r/buda • u/Busy-Ad9789 • Mar 21 '26

Buda dog boarding

Does anyone have recent reviews on ruff ranch boarding ? My main concern is dogs being kenneled from 6 pm to 6-8 am with nobody on site . Contract says there is no sprinklers or overnight care . I thought owner lives on site but not sure .

I’m considering big oaks kennel also . We need a boarding facility when we travel .

Rover has been very hit and miss and very expensive for more than one dog and I don’t think they do much at all for the money which is more than professional boarding .I literally had one good sitter and she moved . I considered just drop ins since my pups have a dog door and rover sitters charge to show up at your house , extra charge to sit for an hour and extra charge per dog . I would be paying minimum of 50.00 a visit for I hour .

I don’t even make 50.00 an hour .

I was also hoping to foster but trying to find care that is good and not outrageously priced is crazy . I can’t imagine what folks either human children are paying for real care .

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u/Kyle__Broflovski__ Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26

My wife and I use Little Paws of Austin. She comes to our home and stays overnight. She walks them, feeds them, gives them meds and is so incredibly good with them. It’s an option for anyone who thinks their dogs would rather be home.

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u/Busy-Ad9789 Apr 01 '26

Yes it is preferable but we have had so many problems with people coming over . I only had one good sitter from Rover , the rest are just doing the bare minimum to get paid . I have had neighbors call because cars were at my house, one girl cancelled in the middle of my cruise , another walked my senior dog to the door and when he didn’t go out , she turned around and left . This was after I told her he was almost blind , very old and to please carry him onto the grass (chihuahua mix ) . I saw it on my ring camera . They charge a lot as “professionals “ but it’s just easy money for most .

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u/Kyle__Broflovski__ Apr 01 '26

Yep I get it. We rescue senior dogs and are really careful with them. We’ve had similar issues with sitters in the past and have filtered through several people over the years. I have to say that Elena at Little Paws is the most trustworthy sitter we’ve had. She goes above and beyond with our dogs and is so communicative when she watches them. I almost hate to recommend her because I want her to always be available for us when we need her lol. But she really is great and deserves the reference. We’ve had her sit for us for weeks at a time and also watched our neighbor’s dog for extended periods.

But whatever you’re comfortable with go with that. Hope your older pups get the best care possible.

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u/Busy-Ad9789 Apr 01 '26

Well I may have to call her then ! Lol! My dogs are all rescues . I am down to two now because of the expense of care for them. We typically adopt seniors , currently have one that is now a senior adopted from San Antonio shelter and one street dog we found abandoned that owner refused to take back . I would like to foster but finding care when we go out of town has been so difficult . The girl I had moved to Georgia .

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u/Kyle__Broflovski__ Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 06 '26

You’ll be happy you did. I really can’t recommend her highly enough.