Dog Boarding

Dog boarding is when your dog comes to Mountain Pets, is integrated into our home, hikes, plays and stays overnight. We book no more than 2-3 boarding clients at a time.  Kennel-free, premium homestyle lodging and personalized care. A complimentary meet and greet and a paid trial overnight assessment is required for all new clients. We do not offer doggie day care. Veterinary health requirements are required. For more information, see Dog Boarding services page,

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$75     New Client Boarding Assessment (24 hr stay)

$60     Dog Boarding, Off Leash (24 hour stay)

$75      Dog Boarding, Leash Required (24 hour stay)

$90     Dog Boarding, Puppy (6-12 months)

$25     Extended Lodging 2-4 hours

$35     Extended Lodging 4-9 hours

$20     Major Federal Holidays

$25     Pick Up/Drop Off (w/in 10 mile radius)

 

Multiple dog discounts not offered
 

Bird Boarding

Bird boarding is provided in our office on the main floor in our home. Provide your birds food and toys. Bring your cage or rent one of ours. We have a variety of quality and size appropriate cages for rent if yours is too cumbersome for travel. Simply bring as many of your birds toys and we'll retrofit into our cage. Daily care Includes out of cage time once daily as appropriate. Veterinary health certificate required for new clients.

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$15     Small Birds, Your Cage (24 hour stay; e.g.                       canaries, finches, parakeets, budgies,                             lovebirds, parrotlet, and similar sized breeds)

$30    Medium Parrots, Your Cage (24 hour stay; e.g.               cockatiel, conure, quaker, African grey,                           Amazon and similar sized breeds)

$30    Cage Rental (total for entire rental)

$2.50  Extended Lodging 2-4 hours

$10     Extended Lodging 4-9 hours

$10     Major Federal Holidays

$25     Pick Up/Drop Off (w/in 10 mile radius)

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Inquire for multiple bird rates.

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Small Animal Boarding
Small animal boarding is provided in a private room in our home. Provide your pets bedding, food, toys, chews, and treats. Bring your own cage or rent our spacious Oiibo or Critter Nation cages. Includes play/exercise time in a larger floor playpen as appropriate. No ferrets, rats, chinchillas, sugar gliders or venomous snakes. Rabbits must be spayed/neutered. For more information, see the Small Animal Boarding page. We do not offer boarding for cats, venomous animals or snakes more than 5lbs. 

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$10     Small Rodents and Reptiles (24 hour stay; one              cage space; e.g. hamsters, gerbils, gecko,                      frog, turtle)

$20     Guinea Pigs (24 hour stay; one cage                                space; includes daily out of pen time)

$30     Rabbits (24 hour stay; includes 5 ft X 5ft open                floor enclosure)

$2.50  Extended Lodging 2-4 hours

$10      Extended Lodging 4-9 hours

$10     Major Federal Holidays

$25     Pick Up/Drop Off (w/in 10 mile radius)

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Inquire for multiple animal rates.

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Farm Sitting

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Farm sitting is 1-2 visits per day to your home or farm to provide general care for your indoor pets and hobby farm animals and includes but not limited to all hoof stock, chickens, fowl, small mammals, cats, dogs, birds, reptiles and fish. Service area is up to 20 miles from our home in Port Matilda. Rates start at $30 for 30 min within 10 miles then $1/mile up to 20 miles and include visits between the hours of 8am-6pm. For more information, go to the Farm and Pet Sitting services page.  We do not offer overnight stays, multiple visits/day for dogs left at home overnight, nor long-term daily dog walking contracts.

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$30     30 min visit (10 mi service area)

$40     45 min visit (10 mi service area)

$50     60 min visit (10 mi service area)

$20     Major Federal Holiday/visit

$100   Emergency Visit Surcharge

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Inquire for 11-20 mile service area rates

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Specialized Horse Care

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Specialized horse care includes services such as horse holding for the veterinarian and farrier, hand walking, hand grazing, lunging, and bandage changing for horses under medical care or recovering from injuries. Service area is 20 miles from Port Matilda. Rates start at $40 for 30 min within 10 miles then +$1/mile up to 20 miles and includes visits between 7am-7pm.  For more information, please visit the Specialized Horse Care page.

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$40     30 min visit (10 mi service area)

$50     45 min visit (10 mi service area)

$60     60 min visit (10 mi service area)

$20     Major Federal Holiday/visit

$100   Emergency Visit and After Hours Surcharge                  (7pm-7am)

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Inquire for 11-20 mile service area rates

Service Payment and Option Terms

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For your convenience, we offer various payment methods, including online payment with any major credit card, as well as cash or check made out to Mountain Pets LLC.

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A 50% deposit of total estimate invoice balance is required to hold a booking reservation for service periods longer than two weeks, for all small animal boarding reservations, and for all other services between the months of Memorial and Labor days, and around all other major federal holidays including Penn State's spring break. Final payment is due on or before the last day of each service period. 

Invoices will be sent via email for payment by online credit card, check or cash. 

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Deposits are fully refundable if the booking is canceled 30 days before the service start date. For cancellations made 29 to 8 days before the service start date, deposits will be held as credit for future bookings. However, deposits will be nonrefundable and not held as credit for cancellations within 7 days of the service start date.