About Miss Maggie's Place
We provide safe, peaceful, in-home boarding for small dogs (around 25 lbs or less). We maintain a low-stress environment by limiting stays to four dogs or fewer nightly. We are not a kennel facility. We do no have kennels, runs, cages, crates, or otherwise. Our guests stay inside our smoke-free, disease-free, and flea-free home. Dogs go outside, supervised, to the wood-fenced back yard frequently, day and night and have full-time play and rest time. We meet all special feeding needs and personally verify food/water intake and elimination. We do not charge extra fees for administering medications, playtime, or potty trips, and we send daily photo and text updates to you.
We offer a safe, trusted alternative to traditional kennels, specializing in individualized attention for timid, senior, and pampered dogs. We excel at caring gently for special companions who need extra space and support. Our niche is to see that your dog is relaxed and unstressed in our comfortable home environment. Simply put, you are dropping your pup off at a friend's house while you are away. Our return guests who excitedly greet Miss Maggie demonstrate how much they look forward to staying with us.
This is what frequently happens at Miss Maggie's.
Frozen raw food one of our guests brings. We thaw and serve according to owner directions.
Miss Maggie's Place Photos
Snow cleared for a place to go potty and to get to the heated bird bath.
Josie is a good dog. She thinks my table is her ottoman at home.
Marley resting in the bedroom.
Dogs needing space can relax here, gated off, with blankets and a TV.
A third of the large yard, featuring the summer garden, and our guest Tipsy, lying in the shade.
Guests Grayson and Jessie playing in the living room.
Thor is from Florida. We make sure he has access to a Vols blanket.
A hidey-hole under an end table for insecure moments.
We keep one foldable crate for dogs that prefer crates. Please bring your own for ultimate comfort, or use ours.
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About The Owner
Hello, I'm Jay, and this is Miss Maggie! We are the proprietors of Miss Maggie's Place. My involvement in dog care is lifelong, starting with assisting at my father's two veterinary practices as a child. After earning an undergraduate degree in Biology and later, a Master's in Instructional Technology, I worked for 33 years in biological research and instructional technology before retiring in 2024. Dog handling is instinctive to me. I practice positive reinforcement and counter-conditioning to redirect negative behaviors. Since 2001, I've been rescuing and rehabilitating fearful Rat Terriers, including Maggie, who has grown from a hoarding situation into a wonderful, if sometimes hand-shy, companion. After years of dedicated dog care, I opened Miss Maggie's Place to the public in 2025.
Miss Maggie and I are home most of the time, though we try to visit local dog walking places daily if we can get out. You can often find us walking at Dogwood Park, Cane Creek Park, City Lake, or TTU nearly every morning.
I am experienced, have a great set-up for dogs and we look forward to hosting your fur-kid at Miss Maggie's Place.
Miss Maggie's Place
Peaceful, in-home boarding for your dog.
1260 Circle Dr.
Cookeville, TN
38501
931-783-1808
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Miss Maggie's Place is a division of Dream Works Services Cookeville.