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The Special Needs Dog Room

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The Special Needs Dog Room

One cozy 8x10 room exclusively for boarding your dog with special needs and/or disabilities. This has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life!

Hi my name is Kari and I offer boarding in my home for dogs with special needs and/or disabilities. My husband Matt and I have fostered 15 dogs through 11th Hour Rescue, ranging from feral puppies to our most recent foster Gemma. Gemma needed simultaneous bilateral FHO surgery requiring her to be separate from our dogs during her long recovery. We made our spare office room Gemma's room where we c

ould keep her comfortable and do her daily physical therapy exercises. Through the process of taking her to and from her weekly physical therapy appointments, I was offered a part time job as a canine physical rehabilitation aide a few hours a week. After Gemma was adopted we decided to keep her room just for dogs with special needs. Having two dogs of our own both on multiple medications and autoimmune compromised along with anxiety, we have found it incredibly hard to go away. In our search for boarding options, we realized Aggy and Burl would need a quiet place where someone with experience and understanding would care for them. This turned out to be a very difficult task. The idea for "The Special Needs Dog Room" was born. It is my passion to help dogs that have a little more of a struggle in life, not only for the dogs but also for the dedicated parents of special needs dogs that deserve a vacation or travel with true peace of mind.

01/11/2025

Luna is back for a weekend stay and we love her very much. ❤️ She loves playing in the snow and her favorite person in the world here is our son Soren. 😊

01/01/2025

Happy New Year! Hailey is back for a week stay and we just adore her!!! ❤️❤️❤️

12/31/2024

Kaja’s face is killing me with cuteness 😆❤️❤️❤️

12/27/2024

How cute is this little squirrel toy?! I actually felt really bad letting him get chewed on. That’s me in the one picture having second thoughts and trying to save it from Kaja. 🤣🤣🤣
Kaja loves her new toy and any time a guest is here for Christmas they will certainly not be left out of the fun on Christmas morning. ❤️ She is having a blast torturing Burl by flaunting and swinging her squirrel around him in his crate. Poor Burl but rest assured he got his bone for Christmas that he can’t chew to pieces. 😁🤣

12/23/2024

We love having Kaja back to stay with us for a couple of weeks. ❤️

11/12/2024

So sweet and cute!!! ❤️

11/11/2024

Lizzie and Shelby❤️

Lizzie is the spunky little 20 year old chihuahua. She's still got that pep in her step and trots around loving life. 😂 She has no teeth and that tongue of hers is too cute!!! She is so adorable!!!!!❤️
As if Lizzie wasn't cute enough, she also brought along her 2 year old companion sister Shelby. Making this pair of sisters irresistible!!! They have never been boarded before so we make sure they feel right at home with our family and loved more than anything.😊❤️

11/10/2024

Leno is so cozy…he fell asleep while watching his favorite show Bluey😁

11/05/2024

What a beautiful day to be outside! Leno is enjoying himself in this nice weather. ❤️

11/04/2024

Leno❤️

Leno is 14 years old and suffers from arthritis and anxiety. He can be people and dog selective which has made it extremely difficult for his family to find appropriate boarding options. We are so lucky to have him stay with us. He is happy and comfortable.❤️ Leno is also one of the sweetest dogs! We love him!

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween 🤣🤣🤣

10/24/2024

I love her! Aura is so special and sweet!

10/22/2024

Aura❤️ How unique and Beautiful she is!!!!
Aura is about 14 years old and partially blind with severe arthritis. We are so lucky to be able to accommodate her needs and make her so comfortable while her family is on vacation. 😊

10/20/2024

Naptime before Amber heads home. ❤️

10/18/2024

Amber❤️ We love having this sweet senior girl back to stay with us for a few days. Look at that face with such love in her eyes! 😍

10/15/2024

A boy named Bella ❤️ Lol how cute is he?!
Bella is a senior boy at 10 years old with dietary restrictions due to chronic urinary tract infections. We sure are lucky to have this squishable face to love for a few days. 😊

09/28/2024

Hailey! ❤️ As a former foster of ours, Hailey is definitely part of the family and we are so grateful we get to continue seeing her when she stays with us.😊 Haileys favorite thing to do is pick out a toy from her room and take it into the living room and chew on it a little before going back and choosing another one. 🤣
She has plenty to choose from! Lol

08/28/2024

Bruno and Cece❤️
We can’t get enough of these two!!!! Lol
Love having them back for the week!

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Rockaway, NJ
07866

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+19739782174

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Leno

What a beautiful day to be outside! Leno is enjoying himself in this nice weather. ❤️

Even when the door is open Kaja prefers to stay in the room and watch the chipmunks outside her window. Lol it is very cute and makes us happy because that is exactly what we wanted to create… a cozy room where dogs genuinely can chill out!