Bitterroot Pet Palace

Bitterroot Pet Palace is a pet boarding and grooming facility at 4054 US-93 in Stevensville, MT, offering dog boarding, daycare, and cat stays for the Bitterroot Valley. The kennel takes small, medium, and large dogs, and it has room for 40 pets at a time. Proof of vaccination is required.

What they offer

• Overnight boarding in indoor runs and indoor/outdoor runs with doggie doors
• Daycare for dogs who only need part of the day covered
• Grooming
• Medication administration during a stay
• Post-surgical boarding, with a licensed vet tech on staff

What sets it apart

Dogs from the same household stay together, and each family gets its own quarters and run rather than shared housing. The runs are large and spacious with heated floors, and the building is climate controlled, which matters through a Montana winter. Cats board in their own condos, set away from the dogs. Dogs go out six or more times a day to three large grass airing yards, so time in the run is broken up by real outdoor space. Intact pets, un-spayed or un-neutered, are welcome here.

The medical side is the other distinguishing piece. A licensed vet tech is on staff, and the kennel takes post-surgical boarders and handles medication schedules. That combination is worth knowing about if a dog is recovering from a procedure or needs pills on a set routine.

Practical details

Bitterroot Pet Palace is open 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM Monday through Friday, and 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday. Reservations are made by phone at 406-777-4311. More information is posted at bitterrootpetpalace.com, and the facility can also be reached at saragillcvt@gmail.com. Stevensville sits along US-93, so the location is an easy stop for owners driving the valley corridor.