Geriatric & Fragile Dogs

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We love visits from dogs with a few more years of experience in their world. We

enjoy pampering dogs with conditions which require additional handling. It should be noted that we recommend you consider the best option of accommodations for your elderly and/or fragile dog. That may mean your best option could be in-home sitter services from someone else.

Our facility is small and does not provide isolation areas for unwinding away from noises other dogs make. As such, we like to point out a few things that are applicable to our geriatric pups and dogs with known or unknown medical conditions.

When older dogs board they could be subject to a greater deal of stress/anxiety due to removal from their normal, home environment and routines. This stress can cause underlying conditions (i.e. heart, liver, kidney disorders) to become active. Which can, in turn, result in illness or death of your dog. If you choose to board a geriatric dog, we will always give them the respect and attention the old pup deserves but the dog owner assumes all of the added risks associated with boarding them.

When medically fragile dogs with a known condition(s), whether being treated or not, is put into a new environment, removal from the normal, home environment and being placed into any boarding facility can cause that condition(s) to exacerbate. This could cause the known conditions to worsen, or underlying conditions to become active. Which can, sadly, result in further illness or death.

Again, we recommend you consider the best option of accommodations for your elderly or fragile dog. We will always follow the care instructions given to us at check-in and give your dog The Bark Barn experience they can manage but the dog owner assumes all of the added risks associated with boarding a medically fragile dog.

*When in doubt, we may ask for the dog's veterinarian to approve their physical ability to stay in a boarding environment. We do this to ensure there are no underlying conditions that you may or may not be aware of which could become active due to added stress of being removed from their normal home environment.