog at Brandt DeLany’s house he is one of the approved pet sitters. Our 3 yr old happy loving dog went in healthy and when we picked him up approximately 2 weeks later he was lethargic & very skinny, lost 9 lbs, severe diarrhea & a large cut on his leg & was never treated & it was getting very infected. When we left Brandt’s house we thought he was skinny but thought it was from playing, but we took him to memorial park for a nice walk & he would not walk so we knew something was wrong. Took him home & he could barely walk up our stairs. After we took him to the vet we found out that he contacted a bad bacteria in his digestive system while at Brandt’s & it looks like one of the dogs tore his leg open. Brandt had anywhere from 5 – 6 dogs there including a Rottweiler at one time which is just too many dogs for one to handle with them running all around. My dog did not get the attention he needed, Brandt actually said he did not have time for our dog because he was not eating because he had many other dogs to attend to. He said he could not force him to eat. Well the first sign of something wrong is a dog not eating! Dogvacay said he was suppose to infirm them but he never did. Well $ 715.72 dollars later dogvacay wants to pay only $ 98.84 because they say they don’t pay for bacterial infections & they have a $ 250.00 deductible. Well to even find out if something is bacterial you have to run tests but they wont pay for those either. Now Brandt DeLany has not even come forward to say oh no I am sorry, nothing yet & he says he loves dogs so much & would help nurse your dog, but he did not do anything for our dog & he was hurt & ill in his care. It is easy to say all is great until a dog or puppy does get hurt then where is he? All he said was our dog was a «trooper», I don’t want a trooper I want my happy healthy dog & to know he is in good hands if something does happen. We even used Brandt twice before this occurrence & in October a lab attacked Brandt while our dog was in his care. We would have never known but I asked Brandt how he got all the scratches & bruises. Now I know why our dog was afraid of black labs for a while. That should have been a sign. Back to our other dog sitter, we only changed because she was not available.

I used Jennifer M. in Northwest Houston for our 2 rescues. She was amazing! She allowed us to meet with her and our pups the week prior to make sure they were comfortable. We really appreciate how loving she was to them. They are quite standoff-​ish when they meet new people but they quickly warmed up to Jennifer and made us feel at ease leaving our dogs while we were out of town. We will be using
again definitely!

Heidi Muro is the best. We love her. It’s comforting to know our fur babies are being well taken care of when we are out of town. Heidi brings her dog Ichigo as well and it is an added bonus for our lab mix who loves to play.

Having our dogs hosted in a home through Dog Vacay was the perfect solution and choosing Chaka as a host was a great decision. The service permits you to identify hosts within your area and then recommends others based on your choices. Contact was easy and arranging an initial meeting was also convenient. Once we met Chaka, it was immediately apparent how much she loves working with dogs. Our dogs were comfortable with her very quickly. She kept us updated with photos and brief notes each day and even a short video that showed how much fun our dogs were having. We will definitely be repeat customers!

did it again. Liane wasn’t available this time around so I used Kristina & Bob (
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Kristina is very fast to respond and easy to communicate with. She too is very flexible with time which is helpful. The dogs absolutely loved her and her home. I am so glad that I found another sitter that worked out great for my dog and my mom’s dog.
For me her place worked out great because it is right off the beltway so I was able to head straight to IAH after dropping them off.
I am sure they can’t wait for their next dog vacay!

Ashye was wonderful with my two schnauzers and very trusthworthy

We are over the moon that we found this site! We just got back from a week long vacation to Destin and felt completely secure during our trip thanks to our sitters. We used Danielle and Joe, they are located near Bush Int. and are the BEST! They sent us daily updates and photos which was wonderful! Can’t recommend them enough!

We have used
about 4 times now. Very happy with our hosts Ben and Leah. They take really good care of our Westie, Skipper. He loves going to stay with them. He is exercised and entertained. Ben and Leah send us photos while we are away. I just can’t say enough good things about the service we’ve received.

My husband and I are so glad to have found Bethany P. to leave our dogs with while we were away on vacation. As concerned pet parents, we really didn’t want to leave our 2 Maltese with a kennel/​boarding service as we felt they wouldn’t be properly looked after and given the kind of love and attention they’re used to getting at home. We contacted Bethany and were so incredibly pleased with her quick response and patience to our inquiries; she was even kind enough to allow us to visit her lovely home in such short notice so we can see where our babies would be staying. After dropping our dogs off a few days later we were nervous wrecks not knowing how our easily frightened dogs would behave and whether they’d be of any trouble, but we immediately felt so much better after receiving daily text updates and seeing how well our little ones were doing. My husband and I even joked that they might not want to come home with us when we returned! Bethany went above and beyond to accommodate our dogs and I couldn’t be more grateful — I wish I could give her A HUNDRED stars for the outstanding care she provided. I can’t stress enough how much we’ve enjoyed this experience and will absolutely ask Bethany to watch our dogs again the next time we go out of town.

I used Bob and Kristina. They are true dog lovers! Their home was very clean, neat, and well organized. You might hardly know they had five doggies there. Kristina was kind and very responsive from the start to finish. I’m not one to give good review just cause. They truly earned my trust, business, and review. You can’t go wrong using them. dog​va​cay​.com/​h​a​p​p​i​l​y​-​f​u​r​-​e​v​e​r​-​a​f​t​e​r​-​d​o​g​-​b​o​a​r​d​i​n​g-255 559

We are hosts with DogVacay and have had a wonderful experience building our businesses with them.
We have had the opportunity to host some wonderful pups whose parents care a great deal about them. We love the opportunity this creates for playtime with our own pups.
DogVacay also provides us and the guest pet with insurance for peace of mind as well as many resources to help us provide a fun and safe environment for our guest pups.
I would definitely give 2 thumbs up for this service.

DogVacay is truly awesome! Their customer service is truly amazing. If a sitter does not respond to my request or message within 48 hours, I am contacted by the staff of DogVacay about receiving help to find another sitter. I have used 3 different sitters from DogVacay and had an awesome experience with each and every one of them. My dog gets excited every time I drop him off to his sitter’s house. It makes me feel good to know that he is not in a kennel all day and is enjoying his vacation as much as I am while I am away. I would definitely recommend dogvacay!