About Animal House Pet Lodging
Providing Loving, Safe, and Reliable Pet Care for Your Four-Legged Family Members
Animal House is your full service pet boarding facility dedicated to providing a safe, fun, low-stress environment for your pet while they are away from home. We offer private, spacious kennels, daily individual and/or socialized playtime, full grooming services, daycare, and both multiple pet and extended stay discounts. We cater our care to your pet’s individual needs, and with only 16 kennels we are able to ensure that your furry family member will receive top-notch treatment.
Our goal is have pets that are excited to stay with us. We encourage each owner to tell as much as possible about their pet, including any and all concerns they may have about their pet’s kenneling experience. Any specific information you are able to provide about your pets personality & likes or dislikes, helps us create a positive place for him/her to stay.
With over 25 years of experience serving pets and their owners, we know how difficult it is to trust their care to someone else. No two pets require the exact same care, and we strive to offer personalized treatment for all our clients. We are always working towards providing the best possible care for each pet.
Please visit our other pages to learn more about the services we provide here at Animal House. We have put together a list of answers to many of the common questions people have when they begin to look for a place to board their pet, but please feel free to contact us with any additional questions. We are always happy to clarify any information, or to just give you more details about the care your pet will receive at my facility. We would love to give you a tour and have the opportunity to meet, and learn about, your pet(s). Please call or email to set up an appointment.
Our Facility
Animal House is set up to offer your pet a relaxing vacation while they are away from home. The kennel room is a total of 2,000 square feet and houses 16 kennels, a grooming area, and an indoor play area that has access to an outdoor yard through our overhead door. Each kennel measures 5’ x 10’, and features privacy panels which serve to create a den-like environment for your dog. Without the visual stimulus of a neighboring dog, your beloved pooch will be less likely to worry about protecting his/her dinner, bed, toys, treats, etc. The kennels are large enough to accommodate oversized beds, travel crates (if your dog prefers one), and virtually anything else you may want to bring from home.
Room to play
In addition to the indoor/outdoor play area, we also have a second, larger (approx. 50’ x 110’) outdoor yard where dogs have plenty of room to smell the trees, lay in the shade, and chase toys (or each other) to their heart’s content. We supply tennis balls, rope toys, Jolly Balls, and Frisbees to help entertain your dog. Of course, all playtime also comes with lots of personal attention.
Daily schedule
The daily routine varies from day to day, depending upon the particular group of dogs that we have boarding. However, each day begins at 7am when all the dogs are let out to stretch their muscles and shake off the sleep. We feed breakfast between 7:30am and 8:30am. Again, this depends on the particular group and is adjusted to allow more early morning playtime for those dogs with extra energy. After breakfast we begin our playgroups in the indoor/outdoor kennel area so that we are able to take care of all the morning cleaning requirements and also to handle the morning appointments. Once the cleaning is complete, it’s out to the large yard for some real running room. Playgroups run all day, and we only break them up for feeding and/or appointment times. We feed dinner between 4:00pm and 5:00pm to ensure that all the dogs will still have plenty of time to ‘use the facilities’ before it’s lights out for the night. If we have a very well socialized group, the dogs may be out of their kennels for ten hours on any given day.
Play groups
We select play groups based on size, age, activity level, and play style. All playgroups are 100% supervised, and any dog that displays aggressive, fearful, anxious, and/or uncontrollable behaviors is separated from the group and given individual exercise time.
Kennel Time
The amount of time each dog spends out of his/her kennel will vary day to day. Average days will offer between 6 and 8 hours of ‘free time’, divided up throughout the day in both individual and group play sessions. On days that we have smaller numbers and/or highly sociable dogs the amount of time will range between 8 and 10 hours. However, on days when the majority of our boarders require strictly individual care, we may limit each dog to 4 hours. We believe that all dogs should have as many opportunities to roam and play as possible, and all limitations that we place on exercise time are only those that we feel are necessary to keep each pet safe and happy.
FAQs
- Safe, clean, and comfortable environment
- Experienced and compassionate caregivers
- Spacious indoor and outdoor play areas
- Personalized care for every dog
- Convenient scheduling and competitive rates
- Trusted by local pet owners
Safety is our top priority. Dogs are evaluated for temperament and grouped by size and play style to ensure a positive experience.
Yes! Puppies are welcome as long as they meet vaccination requirements. We provide extra care and supervision for young dogs.
We gladly accommodate special diets. Please provide your dog’s food and feeding instructions.
Yes! All boarding guests receive supervised playtime and social interaction as part of their stay.
Should you need to cancel a reservation, we ask that you give at least 7 days advanced notice. Reservations cancelled with less than 7 days notice will be subject to a cancellation fee equal to one night of boarding. Exceptions to this will be considered on an individual basis.
PICK-UP & DROP OFF TIMES
By Appointment:
- Monday - Friday : 7.30am - 5.30pm
- Saturday: 8.00am - 10.00am and 3.00pm - 5.00pm
- Sunday: 8.00am - 5.00pm
- Address: 3181 Big Horn Lane Bozeman, Montana 59718