Lots of fresh air and exercise is our specialty! Wouldn't you rather have your dog running outside while you're away?
Dogs from the same family can board together in clean, oversized stalls. And our prices are even cheaper than traditional DC and NYC kennels!
Two acre off-leash run with five foot high fence provides room to run but is safe and secure. We even have a private run for dog families or dogs who are a bit cranky with others.
Caretakers monitor runs for the safety of all our dogs. No extra charge for belly scratches.
Beautiful scenery and a relaxed setting promotes a more stress-free stay for your precious pooch.
We have large and small dog runs so that our visitors can play with those their own size.
Ponds at both facilities promote calm and peace but also fun!
Our boarders stay in converted horse barns, retrofitted for dog care -- NOT in cold, impersonal kennels.
Welcome to Country Dogs®, All-Season Boarding Camp. We provide a door-to-door pickup and delivery service to NYC/NJ/PA and DC/NoVA and PA/MD. We have served over 1500 customers with over 3000 boardings since July 2004. Board your dog with us! 1.888.711.RUFF
Country Dogs is a unique dog boarding concept.
If you live in the Philadelphia/Trenton, Baltimore/Columbia, or Harrisburg/Lancaster/York areas, we have alternate pickup/delivery points. See “PA/MD” map below.
If you have additional questions, check out frequently asked questions. For latest pricing, rates and discounts, please use our Quick Rate Quote. Visit our Country Dogs Store for some cool stuff.
Easy as 1, 2, 3! First, request a Quick Rate Quote. Second, call 888.711.RUFF (7833) to check availability and pay by Mastercard or VISA. Then we’ll assign you a username and password for our Client Login area. No forms to fill out! You may cancel at ANY time for ANY reason but will receive a boarding credit.
If you are trying to find out if you are in our Pickup/Delivery area, see the following maps.
- Phil Neff, Farm Manager, DC/NoVA/MD, comes to Country Dogs after 20+ years as a paramedic in Sterling, Waynesboro, and Harrisonburg, VA having also served as the President of the Rockingham-Harrisonburg Rescue Squad Association. He is trained in canine CPR and has served as a volunteer ‘wildlife’ transporter as well as a volunteer transporter of dogs in high kill shelters to foster homes in the DC area. Phil is also a very skilled portrait photographer and will be joined on the farm by his wife Mary, a Columbia University grad and non-profit executive. You can reach Phil at 888.711.7833 ext. 3
- Ruth, Tom and John Cope, Farm Manager, NYC/NJ/PA and PA/MD are the “dream team” for dogs. Ruth is a retired nurse, Tom a retired Air Force Officer, business executive and former dog trainer, and John (their son) worked in the food and pharmaceutical industry. As farm owners and caretakers, they bring a real familial, personal approach to Country Dogs. You can reach the Copes at 888.711.7833 ext. 4
- Tanner Moxley, Operations Director, is in charge of all dogs’ paperwork and coordinating all pick up and drop off scheduling. You can reach Tanner at 888.711.7833 ext. 2
- Mark and Victoria Cave, Owners, are dedicated to the operation and passionate about the mission of Country Dogs. Our dogs, litter-mates Daisy and Gatsby, spent many a happy day on our Shenandoah Valley farm chasing squirrels and ducks and hope yours will too. You can reach Mark at 888.711.7833 ext. 1
Values: We believe strongly that dogs prefer to be outdoors with room to run in happy/safe playtime with other dogs. We require that our kennels be over-sized, clean, and disease-free, but we try to preserve the rustic quality of a farm setting. Our goal is to make our boarders feel that they’ve been sent to camp (not prison) and should return home happy, healthy, rested, relaxed, and perhaps even a little tired from all the exercise.
Good Boarders vs Bad Boarders: Over the years we’ve found that the following qualities in a dog fit well with Country Dogs: Social, Healthy, 1-10 yrs old, Obedient. These qualities do not fit well with Country Dogs: Overly aggressive (biters and fighters), Runners (escape artists), Infirm (sickly, heavily-medicated), Aged (10+ years old), Loud (howlers, yappers). If your dog has any of the latter qualities, please discuss with us.
Our Specialty: Given the nature of our facilities, the large size of our kennels, and the amount of outdoor time provided, we have become quite popular for longer-term, larger-dog boardings. We are, however, a great facility for smaller dogs and weekend boardings (pickup Thursday; dropoff Monday).
Track Record: Country Dogs has an excellent record of providing a safe, humane, exercise and fresh-air-oriented boarding experience for dogs. We have served over 1500 customers with over 3000 boardings in multiple locations since July 2004 (DC/NoVA).
Vision: We would like to offer the Country Dogs® experience to other urban areas. Not only do we believe that dogs should have a natural outdoor experience, we also believe in preserving our country’s historic farmhouses and farmland. We love to find interesting rural properties and restore them in creative, profitable, and (of course) animal-friendly ways.
A Good Business Opportunity We are actively looking for farm owners who are interested in the Country Dogs® opportunity. If you own or plan to purchase a farm located within 100 miles of a major city, we’d love to chat with you.
Ideal locations include the following: farmhouse for owner/caretaker, barn/outbuilding for dog lodging, remoteness from neighbors, 15+ acres of land for common dog runs, all within 100 miles of major city. Our current priorities and major areas of interest are Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Charlotte (license pending), Phoenix, Orlando/St. Pete, Miami, and San Francisco.
If you own or plan to purchase a farm with the above criteria and are interested in the Country Dogs® opportunity, please contact Mark Cave at 888.711.7833 ×1 or mark@country-dogs.net.
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To provide a clean, safe, exercise and fresh-air-oriented boarding alternative to traditional kennels.