DogVacay.com – Dog Boarding Community

So far, so good! I don’t know how this site can really assess dog hosts except by the reviews. Their HQ is located in Santa Monica, CA, and I actually had brunch down the street on my last trip! Honestly I’d have to say buyer beware and make sure you do a meet and greet initially before sending your precious pup off with a stranger. Ask lots of questions, such as what will my doggies be doing with you during their stay? Will they be walked out of the premises, or hang out mostly in the yard, for example. My dogs are large, and I felt comfortable placing them in a home that had a huge yard for them to roam and play during their week. I used 2 different sitters so far, both were excellent. The one that was close to my home, on the North Shore charged 2x as much as the host I found near Smithtown, and with 2 pups to board it can get pricey… still, it beats putting your dog in a kennel all day where he’d be miserable. Wouldn’t dream of it…

I’ve tried a few pet sitting services and websites, and I can finally say that
is the best! They have quite a variety of pet sitters, and from the ones I’ve met they all seem like they truly love dogs. My dog has had some great «Vacays» and I really love knowing I have a go-​to Host when I go out of town to visit my kids.

I tried to set up my pet sitting profile with
.
What an AWEFUL experience. They request all this information then emailed me that they needed some more information. Then I waited to see if I was «approved» to be a sitter. They denied me. The first email stated that they did not have any availability to add more sitters into my area. I thought this was understandable — of course there was a lot of sitters out there and it was a process.
The email advised me to try again in a little bit. It is now a year later. I tried to reach out to their customer service team again to find out if there was something more they needed to add me to their database. I got an extremely rude email back — «we do not have to explain why we denied your request». Helpful right?
Everyone should use Dogvacancy it is so much better!

A great alternative to boarding at a vet! I love that I can meet and greet with the host before I leave my dog with them. Most of the time the prices of hosts are comparable and you get the comfort of knowing your pup is in a home instead of a kennel. Plus if you have any questions you can always call the customer service number and they are happy to help out.