Play & Stay Pet Resort

10/07/2026

🐾 Updated Price List! 🐾
No price changes, just a little fine tuning since my services & location have changed (a year later 🤭).

Also, a friendly reminder of my Drop off/Pick up hours:

8:00-9:00 AM
11:00AM-1:00PM
5:00-5:30PM (Half day charged for checkouts during this time)

The more structured drop off/pick up schedule was put in place for multiple reasons:

🐾 Calm environment. Your pups deserve a calm, home-like environment, and when new friends arrive at all times of the day the chaos just never ends.

🐾 More welcoming arrival. First thing your pups will do when they arrive is go outside, and I want to make sure they can have one of the outdoor spaces to themselves right away.

🐾 Scheduling other services. In addition to boarding, I also offer small services such as nail trims & a**l glad expression. In order to squeeze (pun intended 👀) those in, it helps to know when others will be coming & going.

🐾 Childcare/kids’ schedules. In addition to running a very demanding business, I’m also a mama to 3 little humans. While I have lots of helping hands, it helps me schedule things that I must be present for.

Thank you for being considerate & planning ahead.

~Erika 🫶🏼

10/02/2026

Hey friends! Laura here again! Guess what today is?? It’s our favorite kennel owner’s birthday!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Erika!!!!!!

Now I know you all want to shower her with gifts, but she told me that all she wants this year is for you to vote for her in the Best of the Best contest! (Although I happen to know she loves cheesecake too) Click the link below (also in the comments) and follow the tab for Business and Services. Next, scroll down to Best Boarding/Pet Sitting, and vote for Play & Stay! Vote, share, and vote again!

Also- if you happen to see Erika, wish her a very happy birthday!!

To vote, click here: https://www.bestofthemidwest.com/worthington/best-of-the-best-worthington #//

09/26/2026

Moved the celebratory wedding pics indoors today, but we made the best of it! This sweet girl hopes her owners have the best day! 🐾

Congrats to Shelby & Nathan! 🥂🤍

09/10/2026

Hey friends! This is Laura, bringing you some pretty exciting news.

If you’ve been with Play & Stay from the start, you know I have been involved too. While I may not live close by anymore, I still help when I can and in this case I want to share something that I am not at all shocked by, but I am so proud of. How long has Erika been open? 3 years. And for the third year in a row, Play & Stay has been nominated for The Best of the Best through The Globe in Worthington!!!

Erika works so hard to make sure your dogs have the best experience- and this is your chance to show some appreciation! Click the link below (also in the comments) and follow the tab for Business and Services. Next, scroll down to Best Boarding/Pet Sitting, and vote for Play & Stay! Vote, share, and vote again!

Thank you for nominating Erika! She absolutely deserves it, and cheers to another year of being among the best!

The nomination phase kicks off the competition, giving you the power to nominate the businesses or individuals you believe are the most deserving of the "Best of the Best" title. Select a category below to nominate a business or individual.

08/20/2026

The lucky winners receiving one free night for the anniversary drawing are….

🥁 🥁 🥁

Jasmine Stephan
Krystal Kocak
Jessica Pederson

Thank you all for celebrating 3 years of Play & Stay with me! 🫶🏼🐾

08/16/2026

So which one of my owners has the pumpkin patch??? 🤭 I’m glad I didn’t assume it was a w**d & now we have the pleasure of watching it grow!

Resilient little guy! 🎃🤣

08/15/2026

Congrats to Wendy & Kip! 🥂

The kids hope your day is magical 🤍🐾

08/13/2026

🐾 THREE 🐾 YEARS 🐾 OF 🐾

PLAY & STAY PET RESORT

Unreal.

What was once a dream became reality in what felt like overnight, and in the blink of an eye I’ve been living it for 3 years. 3 years of all the slobbery kisses, muddy paws, kennel snuggles (yes, we do that here 😉), SO MUCH LAUNDRY, wayyyy too many thunderstorms 😩, a splash of problem solving, and countless rewarding experiences.

I’m eternally grateful for all of my loyal customers who continue to put their trust in me. Living & working on this big, beautiful acreage on just one income and still being able to not only provide for my kids, but invest in their happiness isn’t something that I take lightly. We truly couldn’t live this life without you. 🫶🏼

To honor this milestone, it’s time to give away 1 free night to THREE lucky owners! 🐾 🥳

To enter:
🎾 Like this post
🎾 Share this post (publicly)
🎾 Tag at least 3 dog-loving friends in the comments (must be on the original post to be accounted for)

**One entry per person**

Winners will be drawn 1 week from today. 🎾🐾♥️

Also, while I’m in the giving mood, it’s time to announce my punchcard winners for the last 2 six month periods (because that time flew RIGHT before my eyes 👀)- the winners of TWO free nights for the full punchcard drawing go to…

🥁 🥁 🥁

Yuki 🐾- Don Williams
Dexter 🐾- Jay Wagner & Emily Olson

Thank you- thank you- THANK YOU for trusting me to care for your 4 (and 3 😉)-legged family. 🫶🏼

~ Erika

Video creds to my tech-savvy bestie Laura! Even though she’s so far away, she still helps me in every way she can. 🫶🏼💕

08/03/2026

All too often I have people ask me how I handle the barking all day long, but what most don’t get to experience is the calm within the kennel once friends are done coming & going. This is a big reason why I established a more structured drop off/pick up schedule. They deserve calm, and the drop off/pick up hours can be absolutely bonkers. 🤣 I also have people ask how I handle all the dogs being able to see each other. In my experience, more often than not dogs bark at what they can’t see. There are some that prefer to not see their neighbor & feel like they have their own space, and I have options to accommodate to them as well. 💕

I figured I’d give everyone a sneak peek at what a full kennel looks like during bedtime treats after a long day of play. If you listen carefully, you could hear a pin drop. 😉🥰🐾

07/21/2026

Quick little oldie but goodie that I forgot to share.. 💕