We recently purchased a puppy from Bouviers Gate House. It was a wonderful experience. We were able…read moreto meet the puppy before he was ready to come home. They kept in contact with us through pictures, videos and texts throughout the process while we were waiting to bring our puppy home. He is a very smart, healthy, happy and energetic puppy thanks to the wonderful care he received at the Gate House while he was growing. Everyday he continues to grow and be happy. He picks up commands very quick. We are very happy with our new Bouvier we call Bodie. We highly recommend Bouviers Gate House if you are looking for a Bouvier. Even with Bodie being home with us we are still able to reach out to Sophie with any questions that we have.

We adopted our dog from ARF. The people there want you to find the dog that fits your family best…read more At adoption they make sure you have the supplies you may need and keep in touch to make sure everything is going well and to offer guidance if needed. They are very honest about whatever each dog's situation is so they can get the people that match with them the best. They are very dedicated and many are volunteers committed to giving the animals good homes.

An absolutely wonderful rescue! Sue and her crew were so…read morehelpful every step of the way during my adoption of sweet Luna last week. I can't recommend them enough. Please consider donating or adopting one of their many wonderful dogs and cats. You'll be so happy you did

Great experience yesterday at Dog Star Rescue in Bloomfield. We brought our mini poodle there for…read morephotos with Santa, Dee usually has anxiety with new people & places, but the friendly staff made her feel at ease. Santa was awesome, and I must say, he is the most authentic looking Kris Kringle I've seen in a very long time. The digital photos were sent to us before we had even left the building, and all that for only a $20 donation (and we know it is going to good cause). We'll definitely be back next year if they are having Photos with Santa again.

We adopted Bimbi 2 days ago. We were told he was great with people, children, cats and dogs-a…read morefriend to all. He was a stray from NC. We were told he did great in his foster home. We took him home, played in the yard, took him for a nice long walk. When dinner time came, he was ravenous and just about inhaled his food. He also tried to get our food. The next day, after he ate and his bowl was empty and he had walked away from it, my husband went to pick up the bowl and he growled and lunged at him and bit his hand. A half hour later, he took him outside to pee and was coming back in through the garage and Bimbi tried to grab a bag of bird seed. When my husband tried to push it away with his foot, he clamped down hard on his foot. It was a good thing he had shoes on! We contacted Dog Star and told them we wanted to bring him back that day. The woman tried to make us feel guilty, saying he just hasn't settled into his new home yet. He was great with the foster home. We told her he has food aggression, and she said he was merely food motivated. She said the foster home crated him during their mealtime. We weren't told this before the adoption and if we had been told it would have been a big red flag. We said we were uncomfortable having him in our house and afraid of him. She said the surrender team would reach out to us, but they are all volunteers and it could take 1-2 weeks! We said we wanted to bring him in that day. They finally called and said to bring him in at 5:30 and someone would meet us there. We signed him back over to them and left. 2 days later, he is back out on the website as an adoptable dog who is a friend to all! Steer clear and don't trust what you are told about the dogs. We have been dog owners for 30 years and never had anything like this happen. It makes me sick to think what could happen to another dog, child, cat or person who comes near his food, or is eating food in his presence!

How good is the business doesn't want to be bothered to close the door?…read moreTells ya everything you have to know

We have been taking our 2 dogs to Karen & Lynn for years. They are delightful in every way and our…read moredogs love them.

Adopted my newest addition to the family, Ivy, from Protectors of Animals back in late August…read more(apologies for such a late review as I've been meaning to do one!). The staff at this location are super friendly and knowledgeable of their adoptable pets. I also appreciated the fact that kittens go home to foster families until they are adopted and are only at the East Hartford location on Saturdays by appointment only. Ivy's foster family even provided the most adorable card, heartfelt note, and Ivy's favorite toys to bring with her new home. I rave about this place to family, friends, and coworkers anytime they ask about Ivy. I strongly recommend anyone who is ready to take on the next step of adopting a new member of their family to do so with Protectors of Animals!

Great people helping animals Thank you wish there were more clinics like POA. Happy new yearread more

Cindy and Steve are truly the most caring and loving people. They give the puppies a beautiful and…read moreclean home. The puppies get a huge amount of attention and Cindy and Steve are dedicated to their wellbeing. I have female and she is almost two years old. My dog has such a wonderful personality and she trained very easily. I couldn't be happier!

Do not contact this party if you are an inexperienced…read morebreeder. I called to simply ask for information to potentially start the breeding process for my 2 year old labradoodle. Instead I was met with a male who's sarcasm was unnecessary. His unwillingness to help and down right rudeness was very uncalled for. Quite frankly he made me feel extremely small. I expressed it was my first time calling for advice and he proceeded to use a condescending tone to remind me of how uneducated with the process I was Prior to the call I did perform some of my own research through various websites but I figured why not pick up the phone and ask an experienced "professional?". Actually he was not professional at all. He went as far as telling me that it's because of people like me that liters end up at pet stores! Like really? WOW! I wondered if his comments were racially motivated which is not uncommon in that part of CT. However the treatment was just sad I wonder if he would appreciate someone talking to his wife, mother or kids the same way he spoke to me? Just a nasty human being! Shame on you for treating other people that way. I will never allow someone like you to deter me from learning more about what I would expect to be a positive experience.

Don't go to A-1 unless you feel like training your dog yourself and eventually failing. Both myself…read moreand a colleague from work came here and our dogs learned nothing because they were taught nothing by Matt. He asks for $200 then watches you walk your dog in front of him for half an hour week after week without teaching your dog anything. Like I said, you end up training the dog yourself after you paid and he doesn't provide meaningful tips or perform any work directly with your dog. The type of stuff he instructs you (not your dog) to do you can learn from Youtube, trust me because that's where I had to go anyway to learn how to do things properly, even after paying the $200 upfront. Don't waste your time and money!

Purchased our dog and trained with Joe and Matt. AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME. we get compliments…read moreregularly about how sweet and well behaved Rocky is. He's a model dog and wonderful addition to the family.

We highly recommend Mark Greathouse for anyone who is looking to train their dog. We used Mark to…read morehelp us in training our puppy. He was extremely knowledgeable about our puppy, why he does things, how he develops and what we could expect as our puppy grows into an adolescent and then adult dog. Mark came to our house for each training session and spent all the time we needed feeling comfortable with the training methods. He was always available if we ever had questions in between training sessions. His methods work because he truly understands a dog's mind. Wish we could give Mark more than 5 stars!

We began working with Mark Greathouse after adopting our third dog. Ruby and Zorro were very…read moredog-reactive; Noodles lunged at cars and barked at them; and Ruby and Noodles pulled on the leash when walking. All 3 now walk nicely on their leashes and don't react (usually) to other dogs or lunge at cars. What is different about Greathouse Dog Training is that Mark comes to work with your dog(s) at your own home. And he doesn't charge extra for more than one dog. This lets him see how your dogs act in their home setting, when they ate together, and when they are in their own neighborhood. He uses methods that are kind: praise, treats. No shock collars or choke collars. He has lots of good suggestions and infinite patience to work with you and your dogs. He has made a huge difference with our dogs. We are very glad we found him!