I recently took my little darling Parmaranian, Winnie, to Crispy Paws. I was a little nervous…read morebecause she had never been boarded. However, after meeting with the owner, Chris, I was taken in by her welcoming attitude and caring personality. After chatting with her for a while, I felt my little doggie would be well cared for while I was away for 14 days.

From the owner: Crispy-Paws offers in-home boarding, doggy daycare, convenient pet taxi pick-up and drop-off, and…read morebathing services for dogs up to 40 pounds. Your pets are family to us, so we provide top-notch care and a loving environment for every furry friend. Chris, our owner and Pet CPR certified caregiver, ensures your dog receives personalized attention, daily playtime, and plenty of cuddles in a cozy home setting. Whether you need reliable daycare or a safe place for overnight stays, Crispy-Paws is your pet’s home away from home, giving you complete peace of mind whenever you’re away.

I take my dogs here every time I go anywhere on travel. After years of staying at different…read morekennels paying a total of ~$90 for both my dogs I found this place. It is family run and and on a working farm. The owner is great and friendly. Each dog has its own indoor/outdoor run and Vacation Kennels provides the food. It is not a posh place, remember it is on a farm. You need to have all of the proper shots (Bordatella, rabies, distemper) plus canine influenza. It cut my price in half. Call and make reservations! You can take your kids to pick up/drop off and look at the turkey and the sheep too.

From the owner: Vacation Boarding Kennels and Whiteleather Farms have been operated by the A.P. Whiteleather family…read morefor over 80 years. Four generations of Whiteleathers have worked on this farm and kennel. In addition to boarding dogs, we are a working farm and we sell fresh produce and mulch as well. Call us today for more information.

Truly Pawesome was very responsive and communicates well with my questions and needs. They took…read moregreat care of my pups, my pups are always looking forward to their walks with their walkers. Pawesome are also very flexible. They also have a GREAT app where we can keep track of our dog's walks, they take pictures of their walks too as well and I always look forward to these! :) Highly recommend them!

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Quality Time has been reliably taking care of our dogs for many, many years. We use Quality Time…read moreboth for mid day walks and to look after our pups in our home when we go on vacation. We love them!

We used Quality Time for approximately 10 years, but our August 2026 experience ended that…read morerelationship. We booked expecting our longtime sitter, Dan. We were not told he would not handle the booking until we were already within the cancellation window. We then arranged a last-minute meet-and-greet, which we were charged for, with another sitter who said she could cover our visits. On the first day, the owner moved our scheduled visit based on her interpretation of our flight information without confirming the change with us. When no one had arrived by 12:30 p.m., our dog had been alone for approximately seven hours, and I had to ask a friend to rush to our house. Only after we had left town did the owner explain that visit times were not guaranteed and that multiple sitters would rotate through our home. Over the trip, at least four sitters provided care, one morning visit was approximately an hour late, a medication dose was missed because instructions had not been communicated properly, and one sitter could not enter because the team had failed to exchange our keys. We had to provide emergency access instructions during our vacation. The individual sitters generally seemed kind and attentive. Our complaint is with the company's management, coordination, communication, and billing practices. We get mistakes happen. What made this unacceptable was the owner's consistently defensive response and tendency to blame the customer or cite policies only after a problem occurred. Prospective customers should understand that Quality Time may rotate several sitters, does not guarantee requested visit times (it's apparently a 2-hour window around your scheduled time), charges numerous add-on fees, including medication by the individual pill and charges $25 for key return. We also received add-on invoices during our vacation and felt pressured to pay them promptly while the company was still responsible for our pets' care (I know there were some duplicate and erroneous charges). After 10 years as customers, we will not use Quality Time again and can no longer recommend the company.

Higgins and Friends is a great pet sitting service. Linda, our main sitter, gives exemplary service…read moreevery time...she is so understanding, very patient with us as cat parents and loves our 3 kitties--- and they love her! Everyone at Higgins, who have watched our cats over the years, have been awesome.

Higgins and Friends is the best pet sitting service there is! Jill took care of us when we…read morecontacted her with a short turn around time. She was thoughtful and very knowledgeable. Our sitter, Jean, was amazing. She took wonderful care of two cats who had been through a lot changes in a short amount of time. She also helped with some things in the house and was fantastic all around. if you need a sitter you will not find a more caring and professional group of people.

Everything was top notch, from the first phone call to make our reservation, bringing Sawyer for…read morehis vacation away from mom & dad, our daily receipt of his report card with photos and comments on his personality that day, to picking him up! Everyone was so professional, friendly & clearly enjoyed their jobs! Thank you Mark for running such a fabulous establishment and Sawyer will definitely come for another visit!  Sincerely,  Mike, Deanne & Sawyer

Our cat could be dead and it would be impossible for anyone there to care less. We took our boy…read morethere when we noticed he was losing weight at an alarming rate. There is no sense of urgency. We have spent thousands already on tests and months have gone by while my baby withers away. No answers, no follow up. No real concern or motivation to save him. Years ago when Dr Braden was there you can feel the compassion and the real love for animals. She would call to check on our baby girl and did everything in her power to help. She's gone and so is every shred of true compassion for animals. At this point we are forced to find another vet and hope they can find the problem before it's too late.

The experience was exceptional!! The staff was professional,…read moreknowledgable and courteous. I found the facility to be very clean, and spacious. The Upper Marlboro Veterinary Hospital is my Go-To for my pets health care.

My stray kitten had an eye infection which would not heal after 2 weeks of medication from a…read moredifferent veterinarian. Upper Marlboro vet changed medication and treated a respiratory infection. Kitten doing much better after 24 hours. They always do excellent work

I am very disappointed with our stay recently at this "pet resort". The manager in the ad states…read morethat there are purified air, music piped in and orthopedic dog beds provided to each guest. The website states that there are terf play areas. That is simply not true - none of it. We recently used Happy Tails as a last minute place (our usual dog sitter had to cancel last minute). The communication was not great at all. There was miscommunication about what updates I should be getting (we ended up with 3 over a 10 day stay). I called at least 3 times and it went to voicemail. I left messages and nobody called me back. I only got updates when I called and asked for them. I talked to 3 different people and got 3 different answers as to what kind of updates I should be getting. The only updates we ever got were 2/3 pictures on a "report card". Nothing about her well being or demeanor. When I picked her up she was FILTHY (it would've been another $50 - $70 to get a bath upon pick up). The amount of dirt I washed off of her was disgusting. She had open sores on ALL of her legs from what I assume were pressure sores from laying on the hard cots (not the orthopedic dog beds as the manager states). One of the sores was actively bleeding. A few of her toenails were split. When I questioned what happened they seemed shocked and took pictures and told me they would investigate and call me back by the end of the day.... 3 days later, still waiting to hear. She was exhausted....like wouldn't even open her eyes (and she's a 2.5 year old ACTIVE dog). I understand that its stressful and can be tiring, but she slept from noon until the next morning. For what we paid for our 10 day stay (super expensive) compared to the treatment we received we will never return to this place. I would never recommend this place to anyone. Ever. We will be going another place next time we need someone to take care of our furry family member.

While the care given my 15-year-old dog was good, the upfront booking was confusing and cost me an…read moreextra $50 per day than I was led to believe the cost would be. My dog was there for 8 days. I was told the daily rate was $44. I was the asked what activity package we wanted, and I said whatever was the lowest/included. I then got a call saying the price has increased from $44 to $49. Ok. But when I picked my dog up, I was told the boarding was $44 and the activity package was what had increased to $49. Very poor customer communication. Very expensive vacation!

Do not hire this company to walk or sit for your dog. I have had an absolutely disastrous…read moreexperience with them. The first dog walker (CJ) assigned to me was stealing things from my home and the second one cancelled on me at the last minute, almost causing me to miss my vacation. Zero stars!

I have been using BWV since September and they are great. Very professional, reliable and flexible…read moreservices. Not once have they canceled on me (like the company I was using before had) and the prices are very reasonable. I highly recommend BWV for dog walking and look forward to utilizing their brand new doggie day care facility.