We had a great experience with the basic obedience class! The instructions were really clear and…read morethe lessons moved quickly enough that my dog stayed engaged the whole time. I'm already seeing improvement in her recall when we're at the park! Highly recommend these trainers and will be back for more classes.

Classes are great. Staff is wonderful. I had a few follow…read moreup questions and received a comprehensive response that was pages long.

Alexis grooms my Pixie Grrl to the T Pixie always returns…read moreto me happy and unstressed. Thanks Alexis and DogieZone.

The staff was very friendly - from booking my appointment to the front desk. They all seem like…read moregreat people to be around dogs. The place was clean, smelled fresh and was well organized. I took my foster dog here for her first bath (with me). I booked a standard bath with a groomer and added a teeth freshener. Again, friendly staff. My foster dog was in a cone the first few weeks I got her and unable to get a bath. So she smelled pretty bad. The total time was around 2 hours. She looked clean and was happy after. I would rate the bath a 7.1/10 smell/cleanliness wise and how long it seems to have lasted. To be fair, it's summer and she enjoys long walks. I would maybe come here again and try the shower stations to bathe her myself.

Strangers always comment on how well-trained my dog is and friends always ask me to train their…read moredogs for them. The truth is that a well-trained dog is just as much about training the handler as the dog. My family has taken 5 dogs through Dog Sense, 3 all the way through Advanced Obedience, and our dogs were taught to follow US instead of us chasing after them. My mother took our first family dog there and when my sister and I returned with our dogs, some of the same experienced trainers were still there 19 years later, a testament to their years of experience. Don't waste your money on the pet store classes, Dog Sense is the place to go in Montgomery County. A well-behaved dog is a real gem to have around!

l like it a lot because they attend to my puppy promptly and do keep him caged like in other places…read more they are very professional

Sarah Stoycos runs this dog training school in the Rockville area of Montgomery County, Maryland…read more She offers in home dog training, plus classes at Your Dog's Friend in Rockville. I met Sarah through a program at You Dog's Friend for foster dogs. I highly recommend her! She's smart, bright, funny, engaging, patient, down to earth, nonjudgemental and a good listener. Sarah helped me train several of my foster dogs, including an under-stimulated blind herding dog, a 12 year old Border Collie without any training and a feral herding dog. These were not your typical "family dog who jumps on company" training issues, and Sarah took them in stride, offering awesome suggestions which helped these dogs gain confidence, helped me understand them better, and, ultimately, helped them get adopted into amazing families. If Sarah can train my complicated foster dogs, she can definitely train your dog! Sarah is a great dog trainer: she listens to your concerns, watches your dog and how you interact with your dog, and then offers reasonable solutions to your issues. Because she talks you through the problems and solutions, clients are more likely to understand why their dog is acting a certain way, and the best way to help them. I have worked with a lot of dog trainers. With Sarah, you understand your dog better, and because of that you are more likely to keep up the training skills and find success (and happiness). Sarah uses positive reinforcement training techniques (including clicker training!), which IMHO (and the dog training community's HO, and the scientific community's HO) are the only way to build a better relationship with your dog and find success in communicating with and training your dog.

Sarah Stoycos is a fantastic trainer! She uses positive reinforcement clicker training that is…read moreeffective, and gentle and wonderful (NO choke collars, prongs, alpha dog, etc techniques that are dangerous and ineffective). She is easy to work with, is patient, calm and smart. I highly recommend her.

My dog Luna loves going to play with her friends at College Gardens Pet Camp! She has front and…read moreback yards to play in, lots of love and attention from Jennifer and we always get daily reports and pictures. She will also pick up and drop off Luna when needed. We love the home setting- it feels like family!

From the owner: College Gardens Pet Camp welcomes pets into our home from all over Montgomery County, including…read moreRockville, Potomac, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Gaithersburg, and Silver Spring, as well as Washington, DC. We’re a fully-insured, cozy and cage-free home in the College Gardens neighborhood in Rockville— not a stressful, bark-filled warehouse or kennel. Dogs relax and play in our home and back yard, while getting plenty of love and attention. We are life-long pet owners so we know how important these little family members are to you and we strive to give each camper the personalized care we'd want for our own pets. We also offer additional services so check out our website to see our picture gallery and learn more!

The staff is great! They are very accommodating for my pup who has turned anxious as she's gotten…read moreolder and no longer likes daycare (she figured out how to open their door and just leaves when she feels like it ). They recommended she did day boarding and she loves it! They know us by name and are always happy to see her. Definitely recommend for anyone looking for a place for their pet to relax while you are at work.

Three years ago I raved about Olde Towne Pet Resort to every dog owner I knew. Now I wouldn't board…read morea houseplant here. Great to horrible, entirely self-inflicted. Every booking, every pet, every time: more signatures and "agreements" than a mortgage closing. Somewhere there's a lawyer who's never met a dog and decided the real threat to this business is the guy who's paid them loyally for three years. You carefully fill out the entire grooming form online, pick every option -- then show up and they shove a paper copy across the counter to sign the exact same thing again. And after all that paperwork, they still claim they don't have the phone number they've had on file for three years and called me on before. Let's put this in perspective. I can order dinner to my door in two taps -- Reorder, Apple Pay, done. A stranger drives hot food across town on the strength of my thumbprint. But dropping off dogs these people have known for three years apparently requires a signing ceremony and a fresh liability waiver every single visit. In 2026, that's not caution. That's a business that's forgotten how to trust its own customers. And then there's the membership -- the crown jewel of contempt. They took a system that worked and actively torched it. Gone are the daycare credit packs: fair, flexible, buy-what-you-need, the way a business treats people it respects. In their place, a pricier monthly "membership" that auto-drafts your card whether your dog walks through the door or not, with no rollover for the days you paid for and never used. Read that again: you pay, they keep it, your dog gets nothing, and they call it a perk. It's not a membership -- it's a standing withdrawal from your bank account with a bow on it. It punishes the exact people who kept this place in business: the regulars whose lives don't run on a fixed weekly schedule. Some months my dogs come once, some months five times, because that's how actual life works -- and this program is built to make sure I lose either way. It doesn't serve pets. It doesn't serve owners. It serves a spreadsheet, and it treats every loyal customer as a recurring charge to be maximized rather than a person to be valued. It is, top to bottom, the most openly hostile "loyalty" scheme I've ever been asked to fund. When customers spend more time signing forms and fighting your billing than petting their dogs, you're not a pet resort -- you're a law firm with a kennel attached. Take your pets somewhere that still remembers what the word "customer" means.

We used two different pet sitters, Caelyn and Liya, both were wonderful. They stayed at our home…read moreand made sure our anxious dog was safe and comfortable. We much prefer their services over boarding. We will only trust 4 on the floor for our pooch.

I really needed training for my puppy who's behavior was out of control. My first session was…read morerescheduled 3 times and the two sessions I did have were spent sitting at a table at a park just talking. The trainer just had a conversation with me at a picnic table while my dog continued to be unruly. I kept asking her what to do about this behavior and she just kept taking notes. I ended up sending my dog to a training program she told me not to and it fixed him right away. Not sure what I spent my money on with 4 on the floor to be honest.

This place is ok. Not that great but not bad. Just OK…read more My fur baby comes here too get his VIP treatment every 2 months. ( he's on a budget ) My pup sons groomer is the tall african american guy. He's super nice. The soaps they use make my dog go on a forever itching spree. Hypo allergenic my booty. His nails are still very long after a trim and his fur is rough asf. Just rough. So rough I get paper cuts from his fur until it grows out. They people are nice and understanding. My dog is very shy and afraid of big dogs. His groomer really does his thing with my fur baby Im always pleased after. Its the minor details that stress us out. I will bring his own soap this time and ask for running nails and not I walk on glass nails.

I am incredibly disappointed with my experience purchasing fish from this Petco…read more I came in excited to buy my very first school of neon tetras after spending weeks cycling and preparing my aquarium. I am very particular about my fish and always take the time to carefully observe the tank before purchasing, making sure there are no dead fish and that all of them appear healthy and active. Unfortunately, the experience was heartbreaking. The employee with blonde hair, glasses, and a full floral sleeve tattoo on her right arm handled the fish in a way that immediately concerned me. The first red flag was that she never asked a single question about my aquarium or whether my tank was properly cycled before selling me the fish. What was even more concerning was the bagging process. She spent an excessive amount of time chasing the fish around the tank with the net. On more than one occasion, I watched fish get caught between the net and the glass while she continued trying to scoop them. It was difficult to watch because the fish appeared to be getting pinned during the process. By the time she finished bagging the fish and handed the bag to me, one of the neon tetras had already died. Based on what I witnessed, she killed at least three tetras, including the one that was bagged to me and not including the school of neon tetras. When I got home and took the bag out, every remaining fish was dead. The entire school of neon tetras I had just purchased had died. Several were lying on their sides and gasping before they passed away. I can't say for certain what caused it, but after witnessing how they were handled, I left feeling that they had been subjected to an unnecessary amount of stress. I immediately called the store to let them know what had happened and drove back. This is where the experience completely split into two very different customer service interactions. Kevin was absolutely phenomenal. He greeted me with kindness, empathy, and genuine concern. He immediately began the refund process, apologized for what had happened, and directed me to aquatics. Kevin treated me like someone whose excitement had just been ruined, not like I was an inconvenience. Employees like him are the reason i'll come back, and he deserves recognition for the professionalism and compassion he showed. Unfortunately, my interaction with Laura was the exact opposite. When I walked up holding the bag containing an entire school of dead fish, she showed no compassion whatsoever. As I reached out to hand her the bag, she didn't even acknowledge it and instead abruptly told me she needed to see my receipt. There was no "I'm sorry," no concern for what had happened, no empathy for the animals, and no attempt to make the situation right emotionally. Her attitude made an already upsetting experience even worse. Losing an entire school of fish is disappointing enough. What made it truly frustrating was the complete lack of compassion from the aquatics employee. These are living animals, and customers who care enough to properly cycle and prepare an aquarium deserve to be treated with respect and empathy when something goes wrong. Kevin turned what could have been an even worse experience into one that at least felt acknowledged. As for the employees in aquatics, I sincerely hope management addresses both customer service and proper fish handling, because no customer should leave excited about their aquarium, have a fish die before they even leave the store, and then arrive home to find their entire school of fish dead.

Attended a training at Paw by Paw Dog Training and while I have been around dogs my entire life,…read moreDavid not only enhanced my knowledge he also taught me new ways to work with and handle and understand the dogs that I walk and have over nights with. David made the training easy to understand and gave practical demonstrations. David and everyone at Paw by Paw Dog Training were friendly, professional, extremely knowledgeable and patient. I am looking forward to putting into practice all the new techniques and additional knowledge learned. Thank you!

My husband and I have 2 very reactive hound mix dogs, and we have worked with a handful of other…read moretrainers without any improvements. We've been attending weekly, private, behavior-modification lessons with David, and not to sound cliche, but the training has changed our lives. My dogs would lunge, bark, and bite when bicycles, dogs, kids, cars, etc. would pass by on walks, and now I can confidently walk them without fear of them reacting. We can comfortably walk our dogs on a loose leash, and also, put our dogs in 'place' when guests come over. The pricing for training is extremely fair and the results speak for themselves. Highly recommend Paw by Paw for any training needs!

We board our Rhodesian Lab mix rescue at Sniffer's and it feels like his second home away from…read morehome. He gets very excited to arrive there and loves playing with his small group of friends. Big groups are a bit overwhelming and cause him stress so it is the perfect environment. He is treated like family and is well cared for. We board him confidently knowing he is in good hands while we are away. We cannot recommend Sniffer's enough and are grateful for the staff for taking such great care of Teal.

I have been going to Sniffer's for over a decade so it is sad for me to report the service has…read moretaken a nose dive. Certain rude and condescending members of their staff make it a crap shoot whether your Dog will be well taken cared of. Please make sure to question each service so you are clear what they offer since their literature does NOT have a full disclosure over what they will NOT provide. If you expect a bath for your Dog do not necessarily expect him to be dry before they say he is 'ready'. My Dog was left sopping wet and his face completely untouched after one of their supposed Dog baths. Instead of owning why I was upset their reply was 'Sorry you feel that way'. Stay clear.