We have recently returned to Paradise Pet after a few year hiatus and things seem to have really…read morechanged for the better. The staff is incredibly kind and helpful, especially the guy who hangs out in the small dog section. My dogs love daycare day and get excited when we pull up. Their prices are pretty reasonable and they offer a discount if you have more than one pet. We love Paradise!

Amazing place to take our puppy, the first visit was complimentary and our puppy was so tired after…read morehe played all day. We have boarded Kona here many times now and he loves it there! The staff are amazing, we love watching him on the cameras and seeing him play all day with the other dogs. They have little pools for them to enjoy and we always feel that our dog is safe with them and well taken care of!

Great quality raw pet food backed by wonderful customer service and great humans…read more They really do, make it as easy as possible to get rough pet food delivered to your home. Very reasonable prices, super communicative. Extremely good about adapting to my busy travel schedule. Can't thank these folks enough.

We started feeding Feed This food to our cattledog, Joey, who was allergic to everything! Cathy…read moreknew exactly what food to make for Joey to help him. And it worked when nothing else did. That was over 20 years ago. We have been adopting senior dogs from rescue organizations and shelters a lot since then. When we bring in a new senior, we always consult with Cathy what diet is needed for their particular issues. Many of our new adoptions have kidney, skin or liver issues. The diet Cathy creates has always helped get these dogs on a healthy path. All the dogs LOVE the food. And we feel good knowing that we are feeding the best there is to help them. Cathy and her team are awesome to work with. And the food is delivered right to our door. There is a wealth of knowledge that they share with their customers with the goal of providing a healthy alternative to kibble. We will never feed any of our dogs anything but Feed This food.

When my partner and I brought home our Standard Schnauzer puppy, Baker, in 2022, we were excited to…read moretrain him to be our hiking and backpacking companion--but we quickly realized we were in over our heads. As first-time dog owners, we struggled with leash walking, recall, and general engagement (he was easily distracted and didn't seem motivated by us). We decided to seek professional help to build a stronger bond with him, instill good manners, and set us all up for success. We found Eleanor in May 2023; from the first session, her expertise and approach made a huge difference. She tailored the training to Baker's high-energy, intelligent personality (typical of a Schnauzer!) and our specific goals. Here's how she helped us tackle key challenges: Leash Walking: Baker used to pull constantly and didn't understand leash pressure. Eleanor taught us techniques to encourage loose-leash walking and helped him learn how to respond to leash cues. Now, he can walk calmly beside us when asked, even in distracting environments. Recall: Baker's off-leash reliability was nonexistent until Eleanor helped us prove his recall around distractions. Now, he checks in frequently during off-leash hikes and comes when called, even with other dogs nearby! Advanced Obedience & Off-Leash Skills: Beyond the basics, Eleanor helped us teach Baker fun and practical skills like "place" and heelwork, and she helped us achieve his Canine Good Citizen certification. It's amazing to see how much more confident and connected he is with us now. We still work with Eleanor as new challenges arise, and attending her group classes has become one of the highlights of my week! What makes Eleanor so effective is her clear communication, patience, and adaptable methods. She didn't just train Baker--she taught us how to understand and work with him. Her feedback is always constructive, and she celebrates our progress while helping us troubleshoot setbacks. The results speak for themselves: Baker is now a well-mannered, happy dog who loves training, and we feel equipped to handle new challenges as they come. We couldn't have done it without Eleanor's guidance--I highly recommend her to anyone, especially owners of clever, quirky, and spirited breeds like Schnauzers!

As the companion-owner of my 3rd Weimaraner, with over 28 years of experience with this breed, you…read moremight assume that I have seen and experienced much over that term, especially relative to thorough and lasting canine training on these semi-hard headed, smart and engaging sporting dogs. Well...it turns out our assumption(s) might be missing the mark. As my current Weimaraner pup came to me not long ago, she being the product of two of the top grand champions in the country, I knew that I needed to brush-up on my basic and intermediate obedience training and incorporate even better Best Practices than what I learned previously -- for all the beneficial reasons that you might imagine. Hence my dedicated and focused search for the best dog trainer I could find for my specific requirements; the location of the trainer nor their accompanying fees were not an issue in my search. Experience and skillfulness, temperament, purposefulness, pragmatism, clarity, results, integrity...all mattered more. Long story short, after much searching, effort, energy and many interviews, I found and landed on Eleanor Post to be the standout canine trainer, well above the rest of candidates, and, that decision has proven itself out over time. From moment "one", literally, it was quite evident to me (and my pup) that I was in superior hands. Eleanor immediately assessed my handling skills, and sized-up my pup, and confidently and with dedicated purpose and structure, started me on a specific, tailored, pragmatic and common-sensical approach and path, and, in doing so, reminded me of many of the prior techniques that did not merit fruit for me in the past. Eleanor incentivized and supported me on this path to, including and not limited to, examine how my own dog handling management, (ie. leash management; treating, body and attitude modeling expressions approaches, etc.) influenced and affected how my pup would behave in consistent ways - and, fabulously, she was able to illicit near immediate results with me and my pup through bonafide specific relevant and appropriate examples, all with a common-sensical, experiential, intuitive and clear and consistent and humane manner. Due to Eleanor's "training of me", and her steadfast, and unwavering commitment to targeting and promoting a fun and enjoyable, highly interesting and a range options and tips, techniques and real-life "let's do it" examples -- we made successful, wonderful, positive and upwards progress, with alacrity, that, candidly, I had never experienced before. I am here to say that I believe that, with Eleanor, I have experienced more awesome "a-ha's" in my sessions than in all the previous private and group training activities than I had experienced with other dog trainers - combined. I can testify and stipulate here and today, with utmost sincerity, that we (my pup and I) are the beneficiaries of Eleanor's wonderful, awesome regard, caring, sensitivity, direct, specific, clear, pragmatic, common-sensical, situation-specific, intuitive and forthright approach in instilling in us exactly what my initial objective was/is: Working to produce a well-mannered, well-adjusted, holistically sound, happy, vital and focused pup companion. This is a case study and example of how the energy and effort of Eleanor's vast depth of "dog whisperer" experience can assist to produce such satisfying, lasting and dramatic results that remarkably continue to exceed my expectations daily!

As always, my dog was returned to us happy, clean, with paws looking terrific! The bonus today was…read moreColt's very handsome Christmas bow. We've been very happy with Lexi and the crew working at Cotati Groomers. Highly recommend!

Cotati Dog Grooming is the Literal Best! I would not trust my little Fluff with anyone else! Lexi…read moreand crew always go above and beyond. I refer CD out to all my clients! and when my Gertrude comes out of her grooming appointment she feels like the Princess she is!! Highly Recommend!!

This job is Ron Taylor's dream. He loves dogs and they love him. And, he loves being helpful…read more I'm a recent arrival to Spring Lake Village with 2 7-year old, fairly sedentary, adopted dogs who are glued to me with separation anxiety. I've gone through major adjustments. No more relaxing as the dogs roam in the back yard. I've felt myself in jail with 4 pleading eyes tracking my every move, as they can't go out unless I take them. I had lots of unfinished business in Marin after moving here, and couldn't leave the boys all day in the apartment. Plus, I'd imagined some pleasant day trips to enjoy Sonoma County, and since one dog isn't a happy traveler in the car, I just sometimes need a day off from them. I learned of Ron Taylor on Nextdoor for Blackhawk and lower Melita, near Rincon Valley. He picked them up at 8:30 and kept them in his facility either until I got them on the way back or he dropped them on his way home. His facility is in the industrial area behind auto row on Corby. It's a large warehouse setting with rubber floors, huge crates for time outs, an open door to a large concrete pad. No grass, but he has water pools, artificial turf, and walks the dogs 3 times a day while there. And, they all play with each other, getting exercise that way. It's like an indoor dog park. The little ones are separated in a different room. I'd looked into dog day care, and most seem to want to come to your home (not feasible in my location) and charge for various minutia. Ron has a per-day charge that's reasonable for seniors to bear. And if it's a partial day, he charges accordingly. He's exceedingly flexible, making last minute requests work, which many don't do. But most important is his heart and nature. The guy truly adores what he's doing and it shows. He takes videos of my dogs playing and I can tell he loves them. I trust them to his care and would recommend him to anyone who could use a little down time from your pooch. Give Ron a call. You won't be sorry.

Sit N Stay is fabulous! My dogs had an excellent stay with Ron who is just amazing with dogs. He…read moreclearly loves them and cares for them as if they are his own. Ron communicated with us during our time away, sent us photos of our girls and even provided a report for us at the end of the time. I totally recommend Ron and Sit N Stay to anyone who is looking for their dogs to be looked after to the highest standard, they offer amazing care.

My Pug fell in love with Julie instantly. Whenever we need to leave our precious boy while we're…read moreout of town, I know he's in purrrrfect hands. She walked him, administered meds and watched tv for a while as he snored on her lap. She even took care of my snake! All creatures, great and small.

I am not sure what is more relaxing....vacationing in Hawaii for 9 days or knowing that your…read morebeloved pets are in the trusting hands of Julie (Purrfect Petsitting). We have employed Julie for 2 years. Julie is trustworthy, reliable and responsible. We have 2 cats who are very spoiled. What I love even more about Julie is that when we return from vacation, the cats are not mad at us. It is as though we never left. This has NEVER happened with other pet sitting services, I normally get the cold shoulder for days after my return. The cats are happy and my plants look better than when I left them. Oh and here is a bonus....she waters/watches your garden upon request. I do not know what she does but my garden loves Julie more than me. Julie is a vet tech and can spot any distress in your animals (although this has never happened to us)...it sort of gives you that extra assurance that IF anything happens she can handle the situation. What I love most are the pictures she sends me when I am on vacation. I love to see my boys happy....in fact we usually use the pictures for our holiday cards. So many bonuses with this service. Bottom line....I am a needy pet parent AND hope I never have to find another pet sitter again because Julie is the best.

I have a 19 year old Morgan gelding named Taylor. I was attempting to learn how to ride him in…read morehackamore. A trainer friend of mine was helping me and said that Taylor was stiff in his body and that was making it difficult to bend. She also thought that Taylor might be having trouble on his hind end. After a recommendation from Jessica Lashbrook at Marin Tack and Feed I got a diagnostic session with Belinda for Taylor. It showed some pretty serious tightness in his lower back and hips and some tightness in one of his shoulders. After a second session 4 weeks later Taylor freed up a lot and was over tracking at the walk in ground school and in the trot on horseback. Belinda also gave me some good stretches to use on Taylor before riding to improve his bendiness. Although there's chiropractic in the business name Belinda focuses not only on the spine but also the muscles and the mind of the horse. And trains the horse's owner a bit as well. I now get Taylor a session once a month as a tuneup and mini diagnostic. He's much more comfortable to ride on the trail because he's no longer on his front end so much and I'm able to bend him more easily to minimize jigging. Belinda has firm but gentle hand and Taylor really looks forward to his sessions with her. I'm really glad we were able to steal Belinda from The Land Down Under!

What can I say? My horse had been lame on and off for about three weeks. The vet had been out…read more Belinda came and worked on Johnny for a long time. Three days later and NO LAMENESS. He is scheduled for another adjustment or two but I can't begin to thank Belinda enough for all she did for him and all I learned from her. Kind, quiet, and gentle all the things I want for my horse. I am looking forward to years of perfectly adjusted horses and dogs! Call Belinda, you will not be sorry!

Laurie is an absolute gem and I feel so lucky to have found her! When I had to return to the…read moreoffice for work, I wanted Odie to experience daily off-leash pack hikes. However, he still needed more recall training and socialization. Laurie agreed to take Odie into her pack and has worked wonders with him! It gives me so much comfort and peace of mind to know that Odie is in such capable hands and having so much fun every day while I'm at work.

My Dog Nigel has been doing his weekday walks with Laurie and pack for over a year. He looks out…read morethe window each morning for her and gets so excited when he sees her car pull up as he knows he's in for some fun. He adores her and she is so great with him. He is very high energy and always comes home exhausted. Laurie is professional, reliable, trustworthy and I feel safe having Nigel in her care. She goes above and beyond, and we now consider her an extension of our family. I recommend Laurie 100%.