The AKC calls the Boerboel a dominant, confident dog that is also bright and eager to learn, and the standard asks for a calm, stable animal when approached. A dog that size needs a run that is built for it.
First Class from day one
The standard sets the preferred height at 24 to 27 inches for dogs and 22 to 25 for bitches, with a body longer than tall. At 150 to 200 pounds on the AKC weight chart, one Boerboel belongs in First Class: about 48 square feet inside plus 72 outside. Business Class is likely tight for a dog this heavy. Two Boerboels from one home would also need First Class, $72 plus $61.
A short coat on loose, thick skin
The coat is short, dense, smooth and shiny, and the skin is thick and loose but fits smoothly. Colors run from red and fawn to brindle, with a black mask preferred. Every Boerboel lands in the Over 100 row on the 2024 bath chart, where Extra Short is $55 and Short is $65. Please ask which applies and confirm the price.
Protective, but approachable
The standard describes a dominant and intelligent dog with strong protective instincts and a willingness to please, calm and confident when approached and at times self-assured and aloof. For a stay, give an honest picture of how your dog is with strangers and other dogs. Staff plan around what you tell them. Leave your Boerboel in the car at check-in and staff walk him in.
Weight and heat
A dog this large takes on and sheds heat slowly. The NOAA Vacaville station (1991-2020 normals) records about 100 days a year at 90 degrees or more. The air-conditioned inside half is the place at midday; outside time is for early and late. A Kuranda bed lifts a heavy dog off the floor. Tell the staff about any joint trouble or stiffness.
What a stay costs
A week in First Class is 7 x $72 = $504 on the 2026 rates, and 14 nights or more is $65 a night, so 14 nights is 14 x $65 = $910. Active military pay the same reduced rate; the rate sheet does not list the two as stacking. Medications are free.