King Care Pet Center

King Care Pet Center King Care Pet Center offers safe, cozy dog and cat boarding year-round with caring staff and scheduled pick-up/drop-off.

Two week and four week Dog Board & Train programs now available. Learn more and make reservations on our website.

Fresh bedding goes on the suite floor before the next dog ever walks through the door.Every checkout at King Care trigge...
09/01/2026

Fresh bedding goes on the suite floor before the next dog ever walks through the door.

Every checkout at King Care triggers the same reset. Used bedding comes out, the floor gets a quick pass, and fresh linens go down before the next reservation arrives. It is not glamorous work, but it is the kind you notice when your dog settles in faster on day one.

What is the first thing you check when you pick up after a boarding stay?

The last water check of the night is quieter than you think.Before evening quiet hours at King Care, staff make one more...
08/28/2026

The last water check of the night is quieter than you think.

Before evening quiet hours at King Care, staff make one more pass at each suite door. Fresh water topped off, bedding smoothed, and a quick hello to see who is already curled up for the night. It is a small routine, but owners notice when pickup day comes and their dog is calm, hydrated, and settled.

What does your dog do in the last hour before bedtime at home?

Rural Texas Labor Day boarding does not open up the Friday everyone else remembers it exists.Holiday weekends in Hill Co...
08/27/2026

Rural Texas Labor Day boarding does not open up the Friday everyone else remembers it exists.

Holiday weekends in Hill Country compress fast. Junction families, deer camp drop-offs, and I-10 travelers often want the same Monday checkout window. By late August, the calendar that looked wide in July is down to a few slots.

We see owners plan around a detail that is easy to skip until the drive home is on the windshield: when you can actually pick up, how long Monday traffic adds to the return trip, and whether one more night saves a midnight highway run with a tired dog in the back.

Have you ever needed to book around a holiday Monday instead of a normal weekend checkout?

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The treat is six inches from their nose — and they are still waiting for the release word.Board-and-train is not just ab...
08/26/2026

The treat is six inches from their nose — and they are still waiting for the release word.

Board-and-train is not just about the tricks you see in photos. It is about whether your dog can hold a leave-it when the distraction is real, the handler is not you, and the reward is sitting on the ground in plain sight.

At pickup, Tate often walks owners through exactly this — a live leave-it so you can see the behavior transfer before you load the leash.

How long can your dog hold a leave-it when you are not the one holding the leash?

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Three nights or seven — and somehow both feel wrong for a four-day weekend.Most owners staring at a Labor Day or fall ho...
08/25/2026

Three nights or seven — and somehow both feel wrong for a four-day weekend.

Most owners staring at a Labor Day or fall holiday calendar are doing silent math: drive time, checkout times, and whether the dog needs an extra buffer night on the way home. One extra day feels like overkill until you are stuck in Sunday traffic wishing you had booked it.

Boarding around a long weekend is less about the holiday itself and more about the drive windows on either side. Two nights covers a tight Friday-to-Sunday trip. A full week makes sense when you are looping through Hill Country and will not be back until Thursday.

How many nights do you usually book when a long weekend trip is on the calendar?

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Some dogs sit at the gate before the latch even clicks.At King Care, morning yard breaks aren't an open-door free-for-al...
08/24/2026

Some dogs sit at the gate before the latch even clicks.

At King Care, morning yard breaks aren't an open-door free-for-all. Leashes stay on until each dog shows they remember where they are. One handler, a short lineup, and a calm turnout before the Texas sun climbs.

What's the first thing your dog does when fresh grass is finally an option?

The wrong pill in the wrong bowl is every boarding owner's nightmare.At King Care, medications do not live in a shared b...
08/21/2026

The wrong pill in the wrong bowl is every boarding owner's nightmare.

At King Care, medications do not live in a shared bin. Each dose arrives labeled with the dog's name, taped to the suite door, and checked off on a clipboard before anyone opens a food bowl. One pouch. One dog. One verified feeding.

That two-minute pass at the kennel row is the unglamorous step owners never see—and exactly what they want handled right.

Does your dog take daily meds we should know about when you book?

The hunting dog gets the truck. The house dog gets the guilty look every October.In Kimble County, opening weekend means...
08/20/2026

The hunting dog gets the truck. The house dog gets the guilty look every October.

In Kimble County, opening weekend means camp trailers, early alarms, and somebody's favorite couch potato suddenly wondering why they are not invited. The lease dog goes where the action is. The house dog stays where the air conditioning works.

Boarding during hunting season is not punishment. It is a calm routine with familiar meals and people who know your dog's name while the family is gone for four days straight.

Does your house dog stay home when deer camp opens, or do they somehow end up on the passenger seat anyway?

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A dog who heels past another dog without lunging did not learn that in one afternoon.At King Care, Tate builds that reli...
08/19/2026

A dog who heels past another dog without lunging did not learn that in one afternoon.

At King Care, Tate builds that reliability in board-and-train sessions where distractions are real: another dog across the yard, a gate opening, someone walking past with a leash. The goal is not a trick for a photo. It is a dog who can stay focused on you when the world gets interesting.

We work heel in open space on purpose. Rural yards have more movement and more temptation than a quiet indoor room. That is where training either holds up or falls apart.

What is the hardest distraction on your daily walk?

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Sunday night on I-10 west with a dog who already rode eight hours getting there? That is when families start doing math ...
08/18/2026

Sunday night on I-10 west with a dog who already rode eight hours getting there? That is when families start doing math they should have done on Wednesday.

The return leg after a San Antonio or Austin weekend is often the harder drive. You are tired. Traffic stacks up outside Kerrville. Your dog has been in the car since breakfast and every rest stop turns into a negotiation.

Some Hill Country families now plan a boarding night in Junction on the way home — not because something went wrong, but because a calm reset beats white-knuckling the last three hours.

At King Care, that looks like a scheduled drop-off, a quiet suite, and a rested dog (and driver) ready for the final stretch Monday morning.

What is the longest you have pushed a return drive with your dog still in the back seat?

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Address

515 Pecan Street
Junction, TX
76849

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8am - 5:30pm
Friday 8am - 5:30pm
Saturday 8am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+13254462939

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