Adventures in Boarding

B.B. has had a number of visitors in the past few weeks as we have opened our doors to boarding on a limited basis. Boarders must meet with B.B.'s approval, and fortunately he is accustomed to having a number of different species around!

With mom out running around all day, sometimes B.B. gets a little lonely. He has a great big yard to romp in but sometimes, no one has time to play! And Sweet Pea is a very dignified cat. Playing with a dog is beneath her.

Sweet Pea, as well as B.B., is wonderfully tolerant of small creatures. Here she is comforting one of our rescue fosters, Henny. She is happy to share a lap -- although Henny is not so sure about it.

Some cats are predatory towards small animals and birds. Sweet Pea is only casually curious about rodents and birds. She stops by the guinea pigs' cage once a day, nods and moves on. And she occasionally acknowledges our Macaw, Snickers, from a safe distance.

Last week we had a visiting Macaw and a lovely Australian Shepherd who was very tolerant of B.B.'s playful nature. B.B. loves small dogs the best, and we had a couple rainy day visitors who were terrier mixes. B.B. likes to get down on the floor and show his belly so that little dogs know he is gentle.

We decided that, in offering boarding, we would have only as many guests as we could provide a home-like environment for and plenty of special attention. A "home away from home," for pets whose owners are away working or taking a vacation. We are currently remodeling our Luxury Exotics Suite to provide large, comfortable, species-appropriate environments for rabbits and rodents. Look for pics of the remodeling soon!