my mom works here so I get to go here a lot. the people are nice and the dogs are nicer. I have…read morefond memories of going to classes with my dog Sage. he is so good at sniffing out the different oders.

Y2K9s is an amazing club for you and your dog. Classes for your puppies to adult dogs. Puppy…read moremanners, dog tricks, disc, skateboarding, and for competitive folks dog agility. The instructors are knowledgeable, experienced, and care about their students. The building is one of the best in the Philadelphia area. Climate controlled year round. One area is floored with matts for manners and disc classes. The agility area is state of the art with turf flooring and top of the line equipment. My dogs love Y2K9s. The start barking the minute we drive into the parking lot. They give it 4 paws up.

Our boxer Biggie Smalls has been training and boarding with Eric since he was a pup. He enjoys his…read morestays at Katz Dogs K9 so much he sleeps for two days once he gets home. We definitely recommend boarding and training there.

Where do I even begin? Katz K9 is amazing. First, one of my dogs participated in the board and…read moretrain program. I was hesitant at first because of all the "professionals" out there, but it was totally worth it. Eric and Sam were so patient with me and took their time teaching me everything I needed to know so that my dog would continue to be successful. Secondly, I am a terrible procrastinator and things completely slip my mind. Multiple times they have worked with me last minute to get my pups in for boarding. Most importantly, my dogs love it there! I will forever recommend Katz. Even to my friends that live in Philadelphia!

I have been coming to this store for over 10 years. Quality food and treats for my dog at good…read moreprices. Overall good selection of toys, collars, leashes and other dog and cat supplies you may need. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Nadine is the best! Pabby's is my go to place for all things I need for my Golden Retriever.

This place really is as good as it gets. QUALITY pet food and treats at great prices. Great…read moreselection of toys, clothes, collars, leashes and other pet accessories. Knowledgeable and friendly staff. I drive 32 miles one-way to shop at this store! They promote responsible pet ownership by featuring adoptable animals from local shelters, holding microchipping events, and human and pet blood donation drives!

Excellent trainer! She was very thorough & knowledgeable. I highly recommend her servicesread more

When we were looking for a dog trainer for our new 10 month old puppy and found Peaceful Pets in…read moreour local town Facebook group. After inquiring, I received a text and a consultation phone call where Charlene described her positive training methods and accreditations. She was so patient, knowledgeable and thorough from that first call to every single session we had. We even got our 4 year old dog in the mix. I can't recommend Charlene from Peaceful Pets enough, after only a few short weeks our pup had learned so much!

The team at Stay & Play are so good! Our beagle puppy, Watson is so happy to see them and gets…read moreexcited when he gets to go to "school". So far we've only done a few single days of full day daycare but we're about to board him in a few days and every time we mention "school" he gets super excited! At pick ups he's happy and he's exhausted by the time we get home. Staff is professional, welcoming, and have made us feel so comfortable with leaving our puppy in their care. Thank you!!!

My baby Chloe loves it here!…read more I am a new mommy to a puppy and have anxiety from time to time.. and stay and play always reassures me & very patient with me. Carol is heavens sent and answers all my questions thoroughly and gives me updates when I request. She makes time to send me pics & I love how they post pics on their social media. Right now I'm missing my baby and trying to enjoy vacation but I'm glad to know I left her with a great and loving place. She was there for the full day last week and cried in the parking lot when I picked her up. I can tell she missed it. She's a puppy and they matched her with a perfect match (another puppy) who she played with and also slept in the room with. I love that she is never alone and they have cameras and watch everything. They take into consideration that I get worried, even give advice and very patient. I appreciate this place & they are good prices .. specially for day care. I would recommend a full day & boarding all the way! Thank you to Carol, Cheryl & the team

I recently adopted a 9-month old dog and wanted to jump into training right away. I retained…read moresomeone who lived very close to me and had great reviews, but after a few sessions I realized our schedules were not compatible; I was not getting consistency and reliability from her. It's important for me to make progress with my dog, so I Googled alternate options and stumbled upon Alex's page. I called him on a Friday and he picked up the phone right away. We spoke for a while about my needs and he came out the following Tuesday for what was supposed to be a 2-hour visit. I fell in love with him immediately, he is not only so personable and likable on his own, but he really takes the time to LISTEN to what you need and work on those things right away. I had mentioned my priorities to my previous trainer, but I found that she was teaching my dog commands that didn't actually accomplish what I was after. In our first meeting, Alex worked on SO MANY of my priorities. He got my dog to go into her crate on command, taught her to "stay," showed me how to "walk with" my dog better on her leash, and (using a 30' leash outdoors) started working on recall with her. We were so immersed in what was going on that Alex started to go a little bit over our time, but he didn't want to stop because we were making such great progress. I told him if he wanted to give me a third hour right then and there that I was prepared to pay for it, and he did!! I learned a lot of things from Alex myself during our first meeting, like how to employ the use of "deltas" (which my old trainer never once mentioned) and how non-verbal cues are arguably more important than verbal ones. Again, my old trainer actually discouraged me from using hand motions, but once incorporating them into my routine I noticed that my dog was much more compliant than she had been. Another positive difference between my old trainer and Alex is he really takes the time to teach you why he's doing what he's doing, and encourages you to participate. My old trainer just taught my dog a command and had me replicate/practice when she left. Alex really makes you feel like you are a part of the teaching process. After our private session Alex recommended some "Small Group Therapy" for my pup. He came at noon on a Thursday to pick up my dog and she proceeded to go on a several-hour outing with his two chihuahuas and a dog he was fostering. The entire time he was out with her he was recording and sharing videos on an iCloud album. It was INCREDIBLE to not only see everything that was happening, but to hear him narrate why he was doing the things he was doing. I could not get enough of his videos and felt like I was there during the session. On top of Alex's excellent communication, punctuality, reliability, friendliness, competency, and effectiveness, his rates are OUTRAGEOUS in the BEST way! I truly believe he is under-charging for his services. I can get three hours with Alex for less than I paid for one hour with my prior trainer, and I feel much better about the work that is done during that timeframe. I adore Alex, and most importantly, what he is doing works. He really gets into the mind of your dog, and has such a wonderful way of connecting with them and their needs. I am elated to keep our work going - my pup has lots more Small Group Therapy outings in her future and it's wonderful that I have the option to use him one-on-one to teach her even more commands in the house. One day I hope to move on from essential commands to more fun ones, like "roll over" or "go get X toy."

Alex is wonderful. We are quite grateful to have come across his page on Yelp. He cares for our…read moreDoberman with great compassion. He's knowledgeable, skilled at what he does, & overall, you can tell his calling is to keep dogs in loving homes with owners who just need the tools plus support to train & love on their pet babies. If our Ketsia (Sisi) didn't love us so much, I think she'd hop on over to Alex's place :) She's strong-willed & protective but sooo loving & sweet. We're making great progress! Thank you, Alex.

MY Dog was trained up at their farm . Now He is a mentor dog and goes up to the farm one a week …read more It is great he loves it Laura is really fantastic with him in the van in East Falls drop off and Pick up .

I had a terrible experience with Opportunity Barks. The City School program keeps the dogs crated…read morefor 6 of the 7 hours they are there. The 1 hour of training includes potty breaks. When I picked up my 8 month old puppy she was so desperate to pee and poo, she went on the sidewalk in front of their building. She was so thirsty she was panting and needed water immediately. I sent food but she did not eat there. To compound the problem, Communication is awful. They don't let you into the space. You stand on the sidewalk - they crack open the door and pull her in or give you the leash to take her out. You get 1 email a week with some photos and videos. They don't appear to read the form you fill out and don't discuss goals. I told them that my puppy has had training since birth, but their first video was showing me how to hold a leash. The second video was of a different dog being trained - they said my dog was tethered watching. Throughout the entire video I could hear her crying. No one attempted to soothe her at all. I provided constructive input verbally and in writing by email. Despite my bad experience at the City School, I was still interested in the Farm School. I went to the open house and they were much more transparent about what a typical day looks like there. But before the evaluation day (which is separate from the City School evaluation), they called me to say that they were cancelling the evaluation because I am not a good fit for their program. They said it had nothing to do with my dog, who is a very sweet Labrador, it is because I am not "aligned" with them. They were not willing to even listen to why I thought the Farm School would be a better fit than the City School, saying that the decision had been made "by senior management" and it is not worth wasting time talking about it. Wow!

The Petsmart in Broomall, PA is a disaster. Occasionally I have my dogs groomed there, knowing they…read morecancel without contacting me, and miss hair matts behind my dogs'ears and underneath but I was desperate. Today was the worst . I had a 5 pm appt to discover the groomer did not show and sorry but someone was supposed to call you. Ok.. I can deal with that. What could I say! But then she said oh, I think you made the appt for tomorrow at 5. Nope. I .did .not. I said I couldn't have. So I left. In the car I looked at the my screen shot I took when scheduling and discovered they changed the appt without my knowledge leading me to believe I'm going insane. This has happened twice before and I did believe it was me. When I went back in to cancel tomorrow's appt, I showed the screenshot as was told the computer does that sometimes ..

The grooming there is great but I won't send my dog again. My puppy is only 7 months and this is…read morenow 2 times I've had him in the doggy day camp and the next night he's become sick. The first time I brought him in for 3 days one week in January dropping him off in the morning and picking him up in the evening each day. The following night he had uncontrollable diarrhea and vomiting. I took him to the vet and they confirmed he had Giardia and Cytosispora. He received antibiotics and then when he was eventually cleared I called to see if I can make a reservation to get him back in they told me that they required a letter from my vet clearing him that he could be in a day camp environment (most likely for liability purposes but I'll get to why that's important later). Almost a month later, I email them his lab results clearing him, but they still wanted a letter on letter head from my vet. Which I had to email over. I made new reservations and brought him in last Wednesday and Thursday. That Thursday when picking him up I hear another attendant tell another dog owner that his dog vomited in day camp that day and it likely wasn't a big deal. Friday night to Saturday morning my dog has a fever and stool starts getting soft again.. Saturday night to Sunday, my dog is vomiting and has uncontrollable mucusy diarrhea. He's now afraid to eat and drink anything. I called petsmart and told them about what's happening now for the second time and instead of addressing my concern the first thing that was mentioned to me was "Unfortunately we are not liable, when you signed the agreement...." (I know I signed a waiver, that's not why I'm calling). The lady on the phone was nice but instead of defending petsmart's liability, should have addressed why this is happening. She said she would talk to the others to see if they are cleaning properly but gave no resolution or plans to follow up on what I was reporting. She then went on to explain "this is just like daycare and sometimes we may not be a good fit for your dog" , and " sometimes dogs get stressed out and tend to vomit" (I am aware of this, he's been boarded overnight at another facility before and never had an issue). I then had to explain my dog has been boarded before at other facilities and this is NEVER been a problem.. I told her I usually use sitters and he gets plenty of time outside. But he's never repeatedly gotten sick from a day camp.. I told her he's been to other facilities but because this was local and the cost was good I wanted to bring here for the convenience. It's a shame because my dog actually really likes going to the petsmart day camp, he gets excited when he realizes we are driving there. But, if it's gonna have me taking him to vet every week and racking up unnecessary bills then I can't for his health.. Grooming services are fantastic though. I'll still go to petsmart to purchase things and to get him groomed but for his care while I'm at work I will have to make other arrangements.