We love Ms. Bess! Great experience. Excellent dog training and social interaction. My dog looks…read moreforward to going each week!

The dog trainers at the Venice Dog Club are passionate about what they do and know their stuff. The…read moreVDC offers classes in obedience , rally, agility, and more. Highly recommend.

I absolutely love this doggie daycare for my fur baby! The staff is amazing, they are so patient…read moreand kind. My pup is quite skittish, and they have gone above and beyond to help her get adjusted. Kallie gets excited every time I ask if she wants to go to day care and play with her friends. I highly recommend Bark Stars!

Bark Stars is awesome. My dog Gabby is so excited to go there. When she comes home she sleeps the…read morewhole day away and I swear she's sm

We bought a 6 month old dog off Craigslist during the pandemic…read more.. When we met the seller at the Walmart parking, we were really excited about how cute and friendly the dog was.. They told us we would be the 3rd owners! We had known Tom from his being an Usher at the Cathedral for 30 plus years.. I knew both he and wife had shown their dogs at dog shows for years, but learned that they have a successful training business... I signed us up for his beginner class and can't tell you how great of an experience it was... Our dog became by far the best trained, most obedient dog we have ever had..Just an absolute joy to be around.. I strongly recommend Tom and Sherry to help you make the very best of your furry freind..

My dog improved greatly. I think I got more out of the class because I told Tom what difficulties…read moreI was having with a large breed who was overly friendly. My dog scared people and their dogs because he wanted to meet and play with everyone and is 80 lbs of happiness and exuberance. Tom gave me and my dog higher standards to meet so I gained better control of him. He improved greatly and now it is easy for us to walk past people, including people with a dog. We can even make it past squirrels, rabbits and birds. The only negative was that Tom would often repeat advice, which was a bit boring. I would still recommend his class to a friend.

Staff is friendly and helpful. Fully stocked on products and variety…read more We also love the groomers and pet hotel staff. They always do a great job

This is a zero star review as I'm unable to put zero in. We took our golden retriever there to be…read moregroomed. This was the second time we used Petco for our golden retriever. The first time the groomer pulled out an example of fur length. I found an extremely confusing since I had a golden retriever, and they have several coats of fur. They simply can't get that short. They still cut the chest and belly very very, very short, basically shaved his belly. We went back the second time two weeks ago same groomer same example of hair length than the beginning. He asked me are you just here for a trim and bath? I said yes the trim last time was fine except last time you cut his belly too short and I need you to keep it longer. He came back and told me he would leave it long so that when we picked up the dog, we could determine if it needed to be any shorter on his chest and belly. Amazingly, he shaved my entire golden retriever all the way down. There are bald spots under his legs all over his belly chunks taken out even if I asked for a complete shave. This was the most horrendous thing I've ever seen.. I filed a complaint several weeks ago and was told I would get a follow up in a day or two I'm still waiting. I followed up with them again today and I'm really to the point that they're not gonna do anything. They asked us to follow up with the store so we did. The groomer himself answered the phone while my wife asked for the manager. He disappeared and left her on hold for about 10 minutes before she hung up and called the manager back a half hour later the manager still had no idea that my wife had called as the person that took the call never got his attention according to the manager, but the manager responded back with knowledge of the grooming, which led us to believe that he didn't fact already know. The person trains groomers I believe her name was Shannon took over and said absolutely the groomer screwed up. He should never take out hair samples for length for a golden retriever and every groomer is thoroughly trained and understanding that golden retrievers don't get shaved down and that they should've questioned if that's what he thought. Yet here we are it was so bad that we asked them to watch the video because we were concerned about how the entire cut went since there was huge chunks taken out under his arms pits, etc. they told us everything was fine. He was treated well yet he came home like he had been through a war. The head groomer told us that the groomer Curtis had problems with bad cuts before and they would add this to the list and document it. That's mind blowing to me because she claims he is thoroughly and totally trained which I find very hard to believe. Shannon, the head groomer is clearly protecting the store. Corporate keeps telling us to contact the store yet the resolution is nothing. After contacting the store they went from. This is absolutely unacceptable. He did the wrong thing he's done it before two and it's just a bad cut. We'll talk to him while I have Vet bills in the possibility of some serious problems with the hair growth back for a golden retriever. It'll take six months to a year before it all comes back with vet bills and I was offered 10,000 points on the app

There aren't enough words for how AMAZING this facility is and has been for us!!! We welcomed a new…read morebaby in December. To prepare for this we brought our 3 dogs to be trained in November. When we got them back they went from completely untrained to trained in every way! Door manners, in the car, on the leash, and other basic commands, you name it! They were crazy about food and now they will sit in front of food and wait to eat it when they are told. It's amazing! We then brought them back for a tune up when our son was born. It was awesome knowing they were with people who knew them and loved them. Our dog Charlie ran and jumped in the lake immediately! Happy as can be. A huge shoutout to Derrick! When our son was born 4 weeks early he went out of his way to pick our dogs up when we were stuck at the hospital. He truly loves the dogs and cares about the families. You can tell this is his passion and it shows through his work! Lastly, Anthony has been fantastic to work with throughout too! Due to him and Derrick we will continue bringing our dogs back here when we need boarding knowing they are in the BEST hands. If you're looking for a great training facility with the best people, look no further. You found them!

The trainers were excellent with our dog & treated him very well! I needed training for myself &…read morethey came out to our home. Our dog was so excited to see them that he covered them with kisses! Cedrik & Anthony are kind & caring trainers & very professional. Highly awarded trainers & can even train dogs to be service dogs. I would highly recommend them! We are so glad we chose them!

Eric has done a great job with my dog. I was so frustrated and thought I would have to get rid of…read moreher because she had no hope of being a service dog. She barked at people and dogs. Eric helped her to where each session i saw impovement and knew she would do great. He is an amazing trainer and really knows what he is doing. Heis willing to go above and beyond to help and really cares

Eric is an excellent trainer. His 40 yrs experience really shine. My 3yo female's behavior is night…read moreand day after 5 sessions. He helped us understand how to communicate with her in a positive, supportive way instead of yelling and frustration. We brought lists of problem behaviors and he provided excellent strategies to correct them. I highly recommend Speaking Dog to help you and your dog understand each other.

Rumpelstilskin, our 3-year-old Maltese purchased 6 months ago from outstanding Ocala breeder Lee…read moreAlbritton, just had the MOST perfect cut, exactly to my wishes for the head, and after MANY many just horrible cuts elsewhere! Yay!! Whew!! We are so so careful with our much beloved pets from vets, groomers and especially diet. Bark of the Town truly " KNOW" how to cut and care for a dog on all levels. His neck and body received a " velvet" cut of 1/2 inch which they did with perfect evenness body wide- - rare to find. The guiding photo for the grow out was difficult to execute, but they did an excellent job. A 3-4 week photo of this cut will be provided soon below. All the vital services -- extruding of glands, teeth brushing, along with meticulous even excellent trimming top/ bottom are also done carefully. I am new to Florida, as a full-time-reverse snow bird, and was shocked to find SO many dog groomers who lacked training in styling a cut with good proportions and evenness. The receptionist ( maybe owner?) exuded the familiar long experienced aura of a well run grooming pet salon and I felt immediately at peace. But HOW our pet looks is extremely important, We look forward to them being as beautiful as is possible as we love and hug them. I shall remain with Bark of the Town a long time, and am glad I spent hours hunting, researching Yelp reviews and examining carefully all the photos. Photos say a LOT. Enjoy!

Bonnie and Abbie take such great care of Wookie, our 13 year old mixed breed. He looks so handsome,…read moreand is always so happy when he comes out. We are so glad that we found Bark of the Town for Wookie. Trust is a huge factor when selecting a groomer, and Bark of the Town has certainly earned our trust! Thanks Abbie and Bonnie! Sean & Lisa - Venice FL