About us and our cage free, home style dog boarding service

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I am proud to offer our homestyle dog boarding service to people who want to give their dog an enriching, positive, boarding experience, and thereby free themselves of concern for their dog when they need to travel.  We know that not all dogs are suited to staying in dog kennels or large scale pet boarding facilities; at Adventure Dog  Ranch, we offer a unique service to our clients and their dogs. Our safe and secure hiking acreage, dog agility playground, swimming pool, comfortable veranda, and our comfortable custom home, provide a wonderful dog boarding vacation experience that cannot be found at other Tucson area dog kennels, pet boarding services, or dog daycares. We offer the amenities of a pet resort, the comforts of a bed and breakfast for dogs, and the outdoor nature and day time activities of a dog ranch, all in a true southwest setting. 

I am pet first aid and CPR certified and a long standing supporter of the  Humane Society Of Southern Arizona, and many dog rescue groups. 

I use positive reinforcement techniques that utilize praise, rewards, consistency, and timing, to foster trust and comprehension in the dog's mind.   Positive rewards (praise and treats) are what we like to use when we are teaching our boarding dogs how to use the equipment in our agility playground, and also to pose for pictures!

Although my background is in the corporate world and exercise physiology, I've been involved in dog rescue and fostering dogs for over 20 year, and offering pet care on a professional level for a very long time.  Although not a dog trainer, I've trained all of my own dogs, many foster dogs, and reinforce appropriate canine behavior with our Ranch guests. I value the importance of creating a trusting, harmonious, balanced relationship between the person and the dog that is not fear based. We bring a dog into our lives and they enrich it in more ways than can easily be counted; it serves ourselves and our dogs to enhance this relationship by teaching our dogs how we want them to behave and what we expect from them, in a way that fosters trust between the canine and human. It is a dog's nature to follow our lead when we provide clear, positive, kind and benevolent leadership. By establishing this natural relationship with our dogs, we are able to fully enjoy one of the most rewarding relationships in life. I live this philosophy each day at Adventure Dog Ranch.

Angela is phenomenal with my pups! She genuinely cares for the pups which allows me to leave my fur babies without a worry in the world! Worth every penny and then some! Amazing, phenomenal, loving and attentive!

Monica

 Just a quick note to thank you for taking such good care of Koko and Ripley. One of the things that we were most concerned about when we left Madison, WI to move to Tucson was where we would board Koko and Ripley.  Well, our concerns were unfounded thanks to the wonderful dog boarding service that you provide. We are so pleased to have found you and humbled by the loving care and attention you give all of your guests. Koko and Ripley returned home happy, healthy, and of course tired from all of the play time, nature walks, and swimming. We loved getting the daily photo albums and seeing how much fun Koko and Ripley were having.  Koko and Ripley are definitely looking forward to their next stay!          

                                                                                                                                                               Greg & Bruce

Thanks so much. Tasha and Teddy love you a lot! Thanks for letting them be part of your family.     

Ann & Lou