If i could give Christine and Downtown Dogs 10 stars I would !…read more This is the BEST doggy daycare in the city BY FAR (and I've tried a few) and you can tell the staff truely care about the dogs and are passionate about their job. The facility is very clean and has different sections for the dogs to hangout and play in opposed to just putting them in an open space like other doggy daycares do. Christine knows what she's doing :) to keep all the dogs happy. You can tell they really care about the wellbeing of your dog :) I have a little chihuahua with seperation anxiety so doggy daycare is my only answer while I'm at work. I took my pup to a small dogs only daycare and she would always come back smelling so bad and running for the water bowl when we got home & seemed stressed. so I knew I had to try a different daycare and I'm so glad I found Downtown Dogs! I was a little hesitant bringing my small pup to all sizes doggy daycare but the staff know what they are doing! Christine is a dog trainer, a good one and it shows. I pick up my pup from Downtown Dogs and she's so confident and happy, she loves going there ! I can see the difference in her behaviour. If you need a trustworthy doggy daycare, bring your dog here! They go above and beyond !

Totally don't know how I haven't left a review for DownTown Dogs yet…read more Christine, the owner and head trainer, is basically a dog-rockstar. On my dog, Sam's, first day of daycare with Christine he came home with a report card detailing what he did for the day. Cutest thing ever? I think so. After having some questionable dog daycare experiences at another establishement (see my other reviews) I asked Christine if I could come early or late to get a tour of the facility, meet her and the staff, and decide if it was the right place for Sam. Christine was MORE than happy to comply, and Sam went to daycare there for 2 full years, 3 days a week. We have also taken agility and outdoor fun classes with Christine, which were both SUPER fun. Another really key thing to note is how much Downtown Dogs cares about the community. A few months ago I got an email request for help with preparing food packages to be given to street youth to help feed their pets. Christine has been key in getting literally thousands of pounds of dog and cat food to people who can't otherwise afford it. Basically, downtown dogs is excellent value, top quality, and one of the best places for dog daycare. The class sizes (ha) are usually 15 dogs, and there is onsite grooming available.

We use DogPlay for for boarding when we go away for a weekend. Our King Charles Cavalier loves to…read morevisit and the staff are warm and welcoming. Bamboo always comes home well taken care of and exhausted from playing all day!

I have had good grooms here. The groomer is great. The booking system/organization is my issue. I…read morebooked a groom like a month ago for today. Really needed to get our dog groomed before we go away so he doesn't get too hot. I get my sister to bring him in as I had to work. Apparently they cancelled my groom and sent me an email to let me know- never received, not even in my junk. Now I'm struggling to find a last minute groom. Waste of time and I'm frustrated.

We had a last minute invitation to go kayaking on Bowen Island with our friends. So we asked the…read moreB.I. Kayak company if they could recommend a place to take our dog on the island and they said hands down "The Dog Ranch". I called and the ranch was closed on Friday night but Cam returned my call and happily said he would take our dog the next day. From that moment forward I was greeted with friendly, professional service. When we arrived our 10 month old puppy happily followed Cam behind the gate which showed us she felt safe there and trusted Cam. The facility looked amazing from what we could see and we felt very confident that this was a dog haven! At the end of the day we were rushed to get back to the ranch and noticed there was a Dog Ranch van that said shuttle services on it and I thought perhaps I could request a shuttle to the ferry for our puppy and Cam was amazing again and said "No problem I'm on my way there already" Our puppy was so relaxed and content when he dropped her off. This was her first "kennel" experience and if we lived closer I wouldn't hesitate to bring her back. Great Work, Great Place , Great people!!! Thank you so much Dog Ranch :)

Our Terrier loves it here. Every time he comes back he looks happy and exhausted. A side effect of…read morea life lived in the wilderness of the ranch. He even cried once as when the shuttle driver said good-bye. That's a good sign, so Bowen Island is naturally our go-to dog sitting solution for whenever we head out of town. The shuttle service is super convenient (now Monday to Friday), especially when you factor in the cost of taking the ferry to Bowen Island to drop your pup off. We picked out dog up once and it ended up costing more than the shuttle. Here's the kicker... it's comparably priced to boarding your dog in the city. Only here they get to run around in the country all day. Check out their Facebook page too. They'll often post picts of your dog their their time at the ranch, which is nice if you want to see what kind of trouble they're getting into while you're on vacation. https://www.facebook.com/BowenIslandDogRanch?sk=info

Our Vet recommended that we get our border collie groomed and I was reluctant because I have heard…read morehorror stories of groomers not doing good jobs with Border Collies. James was recommended by a person on west coast border collies and I booked an appointment. I am so happy that I did! Our boy looks amazing and James did a wonderful job! Will definitely be coming back! He got all of our dogs undercoat off and all the mats out without shaving him! Can't say enough about how happy we are.

Stanley Bark is a dog store on Alberni that provides daycare and grooming services…read more The service is good and the store is small yet stylish. All the dogs seem to be content. The prices are reasonable considering their location, but still a bit too rich for my blood. If I could let my dog stay at daycare all the time, I would. But for now, it will be once in a while. Full Day ($30.00) Package of 10 full days ($26.00 per day) Package of 20 full days ($23.00 per day) Bath & Blow Dry - Grooming varies with request

amie was the perfect pet sitter. i needed someone to help me watch my dog during my trip to…read morevancouver and a few friends around the area recommended me to her. usually this just means that the dog gets stuck in a crate and doesn't do anything all day, but i could tell my boy was exhausted only to find out she took him out for long walks and hikes and you could tell he was totally loved! so great! can't recommend her enough. the only con is that my dog might like her more than me, which isn't cool.

We found out about Sweet Pea and Me though Ethical Deal and used their services for our beloved…read morelabrador retriever, Lucky. We were absolutely delighted with Sweet Pea and Me, and so was Lucky! Dog-walker extraordinaire Sara Bartlett is one of the most dedicated, professional business owners we've ever met. She picked up Lucky during our long work days, took her to the beach for a swim, and returned her tired, happy and smelling like mangoes (she cleans the dogs after their swims with special grooming spray). Since Lucky is an older dog, Sara was very sensitive to her needs, and made sure that she rested when she got tired. Lucky seemed to really like Sara, and we felt comfortable leaving her in Sara's capable hands since she has a pet first aid certificate and is bonded and insured. For us humans, Sweet Pea and Me is a pleasure to deal with. All of our phone calls, emails, appointment requests and text messages were answered promptly. Sara sent us frequent texts and photos during her walks, notifying us of when Lucky was picked up, when she was returned, and how she was doing. Not only that, but every day after her walk, Sara left a cute little paper bag filled with a different flavour of truly home-made, organic dog cookies which Lucky thought were delicious. I would recommend Sweet Pea and Me without hesitation to anyone who has a special dog in their lives!

Where Jordana goes my dog goes. She has been walking the pooch for a few years now and he always…read morecomes back nice and tired. He goes out for the adventure walks which usually means a hike up one of the North Shore mountains. Thanks for looking after my bud!

This place is now called Canine Concierge. I would not trust them with my dog. The dogs don't…read moreeven look like they are having fun. When I walked in all the dogs were against the fence and not playing. When I mentioned it the young girl said it was because I was there. At my dogs previous daycare, I could stand there for 30 min and the dogs were too busy running around playing to even care that I was there. The owner who also owns Pet Pantry doesn't seem dog friendly even though he kept stating he is a dog owner. I got bad vibes. Do your dog a favour and find another alternative!

Bit of a back story... I used to work for this daycare back when it was "Launderdog". I worked for…read morethe owner who transitioned the business to "Sit Doggie Daycare". My 2 dogs at the time had never been to a daycare and I began to bring them of course, I worked here afterall :) Although I left Sit Doggie Daycare to pursue a career, I still brought Dayton and Baileybug to the daycare as they loved it! Hanging out with a few awesome people and a bunch of happy dogs sure beat waiting for mom to get home from work right? After Baileybug passed away, I adopted a rescued pit bull Marley and by this time, the daycare had come under new ownership. Cam has been nothing less than awesome for this daycare. I'm happy to have seen it evolve into the wonderful place it is now. Well managed, CLEAN and the folks have a genuine relationship with each and every pup that comes through that door. I will always recommend Sit Doggie Daycare!

I worked here for a few months semi- recently. As someone who worked there, I can confidently say…read morethat they do not take as good care of the dogs as they say. The owner is rude to her employees, and they use methods such as shaking change in metal jars directly in the dog's ears until they are scared of the workers as a way to make them stop barking. They will also yell very, very harshly at them almost constantly. The reason why I don't work there is because I refused to take part in that. They will also put up to 25 dogs of all sizes and temperaments in one van for the daily beach walk, which exceeds the legal limit and results in the dogs getting in fights with each other. Again, as someone who worked there, please do not leave your beloved animal there. Your dog will be sad all day and will not get enough attention nor be treated appropriately. At first glance, it seems like a great environment, hence why I worked there. But your dog will only be let out once, and in the group photos they send, it's likely your dog won't even be in the picture. They use very outdated training methods, and it was incredibly hard for me to work there. Leaving your dog there is the equivalent of leaving your dog at an animal shelter.

It's not often that I leave reviews for businesses that I've interacted with unless they are truly…read moreoutstanding but in this case I thought it important that pet owners considering using Noelle's service, in particular the daycare, have a well-rounded picture. I have two dogs and recently moved to the City. I enrolled one of my dogs in her daycare because the other one was highly anxious and could come with me to work. Both of my dogs have been attending daycare for years without issue. The younger one, which I enrolled, passed the intake exam and full daycare day without issue. He can be difficult at times because he doesn't know his size and can be bossy. I signed him up for the beach walks because when I saw the facility it looked to be just a large warehouse and I knew my dog would want outside time. The dogs are mostly let off leash during these walks but I noticed that mine was only let off the first time and not again. I had warned them that his recall was not great so I figured maybe they were working on that (given your pet is supposed to receive recall and other basic training while enrolled at daycare). When I met Noelle finally (on a day when her dad was off and she was supervising pick up) she told me that she would only let him off when the tide was out because it gave him more room to run. Fair enough. However I never saw him off leash. We worked on the training videos she sent, each day, diligently. I wasn't receiving other feedback until I was told that my dog had a bad reaction to another dog but that the other dog had been asked to leave the daycare. I was pretty surprised that the other dog was asked to leave just like that but was told there had been some "other issues". The next day, my dog was the one to be kicked out for going after another dog. I was told that Noelle or Vincent would be in touch to explain further but just like that I no longer had a spot. I had been exchanging emails with Noelle up to this point because I noticed my dog exhibiting aggressive behaviour at home towards my other dog, something he had never done. She recommended I hire their behaviourist, Sandy. I spent a little over $1100 to hire her. When Noelle reached out following up on an invoice, I told her that I was disappointed to have not heard from her after we were asked to leave the daycare. That I felt that for the amount I was paying ($55/day and that was only because there was a promo rate) I expected to receive a bit more feedback, further, my dog never seemed to be allowed off leash. Well she responded quite rudely saying that my dog had repeated events of bad behaviour and that he would never change. This was news to me given I had not received any kind of feedback like this before. Also for herto tell me my dog would never change was surprising - why then had I hired her colleague, the behaviourist for $1100? All in all, after having enrolled my dogs in daycare across three provinces, I have never had such a bad experience as I had with this one. It is very overpriced for what you get. If you are bringing a dog under 1-year then it might be great, and you might receive more bang for your buck but apparently my three-year old was way past help. Luckily we've since found another daycare, where my dog comes home happy each day, the aggression has totally stopped and I receive honest and fulsome feedback. As someone that puts themselves out there as an experienced trainer, it's extremely disappointing for her to refer to any dog as "beyond help" and refer to their behaviour as "never going to change".