Bark's does not have a formal policy for dealing with injuries to dogs within their care. And because of their negligence, our family dog died from injuries sustained at Bark's. Please read on to be a better informed dog owner seeking boarding for your pet. For nearly a decade, my family had a rescue named Harry - we called him "Handsome Harry". He was a very small dog, but he made up for that with personality. He had a white tip on his tail that would become a blur when he wagged his tail enthusiastically. In October 2018, Harry was bitten at Bark's Play and Stay. He must have been bitten by a much larger dog, as there were large puncture wounds on either side of his head. On the Saturday that Harry was bitten, which we understand can and may happen, BUT my mother was not called by Bark's to notify my family about the injury, nor was he taken to the vet. On Sunday, when my mother arrived to pick him up, his head was swollen, he was dehydrated, and nearly unresponsive. He was taken to an emergency vet on Monday, where the vet informed us that his injuries had started to abscess. Harry died the next day, and it left my family devastated. All we wanted, was for Bark's Play and Stay to create a formal policy and process to better protect dogs in their care in the future. My mother recently reviewed Bark's stating the same thing, and her account was conveniently reported as fraudulent to Facebook - and thus the review has temporarily been removed. We just want owners to be informed, so what happened to Handsome Harry never happens to another dog under their care again. read more

Best dog boarding in town! I've tried a bunch and never been pleased. My girl is always super stocked to pull up in front. I travel for work every week and I feel that my beast prefers barks more than home. Super friendly folks. read more

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I had been taking both my dogs here since 2015 if not earlier and I had never had a bad experience until last year. I have a high energy dog. She is sometimes nervous but I've never had aggression issues with her. I was at work when I got a text message that there had been a fight and she would probably need some antibiotics. I left work immediately and called the vet to see if they could work her in thinking it would be a minor injury. I arrived at Bark's to find out that it was not a minor injury at all. Part of her ear was hanging off and she had lacerations in several other places that would need sutures. She is now missing part of her ear, required overnight hospitalization, and racked up almost $1000 in vet bills. Her ear basically had to be reconstructed. I took her back again thinking there was no way this would happen a second time, but to my horror when I picked her up I was told that they found some wounds on her while one of the staff members were petting her and they weren't sure how it happened. She was actively bleeding when I got her home and I counted 12 punctures on her. I'm not sure how you miss that happening. When asked about her behavior after these two incidents I was told that she is generally the instigator, snipping at other dogs while going after the ball and that I need to bring her 2-3 times a week or not at all. I was essentially lectured on what a horrible dog owner I was. Keep in mind I would frequently check in on them while they were there and asked how they had behaved each time I picked them up and had never heard a single word about bad behavior. I should have known something was wrong when the dogs didn't get as excited to go in each morning but wrote it off. I took my dogs elsewhere and told them about their history including the events at Bark's and they have done fantastic. So far so good. read more

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BEWARE HORRID BUSINESS PRACTICES!!!! There are several times during the week that they close for a period of time where you cannot pick up your dog and do not properly alert their customers. They put a written sign on the door so those of us who have dogs that have been there overnight have no idea when they are closed. I waited for 30 minutes and had to go find someone to open the door several minutes after stated re-opening. There were two other people that came to the door while the were "closed." One of them commented that this was also the second time this had happened to him. When I was finally able to get my dog, there was another lady telling the employees the same thing. All the staff argued with us. I was then told that my dog would no longer be allowed there. It wasn't my dogs fault these folks cannot in any way deal professionally with upset customers. All it would have taken was a simple. "Let's figure out a way that we can make sure everyone is informed of when they cannot pick up their dogs so that no one is inconvenienced." Not banning someone because they cannot find a solution. WATCH OUT if you point out something they could do better they will not let your dog come back. Then they begged me not to leave a bad revi read more

After reading the reviews, I can say I would not take my dog to this daycare. Not only because I do not believe my dog would be safe, but the lack of professionalism is disturbing. I'm sorry too all the families who have been victims of this unprofessional business. read more

our dog got hurt at their place, the day we dropped him off. 5 days later we get back and find out. No call, nothing. They kept him in his kennel for 5 days to help him "rest'. Took him home and it took 7 days for him to get over this sprained foot thing from running on their rocks(?). Probably not their fault, but 1) give me a call to discuss my dog.....he was in pain and I would have liked to have them give him some paid meds 2) give me a call. Not going back. sorry guys! read more

My pet loves going there a doggy daycare I actually adopted him from there and ever since he feels comfortable and happy there very excited to go when he goes to doggy daycare thank you all for caring and being there for him. A great place for dogs to play. read more

Would not even give a 1 star but had to in order to post. My year old pup was bit under his chin while here, deep puncture wound that I noticed after getting home. No one said anything when I picked him up. The owner wouldn't even pay for his antibiotics. She just said this happens sometimes. Zero concern for you or your fur baby. Never went back to this horrible place they call doggy daycare! read more

i'm sure your dog will be fine. my girlfriend keeps bringing our dog here. the dog has come home with some small bites and scratches, no big deal. about two weeks ago i pick up the dog, the lady gives me my dog and doesn't say anything. in the car i notice she is bleeding from her leg. i go back in and ask "has my dog been in a fight?" the lady says "oh, yeah, they were playing, it got a little out of hand, but no big deal." sure, my dog is bit on her leg but i'm assured it's no big deal. today we got a call, had to take my dog to the vet because of the puncture bites in her neck. apparently it was my dog's fault. ok, if my dog is such a trouble maker, why do you keep letting her come back? how come when i ask how she is doing you keep telling me she is great and all the dogs love her? so my dog was bitten pretty damn hard. i don't know how many other dogs have been bitten, but i'm sure your dog will be just fine. read more

Bark's Play and Stay - thanks for watching my dog. she's come home with small bites before, now this. - Pet Groomers Near Me - Grand Junction, Colorado

My babies love Bark's and the ladies! They don't want to go anywhere else! Best place in town and I trust them completely with my pups. read more

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Charlie LOVED his stay...he came home happy and fell asleep in the car because he had do much fun playing. I am amazed by how reasonable the boarding rates are, AND they gave Charlie a bath right before we picked him up. We will absolutely bring Charlie back! Thanks for taking excellent care of our sweet puppy! read more

I was in town for work, and needed a place for my pup to stay while I tended to business. I called to inquire about boarding and had to leave a message. My call was returned within two minutes. They were very helpful in answering questions and I truly appreciated their timeliness in returning the call. My pup wasn't quite six months old and this would be her first time ever at a doggie day care. They were extremely welcoming and made me feel comfortable leaving my dog for the first time. When I picked her up, they didn't even have to ask which dog I came to pick up- they remembered me from the few minutes I was in there during the morning. They said my pup would sleep well that night as she played and had a blast all day (she passed out sleeping two minutes after I put her in the truck). When I went to pay, I was pleasantly surprised that the first visit was free. Bonus! I'm completely happy with the services they provided and will be keeping my dog there on future visits to town. read more

I hate leaving my dog, but unfortunately I have to due to the nature of my husband and my jobs (we both travel a lot, especially in the fall). Bark's makes me feel a little more comfortable leaving him. They are very careful integrating and socializing the dogs. I warned them that my dog isn't always friendly to other dogs, and after a while they told me they were shocked that he was because he hasn't gotten into a single fight. It is abundantly clear to me that these women love what they do. My dog actually gets excited to come here; when he sees that we pulled into their parking lot, he seems almost thrilled to go in. He has never done that for another place. I would be remiss if I didn't mention their grooming services. I swore when we moved to Grand Junction, I would let my dog pick his groomer, and he certainly picked them. He regularly plays fetch with the groomers, and he doesn't play fetch with anyone he doesn't trust. My jaw hit the floor when they told me he was playing with them! They also did a fantastic job; I admit he isn't particularly easy to groom, so when he comes out looking as good as he did on Thursday when I picked him up after work, the groomers are working miracles. If you can, I recommend liking their Facebook page. They post pictures of the dogs daily and, while there is no guarantee that yours will be among the pictures, it's always fun to see other people's dogs playing and having a good time. It comforts me to know that my dog is having a blast, whether he's pictured or not. read more

Bark's Play and Stay is the only place I bring my 3 dogs! If we are flying somewhere or need to take a quick trip to Denver, Danielle always welcomes our dogs even if it's kind of last minute. It is a game changer for us to be dog free for a few days, even a week. The dogs love staying here. They don't even want to say good-bye when we check them in, they just want to start having fun with the other dogs! When we pick them up the dogs are in great moods, clean, and even better behaved. I swear my youngest Rottweiler picks up on their training methods. She is becoming a better dog because of Bark's Play and Stay. Thanks guys for the great service! We can't wait to bring the dogs back for another great stay. read more

Love volunteering and hanging out with the pups! My favorite thing to do to get away from stress as a college student.

I really do not take any satisfaction in having to write this, but the public must be informed. We have taken our dog, Bucky, to this establishment numerous times because of their convenient location. On several occasions, our dog has left their business with different kinds of smaller injuries, i.e., small open wounds. The dogs at Bark's are allowed to play/interact with one another, so an occasional small injury I guess may be understandable. This last visit, we picked up Bucky on Thanksgiving after a one night stay. When we arrived home my girls noticed that his usually very active tail was hanging limp. I immediately called Bark's and got an answering machine. The message said that in case of emergency to call a certain number, which I did. The owner of the business answered the phone and chastised me for calling her on Thanksgiving. She made every excuse for why Bucky's tail could be hanging limp and said we should find another place to take Bucky from now on for boarding. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Today I received a follow-up call from Bark's manager. She barely let me speak, but instead chastised me again for calling on the emergency number. She said the situation wasn't an emergency and the fact that I called to bother them on Thanksgiving was uncalled for and terrible of me. She also said that I treated her employees poorly when I picked Bucky up, which is a complete lie. I was with both my daughters who confirmed that I was nice, but direct. I did question an additional $15 charge, which I was not informed of prior to picking Bucky up. I guess this is a special holiday charge Bark's has for picking up your pets on Thanksgiving. I was told by both of the employees working that day that the person initially booking Bucky for the stay should've told us about the additional charge. The manager, however, said it was not necessary for anybody to tell us beforehand about the charge because signs are posted everywhere. If there were any signs, I never noticed them and the employees never pointed them out. I paid the bill, including the additional charge, and all I said to the two employees when I picked up Bucky is that they should be telling customers about the charge before they drop off their pet(s). They both agreed. I was very calm at all times and we were in and out of the establishment fairly quickly. The manager said they have video evidence that I was not nice about it, but she refuses to show me. Why? Because it is a lie. She also said I have a $75 balance from a Yelp coupon that they had offered a year ago, which I purchased and used. She said they couldn't get reimbursed from Yelp and therefore I owed another $75. She said they would eat the charge, but weren't happy about it at all. This is a simple case of an unethical business trying to double bill a customer. She went on to say many things that I should not repeat on this forum. She wouldn't let me talk and constantly interrupted when I tried. Today we are taking Bucky to our vet at 2 PM to find out what happened to his tail. In addition, we are seriously considering legal matters against Bark's. We will be consulting with our lawyer. Please, beware of companies like this. Thankfully they seem to be few and far between here in Grand Junction. Our beloved pets deserve so much better than Bark's. I truly believe that their initial business intentions were good, but they are now allowing way too many dogs to stay there then they are staffed and trained to care for. I have been told several times throughout the months that they were currently short staffed. I think this all attributes to why Bucky was injured and why I was treated so poorly. One last thing, the manager said they also have video evidence of Bucky wagging his tail right before leaving Bark's. Again, she refuses to show me any video. I really hope and pray this helps all of you taking the time to read this to make a more informed decision on where to take your pets, or at least where not to. read more

I just recently started going to Bark's but my corgi absolutely love it and it's right up the road from my house...I just called today and asked if they could get him in for Labor Day and they said absolutely...they r life savers and I will most definitely continue to take my corgi there...highly recommend these guys... read more

We take our Huskeys to the groomer here and they do a really good job. Dogs happy, clean, trimmed. They do a great job!

Never had my baby girl Bella in a boarding facility before and she loved her time here!! Can't wait to take my baby back!

Bark's is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I am very hesitant leaving my beloved fosters with anyone, but I have absolutely no worries when they go here! I REALLY appreciate how accommodating they are and how much they love dogs! Thank you for being awesome Danielle and staff!! read more

My puppy was diagnosed with Parvo after being at Barks. It was the only public dog place he had been. Don't be fooled, your dog can get sick from visiting this facility even though "all the dogs are vaccinated" and they "clean with bleach" read more

Amazing service! Our Riley is an 8 year old rescue dog. He is very scared of unfamiliar places. However, he found friends of all sorts at Bark's. We were so worried to leave him alone, but the team took him in with loving arms. He came home happy and looking great after getting an extremely thorough bath and brushing. He smelled good for a couple weeks! We never get him so clean. read more

My dog is a people-lover (not so much with males), but often afraid of dogs her size and larger, so I hesitated taking her to board anywhere. Life happens, though, and a few years ago I had to board her and chose Barks. My proof that it's a good place is her happy body language when I drive into the parking lot. She loves it there and we have had no problems. It's my go to place for daycare, overnight boarding, and grooming. The staff is laid back, so don't take it personally if they just take your dog and send you on your way. The important thing is they will do right by your dog. That's been my experience. read more

We call at the last minute having never used this dog boarding service, and needed to leave town the same day. The had an opening and called us back quickly. Friendly no hassle staff, dogs came home tired, happy, and clean! read more

At first was very happy bringing out new pup here weekly to socialize and so we were comfortable with a place to kennel him. However then he was put in with the large dogs about a month later and when He was picked up he had a puffy face and some little cuts. Apparently the staff that had been there earlier that day was gone for the day and we were told probably allergic to another dog!! He was now acting up around other dogs when we took walks and being aggressive. We went back the following week to ask and no one remembered anything happening. Now we can't leave him anywhere as he acts aggressive now towards dogs when before he just loved to play with any dog. Working to break this but a long week process. Would not recommend bringing a dog there. Too many dogs for the number of staff to manage.. read more

I cannot thank Bark's Play and Stay enough for the care that they took in getting Daisy to and from day-care and also providing her with a fun day full of swimming and friends! She clearly had a BLAST and I am so thankful for them all!!! I had a stress free day of enjoying Palisades while my little girl had a great day at day camp! read more

I could not get the application through the website! No, help from staff except to say...all applicants need to go to the website, "We are paperless" I guess they don't need my business. read more

My wife and I took a long weekend trip to Denver and needed to have our dog boarded. We live in Rifle so the drive out to Grand Junction is about an hour but we are so glad that we chose Barks to take care of our little fur baby. They were polite and eased all of our worries about boarding our pooch since he had never been away from us for more than a day. They kept us updated and sent us pictures upon request. When I came to pick up our fuzz ball he was clean and happy, he slept the whole ride home and even more once we arrived. I will deffinately be coming back should we need boarding services again, be it for 5 days or just a day of daycare. Thank you guys so much for treating our little pup so well and sending him home happy! read more

We moved to GJ in May and were worried about where we could find dog care. GJs Bark's Play and Stay is phenomenal. We have 3 high energy dogs with very different needs. Our german shepherd needs high intensity play, our one rescue needs play time on her time, and our third rescue needs "people love". Danielle and her staff provide exactly what each dog needs. The unscheduled drop-off and pick-up policy is a godsend for busy families with on-the-fly changing plans. If you have to board, the small extra fee for a dog hike is worth its' weight in gold. They actually take your dog for a real hike, just like you would. And if you have a special needs dog, they can do that to. Danielle and her staff can take care of my friend's diabetic dog. We can't say enough good things about Bark's Play and Stay. They are undoubtedly the best doggie daycare and boarding we have found anywhere, at anytime. read more

I decided to try a new groomer and I chose Bark's Play and Stay based on yelp, Facebook, and friend reviews. I'm extremely happy I brought my baby Luna here. I was expecting at least 2-3 hours of grooming (that's how long it took at the other place). They told me it would take about 1.5 hours for a full groom, defurmination, and trim. I was pretty skeptical and thought that if it was that quick there was bound to be something missing like trimming of her fuzzy paws or something. I was called an hour later saying she would be done in 20 minutes. I couldn't believe it and was still skeptical until I saw her come out. She looked so beautiful and cleaned up! I checked everything just to see the if they missed anything and they didn't. This grooming was beyond my expectations and her groomer was so sweet and loving with my puppy. I'm always nervous leaving her with new people but they eased my nervousness with this visit. I will be taking her for a trial day soon and if everything goes well I know I will be leaving her with them for boarding if I ever need to. The place was very clean and the staff was professional and kind. Thank you for taking such good care of my Luna! read more

Bark's Play and Stay - After a full groom, defurmination, and trim :) - Pet Groomers Near Me - Grand Junction, Colorado

it had been quite a few years since we had a dog, so unexpectedly deciding to leave our 14-week old puppy with an "unknown" kennel so we could take some family rides while visiting Fruita was a leap of faith...especially for the kids! Danielle was GREAT on the phone, alleviating any concerns we had, and our puppy walked off with her like she knew what to do, despite the overwhelming barking from all the guests already there on spring break. A few hour stay turned into an overnight as we got more riding done, and the pick up the next day confirmed an excellent (and exhaustive" overnight stay. Spotless facility, great staff. Definitely return when we go to the western slope to play read more

Absolutely an amazing place that truly cares for your pets! Had two dogs groomed here-- the price was very reasonable and my puppies came out looking great! read more