Welcome to Bokhara Pet Resort & Spa - providing a clean, safe and healthy vacation environment for your pet

The Perfect Facility for your large pet......
With our extra large, spacious and airy indoor & outdoor suites, plus our outdoor grounds to roam and romp in, your large (or multiple pets) will feel right at home.

The Tiny Tots / Older Pets - Special Indoor Area....
For the very small or for the older pet we provide a special area separate from our normal indoor/outdoor kennel.  If you pet might require a quieter space, we have a totally indoor area where they are then let outside into an exercise area three times daily.

Our trained and caring staff welcomes your very large, or very small pet or your older pet.  All furry friends can relax and play in comfortable accommodations at Bokhara Pet Resort & Spa.....your pet's vacation home away from home!

DOG ENCLOSURESWe understand that people have different ideas about what kenneling your dog is all about.  Our facility is quite standard for the kennel industry and provides an assortment of varying size and types of enclosures.   90% of our enclosures have 4' block wall dividers on the inside sleeping area.  These enclosures give more privacy for the guests while inside main building.  10% of our enclosures do not have a block privacy wall dividing the enclosure.  These chain link divided enclosures are normally used for the multiple pet families where the pets are not to be boarded together but are still able to see each other whether inside or outside.

Also, be aware that while our employees are working in the boarding facility there is usually VERY LITTLE BARKING OR EXCITEMENT as  pet guests quickly learn that the employees belong there and are not strangers. BUT, as soon as a kennel tour takes place all of the dogs will bark at the new arrivals.  If you are to tour the facility, please note that the barking is directed at you and not the normal daily environment of the facility.

Each Bokhara Pet Resort guest has their very own private sleeping accommodation area, their own attached private outdoor exercise area, and we never allow a guest to become intimidated through being forced to interact with other strange dogs within their own space!

A stay at Bokhara Pet Resort is like a vacation for your pet. Whether your pet loves to play, or just be pampered - have we got a vacation in store for your pet. Some pets just want to have fun, and that's exactly what they'll have at Bokhara. Perhaps the only problem with a Bokhara Pet Resort vacation, is that your pet may just not want to come home! 

Bokhara has spectacularly beautiful and spacious grounds on the very shore of Elk Lake where our pet guests can hike and swim with their very own personal playmate who, at your direction, will provide one-on-one activity sessions with your pet - everything from his favorite exhausting games to quiet hugs and cuddles. 

We are an indoor/outdoor facility with inside sleeping areas and outside patio areas.  The outdoor patio areas are accessed from each individual indoor sleeping area through a flap pet door to the outside.  Pets have free access to the outdoors daily from 7:45am-10:00pm at which time the flaps are closed for the night to keep the pets indoor and warm in the wintertime.

 

We are very proud of our service and client satisfaction as pet care providers. The safety and welfare of your pet is as important to us as it is to you! 

  • all of our pet guests are treated as individuals

  • their own private individual accommodations with indoor/outdoor access

  • their own diets - review our Pet Diet menu

  • their own personal playtimes (optional)

  • care is taken to see that each guest is as happy as possible, comfortable and eating well

  • older pets received raised sleeping cots and special care

  • Kundura beds available for all pets upon request

  • puppies who are so very active have loads of extra attention to keep them entertained

  • the reserved pet will receive plenty of gentle petting and sweet talk and may need the special indoor only boarding area

  • all of our guests will receive love and affection

  • please see  Our Rates & Requirements for the admission of canine guests.

  • boarding reservations are appreciated and essential for holiday & peak periods

  • special check out times arrival or departure on the actual holiday date

Why does my dog need a bath before coming home?    Boarded pets do not stay as clean as they do at home for several reasons. Dogs are very active in the kennel and are normally exercised on concrete, not grass or gravel which helps them stay cleaner but is impossible to disinfect. Although our staff is vigilant in scooping and cleaning, dogs may soil their feet and coat. Longer coated breeds will become more soiled than shorter coats but to ensure a happy and sweet smelling homecoming, both should have a bath prior to going home.

 


Taking a break on a Kundura Raised Pet Bed
after a fun-filled activity session!

Our Grounds & Facility: Once you drive down our long wooded driveway and step through our door at Bokhara, your experience will begin with a smile, a friendly face, and when you leave, you will leave with the satisfaction of knowing your pet was in loving and caring hands.  Bokhara Pet Resort & Grooming Spa is located on 14 acres of lush pine forest, with manicured lawns, and Elk Lake shoreline.  We are proud of our commitment to maintaining a lovely facility for our pet guests to enjoy.

Security:  Our boarding facility is double fenced so that boarding guests may not leave the facility, and also so that unwanted guests may not get into the facility.  Our outer perimeter fencing is from ground to roofline for that added protection of our guests.  Gates are locked at all times and fire detection equipment is in place.

Activities Program: - Boarding dogs do enjoy the fun of Bokhara's Fun Activities!  Sign up our Individual Play Time sessions. These extra activities provide additional exercise, promotes social skills and will decreases stress levels.
 


A section of our entryway

For Those Special Needs:  Please feel free to discuss any special requirements with us when you make your reservation - we will do everything in our power to make sure your pet is taken care of and provided for. The following is a sampling of special needs that can be accommodated:

  • Medications

  • Supplements

  • Special meal preparation

  • Extra feeding times

  • Food from home

  • Water from home

  • Treats from home

  • Special handling care 

  • Daily brushing

  • Geriatric care (may have additional charges)

Dog & Cat Pet Boarding & Doggie Day Care
Near the Grand Traverse Resort & Casino, Near Traverse City, MI and located
on the shores of Elk Lake and close to Torch Lake

 

 

Bokhara Pet Resort & Spa
A Premium Northern Michigan Dog & Cat Boarding Kennel
Serving the Greater Traverse City, Williamsburg & Elk Rapids Areas
Grand Traverse County - Antrim County - Kalkaska County

Richard & Shen Smith
Owners & Managers Since 1973
11535 S. Elk Lake Road - Williamsburg, Michigan 49690

Mailing Address:  PO Box 175, Elk Rapids, Michigan 49629
Phone - (231) 264-5855  Fax - (231) 264-6667
Email -  er-pets@bokhara.com

The Dog & Cat Boarding Kennel of choice for our summer residents on
Elk Lake, Torch Lake and the Grand Traverse Bay

 

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