Kindred Spirit: A cage-free haven for small dogs, Seniors and dogs who need special TLC!

 A personal & outdoorsy alternative to kennels and house sitters since 2006!

PSI Bonded&Insured!

Kindred Spirit has run a cage-free, compassionate boarding business since 2006 ! 

• Owner Martina concentrates on the individual needs of small dogs  and bigger Seniors at  THE KINDRED SPIRIT COTTAGE located on 1 fenced acre and shown in picture above.
• Partner Neil enjoys caring for a few mid-sized dogs and on long hikes
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•  Our service starts at 8am  with a daily adventurous 2 mile trail hike for active dogs  Seniors go on a leashed neighborhood hike afterwards 
• We provide daycare for a bigger group of our regular customers 3 days a week .
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• Dogs are asked to come for a meet-n-greet and temperament assessment before they are accepted
• EVERYONE gets a choice of sleeping on a couch or dog bed in our home overnight .
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• UNFORTUNATELY WE DO NOT ACCEPT UNNEUTERED MALES OLDER THAN 8 MONTHS
• We are bonded and insured 
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•  Claire Farnsworth come to your home to provide high- quality dog sitting
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• OUR FOCUS IS ON THE INDIVIDUAL DOG  we temperament test her/ him by introducing them to our own  dogs in our inital interview. We find out what they like / dislike and we watch their pack behavior when you bring them for a playdate before their service starts - then we accept the dog .Owner Martina has studied Canine Psychology , Canine first aid and has 14 years of experience handling dogs in a safe and compassionate way . 
• We are low-tech (no cameras, no artificial turf) and hands-on,  spending 8 hours supervising dogs play inside and outside daily. Someone is on the premises full- time to always keep an eye/ear on them.Our dog to Person ratio is 4 to 1, the lowest in town,

We feel that if we would get a dollar for every time the dogs make us smile, we would all be millionaires:-)