Dog Daycare, Boarding and Pet Sitting in Portland

You will need this section for one reason above all: the indoor attractions. The Japanese Garden, the Lan Su Chinese Garden, the museums and the interior of Pittock Mansion all exclude pet dogs, and a wet Portland afternoon is exactly when you want them. Daycare rather than boarding is usually the answer, and Portland has a dense supply of it. What surprises European visitors is the paperwork: American daycare and boarding facilities require proof of vaccination against rabies, DHLPP or DHPP and bordetella, plus current flea and tick control, and nearly all of them insist on a temperament assessment or trial playgroup before a first stay. That assessment has to be booked in advance, so a facility cannot usually take a dog it has never met on the same day you call.