Our Story

All my life I have owned BIG dogs, but as I got older I found that they were getting to be a lot to handle. So I decided to downsize.

Enter . . . Papito Chulo, AKA Popi, 4 pounds of pure energy.

Popi needed friends his size, but I found it hard to find them. Icouldn’t take him to the puppy park, the dogs there thought of him more as an snack food than a playmate. I finally found the Austin Chihuahua Meet-Up gang, and for one day a month he was so happy being with little ones his size.

That was when the idea of a day and vacation care started to form. As I started looking into this type business I found that they kept our little ones in cages or kennels, and took them out to be played with only a few times a day, more if you wanted to pay extra. That was when it became clear I needed to give these little guys a “Home Away from Home.“ There would be no cages or kennels, no regimented playtimes, and most importantly, NO BIG DOGS!!!

On April of 2005, I opened my home to have a place where there are pillows and little doggie beds spread throughout the house. When boarding overnight, we offer our queen-size bed for sleeping if that is where they want to be, or maybe snuggled together with a new friend, the choice is theirs. Our guests also enjoy a large back yard to play in, and lots of love and hugs the whole time . . . not just a few times a day. During playtime, we work on social skills, manners, and maybe a new command or trick, but it is done it a fun way.

Home Away from Home is a unique and totally different concept for a day and vacation care facility. But don’t let the homey type situation fool you. All my dogs and the dogs in my care are vetted properly, flea free, and healthy. I take the care and health of my charges very seriously!!! So please… do your little one a favor.. bring him to the most unique social club and boarding home in Austin. Where it is truly a home away from home!