I would highly recommend VIP Pet Service. I have three cats and two of them are senior citizens…read morethat require a bit extra care - VIP Pet Service was the only one around me that was able to come and look after them twice a day. I appreciate that I did not have to put my pets into a kennel for the time that I was gone and stress them out. Paula was amazing and kept me up-to-date with what was happening at home, and the peace of mind that gave me was well worth it. Thank you!

VIP Pet Service. came to the rescue when my employer had to move out of her home to let tenants…read moremove in. VIP Pet Service collected Storm & Maggie and sat them in their home for five nights and then got them to the airport and on a plane to NFLD. There was detailed documentation completed prior to pick up. Progress reports were sent via pictures and texts to the owner which was very reassuring to her to know her animals were safe & well cared for. Thank you so much to this great team.

My family employed Melissa for nearly two years. Initially we were very satisfied with her…read moreservices, she asked many questions about our dog and seemed to interact well with him on first meeting. She allowed for last minute bookings too which was helpful with our hectic schedule. Once when our dog had diarrhea in his kennel she cleaned it up and placed the soiled blankets outside so they wouldnt stink up the house which was very thoughtful. After nearly a year I began having suspicions she wasnt coming when she said, as I noticed the leash we left out was remaining untouched some days we booked walks. Sometimes I would ask her how the walk went that day and she just wouldnt reply, but I didnt want to call her out and risk appearing rude. I transferred her bulk sums on money every few months to use for walks, and she never alerted me to anything like missing a walk/that i had an extra walk paid for that I hadnt used. The dog started to seem pent up some days when he was supposed to have gone on a walk. Multiple red flags culminated in us buying a security camera to notice she missed two walks in a row. Upon confronting her she admitted she forgot to put that month's walks in her calendar but that she'd never missed a walk before this. Not believing her, and trust being broken, I professionally dismissed her services and asked for our money back. It took multiple attempts to followup as she stopped replying to my texts after, and she eventually said she needed a few weeks to return the money (also invoking the cancellation policy and keeping two weeks of pay, despite her being in the wrong.) Once those weeks passed I had to again contact her multiple times before finally having money transferred back to me (partially.) Later I followed up with out neighbours about the incident and was informed that though they often saw Melissa entering our house, they never saw her leave the house with our dog. I know she took the dog out at least sometimes, but based on another review stating Melissa attended their house but did not take the dogs on a walk, I assume this was sometimes the case with us as well. Melissa seems like a nice person, but is not running an organized or professional business. Her sudden lack of contact when asked for money back was disheartening. When it comes to the care of someone's animals, the utmost care and attention needs to be used. Knowing now that our dog was locked in his kennel for sometimes 10+ hours a day without getting the break/exercise he needed breaks my heart. I wish we had trusted our gut from the beginning.

I had the displeasure of contracting Duck and Dog for their dog walking services. Three things lead…read moreto me cancelling her services, and I wanted to warn others that Melissa is running a bad business. a) I made my first email transfer of funds for 6 dog walks. Was unable to get a hold of Melissa for the next ~5 days. I texted multiple times and left voice messages. I was quite worried at that time the business was a front for scam. Thankfully I did hear from her, but very poor communication with clients! b) She tried to charge me for walks that had already been paid for. At this point, I had paid for 9 walks, and she was carrying out the ninth walk, but contacted me asking for additional payment for that walk. When I replied with photo evidence of the walk calendar (I had her initial every time she came), indicating I had paid for the walk, she did not reply. Hopefully it was a simple mistake, which would indicate bad record keeping, but at worse it could have been a purposeful attempt to defraud me - which may have worked if I hadn't myself implemented the calendar record keeping. c) At that point I decided I did not think the way she interacted with me as a client was professional - from poor communication to poor record keeping. It led me to believe I was allowing access to my house and belongings to someone not completely trustworthy (despite her claim of being bonded and insured). I asked her to return my house keys. I was unable to get a hold of her again, leaving multiple messages, texts and emails trying to make some arrangements for the return of my keys. On two occasions she said she would drop them off, and subsequently didn't, with no communication about why or what other arrangements she would make. It took a week of doggedly pursuing her to receive my keys back. I should not have to hound a business owner for the return of my house keys. Unfortunately things went from bad to worse with Melissa, and I'm suggesting dog owners steer clear of Duck and Dog.

I had an encounter with a woman who had four huskies off leash with her today. Her dogs all came…read moreat my puppy who was on leash (Imrie Park is leashes only!). .. She didnt try and call any of them off after it was obvious my puppy was overwhelmed and terrified. No one was hurt and im glad for that! The park manager asked her to leash her dogs which she refused. Gladly we were leaving anyways but Im quite upset people like this are paid to be caring for others dogs. I would NEVER call this 'service' and would actually fear for my dogs safety if she is behaving like this with clients dogs.

I called this lady to get together to meet my dog so she could walk her when needed. She never…read moreshowed up for the meeting, never called & I only got voice mail when I tried to call her. I don't hink you want to rely on this person. You may come home to a mess as she never showed up.

Incredibly unprofessional. Management is a joke. Lie about the time of the walk. Lie about the walk…read morelength. My dog has been attacked by multiple of the dogs they walk

I have asked for a training session for my dog, and one of the staff came to train me and the dog…read more The training and the content was mediocre and as expected was hoping for practical tips to control the dog. And secondly, I have booked for dog walking sessions 3 weeks ago and was informed that they would contact me in Jan 26 first week, but so far no one contacted.

I'm going to cheat on this one a bit and just cut and paste a Google review that Heather posted on…read moreSturgeon County Kennels. I added this business, and was surprised it wasn't listed. We can't say enough great things about this place... we love our dog to the moon and are so lucky to have such a loving, caring place for her to stay when we are out of town. But Heather said it better, so here is her review: We are fairly regular visitors to Sturgeon County Kennels, bringing our pooch JoJo in while we're out of town throughout the year. We have been bringing her here for about seven years and do not hesitate to recommend the facility to absolutely everyone we can. The team here is amazing and our girl literally power pulls us from the car to the main building each time we arrive and if her tail excitedly helicoptered any faster, she would be flying there! Aside from the most fantastic team of professionals, who we truly believe care for our dog as much as we do, the facility is very well kept and clean no matter what time of the day you arrive. A family run small business, it appears to be a busy location at peak times, so it's good to make reservations in advance. The layout is such, though, that a full house doesn't translate into over-populated and all the dogs have their own private space to roam in their kennels in addition to access to a common area outside. Our pooch JoJo is great with people and bigger dogs but isn't so keen on little dogs. The Sturgeon County team always takes note and makes sure she doesn't bother the little guys but still gets her exercise and social time with the big dogs. Last but not least, we can't say enough about Sue from the team. She truly has become a friend we look forward to seeing and our dog is so genuinely overjoyed each time she's there! Sue goes above and beyond in her customer service focus and it's more than evident she loves her job and the dogs she cares so well for. We've test driven a half dozen kennels in the Edmonton area and now look no further. We will continue to bring JoJo to her home away from home where she is cared for like at her own home. If we could give Sturgeon 10 out of five stars, we wouldn't hesitate!!