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Santa Fe, “The Bark’in Ball” !

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Every year here in Santa Fe, “The Bark’in Ball” is a major fund raiser for our beautiful Animal Rescue Center. Santa Fe is such a major DOG TOWN, this year it was held in the main ballroom of the brand new elegant convention center. I couldn’t believe it!

Of course,there was a special place in the courtyard with straw bedding where one could take their pet periodically for “you know what”. Otherwise there was perfect peace among more dogs of every size and breed that I could count. Costumes were encouraged so we went as Rhinestone Cowboys!

You will find a photo of us, posing before the ball! No sooner had i sat down with my dinner plate when a great dane came up and placed his chin on the table to the left of my meal!  Only in Santa Fe!!

Toby ! Our Excellent Host !

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Tomorrow, Toby has two good friends arriving around noon for an extended stay. Cha Cho, a very handsome black mimi Poodle and Dillon, a shitshu with a short trim. Cha Cho’s human, is taking care of him while his owner is rehabilitating from a leg injury. Toby and Cha cho are so relaxed and accepting of each other, they sleep intertwined, very black and very white! See photo! They love to chase a retrieve toys. Cha Cho tosses toys in the air and catches them. Toby love to be chased with a toy in his mouth!

It is amazing how well our doggie guests get along !

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When we moved into our beautiful home in Santa Fe I knew i had the perfect place for a private home boarding service. There are photos of our large walled garden and the smaller play area at the front entry. When the weather is suitable I place the dog’s beds out under the portal bordering the large garden or out in the sunshine. We now have a terrific doggie door leading from the kitchen/ dining area so they have complete freedom for the “in & out routine”. Some dogs come with dog door experience, the others learn from Toby in short order. It is amazing how well our doggie guests get along.

Private home boarding is not easy to find…

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Private home boarding, however was not, is not easy to find. It is rarely listed on the internet with kennels in a given area. I usually found them through word of mouth recommendations. Once when we were going to Nantucket we found a situation very near the ferry in a home with several small dogs and a family with two children. They reported that Toby was always ready for play and had taken a shine to the daddy who looked a bit like Santa Clause! He was a happy camper when we picked him up!

Private Home Boarding

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I had never heard of “Private Home Boarding” when Donna and Gary told me about Bill’s Dog Sitting Service, where they had recently boarded their two Westies.. That was back in Newburyport, Massachusetts, when Toby, my poodle, was only 5 years old. Bill’s place was a picture perfect little white Cape with green shutters .

I was ushered into a very tidy home with  a formal living room & dining room and on the left an expandable gate cordoning off a very large sunny room with, an impressive TV showing “Animal Planet and 4 large couches full of lounging dogs! On the right the was a door leading to a ruff looking area for the big guys and on the left a french door leading to a formal garden with  grass and flowers for little guys like my Toby. No cages in sight. Even though it took Toby a little while to gain confidence he was soon running with the pack. That was it! Never again was he caged behind chain link!