Pet Boarding in Vermont

Vermont is small, deliberate, and deeply itself. The second-least-populated state in the country (after Wyoming), Vermont has no chain stores in its most famous ski towns, takes its local food economy more seriously than almost any other state, and has maintained a way of life that prioritizes quality over quantity. Its Green Mountains are the backbone of the state — ski resorts like Stowe, Killington, and Mad River Glen are world-class — and the valleys between them have a pastoral, farm-to-table beauty that makes Vermont feel like it exists slightly outside of normal American time.

Burlington, Vermont's largest city (and one of the smallest "largest cities" of any state), is a walkable, progressive, intellectually lively place on the shore of Lake Champlain with a pet care market that reflects its values. Montpelier, the capital, is the smallest state capital in the US and has a tiny but thoughtful boarding market. The ski resort towns — Stowe, Woodstock, Manchester — have boarding operations geared toward winter and foliage-season tourism.

Vermont's fall foliage season (mid-September through mid-October) is the most spectacular in America and draws visitors from around the world — boarding in the most popular areas books out weeks in advance during peak foliage weeks. Ski season from December through March is Vermont's other peak tourism window. Winters are cold and snowy — genuinely so — and any boarding facility in Vermont is built for real winter. Summer in Vermont is luminous and cool, with long green days and blooming wildflowers that make outdoor time with dogs feel like a storybook.