If you find a lost pet, do NOT take them to Southwoods!…read more I found a sweet dog late one night and immediately grew attached. Wanting to do the right thing, I had him scanned for a microchip at the nearest vet, Southwoods. He was chipped--and that's when things took a disappointing turn. The staff at Southwoods told me they were legally required to keep him, even though I offered to foster him until the owner was located. I gave them all my contact information and asked them to pass it along to the owner. I offered to keep the dog at my home in case the owner reached out. They refused and insisted he could not be returned to me. I later discovered that Guilford County Animal Services has a Stray to Foster Program, which encourages good Samaritans to foster found pets during the stray hold period--and they even offer support and supplies. I wish I had known that beforehand. Southwoods also claimed they would take the dog to the shelter the next day if the owner didn't come, and that I could possibly adopt him from the shelter after the hold period. In reality, they took him to the shelter the same day. Based on this experience and the misinformation I was given, I would not recommend taking found animals--or even your own pets--to Southwoods. Please consider going directly to the Guilford County Animal Shelter or following their Stray to Foster guidelines if you find a lost pet.

These people are so good to me. I've been bringing my animals here for almost 20 years. They've…read moreseen my animals (and me) at our best and at our worst. The care my babies have received is priceless. Not literally....they've cost me tons, but the quality of care has been worth every penny. The love and compassion they showed when I had to put my first two babies down two years apart was how it should be done. Knowing that they care makes an absolutely devastating experience manageable. They're special people (and fun)! I've always enjoyed going just so I get to see and talk with them, and over the years, I've had to go A LOT. I trust them and I appreciate them more than I think they'll ever know.

I love this place! It's locally-owned, they have a huge selection, and great hours. What more could…read moreyou ask for? I have been helped on more than one occasion, and had a pleasant experience each time. They have a lot of fun events and a rewards program. I found a great cat food for my babies here, and it's a great price! Take that, big box stores!

I didn't realize how large this location was. They had a great selection of pet clothing, toys and…read morefood. I felt bad for the nice gentleman who helped me. Some customers came earlier and just disheveled the clothing rack. While reorganizing, he was very helpful and I was able to get my doggie "little brother" a nice new sweater to brave the approaching weather storm. His advice helped me pick the right one. My little brother likes it.

The girls are great and they do a wonderful Job on my…read moreMaggie. So appreciate how kind they are to my dog.

I am sad to say I will not be returning to Paws on Cherry. I have been taking our Aussie here for…read moreseveral months since we moved to the area. They have always done a nice job. However , since I started here it seems they have a turnover in help and now seem to clearly be understaffed. I was told to drop him off at 8:00 am. He was there for over 6 hours before I was called to pick him up. I was very unhappy and told her this was unacceptable. I had told the owner from the beginning I did not want him kept crated more than needed. If they are taking so many dogs that it takes them this long to get them complete, they clearly should be timing the drop offs so they are not having to crate them over this long of a period. I have never had my dogs in groomers more than 3 1/2-4 hours tops! Her answer was that there were only 2 of them working that day. Clearly they had more than they could handle in a timely manner. I would have preferred to be called and told they were shorthanded and I would have gladly rescheduled. Also I tried numerous times to call when time was ticking by, and they had no one to answer the call. Sorry to say, I feel their business practices have much to be worked out. If time is not a problem for you or your pet, then maybe this is the place for you.

Fast response and friendly! Our Pug is squirmy and Ariel handled her without any issue. She's…read morevery nice and patient, you can really tell she loves your pets like you do.

She is just a real compassionate groomer. I really like Ariel as a person as well as a groomer.read more

Always a great experience for my pup - Zoe and her 6 or so week grooming routine! She's been going…read morehere for more than a year now and she's a 5.5 lb yorkie that's 12 years old but I always do a puppy cut on her to keep her hair clean and short due to various skin allergies/sensitivity. They continue to do an amazing job and are efficient. Decent/average pricing too at $45 for her full groom. I drop her off first thing in the mornings around 730 and she's usually ready by 930-11 depending on the # of grooming appts they have. They always are super friendly and helpful and extremely appreciative of gratuity for the groomer. However they book up fast!! So I highly recommend you book 2-3 appts out at a time. I would say that's the only downside if you forget - I've had to wait almost 3 months for Zoe to be seen and her hair grows fast so ideally she needs a cut every 4-6 weeks. Ideal location right on the outskirts of downtown going down smith/battleground split. I've never boarded my dog there but have heard good things and the pups running around seem to love it.

WOULD NOT RECOMMEND! The owners allow their main front desk manager nikki to allow how she fires…read moreand hires people based on favoritism alone which is why she allows her main afternoon manager Casey to talk inappropriately to her staff, post underage employees on her social media to and as well got five of her staff wrongly terminated just because they had enough of her two faced ways and how she carried herself.As well she will mistreat and ill handle the dogs she has a problem with or she just can't handle them and just puts them up all day. The rest of the staff there is wonderful but in my opinion the business needs new owners or needs to reevaluate how to properly run a business.

I reached out to Lori from this company asking for information about her services. We had what I…read morethought was a very nice email exchange (I can provide it to anyone who wants to see it) and asked if I could call her the next day. I call and she put me directly into voicemail and blocked my number. I have a Hawaii area code so I gave her the benefit of the doubt think she may have thought it was a spam call. So I emailed her saying I was trying to get in touch with her and could she please call me back. 4 days went by and I got an email saying "ahhh I suddenly remember when recognize your name" recommend that you go to another company. I emailed her back asking why she was not able to help me and she simply stated it is best for you to reach out to another sitter with no other explanation. Frankly, I am glad that she doesn't want to work with me because I find this very very rude and unreliable if she cannot provide an explanation or even email back on a timely basis, I can only imagine what her service is or care for the animals are like from this interaction I do not recommend if anybody would like to see the full email communication I have it.

Barker & Katz are Dog Whisperers. Their first visit, my dogs did not even bark at them and my dogs…read morealways bark at strangers. They are so LOVING with my crew and they are RELIABLE and TRUSTWORTHY...hard to find! Thank you Barker & Katz for coming to our rescue!!

She kept both dogs and was great. She is very personable and you feel you have known her for…read moreyears. I have never had a stranger to keep my dogs but I needed to visit my sick mother. I am very at ease with Beth and will use her every time I come into town. I am from Georgia. Call her! You will be very glad you did. Teresa Jones

I should start by saying I rarely right reviews, even through I travel, go to dinner, use any…read morenumber of services daily. I am a very busy person so I generally do not take the time to participate in this sort of activity. This is the exception. I felt the need to write a glowing review about Beth's Comfy Critters Petsitters because I was extremely happy and satisfied with the services that were provided by Beth and her husband Joe. From the moment I initially contacted them the customer service was far above average, and greatly exceeded my expectations. The got back to me promptly via email. After initial contact we set up a time to speak on the phone in which they spent about 20 minutes discussing my needs. After the phone consult we arranged a time to do an in home consultation which was at a time of my choosing which I found to be very nice considering my busy schedule. Joe made the 20 minute drive to my home and arrived early. We spent almost an hour going through a complete list of my needs, in addition to him meeting my dog and developing an instant bond. Being an animal lover it is easy to see someone who has a similar mentality and fondness of animals, and I can greatly appreciate that. I should mention too that I own an 8 year old Pit Bull named Roxanne. She is a member of my family, and Joe and Beth treated her as one. This was extremely nice and refreshing to me, especially considering the stigma surrounding the breed, and some people's reluctance or out right refusal to work with the breed. After the hour long in home consult, which was extremely informative, and I found to be very professional and beneficial to my whole family, we toured the house and went through the routine of what I would like done for Roxanne while I was away. Joe was very comfortable with everything and made me feel comfortable also. He took a lot of notes, and asked a lot of questions. We discussed how ofter I would like for Joe and Beth to keep in contact with me and give me updates while I was away. They stuck to what they said, and keep in contact with me the entire time I was away which was so comforting to me. Like I said Roxanne is a member of my family and with the great service that was provided to me I felt at ease being away and leaving her in good hands. I decided to have Beth and Joe come over twice a day to spend time with Roxanne, let her out, feed her, play with her, they also offered to do three times a day if I would like. Their cost was very reasonable. I have no complaints at all, I am extremely 110% satisfied! I would recommend Beth's Comfy Critters Petsitters to anyone and everyone! I would personally vouch for them and the amazing job they did! Thank you very very much Beth and Joe! I will definitely be using your services again in the future!

Couldn't be more rude. Called for an appointment and was basically told to jump off a bridge.read more

I started using Barkley Manor when our Cavalier became too stressed by going to a regular groomer…read more It was too stressful for her to be there all day and surrounded by other dogs. Then she developed a seizure disorder, so having the Barkley Manor mobile grooming van come to our house was just the answer. Jayne is fabulous and takes extra special care of our dog to make sure she isn't too stressed by the whole grooming process. Our dog loves it when Jayne drives up in her van. And Jayne does a wonderful job grooming our dog. An added bonus is how great our dog smells when she is finished with her spa appointment!