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    District Dogs Training Center

    4.7 (101 reviews)
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    Dog walking

    Dog daycare

    Pet boarding

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    Jed Bartlet

    We really love the Park View location of District Dogs for their structured daycare. Jed Bartlet (my 11mo Portie puppy) has been going to the Shaw location since he was fully vaccinated as a wee pup. The DD staff were with him through all the feisty puppy phases, including shark teeth! When Jesse Levine left Shaw and went to Park View, we checked it out. Had I realized that the Park View location was just as far of a walk for us and offered structured, we would have probably started there even though Shaw is more convenient for my commute. Jed absolutely loves daycare, regardless of the location, but I love the structured option because of the smaller group of doggos, individual attention, and planned activities throughout the day. I always receive much more thoughtful and detailed report cards at the Park View location, and every single staff member is top notch! I have never seen them just sitting in the corner on their cell phones; all staff are always playing with the dogs, giving scratches, and reinforcing good manners like not jumping on people and sitting before going in and out the door. Jed has never once come home from Park View smelling like he walked through or laid in pee -- which is a pretty regular occurrence at the other location, unfortunately. It is more expensive than regular daycare but, for us, it is worth it. We also pay the $65/mo fee to use the Bark Park outside and Jed loves to play there and get out his zoomies off-leash a few times a week, regardless of whether we are at daycare that day. We have done a Dump the Jump class and a private lesson with Avi Israeli, the trainer at Park View, as well. Avi is lovely and really knows his stuff! When Jed got pneumonia over the summer, we couldn't use 7 of our 10 expensive structured daycare credits. I kept him out of daycare for at least a month past the date the doc said he could go back and, when we got to daycare, they extended our package for three weeks with no issues whatsoever! I was so grateful. Jesse's last day was earlier this week and both Jed & I are terribly sad, but we're going to keep going! Small things that would make this location even better: - Longer expiration dates on the packages (as is, both the 10-day and 20-day packages expire in 45 days. 20 is more economical but I can't use it in that time and even the 10 is difficult, depending on my work schedule). - The pickup/dropoff window is just about 30mins too short for my work day. The additional commute time from this location makes me have to hustle in both directions in order to work an 8.5 hour day and walk/metro commute 45mins each way. I would use this location every in-office day if the times were just a bit more flexible one way or the other. 15 mins on each end would be ideal :) - The camera system isn't great at this location. It buffers a lot and seems like a different system than the other locations so I rarely log in while Jed is at Park View. Much of the day, his play group is out of rotation anyway so you just see an empty (but clean!!) room.

    Primo at structured daycare!
    Abby G.

    The new structured daycare program at District Dogs' Park View location has been amazing for our pup, Primo. We've been frequent clients of all District Dog locations, but have found the structured daycare option to be a great way to manage play time (preventing overstimulation) and ensure that Primo gets individualized attention. The staff are so friendly, always give detailed updates on Primo's activities, and instill confidence that Primo is learning while he plays. The cute activities (ball pit, basic training, etc.) are also a big plus. I can't recommend highly enough!

    Yodel learned so much from puppy class - but we learned more!

    Dr. Yodel Schnecken, M.D., Ph.D. learned so much from puppy school, but we learned more! Avi is an amazing instructor. We are so thankful for his expertise and experience. We can't recommend this more enthusiastically!!

    Andrew M.

    I have never done a yelp review before, but I had such a horrible experience today I felt the need to share with other potential customers of District Dogs. I bought a 20 daycare package earlier this year for $560. Additionally, they sent a free half day pass a little over a month ago (they said it was for my dog's bday, which I actually thought was a nice touch and good marketing for a local business). Today I decided to use the half day pass. When I went to pick my dog up today, the manager told me it would be $24. I explained I was using my half day pass. He said I don't have one. I told him they sent it to me and pulled up the email. He told me it expires after 30 days. Instead of saying "no problem, honest mistake, we'll honor it" like anybody with any customer service skills would do, he said "oh well, it will be $24". I was frustrated and said just use one of my 20 passes. He did, and then told me the remaining 11 would expire in 2 days. I was incredulous. I pulled up my account and receipt for buying the package. It said nothing about an expiration. Further, my account clearly has a column for "expires" and was left blank, indicating there was not an expiration date (I've attached a screen shot of this). He kept saying that's their policy, and tough luck. He then left for over 10 minutes and came back saying the owner agreed to extend it two weeks. Unreal! This is one step above a scam. The end result is that despite absolutely nothing indicating this package expires, I will not get to use 11 of the 20 sessions. At $28/session, that is $308 that District Dogs in essence has stolen from me. To top it all off, my dog detests going there. When we walk by on our walk, he pulls like crazy out into Georgia Ave to avoid going anywhere near the door. This is an exact opposite reaction to how he has acted around daycare facilities in the past.

    Daniel P.

    Very cozy place, with this "neighborhood" feeling that makes it great. People there are super friendly and kind. It is also nice to see that owner is also there taking care of clients. They have a nice ratio of area/number of dogs that gives every dog its space if they want it (we've tried other places, and they all seem so crowed). In sum, my dog seems to like it as well, which is what matters. At the end of the day we receive a summary of my dog's activity, and they also post nice pictures so we can keep track of his adventures.

    Cherizza L.

    Okay, I'm obsessed with this place after two visits! I recently relocated from the Bay Area and finding a daycare for my dog Bogue was top priority. He's been going to daycare since he was about 5 months old and he's now almost 4! My friend's dog goes to this place so I figured I'd try it out. The online portal is super convenient so I scheduled Bogue in for an evaluation quickly. The front staff took him in quickly, they were friendly and.. He passed and ended up staying the whole day! I was shocked (in a good way) to get his report card with the pictures! His last daycare didn't do this and it's a cool bonus. Best part - he doesn't smell like piss when I pick him up. I'm not sure if they wipe him down or what but that's never happened before lol. Consider me and my dog new regulars! You all rock!

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