Built around McGhee Tyson flight schedules, Alcoa Hwy commutes, and military deployment cycles — 10 minutes from Springbrook, Eagleton Village, and Hall Road
212 Five-Star Reviews | NePoPo® Graduate | Woman & Veteran Owned
Limited to 15 dogs for personalized attention
Alcoa isn't a generic suburb. Three things shape life here: McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) sits inside the city limits, the Air National Guard's 134th Air Refueling Wing deploys regularly out of the same airfield, and most working residents commute up Alcoa Highway (US-129) toward Knoxville every morning. That means our Alcoa boarding clients have very specific needs — not the generic "I'm going on vacation" pattern.
We're 10 minutes from downtown Alcoa on Tomotley Road in Maryville. Owners live on-site. Capacity caps at 15 dogs. Our head trainer David Van Fleet is a NePoPo® Graduate (one of the only in East TN). And we've spent years building boarding patterns that fit how Alcoa families actually travel.
If you have a 6 AM flight out of TYS, you don't want to wake the dog at 4 AM and explain a kennel run. Drop off the night before — we'll handle it. Most McGhee Tyson business travelers we serve fly Allegiant, Delta, or American out of the main terminal and need flexibility we built into the calendar.
The 134th ARW out of McGhee Tyson runs deployment cycles, weekend drills, and TDY rotations. We work with Guard families on extended boarding stays, military discount rates (see pricing), and the unpredictable scheduling deployment brings.
Arconic, Smith & Wesson, and the cluster of Alcoa-area employers all have travel-heavy roles. Quick weekend stays, week-long client trips, last-minute conferences — book and rebook through ProPet without phone tag.
We host dogs from every corner of Alcoa. Some of the patterns we see:
If you've ever boarded a dog at a chain kennel that closes at 6 PM, you know the problem with early morning departures. You either wake the dog at oh-dark-hundred to drop them off at the same hour you should be at TSA, or you board the night before and pay for an "extra night" you didn't really use. We don't run that game. Drop your dog off the day before your flight at any normal hour (we're open 7 AM–7 PM weekdays, 9 AM–5 PM Saturday), pick them up the day you return — no surcharge for sensible scheduling.
Same logic for late-arriving flights. Land at TYS at 11 PM and need to grab your dog the next morning instead of dragging an exhausted family into the car at midnight? That works.
Active duty, Guard, Reserve, retired, and veteran families get a standing discount on boarding. We're a veteran-owned business and the Air Refueling Wing community is part of our regular client base. Bring your ID at intake — see our pricing page for current discount levels and stacking rules.
"I'm Air Guard and live in Springbrook. Drill weekends and TDY trips used to mean scrambling to find a kennel that didn't penalize us for unpredictable schedules. Paws & Applause has been our boarding home for two years now — David and Maddie genuinely understand the Guard rhythm and treat our shepherd like she's the only dog in the building."
— SSgt R. Calloway, 134th ARW (Springbrook resident)Multi-night discounts (10% off 7+ nights), multi-dog discounts, military/veteran discount, and holiday surcharges are all on the canonical pricing page — no surprise fees.
TYS travel days, Guard drill weekends, Smokies-trip extended stays — we book 30–60 days out for peak weeks. Lock dates early.
Call (865) 300-5988We're about 10 minutes from downtown Alcoa. Head south on Alcoa Highway (US-129), turn onto East Broadway, and continue to Tomotley Road. Most Alcoa pet parents find us faster than driving to McGhee Tyson Airport.
Yes! Our pet taxi service covers Alcoa, including the Springbrook, Eagleton Village, and Hall Road areas. We can pick up and drop off your dog so you don't have to worry about the drive.
Yes — and this is one of our most common Alcoa boarding patterns. For a 6 AM TYS departure, drop off any time the day before during normal hours (7 AM–7 PM weekdays, 9 AM–5 PM Saturday). No surcharge for "extra night" mathematics. Pick up the day you land. If your return flight gets in late, we'll keep your dog overnight and you grab them rested the next morning.
Regularly. Guard families and active-duty deploying out of McGhee Tyson are part of our regular client base. We accommodate stays from drill weekends to multi-month deployments, with rate breaks on extended stays and a standing military/veteran discount. Communication during deployment runs through the ProPet app — daily photos work over base wifi, AOR satellite, anywhere.
Yes — standing discount for active duty, Guard, Reserve, retired, and veterans. Bring your ID at intake. Current discount level and stacking with multi-night discounts is on our canonical pricing page.
You can — but you don't need to. We're closer to the airport than most TYS long-term parking lots. A spouse or friend can easily drop you at the terminal after pickup, or grab a quick rideshare. Some Alcoa clients prefer pet taxi service to handle the dog separately while they head straight to the gate.