Hi all! I have a 7-8 month dog, Phoebe, and I am struggling a bit. Back in December, we found her at 6-8 weeks on a bridge covered in fleas and ticks. With the intention to foster her and adopt her to a loving family, we took her in, got her treated, and inevitably I fell in love with her. Overall, I made the executive decision to keep her.

I am a grad student with a full-time job who just started my practicum this semester, and will be doing an intensive internship for the following two semesters. My boyfriend, who lives with me, is in the final stretch of EMT training and has to travel as well. This means there’s an awful amount of time where someone is not at the house and my poor little girl will be in her crate due to me also having 5 cats in the house.

I love this little girl with all of my heart and want what’s best for her. Since this is a temporary bout of busyness and conflicting schedules, I want to look into doggy day cares to ensure that Phoebe has her needs met.

Does anyone have any recommendations for doggy day cares or dog sitters? If day care, I’m leaning towards small-group.

Thank you in advance! Doggy tax of course paid as well.