WE CARE
We are professional "dog people". We own, train and breed our own line of Golden Retrievers, who live with us in our home. We show our dogs in the conformation breed ring, and we compete in obedience and agility trials. We also teach obedience and agility (see footnote). We decided to build a well-planned, full-service pet center where we could "do it all right" for people like ourselves who really care about their pets and take the trouble to treat them as part of their family.
Our employees are on-site 15 hours a day, 7 days a week (holidays included), to care for pets, and a resident manager provides overnight monitoring of the complete site.
We will properly take care of your pet as if it were our own.

NOTE: We require written proof that your dog has up-to-date shots for Rabies, Bordatella (Kennel Cough) and Distemper-Parvo. (these shots normally last for at least one year.) We also require that you obtain these shots at least seven (7) days before your boarding appointment, in order that the shots (particularly Bordatella) be incubated before arrival. If there are any questions about shot requirements, it would be best for you to call us well in advance of arrival, to avoid complications upon check-in.

Note: We are active members of the American Boarding Kennel Association (PCSA), the American Kennel Club, the American Humane Society, the Golden Retriever Club of America and the Mid-Florida Golden Retriever Club.

Barkingham was designed from the ground up to be a comfortable friendly place for you to board your dog or cat.

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the "Queen's" Dog (our mascot)
OUR SUITES
All of the accommodations at Barkingham Palace are indoor, spacious, sparkling clean and fully climate controlled (air conditioned in summer and heated in winter). Our A/C units are run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our standard suites were built to ABKA specifications for size and air circulation make-up. In addition, every suite at Barkingham has a raised bed. Our standard suite construction includes epoxy sealants and porcelain tiles throughout. This allows us to keep Barkingham clean, healthy and odor-free, for you and your pet.

We have a very large outside area (2+ acre property) for walking and exercising the dogs. Every dog is taken out, separately, a minimum of four(4) times each day to our fenced-in exercise fields, where they are normally out for about ten minutes on each trip.
Additional play time is available, individually supervised, in blocks of 15 minutes.

LUXURY BOARDING FOR OUR ROYAL GUESTS

King Suites have a sliding "window wall" that overlooks the main hallway

The special quality of Barkingham Palace is seen in our large, private, King and Queen Suites, located in the main building, just off Reception. The Luxury Suites are fully furnished for the total comfort of your pet, and include a bed with mattress, tiled floor, thematic wall decorations, and a private TV. Suites can accommodate two to three guests comfortably (depending on size) from one family. All Luxury Suites have individual air conditioning supply ducts and return vents, and the London Suites sport a "doggie door" to a small, private exercise area.
We now have Web Cams installed in all of our 15 different Luxury Suites. These cameras allow owners to check in on their pet via the Internet, while they are away. Actually, anyone can see these dogs and you can go look in on them right now at the home page "Cyber Boarding" button, unless they are asleep (when darkness does not allow us to see them).


ROYAL CARE (OUR DAY CARE PROGRAM)
Our day care is an individual pet program, running from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM on weekdays. It includes two 20-minute sessions of Supervised Play and two five-minute sessions of exercise time.

Day Care dogs (large-dog group) enjoy romping in one of our pools on a hot day!

Royal Care dogs are dropped off in the morning and picked up again in the evening. The charge for Royal Care is $16.00 per day, effective March 1, 2006. (Note: We do not house dogs in groups. Each dog is handled individually, unless specific arrangements have been made to include another family member or another dog staying with us.)
Supervised Play Groups are formed from among our regular Royal Care Members only after a dog has been "screened" for inclusion in a group.

	Our four Duchess Suites have windows overlooking activities in the main hall.

ROYAL BOARDER PROGRAM
BOARDING RATES
For extra long stays, discount plans are available. The cost will depend on the number of days your dog boards with us. Our prices include the food (Diamond brand, chicken and rice formula). Typical daily rates (effective May 1, 2008) are shown in the table (please call for specific quotes):

Dog or Suite Size	Rate (non-Holiday) $/dog per day
Small (Less than 25 lbs)	$22.00
Medium (25 - 59 lbs)	$23.00
Large (60 and over lbs)	$24.00
Duchess Suite	$32.00*
Queen Suite	$38.00*
King/Princess Suite	$40.00*
Duke Suite	$36.00*
London Suite	$40.00*

* Second dog stays in the same Suite at its standard kennel rate, less 20%.

OPERATING POLICIES
Sundays We are open on Sundays for two hours only, from 4 to 6 PM. You may pick up your pet during our Sunday business hours, but every pet checking out on Sunday pays as though it stayed through Monday morning. (Pets may also be dropped off on Sunday, at our 5:00 PM check-in time). Everyone is charged for Sunday. You may pick up your pet on Sunday, during our Sunday business hours.
Price Changes are posted in advance, here and at the kennel and are subject to change without notice other than here mentioned. Daily rates are charged on a "Hotel Basis", that is, you are charged for the day on which your pet is checked in, and you are not charged for the day on which your pet is checked out, subject to our standard check-in/out times.
Check-in time is normally between 12 Noon and 4 PM on the day of arrival. Please arrange to check in well before the dinner meal time of 6 PM, since your pet will want to become acquainted with its surroundings before Barkingham closes for the night.
Check-out time is normally until 12:00 noon, and there is no charge for the day of check-out when this time limit is observed. If you must overstay your reservation, please call ahead to let us know.
Office Hours: Barkingham is open
Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM; Saturday 8:00AM to 4:00 PM
Sunday 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Closed Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. (We observe "1/2 day" on the days before Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day, and we are closed on those Sundays that precede a National, Monday Holiday.)