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 "attribution": "Source: Dogs Away (dogsaway.co)",
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  "name": "Portland",
  "state": "Oregon",
  "st": "OR",
  "lat": 45.5152,
  "lng": -122.6784,
  "url": "https://dogsaway.co/portland-or/",
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   "catBoarding": 5,
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   "vets": 13,
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  }
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   "of": 156,
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   "label": "Advertising 24-hour operation",
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   "format": "count",
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   "of": 156,
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   "id": "disclosure_vaccines:city:portland-or",
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   "label": "Facilities publishing: Vaccination requirements",
   "value": 48.5,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "64 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 68 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
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  {
   "id": "disclosure_bordetellaWindow:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_bordetellaWindow",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Bordetella timing window",
   "value": 4.5,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "6 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 126 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_fecalTest:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_fecalTest",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Fecal / parasite test required",
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   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "9 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 123 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
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  {
   "id": "disclosure_spayNeuter:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_spayNeuter",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Spay/neuter policy",
   "value": 34.8,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "46 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 86 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
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  {
   "id": "disclosure_trialRequired:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_trialRequired",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Trial / temperament evaluation required",
   "value": 40.9,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "54 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 78 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_proofRequired:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_proofRequired",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Records verified vs. taken on word",
   "value": 34.1,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "45 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 87 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_staffOvernight:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_staffOvernight",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Staff on site overnight",
   "value": 12.9,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "17 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 115 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
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  {
   "id": "disclosure_staffRatio:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_staffRatio",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Staff-to-dog ratio",
   "value": 0.8,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "1 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 131 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_groupSizeCap:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_groupSizeCap",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Maximum playgroup size",
   "value": 0.8,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "1 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 131 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_staffCertification:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_staffCertification",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Pet first aid / CPR certification",
   "value": 6.1,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "8 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 124 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_playModel:city:portland-or",
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   "label": "Facilities publishing: Play model (all-day / rotation / no group play)",
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   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "33 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 99 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
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  {
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   "label": "Facilities publishing: Groups separated by size / temperament",
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   "format": "percent",
   "n": 131,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "29 of 131 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 102 sites carried no such statement, and 1 more were described by reviewers but not stated by the operator (counted as not published). Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
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  {
   "id": "disclosure_hoursOutOfKennel:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_hoursOutOfKennel",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Hours per day out of the kennel",
   "value": 15.2,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "20 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 112 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
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  {
   "id": "disclosure_soloOption:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_soloOption",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Option for dogs who can’t do group play",
   "value": 21.2,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "28 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 104 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_kennelType:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_kennelType",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Housing type (wire crate / suite / free-roam)",
   "value": 32.6,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "43 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 89 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_outdoorAccess:city:portland-or",
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   "label": "Facilities publishing: Outdoor access (yard / run / indoor only)",
   "value": 37.9,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "50 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 82 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_capacity:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_capacity",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Capacity",
   "value": 1.5,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "2 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 130 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_climateMonitored:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_climateMonitored",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Climate control / alarm monitoring",
   "value": 29.5,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "39 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 93 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_liveCamera:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_liveCamera",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Client-viewable live cameras",
   "value": 9.4,
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   "format": "percent",
   "n": 127,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "12 of 127 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 115 sites carried no such statement, and 5 more were described by reviewers but not stated by the operator (counted as not published). Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_photoUpdates:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_photoUpdates",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Daily photo / report-card updates",
   "value": 14.5,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 124,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "18 of 124 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 106 sites carried no such statement, and 8 more were described by reviewers but not stated by the operator (counted as not published). Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_tourPolicy:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_tourPolicy",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Facility tour policy",
   "value": 14.4,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "19 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 113 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_incidentPolicy:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_incidentPolicy",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Injury / fight policy and notification",
   "value": 0.8,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "1 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 131 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_vetAccess:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_vetAccess",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Vet on site / on call",
   "value": 3.1,
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   "format": "percent",
   "n": 131,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "4 of 131 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 127 sites carried no such statement, and 1 more were described by reviewers but not stated by the operator (counted as not published). Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_medicationAdmin:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_medicationAdmin",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Administers medication",
   "value": 26.5,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "35 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 97 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_feedingPolicy:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_feedingPolicy",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Accepts owner-supplied / raw food",
   "value": 21.2,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "28 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 104 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_acceptingClients:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_acceptingClients",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Accepting new clients",
   "value": 1.5,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "2 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 130 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "disclosure_onlineBooking:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "disclosure_onlineBooking",
   "label": "Facilities publishing: Online booking available",
   "value": 18.9,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 132,
   "of": 156,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "25 of 132 Portland facility websites we reached and reviewed publish this, 2026-07-07. Every candidate passage the extractor surfaced for this field was read by a curator; 107 sites carried no such statement. Measures what operators publish on their own websites — not what they would say if asked.",
   "asOf": "2026-07-07"
  },
  {
   "id": "stated_catBoarding:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "stated_catBoarding",
   "label": "Facilities stating they board cats",
   "value": 12.5,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 112,
   "of": 112,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "14 of 112 dedicated facilities in Portland, OR whose websites we reached state that they board cats, 2026-10-08. We read up to 20 pages per site plus linked PDFs. A recall check of 30 sampled sites that stated nothing found 2 that did (7%), so the true share may be slightly higher. Measures what operators publish, not what they do."
  },
  {
   "id": "stated_minimumAge:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "stated_minimumAge",
   "label": "Facilities stating a minimum age",
   "value": 17,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 112,
   "of": 112,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "19 of 112 dedicated facilities in Portland, OR whose websites we reached state a minimum age for boarding or daycare, 2026-10-08. We read up to 20 pages per site plus linked PDFs. A recall check of 30 sampled sites that stated nothing found 3 that did (10%), so the true share may be slightly higher. Measures what operators publish, not what they do."
  },
  {
   "id": "stated_illnessPolicy:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "stated_illnessPolicy",
   "label": "Facilities stating an illness policy",
   "value": 11.6,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 112,
   "of": 112,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "13 of 112 dedicated facilities in Portland, OR whose websites we reached state what happens with a sick or contagious dog, 2026-10-08. We read up to 20 pages per site plus linked PDFs. A recall check of 20 sampled sites that stated nothing found 1 that did (5%), so the true share may be slightly higher. Measures what operators publish, not what they do."
  },
  {
   "id": "stated_cancellationPolicy:city:portland-or",
   "metric": "stated_cancellationPolicy",
   "label": "Facilities stating a cancellation policy",
   "value": 24.1,
   "unit": "%",
   "format": "percent",
   "n": 112,
   "of": 112,
   "evidence": "calculated",
   "source": "facility-website",
   "basis": "27 of 112 dedicated facilities in Portland, OR whose websites we reached state a cancellation rule for boarding, 2026-10-08. We read up to 20 pages per site plus linked PDFs. A recall check of 40 sampled sites that stated nothing found 2 that did (5%), so the true share may be slightly higher. Measures what operators publish, not what they do."
  }
 ],
 "licensing": {
  "status": "resolved",
  "tier": "C",
  "stateLicensesBoardingKennels": false,
  "stateInspectsBoardingKennels": false,
  "summary": "Oregon does not license or inspect dog boarding and daycare facilities at the state level. The Oregon Department of Agriculture's Animal Health licensing program lists animal rescue entities, livestock markets, feed and veterinary-product registrations, and nothing for boarding kennels; ORS chapter 609 defines a 'boarding kennel' only to exclude it from the dog-control definition of 'keeper'; and the state's licensing statute for animal rescue entities (ORS 609.415) reaches a boarding kennel only if it holds ten or more animals and solicits donations. Oregon does have state care standards on the books: OAR 603-015-0025 to -0060, 'Care of Pet and Captive Animals', say that any person 'engaged in the business of a boarding kennel ... shall comply' with rules on indoor and outdoor facilities, feeding and water, daily removal of excreta, and isolation of animals under treatment for communicable disease, with penalties under ORS 596.990. But no rule attaches a license, a registration or an inspection program to boarding kennels, so there is no state record to look up. Licensing is local: Multnomah County requires a facility license for any site used for 'boarding, training or similar purposes' of pets (MCC 13.150–13.153), inspects the site before issuing, renews annually, and charges $180 for facilities of 1–10 animals and $210 for 11 or more. That is a county license, not a state regime, and it was not joined to facility records.",
  "boundary": "IMPORTANT — Oregon has state care standards for boarding kennels but no state license, no state inspection program and no state register, so there is nothing to look a facility up against. Multnomah County's facility license is a local permit with a pre-issuance site inspection; it sets building and sanitation standards and a record-keeping duty and says nothing about staffing, group size, vaccination or overnight supervision. It was not joined to any facility record, and Portland-area facilities outside Multnomah County (Washington and Clackamas counties) sit under different local rules that were not researched. Nothing in the Dogs Away index measures or implies compliance with any state or county rule, and no page may state or suggest that a facility is licensed, unlicensed, compliant or non-compliant.",
  "register": null,
  "checkedAt": "2026-09-07"
 },
 "analysis": {
  "headline": "Seventeen Portland-area facilities say a person is in the building overnight, and none of the 132 sites we reviewed says nobody is. In Dallas eleven say so; in Chicago, ten.",
  "body": "Portland is a Tier C market, but a different kind from Dallas. No Oregon license, inspection or register attaches to a boarding kennel. What Oregon has, since 1984, is OAR 603-015: care standards saying that anyone \"engaged in the business of a boarding kennel\" shall comply with rules on housing, feeding, sanitation and isolating sick animals. A standard with no inspector cannot be looked up. The license, where there is one, is local. Multnomah County licenses any site used for \"boarding, training or similar purposes\", inspects it before issuing, renews yearly, and charges $180 for one to ten animals and $210 for eleven or more. It says nothing about staffing, group size, vaccination or overnight supervision, excludes veterinary hospitals, and stops at the county line. Washington and Clackamas counties were not researched, and no license record was joined to any listing.\n\nThe market grew when we widened it. It now covers the counties of the Census metro area plus places within 30 miles of downtown: 156 listings, 139 of them dedicated boarding and daycare facilities and 13 veterinary practices that board. One hundred twenty-six have Oregon addresses; thirty are across the Columbia in Clark County, Washington. The Oregon and Multnomah County rules above apply to the Oregon listings only. Washington's rules for the 30 Clark County listings were not researched. Of the 140 listings with a website, we reached and reviewed 132, and every disclosure share below uses those 132.\n\nSeventeen address overnight staffing, 12.9 percent against 13.7 in Dallas and 20.9 in Chicago. All seventeen say a person is there. Sniff Dog Hotel answers the question an owner would type: \"Is your hotel staffed overnight? Yes! Our hotels are staffed 24/7/365 so your dog is never left alone.\" Stay Pet Hotel and 3 Dogs Boarding and Daycare, which share a website, say others \"may be only monitoring their guests remotely via baby monitor or camera\", while \"our staff are awake and with our guests at all times\". Five answers rest on owners being there; Flint Creek Farm PNW says \"the owner lives on site.\" Three pairs publish one sentence twice, so the seventeen are fourteen operators. Dallas has eleven facilities that say nobody stays overnight and Chicago ten. Portland has none, and the other 115 sites are silent. Curators set aside round-the-clock language that was not a person in the building, such as Golden Amore Boarding's camera monitoring and PetSmart's on-call vet. Those count as silent here.\n\nThe supervision numbers are thin but not empty. One site publishes a staff-to-dog ratio: Enzos Dog Training, in Washington, says \"we are a 1-5 ratio in all our activities with dogs.\" Dallas has none in 328 sites. One publishes a playgroup size. Woof-Tastic Playhouse says \"the average number per group is between 15-20. During holidays or busy seasons, we can have as many as 30 dogs per group.\" Two publish a capacity, Laurel Acres Kennels' \"72 runs\" and Waldorf Kennels' \"30 indoor kennels\". One, The Lions Den Doggy Daycare, says what happens when a dog is hurt, and it is a promise to call: \"we’ll contact you immediately and follow your emergency instructions.\" None say what happens after a fight.\n\nThirty-three describe a play model, 25 percent against 20.7 in Dallas and 24.1 in Chicago. Fifteen run open play all day, thirteen open play with enforced rest, two a structured rotation and three no group play. Six of the fifteen are Dogtopia listings; three of the thirteen are Reynolds Pet Resort answering from one FAQ. Montage Pet Lodge states the dissent most directly: \"We do not place your dog within any fenced yard with other dogs.\" Twenty say how long a boarded dog spends out of its room, and the answers do not compare: Waldorf's \"minimum of two times a day\", Gresham Animal Hospital's \"10-15 minute walk/play session\", Dogtopia's \"8-10 hours of open-play\". Twenty-eight offer an option for a dog that cannot do group play, and twelve charge for it, from Townhouse Pet Care's \"One-on-One Playtime $7/session\" to $23 at Dog Days.\n\nAdmission is where Portland publishes most. Sixty-four sites publish a vaccination list, 48.5 percent against 47.0 in Dallas and 43.4 in Chicago. Every one names rabies, and 61 require Bordetella; Indigo Ranch says \"We do not require a kennel cough\". Canine influenza splits the market: nine require it, seven recommend it, Montage is \"not requiring dogs to be vaccinated\" against it, and 47 lists leave it out. Leptospirosis is required by three. Six give a waiting period after vaccination, from two weeks at Natures Acres Boarding Kennels to \"A 24-hour waiting period\" at Sniff. Nine require a negative fecal test, 6.8 percent against 4.6 in Dallas and 20.6 in Chicago. Forty-five say they check the paperwork. Townhouse \"cannot accept self-administered vaccines or titers\"; Pup-A-Razzi takes a titer \"if on vet letterhead.\"\n\nForty-six publish a spay and neuter policy. Thirty-five require it outright, at ages from six to twelve months, and four for males only. Green Acres K9 Resort charges instead: \"Unaltered (Not spayed or neutered) fee is $5/day\". Three confine it to group play; at The Dog Stop in Sherwood intact dogs \"may still be boarded.\" Three do not require it. Fifty-four address the temperament evaluation: 41 require one, nine require a free one, two only in some cases. Two say no, and both keep dogs apart. Laurel Acres explains: \"All of our kennels are individualized\". Nineteen publish a tour policy. Five take walk-ins and seven require an appointment. Woof-Tastic says a walk-through \"is not feasible\" because \"Dogs get excited with new people\".\n\nPrice is easier to find here than in Dallas or Chicago. Sixty-two of 156 listings publish an overnight rate, 44.3 percent of the 140 websites our pricing crawler reached, against 37.0 in Dallas and 39.9 in Chicago. The median is $56 a night, the same as the national median, with the middle half between $47 and $65, a spread of 1.38x. Fifty-eight publish a daycare rate, median $42. Dallas sits at $50 a night, Chicago at $60 and Seattle at $65. The 19 priced listings in the city of Portland have a median of $60, the 43 elsewhere $51, and the eleven in Clark County $50. The floor is $35 at 4 Paws Dog Day Care; the ceiling is $125, at Pooch Patrol and Wild Pup Adventures.\n\nOne structural caveat belongs on every count. Thirty-eight listings share a website with at least one other listing, across 13 sites: Dogtopia seven, VCA five, Reynolds Pet Resort four, Camp Bow Wow and PetSmart three each, and eight operators with two addresses. Twenty-four reached sites publish nothing on any of the 27 fields, eleven of them veterinary hospitals. The 17 overnight answers come from 14 websites, the 33 play models from 25, the 64 vaccine lists from 56. A count of sites is not a count of decisions.\n\nNone of this is a ranking and none of it is a judgment, and in Oregon it cannot be a compliance check, because there is no state record to check against. A Multnomah County license shows an officer inspected the building before it opened. It does not tell you who is in it at 3am, and it does not reach Washington or Clackamas County, or Clark County across the river. Experienced operators disagree in good faith about whether a 30-dog playgroup is a community or a crowd. What the index measures is narrower: which of these facts you can find out before you pick up the phone."
 },
 "facilityCount": 156
}