Camp BellyRub

Camp BellyRub is a small in-home dog boarding and training service based in Burbank, California. Dogs stay in the trainer's own home rather than a kennel run, and the schedule stays deliberately limited so each guest gets individual attention. The person running it is an Animal Behavior College graduate and an ABC Certified Dog Trainer, so the same hands that watch a dog overnight also know how to read its behavior.

Services

• Overnight stays in a cage-free home setting
• Dog training
• Walks and hikes
• Dog park and beach trips
• Pet visits in the client's home, including litter box and terrarium cleaning

What makes it different

The setup is a home rather than a commercial facility, and the boarding is cage-free. That suits dogs who get wound up in a loud kennel environment, and dogs who do better on a routine that looks like an ordinary household day. Training is the other half of the business, which means the handler brings a behavior background to the stay instead of plain supervision. The tradeoff is capacity. Keeping the schedule limited is a deliberate choice, good for attention and harder on last-minute requests, so booking ahead is worth the effort.

Practical details

Overnight boarding runs $95 per night according to the Camp BellyRub website, and booking is handled online. Owners who need daytime coverage can arrange walks, hikes, or trips to a dog park or the beach. Pet visits are available for households with cats or other animals that need looking after while the family travels, and those visits include litter box and terrarium cleaning. Email reaches the business at campbellyrub@gmail.com. The Instagram account @dogsofcampbellyrub shows what daily life with the dogs there looks like, which is a reasonable first step for owners who want a feel for the place before they book.