A Safer, More Comfortable Boarding Experience
For over 50 years, Jacksonville families have trusted Sunland Acres to provide a safe, structured, and compassionate boarding experience for their dogs.
Our approach to boarding is different. We focus on safety, mental wellness, reduced stress, and creating an environment where dogs can feel comfortable while away from home.
A Safer Approach to Boarding
At Sunland Acres, we prioritize safety, structure, and enrichment. Instead of unrestricted group play, we provide controlled experiences that offer exercise, mental stimulation, and social interaction while helping dogs stay comfortable, engaged, and safe throughout the day.
Exercise and Play
Safe
Socialization
Structured
Enrichment
Mental
Engagement
Physical and Mental Stimulation
- Decompression Walks
- Enrichments
- Daycare Training
- Socialization
- Leash Manners
Exercise and Play
Safe
Socialization
Structured
Enrichment
Mental
Engagement
Physical and Mental Stimulation
- Decompression Walks
- Enrichments
- Daycare Training
- Socialization
- Leash Manners
A Safer Approach to Boarding
At Sunland Acres, we prioritize safety, structure, and enrichment. Instead of unrestricted group play, we provide controlled experiences that offer exercise, mental stimulation, and social interaction while helping dogs stay comfortable, engaged, and safe throughout the day.
Why We Do Not Allow Group Play
At Sunland Acres, we do not allow unrestricted group play.
Many dogs already experience anxiety when separated from their owners, and placing unfamiliar dogs together in high-energy environments can increase stress, overstimulation, and the risk of injury.
Instead, we have created a safer environment where dogs can still be social, active, and enjoy outdoor time — without the dangers associated with traditional group play.
Our goal is simple:
A boarding experience that is safer, calmer, and more comfortable for every dog.
Programs Designed to Reduce Anxiety
We have developed programs that help dogs feel more relaxed, mentally fulfilled, and physically active during their stay.
Decompression Walks
Structured walks designed to help dogs release nervous energy and transition comfortably into the boarding environment.
Leash Manners & Enrichment Sessions
Programs focused on mental stimulation, exercise, engagement, and calm behavior to improve the overall boarding experience.
Jacksonville’s Largest Indoor & Outdoor Runs
Sunland Acres is one of the few boarding facilities in Jacksonville offering true indoor/outdoor runs.
Dogs can choose to:
- Relax indoors with more privacy
- Move outside throughout the day
- Enjoy fresh air and larger outdoor spaces
We are proud to offer some of the largest outdoor runs in Jacksonville, giving dogs more room to move, explore, and stay comfortable.
Trusted for 50 Years
For five decades, generations of Jacksonville families have trusted Sunland Acres with their dogs.
Our reputation has been built on safety, professionalism, compassion, and a team that genuinely loves caring for animals.
When your dog stays with us, they are cared for by experienced professionals committed to making every stay safe, structured, and stress-free.
- Pets are almost always considered ‘family’ by leaving a child to a nanny or babysitter very important.
- Compassion and empathy. Kindness and respect are both very important when dealing with animals, and equally.
- Dogs is just natural to be a dog walker, one can either join an existing company you can also be a private dog walker,
- Pet boarding attendants are a combination of a pet sitter and a veterinary difference is that pet boarding attendants