Founded in 1975, Alcala Country Pet Resort on Crest Drive in Encinitas provides dog and cat boarding, daycare, grooming, and training from a multi-building facility with four astroturf play yards and over 50 indoor suites. Dogs and cats board in separate climate-controlled buildings designed for each species, and the facility's vaccination protocols align with the DHPP, bordetella, and rabies requirements enforced by area veterinary practices including Coastal Animal Hospital. The training department, led by a manager holding a bachelor's degree in Wildlife Management from Tarleton State University, runs private sessions, group classes, and enrichment add-ons that can be layered onto boarding or daycare stays in 30-minute increments. Alcala's calendar-day billing structure charges per pet rather than per room, with a 20-percent rate reduction applied to a second pet from the same household, and departure baths with nail trims are scheduled the morning of checkout — a grooming step that complements the standalone bath-and-brush services at nearby shops like Dirty Dogs Leucadia. Senior dogs over seven and cats over ten require a veterinarian-completed health questionnaire within six months of any boarding stay, ensuring metabolic and mobility screening before admission.