We really aren’t. Our rate is per hour. Most facilities charge per night with drop off in the afternoon and check out in the morning much like a hotel(18 hours). Additional costs are added if the dog is there later than the morning pickup time. To make things easier we charge by the hour to allow flexible pickup and drop off times. So for instance a facility charging $55/night with drop off at 3:30pm and pick up at 9:30am our cost is $56.34 for the same 18 hours.
We are an exclusive dog resort and a training based facility, not a regular boarding kennel. Our priority is your dog physical and mental well-being. We teach or maintain basic manners while your dog is here, which very few facilities do. We don’t have a ton of dogs as we only accept max 30 at a time. We are about the quality of care, not the quantity of dogs here.
We will keep a close eye on your dog’s eating habits, and ensure that they are getting the nourishment they need. We will monitor their weight, temperament and overall condition to ensure that they are healthy and happy when they leave. If we notice any issues at all, we will tend to them promptly.
Our facility is built trying to minimize stress, although we have 15 runs on each side they are divided into sections with no more than 8 runs per section. This helps maintain less noise and barking and therefore less stress. We also play music to keep a calm environment and we have 6 zones with SANUVAIR® Air Purification System with HEPA Filter & 2 Germicidal Lamps to prevent sickness with with 7 HVAC’s and 7 A/C as well as in floor heating through the whole building. Our flooring is covered with MMA(similar to epoxy) to prevent smells from soaking into the cement.
Your dog will also get individual one on one time a few times a day outside with one of our staff, not in large group of dogs with a low person to dog ratio. We are also one of the few facilities that you can add training for your dog while they stay with us.
If you are trying to compare costs please note that there are very few training based facilities, let alone facilities with the thought put into the building as we have done. It’s like comparing apples to oranges.