We've used Julie a few times on our Golden Retriever and couldn't be happier. Our pet is extremely…read morenervous and has massive stranger-anxiety (I know, rare for a Golden!), not to mention a bad leg. In the past we took her to an actual groomer, but after watching them drag her across the room (after I told her about the bad leg) and then get a call an hour later that she needed to by remuzzled I knew we needed someone else. Enter Julie. My Golden is always a bit nervous to hop in the trailer, but she does, always after Julie patiently approaches her and offers a hand to sniff or shake. After 45 minutes or an hour (we tend to wait too long between sessions, resulting in a ton of hair and a few mats) Julie brings her back happy, not limping (like we experienced before), and soft and well-cut. She only charges us $60, which is worth it considering the convenience, kind-demeanor, and hairiness. I can't recommend her enough!

she lost track of my appt. we rescheduled and then she bailed on that appt a few minutes before she…read morewas supposed to be there. I did confirm the night before-- I just missed her attempts to come early in the half hour before the appt. Rather than apologizing, she started teeing off at me.

These animals are so well cared for and fully vetted. You'll never find a rescue that treats…read moreanimals this well and ensures that you'll get a successful adoption. I've adopted two dogs through this rescue, and I highly recommend this rescue

Very nice people and compassionate. They truly care for their dogs . I am…read moreHoping I get a chance to adopt one small dogs from them . Nikki

Dawgz & Stripes training has been the best investment I've made in my hound herd ever. I'm a very…read moreexperienced Boxer owner, but needed some extra help with my young and motley crew. Manny was so helpful in arranging a trainer that was local to me. Leo and his family were amazing! I felt so much more at ease knowing my pups were actually in a home and not isolated in a commercial kennel setting. My dogs came home with the same exhuberance, but so much more calm on a leash and in public settings. Recently took my girl to our local airport for a training test run. Because of the Dawgz & Stripe training and my home follow-up, Jelly Bean did an amazing job with all sorts of new situations including sliding doors, people and car traffic, even riding a bus! Leo will be picking up my newest pup, 6 mos., in a few days and I know he will do an amazing job with her too. I interviewed nearly 10 dog training companies/individuals before deciding on Dawgz & Stripes. They are a little more expensive than some competitors but worth every penny. Their compassion and attention to their customers is above and beyond. I highly recommend Dawgz & Stripes! One extra note: My big boy, Peanut Butter, died of sudden cardiac arrest while at training. Frank, Manny, and Leo were so attentive and compasionate during this sudden episode. They paid for all of Peanut's medical bills, necropsy, and creamation costs. There is nothing any of us could have done or known about his heart failure. The compassion and care they provided me throughout this event was exemplary. They continued to train my other two Boxers after this event and they both came home as incredibly well behaved dogs. I cannot thank Frank, Manny, and Leo enough for taking care of me and my grief and loss after losing Peanut Butter. They were kind, compassionate, respectful, and generous in helping me to deal with the loss. In the aftermath, my other two Boxers came home so well trained and I have continued to work with them on all the manners they learned with Dawgz & Stripes. My new 7 month old Boxer puppy will be joining Leo in two weeks for her training at the end of March. I have so much confidence in Dawgz & Stripes. I will never hesitate to entrust any of my dogs to their care and training. Leo and his family are the best!

Frank charged me $3000 to have my dog be trained over a 3 week period with a trainer named Kristi…read more Our dog came back worse. Our dog is now super sketchy and aggressive. He was not like this prior to his training. At the end of our 3 week period, Kristi called and said she wanted 3 more days because she was "sick" with a cough. We said we wanted our dog back and declined the extra 3 days. When our dog came home, Kristi could not demonstrate what he had learned only told us what WE needed to do. We believe our dog was abused. I asked "Frank" the owner of Dawgz and Stripes to refund half our money and he promptly denied because of our contract. Please please do not use this company. Facilities looked ghetto as well. Call me and I will tell you my experience: 619-548-0973

If it was possible to give negative stars, I would…read more I HIGHLY recommend to never bring ANY animals to this establishment. I was personally attacked via email by Pamala Hall, a staff member. Long story short, our family recently had a baby who we just found out was allergic to our cat that we rescued from the streets. Pamala Hall continued to harass me even after I stopped responding to her vicious emails. This behavior is cruel and not acceptable anywhere! On another side of the spectrum, a woman kindly welcomed an opportunity to our cat but explained how re homing works & how it can affect her. This is how a professional operates, which is the complete opposite of Pamala or assuming the other staff members at NTS Adopt A Pet Program. Beware! PS. Our cat is in great hands and perfectly happy & healthy in what we've worked out.

For a quite sometime I was looking for a German Shephard who would get a long with my three cats…read more It was tough finding one, until I found an ad through Pet Finder NTS Adoption Program. I could tell Pamala Hall was genuine in caring , fostering her animals. She has a full time job and works helping the animal on the side. My husband and I were thrilled to be able to adopt a purebred GSD from her. Unlike some reputable large organization GSD rescue arrogantly could careless who they are hurting, Pamala worked with me to bring normalization to the GSD. She is not pretentious, power hunger and truly care for the well being of the animal. Her organization deserves to have much financial assistance.

I have been coming to Creature Comfort for many years now. In response to the VERY negative…read morereviews: (1) I have had the frustrating issue of not being able to get a call-back: it drove me crazy--this is a problem, especially for new customers; definitely not an excuse, but I know they're super busy with existing/regular customers. Now, when I pick up Daisy and Lucy, I make the appointment for the next time. I also text Cheri, which seems to get a faster response. (2) Occasionally, I think they are over-booked, and the grooming is not up to their usual standard, but communication is key, so look over your pet carefully BEFORE leaving, so Cheri can hopefully fix it. (3) I often ask Cheri to trim closely around the eyes and other places, which unfortunately can cause temporary irritation. But the build-up of eye/other gunk is easier to contain between visits. But, most important, Cheri's love and care for her little "clients" is amazing: she always delivers above and beyond. She knows and shares so much of her knowledge about dogs, always giving me helpful tips. If you've been disappointed with Creature Comfort before, I hope my review will encourage you to come back and try again.

As always, my dogs look great!! Their hair is fresh, clean and mat-free. Nails are trimmed etc…read more They look exactly as doodles are supposed to look - fluffy and happy. Thank you Cherie and Paul.

We Took our Girl Scouts for a tour of the animal shelter. As we arrived we were greeted with happy…read morefaces who were very knowledgeable and kind. They gave us a tour of the facility which had a variety of animals not just dogs and cats. There were chickens and birds, a turtle , horses, a pig, emu, and goats. It was so nice for the girls to be able to see how animals should be treated. They had a nice play/petting area, and seemed clean and maintained! Thank you so much to the lady at the front desk who gave EVERYONE A fun stuffed animal to take home after their tour! You were kind and we really appreciate you letting us stop by and donate some items and take the tour!!! Two thumbs up!!! We love Norco!!! From :Corona troop 2013

It seems like one of the nicer shelters in the area, but I had a very bizarre experience that…read moreexposed the staff to be extremely incompetent. In summary, they are punishing adopters for deficiencies on their end. They have a SECRET policy that is completely at odds with virtually every other shelter & rescue. They ban people who return the dogs due to circumstances that the shelter should be resolving or at least helping to resolve. AND they verbally, and in writing, assure you it's completely fine to return the dog. AND they're extremely unknowledgeable, unhelpful, and uninterested in helping or learning. The vast majority of shelters and rescues offer & advocate temporary fostering and foster-to-adopt. Not only does the Norco shelter not offer that, but they will ban you from adopting again if you return a pet! They give you no warning whatsoever, and the paperwork and what they say both assure you there is zero problem with returning a pet. I adopted a dog who had a significant food sensitivity and covered my home with poop. I spent all night cleaning, brought him to the shelter for advice the next day, and they were not able to solve the problem. So I returned the dog after they verbally assured me it was totally fine to do so. I am extremely mentally strong, but that dog was such a sweetheart. The most cheerful, loving, energetic companion who wanted little else than to be near me. Having to give him up broke me. I spent the next week researching, trying to figure out how to resolve the problem. I could not have done that if I were spending all my time cleaning up after the dog. I learned a lot of things they should have known and advised me on. They are the ones who are being paid to take care of animals for a living. I found a solution to every problem, returned the next week to get my dog back, and they told me I'm banned because I returned him. This was my first dog during my adult life. The information pamphlet I was given is mostly useless. I did not get important beginner tips, such as food tips and "Don't let them wander the house until they're potty trained. Kennel training is essential, not abusive. Puppies need to be taken outside for potty breaks much more often than adult dogs. Etc." They set me up for failure, then punished me for failing. One thing I figured out on my own is that there are problematic ingredients in the kibble I fed the dog. The shelter feeds all the dogs the same kibble. They should and could be giving adopters a printout of the brand and ingredients, and advising that if you feed them something else, it could cause significant stomach upset. They should be the ones learning about dog food ingredients and advising adopters which ones are the most likely to cause problems. I knew nothing about dog food and what they can/can't tolerate, and now it appears that I know more than any of the shelter employees. It shouldn't be adopters' burden to test a bunch of different dog foods & ingredients while it's causing their dog severe problems. One of the solutions I mentioned to them was FMT (fecal microbiota transplant). Apparently, this was shocking & appalling to them. They were not only completely ignorant about it, but they considered it to be animal abuse, and cited my mention of it as one reason they would not give my dog back. The first time I mentioned it to them, I urged them to discuss it with their vet. Apparently they opted to stick with their own ignorance. People who react that way to a completely legitimate treatment that they're ignorant about should not be taking care of animals, or be in any position of authority. You can literally go online and buy animal poop from a major US company specifically for FMT, and pet insurance will cover it. I am fighting so hard not to use harsh language. The level of incompetence they've displayed is insane. I reported them to the city council and listed simple things other shelters do to avoid these problems, and they didn't care at all. They're completely uninterested in making simple changes that would improve the welfare and adoptability of the animals, and help the adopters. I seem to have learned more about dogs in one week than they've learned the entire time they've been paid to take care of dogs for a living. The last I saw, the dog became lethargic from chronic diarrhea that he was covered in all day, and which could have been completely avoided and/or easily treated with FMT.

I have been to a myriad of dog trainers over the years, from the German Shepard police training to…read morethe baby talk never give your dog a correction fou fou training. Tracy is one of a kind dog trainer. I have never had more fun in class, all the while learning simple and intuitive techniques to properly educate my puppy with good manners and basic skills. She works on socialization, manners, regular commands, show handling and agility. She shows labs and retrievers in akc, as well as agility. Her own dogs have titles and she gets clients dogs titles. Tracy is a type AAA super energized and enthusiastic person, with results. I am learning an immense amount for showing and having sooooo much fun dabbling in the agility. I highly recommend Tracy and her facility!!!! Fabulous dog trainer! Worth the drive for me :)

I wanted to come here and tell you all about the amazing experience I had with Tracy here at the…read moreCitrus Hill Canine Center. I have a half Australian Sheppard Half poodle dog that loves to jump and run and I have always wanted to get him into agility. I tried an other local center and this particular trainer was rude, yelled at me and my dog and even told me that if my dog was to get in his dog's face that he wasn't responsible for what might happen. Which isn't what I wanted to hear. My dog is in no way viscous or anything but just likes to play. So I decided to look for another place to train my dog. Then I came here. Tracy is AMAZING! I had my first private lesson with her today and Brewski and I had a blast. He is a very smart dog and was able to tackle 7 parts of the agility course in one DAY! The funny thing was that he had a huge smile on his face while he was going through the course. Tracey was so nice to him and he just loves her too! I learned alot as well and she didn't yell at me or insult me when I did something wrong but instead explained what I did wrong and told me why the other way was better in a way that makes total and complete sense.. If you are looking to train your dog, whether it obedience or agility or both, I recommend that you give Tracy a call. You will be glad you did and your dog will be glad too!

We took our puppy to the groomers for the first time. And I must have called/emailed about 10…read moredifferent groomers before I decided to take her here... First off...I received a response almost immediately... It didn't feel like it's was completely a cut and paste answer... She actually took the time to offer what she can do..the haircut length and was genuinely interested and excited to meet our little tiny terror... That made me feel comfortable leaving her with them considering we have never taken her to the groomers before and my other two dogs are night and day..one loves the groomers... The other one is a poster child for the worst pup ever at a groomers. So we dropped her off.. and came back a few hours later.. only to hear how wonderful and good she was..and she looked so precious and clean and happy... Based on that alone. We would come back for sure.. The only thing I probably would say is.. it's a bit pricey. They have rewards programs and discounts. But $52 feels a bit much when we are accostomed to paying 30-40 for the other two that are 25+ lbs and she's about 5lbs ... either way.. it was worth the trip and they were amazing with her. Thank you I love when I can write a good review.

I love taking my dogs here. My Bella's getting used to her nails being clipped. Brenda is very…read moreattentive to my requests and appreciative of my patronage. She has always had room for us when needed. Just up the street by . Easy in and out! My bella smells so clean and her breath is much better!