I have used Wag Along multiple times for my 3 dogs and 1 cat. I can't recommend this business…read moreenough. Wag Along has consistently gone above and beyond for my pets, and I trust them completely. Most importantly...my pets love them! One of my dogs struggles with fear and reactivity (toward people and other dogs), and Wag Along does wonderfully with her. I'm very thankful for this women-owned, Madison business who helps me spoil my pets! Thank you, Wag Along! Would give you 10 stars if I could!

Wag Along has looked after our cat and two dogs a couple times now and we couldn't be happier with…read morethem - they're communicative, friendly, responsible, and our pets love them. We get great updates on how they're doing and even report cards in the end. Highly recommend!

Emily was great with our 4 dogs! She left great notes and all of the dogs were very happy! Thanks…read morefor taking great care of them!!

For us, it was good here for a while, but I now would prefer, and so would my dog, a daycare with…read moresmaller groups of dogs, better trained staff and more structure. My dog, who is a lab mix, sometimes has issues, but does well at other daycares with more structure. She went to Marcie's Pet Spa in Sparta, WI twice a week when we lived there and did really well.

I had never boarded my beloved dogs before but needed to for a short trip. I looked for the…read moreboarding place with the best ratings, and it seemed like Camp K9 was the obvious choice. I toured, thought it seemed large and well-staffed, and took the risk. I paid for daily photo updates and they sent me really cute pictures every day. My dogs absolutely loved being at Camp K9. I thought when I picked them up they'd be freaking out like when I get home after going to work. They were so happy and chill, I was so relieved. I am glad I trusted Camp K9 with my pups and will be doing so again.

Total lack of response in request for availability and information 2 times (and yes I reviewed…read moretheir website). Don't include emails as a form of communication if you choose to ignore them. Very frustrating. I have gone elsewhere with my business. Because if they treat potential customers like this, I can imagine it only gets worse once you are an actual customer.

Our dog was attending Ruffin it for about a month, 3x a week. He passed his trial days and it…read moreseemed like everything was going well at the start. The last few times we took him to be dropped off he would stop in the doorway and not want to go inside, note that he has always LOVED daycare at his previous daycares. In the past he would try to sprint into the door to get inside, definitely not be hesitant. I can't say if something changed in how he was being treated, but it was a bad sign, and made us hesitant to consider taking him to Ruffin it since we couldn't be sure what was happening during the day off camera. We were told that Thursdays were ideally for tiny dogs and dogs that didn't want to play, which we could see on the cameras wasn't accurate. There were plenty of dogs much larger than our dog in the small dog room, and lots of dogs playing even when our dog was sleeping on the bench. But we were told that our dog was too high energy to come on Thursdays, so we agreed to try him out in one of the bigger dog rooms only on Thursdays. He did a trial day and it sounded like it went well. When we took him the next Monday they sent him to the big dog room again which was a surprise to us since we had thought he was only doing Thursdays in the big dog room, but we were trusting their judgement of where he was the best fit. When we went to pick him up, we were told that he has been in an isolation room since 9 am and had failed his trial days and thus wasn't allowed back. Since he had passed his trial days in the small dog room, our understanding was that he was just going through trial days in the big dog room to see how he interacted with bigger dogs for Thursday play. There was no communication from the staff that if he didn't play well with the big dogs he couldn't come back any day of the week, or that there had been any issues reported at all in the small dog room. The staff didn't call us to let us know that he had been put in isolation at 9 am, so he had to sit in the room for 8 hours until we came to get him. They claimed an email was sent which was never received, but even if there was, a phone call should be mandatory when locking a dog up so the parents are aware. All our communication with Ruffin it had been done via phone (texts and calls) up until this point, so only sending an email makes no sense. It felt as if they were trying to hide the fact that they locked him up. If we had known we would've left work to come pick him up sooner. Instead he had to sit in the room all day, and while they told us he was given bathroom breaks it didn't seem as if that was true given how much he peed as soon as he got out (he normally pees every 2 hours so there's very little urine each potty break. He peed for a solid 2 minutes straight after this day as soon as he got outside). It's totally fine if a dog isn't a good fit for a daycare, and we would have accepted that answer if it had been conveyed to us, especially considering our own hesitations. But instead, there was no communication leading up to this incident that there were any issues with our dog at all besides his high energy on Thursdays, and there was no communication day of to let us know that anything had happened. Instead our dog sat in a room by himself for 8 hours and we were charged a for full day of daycare that did not happen.

The first time I took Skipper to Ruffin' It it was like dropping off a shy scared kid at…read moreKindergarten. He did not want to leave my side. The second time he went he tried to jump out the car window as soon as we entered the driveway. Luckily he was tethered. Skip loves to see all his pals and I love seeing the pictures of him having fun. The staff always great Skip like he is their favorite dog but I have a feeling that every dog is also a favorite.

If I could give more than 5 stars I would. I owe the relationship I have with my dog Opus to The…read moreDog Den and staff. Their training, enrichment, forward thinking classes and encouragement when I work with Opus-I can't thank them enough. Without them I don't think Opus or I would be living our best life together.

Our dogs [Finn & Bear - big Yellow Labs] love the Dog Den. Their approach to training and working…read morewith our dogs is top of the line. We first encountered them when we took Finn [6 yo] to a class for Reactive Dogs. We chose this class because our Labs are over the top crazy friendly when meeting people. We met Deb Crawley. Deb applies the Dog Den principles to everything she does - Calm, Non-reactive, rational, and sensible with lots of love. We applied what we learned in class to both dogs and walking them is now so enjoyable. We recently did a one-on-one session with Deb at our home because we wanted to work on some calming behaviors when someone entered our home. We met with Deb in early November and have been applying her methods and advice for the past 6 weeks -- and are seeing great results!! The boys are still crazy Labs but they now 'pause' and consider what we are asking of them when we have someone else in the home. Thank you Deb Crawley. We're going to keep working on this!! Bernadette, John, Finn & Bear

We were visiting from New York with our dog who does not like to be away from us. We dropped her…read moreoff with Nancy and at first she was very anxious. But Nancy pulled out all the stops to make her feel at home. She even provided a rain jacket for our dog! Nancy sent lots of pictures and updates which were so helpful. I would go back in a second! Best experience we have ever had with dog boarding.

We were visiting Wisconsin from out of town and booked Nancy to watch our pup overnight on a whim…read more Best decision we made. Nancy was great at communicating everything before we arrived, COVID safe, wonderful with our pup and even sent us photos throughout the evening of all the fun adventures they had. I wish we lived closer so we could use her all the time. Thanks again, Nancy!

$180 for 1 class. First class was cancelled by this organization, Instructor was ill…read more Understandable. We requested to delay class 2, our pup was not ready and thought it best for him and the rest of class. Requested to reschedule for a later class and was told it would be at full price. No credit for any of the money to apply to future classes. Expensive and disappointing. They ask for flexibility to meet their needs, but not flexible in return. Spoke with them about this. No change. Please make sure you can live with this when considering your needs. If your pup is ill, behind, or life interupts, it will be at your expense, literally.

Dog's Best Friend Training is a life saver! It was about 10 or 11 years ago that I brought one of…read moremy Jack Russell Terriers, Karrera, to Dog's Best Friend Training. Specifically, to the Reliable Recall Class. This is because, Karrera, would completely blow you off when you called her to come. I can not tell you how many times she ran across the farmer's field whether it was corn or soybeans. This was after excavating her way out of the fenced in yard. I finally said to my other half. We need HELP! I contacted Dog's Best Friend and worked with Chelse in the Reliable Recall Class 1. Karrera did well with this class however, we felt that we should enroll her in the class, again, so we did. She was successful after the second time around and then, the Reliable Recall Class 2 came along. So, we enrolled her in that class. She did well. Fast forward several years later. I took Karrera hunting in our backyard in the month of August so, the corn was tall. She got to the point in hunting that she got frustrated and took off into the corn field. I thought to myself, I am never going to see her again! And at that moment I remembered to whistle 3 times. Well, guess who showed up at the front door? YES! KARRERA! Now fast forward, again, Karrera is going to be 13 years old on November 1, 2025. I took her hunting in Indiana. I had on me a treat pouch with cooked Lamb (this is something that our dogs only get when we are at shows or hunting). I called her, she came, I treated! She got to her first sett (hole in the ground) and I took her off her leash. When I wanted her to come to me, I would whistle 3 times, she came, I treated. She was off leash running smelling and being a dog. Yes, I was still nervous about her being off leash but, this Reliable Recall Class is worth it's weight in Gold! If there is any class that I would recommend to any one it will be this one! Thank you, Dog's Best Friend and Chelse for helping me and Karrera. With that said, I am also a breeder of Jack Russell Terriers and I start doing a whistle recall as soon as when the puppies are 3-4 weeks old. This way they go home with a basic recall at 10 weeks. People are really impressed when they come pick up their puppy and they are already coming to them on a basic whistle.

This place is amazing. The owner and staff are wonderful and you can tell they love being around…read moredogs. While it is not easy for me to leave my two dogs, I know they are being taken care of very well. They provide great updates as well as offer many services to make sure our dogs are happy. The facilities are super clean and i appreciate all the times they have taken care of our dogs.

The Emerald Paw Pet Resort took excellent care of my 4 month old puppy during her stay there. The…read morefacility is super clean. The staff is friendly and professional. She was thrilled to have play time with the other dogs there. I was very confident she would be safe and well cared for! We'll definitely be back!