CrossRoads Dog Boarding

07/27/2024

Waiting for the treat so I can take a picture is so hard…these guys crack me up with their smiles and eagerness!

07/26/2024

Final evening run before bed

07/26/2024

Been a bit since I posted anything - we have been busy with 4H Fair week and taking care of these sweeties!

06/29/2024

A couple new visitors and some regulars who know the drill! All trying to keep cool on the warm temps! 😆

06/19/2024

Oakley (brown) is one of my first boarders I ever had when I first started this business. He is a sweet guy who loves to cuddle! Lucy is his sister who loves playing fetch!

06/19/2024

Zeke had so much fun here last wkend! He was Evie’s little shadow all that time. ❤️

06/03/2024

Summer & I are members of this local kennel club. There are many different dog breeders in our club! If you have any questions about possibly getting a purebred dog and aren’t sure which breed may be right for you, this would be a great time to come, meet some of our local breeders & ask questions!

Plus - who doesn’t like free dog kisses and food samples!?!🐶🐾🦴

06/02/2024

Mr Fox had a grooming appointment with my daughter who has her own Grooming business! If you need your dog bathed, trimmed, and/or nails done while staying here she is willing to do that! I can put you in touch with her to set up appointment and talk about what you need!

06/02/2024

Zeke the pup loved belly rubs from Zeke my nephew! ❤️

06/02/2024

With the rain last night we did a quiet evening at home last night!! I think the dogs enjoyed the downtime too!

05/28/2024

My summer calendar is filling up! Let me know if I can help you relax on vacation by taking care of your dogs! 🤗

05/28/2024

Playing fetch

05/28/2024

Apollo is a regular and my 16-yr son is his fav person here - He even got to go fishing with him this weekend! 🤓. He loves his zoomies in our fenced-in dog yard!

05/28/2024

Zeke & Zoey stayed for the weekend for the first time! They are such sweet dogs! Zeke, at 4 mos old, thought he was big enough & tough enough to take on the goats! 🤣

05/08/2024

I haven’t posted lately because it’s been busy and I have been sending pics to owners instead! Just a couple boarders here having fun!

04/26/2024

This is so cool!

Ever noticed those slits at the sides of a dog’s nose? Why do dogs have them?

Once again, nature proves her elegance in the design of our dogs. When we humans inhale and exhale, air comes in the same way it goes out. Any smells that come in through our mouths are forced out as we exhale.

When a dog exhales through his nose, however, the exhaled air is released through those slits and off to the side so that nice, smelly air going into the dog’s nostrils doesn’t get diluted with the outgoing air. Put another way, the slits allow the dog to avoid smelling what he just exhaled.

The slits help the dog hold scent particles in the nostrils even as exhaled air passing out the slits creates a swirling air turbulence allowing interesting odors to be inhaled directly into the centre of each nostril. Since dogs breathe faster when trying to sniff a certain smell, they widen their nostrils to pull in more air which makes it possible for a dog searching for smells to have a steady stream of air coming in for up to 40 seconds, maybe even longer.

The slits also allow dogs to wiggle each nostril independently which gives them the ability to know which nostril a smell entered. This is how a dog can pinpoint where a smell is coming from, and why a dog searching for smells on the ground will weave back and forth as he follows a trail.

We all know the superb smelling abilities of dogs, but let’s use an analogy between scent and sight to really put it into perspective: What we as humans can see at a third of a mile, our dog can see more than 3,000 miles away and still see as well.

03/31/2024

But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.”
~ Matthew 28:5-6

03/29/2024

Tonight we took a stroll to the pond right behind our property. We have permission for the boys to put their boat out on this pond. It’s so beautiful back here!

03/27/2024

03/27/2024

03/27/2024

Treat time!

03/27/2024

03/27/2024

It has been a busy few weeks here with spring break trips for these guys’ families! We have a great group of dogs and enjoy them all so much! Thanks for letting us care for your furry members while you travel! ❤️

02/19/2024

It has been the weekend of the labs this past weekend! A fun, busy group of dogs!

01/21/2024

Mr Fox was happy to see me come in the door tonight! Such a sweetie! ❤️

01/16/2024

Christmas & New Years was fun and busy!

I am starting to book for Spring Break - so let me know if we can help you with your furry family members! 🤗

12/05/2023

An article shared by my vet re: canine virus

Reports of an "outbreak" of some as yet unidentified canine respiratory illness are scaring dog owners. But veterinarians and researchers aren't panicking.

11/26/2023

Dogs had fun zooming in the snow today!
These 2 Afghans are the sweetest dogs!

I do home visits within a certain distance too! Let me know if I can help you with holidays coming!

11/24/2023

Happy Thanksgiving to all our CrossRoads families!
Thank you for entrusting your furry family members to our care while you travel! 🐾❤️