Pooch Palace Retreat

Sarah is great! She’s responsible, ethical, and flexible if I really need it. She watches the pups in her own home, which not only offers a very nice environment, but also a big fenced yard. She ensures all the dogs are sociable prior to accepting them — which as a smaller-​breed puppy owner, was very high on my list!

Sarah and her daughter are fantastic dog sitters! My shy, blind dog is not usually a fan of other dogs or of staying at other people’s houses, however, she loves going to Sarah’s. Sarah and her daughter give her tons of love and affection, and the rates are very reasonable.

I took my 13 year old Golden Retriever to Sarah for the first time a few months ago, for one or two nights. She welcomed Lucy into her home and took extra special care of her. Sarah showed how much she cares for the dogs and we instantly felt very comfortable with her. We were about to go on a week vacation today. My husband drove to Sarah’s to drop off Lucy yesterday, but when he got there Lucy had lost her balance and couldn’t stand up. My husband thanked Sarah, and told her we needed to take her to the vet. Sarah called later to check on her and was genuinely concerned. I spoke to her again today. Although this vacation had to be cancelled, I am confident we will use Sarah again in the future. She is awesome!
FYI, Lucy will be okay, she has Vestibular disease, which causes a vertigo-​like state. She has already improved, and the condition should resolve for the most part within a couple of weeks :)

I started bringing my dog to Sara for daycare about a year ago when his other daycare just wasn’t working out anymore (reasons and names not mentioned). My dog is usually pretty hesitant about meeting new people, and used to hide behind me at that other place. Now, he bounds into Sara’s house and is anxious to play with the other dogs. He knows where he’s going when we drive down her street and gets pretty excited. Sara loves having him there and it shows. And dang, he gets his energy out in her backyard! I recommended Sara to my boss, and he brought his fairly new pup to her — 1^st visit for 10 days! And he has been using Pooch Palace Retreat ever since.
Thank you Sara!

Ever since my first review back in September, I’ve continued using Sara as my go-​to boarder when I’m out of town. Giles has stayed with her across a 10 day period even and we’ve never had a problem.
She also told me that she’s found Giles sleeping with her 5-​year-​old daughter, Miranda. If this doesn’t suggest a «mi casa es su casa» approach, I don’t know what does.
You can drop your dog off for $ 20 daycare or $ 35 overnights. And let’s say your trip is over 10 days long or more, then you get a special discount of $ 30 per day. By now, I feel like Sara doesn’t just provide a service, she actually cares about me and my dog.

Sara is wonderful!!!
Looking for a pets/​house sitter 2.5 years ago who could give our diabetic cat shots, she didn’t echo the myriad responses of «I didn’t do that». Her can do response was «Sure, if you show me how» Since then, for the last 2.5 years she has always been ready to help us and on the single time she could not, she was immediately able to find another who could. In this society of «No can do» It is awesome to find the one who says «Show me how, and I’ll get it done» !!!

Sara has been taking care of my often-​difficult Jack Russell Terrier when I’m out of town for several years now, and I can’t say enough great things about her and her care of my best friend! She’s honest, reliable, helpful, pleasant, and truly cares about the health and happiness of the dogs in her charge. She’s helped me out even when I was home, but laid up after a surgery and unable to care for my pooch myself. She came every day, even though I was home, and took him out, fed him, and anything else I might need. She even offered to bring in any groceries or dvd’s I might need or want during my recuperation. If you need someone great to take care of you dog, Sara’s your gal!