DogVacay.com – Dog Boarding Community

I went out of town for a week and, like always, was stressing about the best options for my dog. We stumbled upon DogVacay and I’ve found my new go to solution. The concept is fantastic and Stephen W, our service provider in Echo Park, was incredible. He was very generous with his time, really watched out for our dog and took her out and about, letting her have a great time. He sent pictures every day with once or twice daily updates.
I strongly recommend.

Great experience with Lucky dog camp out of Nevada city, we will definitely use dog vacay again …

DogVacay is such an amazing service for dog owners like me. My job requires me to work 48 hour shifts, and my former pup-​sitter was no longer able to watch Molly. All of a sudden I was madly searching for an affordable and loving option.
I tried a few local kennels, but they were so expensive, not to mention paying extra for 15 or 30 minutes of «play time» just wasn’t a sustainable option for my black lab (she has so much energy!).
I actually found dogvacay through an ad on craigslist about 2 years ago, and it has been a lifesaver!!! I have found a few sitters that live close to me, and make Molly care worry-​free for me. I can go to work (as well as on vacation) without having to think twice that Molly is getting lots of love and exercise.
The website makes it easy to see everyone’s schedule and rate, and communication is easy. There have been just a couple of people that simply haven’t responded to requests for a meet-​and-​greet, but the vast majority of sitters respond quickly. Highly recommend!!!

I use Jess at DogVacay. It is an easy system to use and Jess is wonderful with our pugs. The whole process is easy. This is much better than having them in a boarding kennel as they get way more love and individual attention. Let’s be honest, my dogs are my kids, I want them treated right, so I use DogVacay.

Had a great experience using DogVacay. In less than 5 minutes i found a dog sitter near my home and sent an inquiry. I had everything worked out and reserved in less than an hour. Julie and her Great Pyrenees were great with my pug puppies. It was nice getting pictures of them. This was so much better than a boarding facility or (horrors!) the vet. Had no trouble with the site or unauthorized charges.

has honestly been a life saver. last minute, my sister cancelled on being able to watch my dog. in a panic, i searched online and found dogvacay. I was able to book within 5 minutes with a really responsive sitter. I’ve never looked back, my dog had a great experience!

I first heard of
from a friend who loved their services. Then I stumbled upon their DogVacay Instagram page, and just fell in love with all the dogs they’ve taken care of. All the dogs were so cute. I had to try them out when I had my first opportunity to. My roommates and I were visiting Sacramento for the weekend, and we brought along my dog Oreo. Since Oreo couldn’t stay at the hotel with us, we used DogVacay and really loved it. I didn’t have to worry about my dog the entire weekend. Our dog sitter sent photos of Oreo constantly, and he was totally enjoying his time at her place. The person who took care of Oreo was also so friendly and considerate. Cheers to taking more trips without worrying about my Oreo. I’d highly recommend this dog sitting service to anyone who needs someone to watch their dog.

For the first time in 14 years I have a puppy owner telling me about more than one truly horrible boarding experience at someone’s home. This site needs to vet its «hosts» and not allow inexperienced and unqualified persons (not matter how much they love dogs!) to become employees. After these two experiences the dog now needs expensive remedial training.

is a scam. When you give them your information, which they require to locate an available dog boarding they take your information and impose a $ 5.00 charge on your cell phone, but they don’t tell you they’re doing it and on your cell phone screen it doesn’t say it’s them. It says you have been charged $ 5.00 and list a phone number, 781 – 8 858. When you call that number it goes to a FAX machine. I called AT&T to report them and they told me they are aware of the scam and have received many complaints. They removed the $ 5.00 charge. If this happens to you call your cell phone carrier to report it and they should be able to reverse the charge.