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    Downtown Dog Lounge - Ballard

    3.7 (42 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Services - Downtown Dog Lounge - Ballard

    Pet boarding

    Private dog training

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    Jack A.

    This company is amazing! The staff and management love what they do and it's easy to see this based on how much thought and care they put into making our dog's life awesome! We have a 2 year old Vizsla (Ruby) that loves to play and has a ton of energy - she loves going to daycare at DDL (she comes home nice and tired! Name a dog owner that doesn't love this - I'll wait!). Michael, Shay, and the entire team do everything in their power to go above and beyond with the services they provide. The facilities are always clean and the staff are really friendly. We couldn't ask for a better environment for our dog to be in. We often get hand-written notes about Ruby's day and it's one of my wife and I's favorite things to read. Thanks again DDL!!

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    1 year ago

    Only great experiences at DDL! My pup always comes home nice and tired and happy. They even offer 15 one on one ball sessions

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    2 years ago

    Deceptive business that posts one rate and then charges significantly more in the form of a "deposit" they refund as store credit. Shameful

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    6 years ago

    Melissa is the BEST dog groomer out there! She's so nice, professional, on time, and my dog always looks fly when she leaves there!

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    7 years ago

    Our dog loves this place! Trust them to take care of him in our long trips away from home.

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    7 years ago

    Glad to have them in the area, my old groomer stopped and melissa did a great job. Abby looks great

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    I can't say enough about Barb's energy and care with our dogs and how comfortable she seemed to be with Barb.

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    The Family Pet

    3.6
    (174 reviews)

    I have been with The Family Pet for a few years now and I wish I had written this review sooner! I…read morehave taken my boys to a previous vet and had just the worst experience with them...I won't go into details because this review is about The Family Pet and not them. =) I don't have a specific vet my boys have seen as they usually see who is available. But no matter who they see, they are always given the best care. Prior to COVID, I would be in the room with them and would see first-hand just how caring the vets and techs were. When COVID hit and they didn't allow owners into the facility, I was not worried one bit about the level of care my boys would receive. Why the 5 stars? I have two stories to share: First is my black and tan mini Doxie, Guinness. My boy came in for a regular check up and during this check up, one of the vets rightly diagnosed a heart murmur. It was the FAINTEST heart murmur, but she caught it. We took him to the cardiologist upon her recommend and even that doctor was surprised she was able to hear it because it was so faint. But because we caught it super early, we are able to monitor and track its progression and manage it so he will have a long, happy, life. Second is my longhaired mini doxie, Whisky (yes, there's a name trend). I had brought him into the vet because he wasn't eating and he was having accidents in the house (something he does not do). They rightly caught that he needed emergency vet services and advised me to take him to the emergency vet right away. On my 15 min drive there, they already had made the call to the ER to give them the full run down of what they detected as well as what history they had available on him. I was able to hand him off and that night the ER told me just how close we were to losing him. They kept him for 5 nights to get him back to a stable place. Those are two horrific stories that ended happy because of how sharp and quick the vets are at this place. I would've easily lost both my boys (and painfully for them) if it wasn't for The Family Pet. The front desk is always nice and considerate and are quick to relay questions I have to the vet and get me answers quickly. They always work to problem solve with me if I need help with something. I seriously would not trust my boys with any other vet and I will continue to refer others to them until I'm blue in the face. Thank you, Family Pet!

    This is one of the worst experiences I've had as a customer to any service…read more I have a 4 month old puppy and our first experience, several week ago was fine. We had a doctor evaluation and a vaccination. It went well though I was kept in waiting for a long time -- but didn't think much of it. A second follow up appointment was this morning, 3 weeks later. I come in, my puppy is calm and relaxed. We had just spent the weekend with new people and a new dog (our parents) and he did just fine: no barking, no fear, no issues whatsoever. He's never had any negative reaction to anybody or any other dog. The assistant comes out while I was waiting and quickly takes the puppy out of my arms and rushes him into the back room. I ask if they need me to help or anything (since he's a puppy and this is all new to him!!). They said, "no, they aren't allowed." I ask why I was present the last time they vaccinated him, and they said, "Oh that was a doctors appointment." This was news to me -- that I wouldn't be able to sit next to him during it. This is surprising since I'm allowed to be next to my human child when he's vaccinated! So, I sit in the waiting room, and soon enough I hear crying and a yelp. The crying and yelping increase in loudness... it starts getting bad. Fascinatingly, her priority was to charge me while my dog was yelping (so I'm going through the motions of paying for the visit, which is very hard to do while listening to your puppy cry). I ask the front desk if they need me to help. She goes in the back to ask. An assistant comes out and explains to me that they haven't even started the shot yet and that the dog is trying to bite them. I tell them he's just a puppy and is probably terrified. The doctor (presumably) comes out and explains to me that they're trying to put a MUZZLE on the dog and that "I won't put my staff in danger." When I reminder he it's a puppy and that he was fine the last time I was in and that maybe he just needs me to be there to calm him down -- she explains to me that the dog will need socialization and that he's dangerous. And that "maybe I should find a different place." It blows my mind that she thought my tiny little 5.7 lb puppy was DANGEROUS! She says, "well maybe we can try with you but the second he opens his mouth we're done." At this point, I've had an enough and tell her I'm going to find somewhere else. This was beyond frustrating. I'm a NEW puppy owner -- never had one before. I'm trying my best -- as far as I can tell, my puppy is fine. We have people coming to the house all the time. He meets with other dogs just fine. He's non-reactive on walks (absolutely NOT reactive). He's already house trained! He knows tons of commands already having only had him for 3 weeks -- "sit", "crate", "water", "outside", and we even trained him to push a button (we're trying to teach him buttons for words). The issue is the dog simply was terrified and they made it far worse by forcing him -- and trying to PUT A MUZZLE ON HIM. He's never seen a muzzle in his life... of course he's going to freak out. This was traumatizing to both me and my puppy. This place SUCKS.

    Dog's Day Out

    Dog's Day Out

    4.7
    (48 reviews)

    Excellent experience with Danette. She is helping us train our sweet rescue boy who is 3 years old…read more Danette is extremely knowledgeable and we have already learned a ton after having a virtual meeting and having our first in person session. She has provided loads of information and homework too!

    Classes are so expensive. $275. For 5 classes of nose work (not private but with up to 8 people…read moreand their dogs taking turns in the training room one at a time). So approx. 15 mins instruction and training per dog. Class is 1.5 hrs. My roommate paid for the series of classes.. and unplanned she ended up in the hospital Emergency Room and had to have emergency orthopedic surgery. She texted and left a VM that she wouldn't be attending the classes the night before class started and asked to Be refunded the $275. They told her said NO to a refund.Too bad if you have an emergency. Our class isn't full and we couldn't fill the spot. But we will let you pay another $137.50 to sign up for another series in the future. So they kept the initial $275. And my roomie paid another 137.50 to be able to take said classes once she's all healed up and can walk again. They gave her a credit of 137.50 if she signed up to take the classes again. If she didn't there is no refund!! So that is 412.50 for 5 classes at approx 15min of ins time each week. So that ends up being a hour and 1/2 of instruction for 412.50. Holy Crap!! A huge rip off and absolutely crap business management for Dogs day out. Ok and my roomie has worked in the dog business in W Seattle for over 30 yrs and has referred dozens of dogs to this establishment over this years. She is going to take the classes that she paid 412.50 for so she isn't out the full amount she paid. But what a huge crock of doo doo. A poor business rule and my god she had to have emergency surgery. I know for a fact she will never refer another client to them or ever return to Dogs Day out for any classes herself. If I were her I'd also let my dog clients who she's referred to this biz about this if it comes up in convo. About this practise. Whatever happened to professional courtesy between biz owners in the same dog world. Or compassion when they end up having emergency surgery. I for one am really floored by this experience my roomie is going through!!!

    Downtown Dog Lounge - Ballard - pet_training - Updated June 2026

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