The Special Needs Dog Room

The Special Needs Dog Room One cozy 8x10 room exclusively for boarding your dog with special needs and/or disabilities. This has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life!

Hi my name is Kari and I offer boarding in my home for dogs with special needs and/or disabilities. My husband Matt and I have fostered 15 dogs through 11th Hour Rescue, ranging from feral puppies to our most recent foster Gemma. Gemma needed simultaneous bilateral FHO surgery requiring her to be separate from our dogs during her long recovery. We made our spare office room Gemma's room where we c

ould keep her comfortable and do her daily physical therapy exercises. Through the process of taking her to and from her weekly physical therapy appointments, I was offered a part time job as a canine physical rehabilitation aide a few hours a week. After Gemma was adopted we decided to keep her room just for dogs with special needs. Having two dogs of our own both on multiple medications and autoimmune compromised along with anxiety, we have found it incredibly hard to go away. In our search for boarding options, we realized Aggy and Burl would need a quiet place where someone with experience and understanding would care for them. This turned out to be a very difficult task. The idea for "The Special Needs Dog Room" was born. It is my passion to help dogs that have a little more of a struggle in life, not only for the dogs but also for the dedicated parents of special needs dogs that deserve a vacation or travel with true peace of mind.

05/02/2026

Molly came for a day visit… here she is enjoying a complimentary massage. 😂

Amber….what a sweet soul she is! We always look forward to her visits.😊
04/24/2026

Amber….what a sweet soul she is! We always look forward to her visits.😊

04/06/2026

Turn volume up..🤣

I was sitting w Bruno and CeCe and they were playing so cute and funny so I started to record them to send the video to their family but then Bruno…. Haha

Bruno and Cece! ❤️❤️❤️ SO happy to see these two again! They both have had a rough few months battling 3 different types...
04/01/2026

Bruno and Cece! ❤️❤️❤️ SO happy to see these two again! They both have had a rough few months battling 3 different types of cancer…. along with multiple surgeries, radiation treatments and CT scans. Thankfully they are doing quite well! They are happy and back to their normal, funny selves. 😁 Bruno just celebrated his 14th birthday! Cece is now 11….We are so lucky to have the privilege of loving them for a week while their family enjoys a fun spring break vacation! 😊

Our sweet Luna had a nice weekend with us again. ❤️
03/30/2026

Our sweet Luna had a nice weekend with us again. ❤️

03/15/2026

Molly❤️ A sweet senior with hypothyroidism stayed for her first visit with us. Look at her… made herself right at home! 🤣🤣🤣

Luna had a very cozy and relaxing night with us. What more could we ask for in this cold, snowy weather. 😊
02/22/2026

Luna had a very cozy and relaxing night with us. What more could we ask for in this cold, snowy weather. 😊

Heartbreaking news…. Our long time regular guest Kaja has crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. She had aggressive lung cance...
01/13/2026

Heartbreaking news…. Our long time regular guest Kaja has crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. She had aggressive lung cancer that unexpectedly progressed very quickly. Our hearts are with her family who gave her the best life! Kaja was loved so much and we will miss her!! The way she always sat with her legs crossed and her adorable face staring at us for food. 😭💔

Hailey❤️ Hailey is one of our regular guests and also our previous foster girl. We are so grateful to her amazing family...
01/09/2026

Hailey❤️

Hailey is one of our regular guests and also our previous foster girl. We are so grateful to her amazing family for continuing to give us the privilege to care for her when they go away. She had the best time playing in the snow!

Kaya is back after a short break and we couldn’t be more happy to have her! She’s one of our frequent guests and she is ...
01/03/2026

Kaya is back after a short break and we couldn’t be more happy to have her! She’s one of our frequent guests and she is certainly one of a kind…. Like a cartoon character……With her eyes gazing so intently into mine as I stuff my face with chips…. 🤣 It feels so mean but I don’t give in and as you can see from the pictures below she does move on to floor surfing for crumbs which are not there because we hosted Christmas Eve and washed the floor. 🤣

11/30/2025

Kaya is back with her irresistible stare! 🤣🤣🤣

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Rockaway, NJ
07866

Telephone

+19739782174

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