This was a bad experience for me and my lab retriever puppy and felt like a money grabbing hoax…read more Immediately after receiving my $750 dollar payment and meeting my dog once, Jenny told me she would be away for 3 weeks. That was the 1st red flag. The first session was okay however a 3 week gap for a 6 month old puppy should have been communicated prior to training and taking my payment. The 2nd session Jenny insisted on her way of doing things as if she is strictly training a human regardless if it's effective for the dog. Her policies are rigid and self serving. She claims to own a thriving dog business yet works at doggy daycares "for friends"...not an indicator of a thriving business owner. I wasn't pleased. After the 2nd training there were a host of excuses from her such as personal illness, family deaths, in which Jenny violates her own cancellation policies and attempted to flip it on me as the customer. Given her lack of reliability I waited haphazardly to book the 3rd session. I went along with the remaining 2 sessions as she "doesn't issue refunds.." with sub par results. The final straw for me was the day I was leaving the state for a business trip and Jenny cancelled on me 1.5 hours before my flight for an overnight stay claiming my dog (the one she trained so well) was too wild for an overnight and she'd have to bring her home. She even went as far as diagnosing my puppy with behavioral issues and attempted to sell me more on dog walks for a fee!!! My elderly parents thankfully took her and had no problems so I could attend work meetings. 3 months past and there was 0 effort on Jenny's behalf to initiate communication for my final training when I'd much prefer a refund and it clearly was going awful. . I reached out to Jenny and she had the nerve to say that this is on the client and then accused me of harassing her as well as came up with a host of other lies/excuses as to why she didn't provide paid services as any normal business would. I highly suggest running from this lady. She agreed to a $100 refund 3 weeks ago and again has failed to hold up her end of the deal. Terrible business and customer service with a self serving unreliable owner who will sell you every sob story in the book for a dollar.

We just had a Meet & Greet with Jenni and our new rescue dog, Moose. Moose is a ~1-year-old Great…read morePyrenees who is fearful of new people in the house and just barks and barks and barks at them. We were hesitant about hiring a dog walker/petsitter for occasional weekends away and also unsure if there was more we should be doing training-wise to handle Moose's fearfulness so it didn't turn into aggression. Jenni sat with Moose and I and we talked over this, and about what I was already doing with her training-wise. She gave us some tips for handling the barking at visitors, and how to prep moose on days when she would be walked by Peaceful Paws, but assured us we were on the right track and that additional Pro training wasn't necessary. I left the meeting feeling much more confident in our existing training practices, and we'll definitely be using Peaceful Paws for our next weekend outing! I'll update my review once we do, probably within the next month or two!

We have been taking our cats there since 1978. We and the cats are always well treated.read more

They are pretty good. We've been coming here for several years because we live so close and they…read moreare usually helpful. I have had a couple times where Tufts has told me literally the opposite of the vets at Acorn with was a little concerning (in all examples it turned out Tufts was correct, but they don't offer general vet services so we go back and forth). One big pice of advice here - if you have prescriptions/drugs you have to purchase for your pet, DO NOT buy them from Acorn. I made this mistake for too long. One call to Walmart pharmacy (I'm sure it's similar at others too) and I saved over 75% from what I was paying Acorn for the exact same drugs.

Buddy's is a wonderful dog day care facility in every respect. They love and care for our wonderful…read moreRhodesian Ridgeback, understand his Ridgie personality, and personalize their attention to him during his visits. He greets the staff warmly upon arrival going behind the front desk to say hello and getting a little love before going back to the dog area. They have a camera on site and once in a while, I check it out and see how kind and loving the staff is, since our boy, like all Ridgies, likes to stay close to people and follow them around! Buddy's is impeccably clean and well-organized. They are remarkably responsive about scheduling, with excellent and quick communication. They are accommodating to last minute requests for care and do their best to take our boy when something comes up at the last minute. My highest recommendation!

They put a shock collar on my sister's rescue dog without her consent. Be sure to know that if you…read morebring your dog to this establishment.

Puddlebank has been our dogs' home away from home since 1995…read more Our beloved Carrie Barrett was our original dog whisperer. Carrie's son Dave, her daughter-in-law Cherie, and her right hand woman Dottie have carried on her tradition with perfection. Our animals are our family, and we trust Puddlebank with their lives. Puddlebank is the sine qua non of animal care - your animal companions will be truly safe with them. And besides, our dogs love them! It doesn't get better than that.... Karen Greenberg, MD, Brookline, MA

I've used Puddlebank for week long boarding for my lab, Babs, for over six years. Carrie and…read moreMarrian offer home pick up or group pick up at a Newton Hotel parking lot. Their boarding prices are reasonable as are their transportation fees. They arrive in a hairy smelly doggie van w/ individual seat/ leash belts that are attached to other doggie "friends" for the ride to "the Farm". Babs is always thrilled to see the van pull up, and she always comes home healthy, well fed, newly groomed (if you want to) and just tired enough that I know she had a great time but without any great degree of stress or trauma. Each dog is given their own "den"...fed apart from the others...and is allowed to bring their own beds, bowls, chew toys and 'lovees' ( I always send along one of my tshirts). The dogs are given lots of play time, free time and socialization time outside their dens. You will NOT ever have a pacing, frenetic dog returned to you (unlike my experience elsewhere). These two gals who run the place are pure animal lovers who are making a respectable living doing what they love. I highly recommend them for boarding your dog.

I have three beautiful loyal independent sibes from Nancy. Absolutely fantastic! I got one at 8…read moreweeks old and two siblings who were 6 months old. Fantastic additions to my family. Highly reccomend !

My pup Maui from nandos! I had no issues with Nandi and was told I could visit anytime! He's a…read morewonderful dog and the dogs though outside are very well cared for there.

Always accommodates to my pets needs. Friendly and very knowledgeable staff. I have had 5 dogs and…read more1 cat over the years that have been seen at the vet side and also daycare/ boarding side. Knowledgeable nutritionist to help me with my pets diet. And can get my pets preventative medications on location.

Worst daycare I have ever been too . No matter the weather your dog is outside . They don't care…read morethat much about your animals . Luckily theirs a vet near by for when something does happen to your dog . I had a dog from my last daycare die while in the care of these idiots

I can not say enough positive things about The Wayward Hound! After a very lengthy phone…read moreconversation with Sheryl (the owner), she invited me to come observe a class to see if it was the right fit for our puppy. Previously, we attended a training class with our puppy elsewhere and I went in for the observation with a preconceived notion that this facility would be the same. I was absolutely blown away!! I immediately signed our puppy up at The Wayward Hound even though we were still enrolled at the other facility. Our class consists of no more than 5 puppies at a time and the training is all hands on training with your puppy. Sheryl and Ronaele are so warm and kind. They go out of their way to make sure everyone is doing the training correctly and they both give fantastic advice. There are always a few laughs during class which is so nice! It makes the training feel less like work and you know everyone surrounding you is experiencing the same things with their puppies. We definitely plan on continuing our training here. People have commented on how well behaved our puppy is and we owe that to Sheryl and Ronaele at The Wayward Hound!

We brought our much loved golden retriever puppy for kindergarten with Sheryl. We liked the…read morefacility and the size of the classes (5 puppies). Her training methodology works well--we didn't clicker train, which works for us (I'd never find the thing) and we loved positive reinforcement. Our puppy responded well and we had a nice time. We moved onto Agility and LOVED it. I'd swear our puppy smiled after learning the course! We plan to go back for another class and hope to achieve our Canine Good Citizen. The added benefit was the support Sheryl offered us throughout--she promptly responded to any email questions and all of her recommendations have worked!!!!

I've taken three poodles to The Soggie Doggie even though they are an hour away. The care that they…read moregave my first poodle throughout his life was outstanding but most importantly was the care during the last 12 months of his life as he battled cancer. They were beyond compassionate. Understood that all his appointments had to be made around his radiation and chemo treatments and overall gave him 110% care. After his passing I finally got a second poodle who is fearful but he loves the ladies there and because of their fear free certification (something I also go to a vet with) I feel safe leaving him. As you can see in the picture he's a very calm happy boy there. And my girl goes in and greets them like long lost family. She'd live in the salon if she could. Absolutely recommend

When you walk into Soggie Doggie you feel like you're entering an old fashioned barbershop, but for…read morepets. This is a women owned business that really delivers the goods. Very pleased with the quality of their work and the results. Thank you.