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 took our dog out to WAGSVILLE today just to check it out and see if it was a good fit. All I can…read moreis: wow. Beautiful property, very securely fenced. Had a good chat with the owner Barash; he has a long history in the hospitality business so that assured me he'd look after our dog well. We also were very impressed at the limit on the dog numbers found at WAGSVILLE. He outlined the dogs' daily routine for us - they get an excellent amount of outdoors time whatever the weather, just modified when it's snowy or rainy or hot. We will take our dog over for a stay about once a month and then leave him there for our next big trip in November. He's going to love it there. Nice big kennels in a clean, secure, well heated building - and of course , enough space for dogs to run. Senior citizens and small dogs have their own exercise area, safe from larger more boisterous dogs. Easy to get to on Bowen Island, and the island's veterinarian is close by.

I never have to worry that my two dogs will be in danger at this kennel. Barash and crew are very…read moreattentive to the Kerries, and other dogs, and they get oodles of yard time when they're at Wagsville.

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

This is the place we always take our dog, Matcha, whenever we need to board her. The staff here are…read moreamazing and provide daily updates on how Matcha is doing and how she's getting along. They also make sure your dog is compatible with the other dogs, so they advise you to bring your dog in for a couple of hours prior to the boarding date, and that's free of charge! They even share updates on their Instagram page, where you can see photos, which I think is fantastic! The staff really know how to make you feel at ease. The best part is that they separate the big dogs from the small dogs, which is great! This is our go-to place for boarding our dog, and I highly recommend it!

We love Dog Patch , our Piper loves Dog Patch ! We take her…read morethere weekly and she's had a week long boarding experience too. We know she's in the best hands when she's there with her " aunties " She comes home nicely tired and always eager to return to her friends the next week .

To be honest I have never owned a breed that need to be groomed. I took any aussie doodle in and…read moreshe looked like a mop because it's so hard to find groomers. We were quite worried about the how our dog would be treated or how she would behave. Once I meet the owner and watched him with my dog my daughter and I were much more relaxed. Well we picked out lil beast and we're overwhelmed on how good she looked. I don't know what he's using for shampoo but my dogs coat is so soft we might change her name to butter. Thanks to Ferrell I dog looks great

On Wednesday, February 21st, my 5 months puppy had an eye injury and he had to go through eye…read moresurgery. The goal in dropping my puppy off at the daycare was training + help my dog with separation anxiety. My dog has only been to the daycare , 3 Wednesdays, February 07th, 14th and 21st. On Wednesday, February 21st, As per Ez dog's owner, Farrell Augustin, the dogs were drinking water when a fight started between the dogs and one of the dogs pushed my dog with his paw in my puppy's right eye. The dog's claw went inside the right eye of my dog. Since then, My puppy went through eye surgery, he has been taking medication daily + visiting vet every time. The day that the accident happened, Ez dog owner had 10 dogs in his daycare: 2 small size dogs including my puppy, and the rest were medium and big size. The owner didn't even know which dog had attacked my puppy because he said that he turned his back to take his cellphone to capture a picture of the dog's drinking water when everything had happened. I asked the owner if another staff member was with him when the accident had happened and the owner said that the person who works with him at that moment could not handle the situation and he/she has left the daycare to get some fresh air. I never saw this Ez dog's staff at the daycare except the owner. I am addressing the following questions to Ez dog's owner: - How could he accept 10 dogs at his daycare with only one person looking after all the dogs? - How could he train my puppy watching 10 dogs playing at the same time? - How could he do the grooming at the same time of the daycare? - Why don't he separate small breeds from medium and big breeds to guarantee the safety of the dogs?My dog is a 5-month-old Shih Tzu mixed poodle. - How could he have only 1 or 2 staff looking after all the 10 dogs? - Why don't you have a camera monitoring your place? - Where was this second person looking after the dogs that I have never seen? - Why don't he separate dogs by size while offering water? - Do you have insurance if an accident happens? If yes, what your insurance says about the accident with my dog? - When accepting a dog at the daycare, at least observe the dog's behaviour 3 times before giving the dog full access to the daycare. Only 1 day to evaluate a dog for being ready for the daycare is not enough. Imagine if this would happen on the first evaluation day of the daycare? Farrell, you need to create ideas / strategies to build a safe place for the dogs.I can be responsible for my dog, however, you are responsible for building a safe place for the dogs as everyone wants to drop off and pick up their dogs healthy and happy.

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!

We've been using the Woof Pack for once a week group walks for over 6 months now. We couldn't be…read morehappier with their services and neither could our dog! He gets to go for a long group walk with his fellow pack mates (whom we know he loves) and every time we come home he's a happy and sandy dog (which shows me he's playing tons and rolling around a lot). He's always exhausted (a good thing!) and I know he loves Wednesdays as they are his pack days. I can't recommend Iain or Lauren highly enough, they are professionals who truly love dogs and will look after your little one as if it were their own.

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".