Love the location, great staff clean and airy. Ac and heat…read moreavailable each yard has drainage and is disinfected daily. Doggy pools available

our dog has been to doggie day care since he was a puppy in Maine before we moved here. Spending…read moreover two hundred dollars on classes before he could even go to daycare made no sense as after four years our dog was very socialized and obedient . He was finally accepted to daycare after six weeks and the first day I picked him up they said he was barking., well so we're all the other dogs. this day care is not all that clean and totally smells like dog urine. the other two kennels he attended you could eat off the floors.

I cannot say enough good things about Gleanna and the team at Rhodes Collar. The first time I…read moretalked to them, they were returning my call. We had made the mistake of adopting two male puppies at the same time. One of them was a few months older and, our vet discovered, severely abused, and even though the rescue said he was good with kids and other dogs, he was making the younger dog so frightened because of his aggression and growled and lunged at my 12 yo son, his tooth coming right next to his eye. The latter incident happened seconds before Rhodes Collar called me back. I was crying and hysterical. Out of the kindness of her heart, the trainer Claire came out with her own dog and evaluated our poor aggressive fellow. She also invited us, again free of charge, to walk with our dog, hers and a friend and the friend's dog in a public place. Although it was an extremely difficult decision, and our son saying basically that he didn't care about his own safety, Claire helped us find a new and wonderful home for this pup. All of this was done on her own time and with the greatest kindness by Claire. She especially helped ease the guilt we felt about rehoming our dog, and expressed a lot of surprise that the rescue organization would let us adopt two puppies at the same time. It is doable, but EXTREMELY difficult. Definitely beyond our skill set. Claire never made us feel bad about that. She definitely let us make our own decision, but was there to help us either way. We did a set of Sunday morning obedience classes with Claire and our remaining pup, Waldorf. It was a lot of fun. Unfortunately neither obedience class time really works for our schedule. However, we have been sending Waldorf, as often as possible, to Rhodes Collar's wonderful Doggie Day School!! It's very full, so he only gets to go when someone else cancels, about once a week. The School is from 8am until 1pm. You can drop your dog off or pay a small fee to have them pick up and/or drop off your dog, which is a real help if you, for example, have workmen in your home all day and can't leave, as happened to me this week. Rhodes Collar brought him right to the door! We honestly don't work with Waldorf as much as we should. He gets lots of walks, play time and loving, but we could train him more. However, I know he is learning at Doggie Day School. He is the first dog we've had that walks on the right side of a pole when walking down the street so the leash does not get wrapped around the wrong side. I have never been able to train a dog to do that, and Waldorf does it as a matter of course. We definitely did not train him to do that. Rhodes Collar did. Recently, I told him to "stay," left the room for a bit, and he was right where I left him when I returned. I put him in "stay" another time recently, and he held there while I walked away, again until I released him. We worked with him some on "stay", but I know most of that is attributable to Rhodes Collar. They train the dogs not to be distracted or, shall we say, egged on by other dogs. Today I took him to Home Depot. It was a typical busy Saturday. I was pushing a cart which he was not accustomed to, but he adapted quickly. A large boxer (Waldorf is a small, supposedly lab mix) was pulling at the owner's leash and barking aggressively. Waldorf did not react. Then at the checkout, this smaller dog, maybe Jack Russell, jumped out from the top part of his owner's buggy and was barking, again, aggressively. Waldorf of course looked at him, but did not bark. A lady behind me loudly said "That's why we don't bring dogs to public places." The small dog owner put his dog back in the cart and rolled past us. I was scanning my items and noticed Waldorf, still not barking, but trying to follow after the dog in the cart. I pulled him back in front of me. He wasn't looking at me, so I said "eyes." Rhodes Collar taught him that command, and we've practiced it a bit. He made eye contact, and I put him in a "down stay" to restore his calm. I released him quickly bc it was difficult for him to maintain that given the circumstances, and I needed to focus on checking out, not keeping him in down stay. However, he was back to his calm self. Ant older lady at the checkout in front of me looked straight at me and said "That's a well trained dog." I wish I had the presence of mind to say, "Rhodes Collar in Mystic," instead of just "thank you." I even heard the lady who said not to bring dogs in public places say to the person she was with how well trained he was. I can't wait to take him out again!!! Here are some pics.

I would like to share my incredible experience of Rhodes Collar. We moved to Connecticut from…read moreArizona in January of 2025 with our poodle puppy Curtis less than 1 year old at the time. Immediately my cousin told me that this was the best school for dogs in the area. She was right that is for sure! My husband and I started taking our puppy to Rhodes Collar immediately and worked with Michelle on dog obedience skills in both private lessons and group classes. Curtis was able to get involved in a group class entitled Good Citizen Skills. He passed the class thanks to the excellent training from Michelle and owner Glenna and there continued patience with us as new owners of Curtis. We are still taking classes with Michelle and working on more advanced skills now, we really enjoy the classes. The staff are all amazing, Linda helps Curtis with the after school program, she is incredible, Maureen is amazing and helps with so many areas of running the school, Rileigh is also amazing and helps us when we need to board Curtis though Custom Care. We feel 100% confident that our puppy is safe and treated well when we go away, we get pictures and videos of everything he does at school like report cards or when boarding at a staff's home. Staff are always available in a on text and honestly this school is so amazing that my husband and I agree we are better dog owners since going to Rhodes Collar, we plan to be long time customers and are forever grateful to them. Many thanks Rhodes Collar for all you do.

We can't thank the wonderful staff enough. We had adopted a stray 1.5 year old, 65 pound…read morelabradoodle who was always happy but had had very little training. He crashed into walls, jumped over the couch, practically pulled our arms off when he wanted to play with another dog (or human), etc. An out-of-control dog of this size was really difficult to deal with, and we were concerned we were in over our heads. After the 6-week intensive training program (which included private and group lessons), he was completely different. And adding several weeks of canine camp helped us and him hold onto his progress. I'm not sure we would have been able to keep him and they made the difference. And now we are happy to have him and are thrilled he is part of our family.

The best dog trainers around !! My dog loves going there!! Great trainers and people! My dog is…read morealways tired after coming home from daycare.!! That's how it should be!!

This was our first experience at All Bright Canines and we'll be back. Robin did a beautiful job on…read morea puppy cut on my King Charles Cavalier. Shelby is adorable and Robin did exactly what I asked.

We are so glad we found ABC, Becky, and her crew. Our 3…read moregoldens absolutely love this place! Whether it's training, field trips, enrichment, pool time, ice cream, snacks, grooming or all the attention they get from each of the trainers and staff members, it's all 5 star. My husband and I can go to work, and know they are well cared for, and we don't have to worry about a thing. Highly recommend!

Very happy with our selection of DogWatch of the Ocean State! Owner Betsy is a wonderful person…read moreand her company did a great, high quality job on our dog containment system in North Smithfield RI at a reasonable price. Less than one week and dog is loving his new found freedom. Thanks again! http://oceanstatedogwatch.com

Shoreline Happy Paws has saved my life. I have one large dog and one small dog. I am their primary…read morecare giver and have always walked them and cared for them until I had a foot surgery in February. I am still healing from that and will now need a hip surgery so very limited in what I can do. Adriana and her team are wonderful! My dogs now wait at the door for Alex to come and hear her before she gets out of her car. All of the staff love dogs and really care about what they do. It is obvious that Adriana treats her staff well and everyone is very flexible. I highly recommend this company and do not know what I would do without them. Roberta

Shoreline Happy Paws does an amazing job walking my Australian Shepherd. The walkers are reliable,…read morecaring and go the extra mile to make my dog feel comfortable and happy. They interact well with him. Keep him safe in different weather conditions. I love the daily walk updates and photos as well that are sent. I would highly recommend them. My dog is so happy when he sees them.

We have left our pup on several previous occasions. With his being a shelter pup and a small guy,…read more we are particular and concerned about his care. We never have to worry as he is well cared for while boarding at CC.

My boyfriend and I used this daycare for at least half a year for our puppy (a husky mix) during…read morethe day when we were both working. We paid for a "package" where they expected our puppy to be dropped off every morning and be picked up in the afternoon. We did not learn until months later, when the weather turned wet and cold, that our puppy was not guaranteed a kennel during daycare; only those being boarded were. We eventually stopped using the daycare due to the expensive package. Most recently, we needed to board our puppy due to an imminent work trip (government contractor). When checking our puppy in, I overheard an employee talking meanly about our puppy. We left them with 8 days worth of food. My boyfriend was able to pick our puppy up after 3 days, and to our immense outrage, we learned our puppy had been limping just the previous day, without our knowledge. They reportedly "didn't want to worry us". They also "could not find him" on their security cameras to address the limp. We also learned that in our puppy's previous stays at the daycare, he had stomach problems every day. When we brought our puppy home, we observed our puppy having low energy and no appetite at all. This was followed by multiple days of extreme stomach sickness. At present, our puppy has returned to his normal self, but his appetite is still extremely worrisome. We are incredibly upset and angry with this daycare and wish they gave us more answers.

Dear yelp, This…read moreISN'T a "fake review". Contact me directly if you have doubts as to the validity of my review. I am offended by this practice. You should reach out to the reviewer before you effect a business owner in a negative way. AND AGAIN: Every once in a while you make a decision on blind faith and it pays off BIG TIME. We rescued a 12 week old puppy from Texas and quickly learned we needed pro help as we haven't been puppy parents for 20 years and this little girl was a nutjob and may have been heading down a bad path behavior wise. Kristin got right back to me after my initial web page inquiry. When she arrived, she was relaxed and professional and her kind, caring, genuine personality was obvious from the start. She CARES about our furbaby. Her training skills were so effective even from the initial consultation that this little pup was learning: come,sit,shake and down (heel) and most important to us was her going in her crate when asked as this is something we really want her to master and be comfortable with. Kristin made it known that our role is crucial in her training and gave us handouts for our homework and skills to be met. By the second session, our pupper was learning: "touch" (snoot boops), learning to jump into her bed and "leave it" (biting stuff) and stay. We are able to redirect the evening zoomy/crazy time with physical and mental workouts for her that is good for all of us. The entire time during these sessions, Kristin is upbeat, fun and it really feels like we've known her forever. We trust her to do the best thing for all of us. I'm so happy we connected with her. I am excited for the future of what this little doggo is going to learn,master and how her confidence is going to grow. You cannot go wrong choosing her to help with your furkids. Thank you Kristin!!

Kristin really knows what she's doing with these pups! As soon as she walked through my door...my…read moregolden retriever was behaving better immediately! She is so patient and knowledgeable! It's very apparent that doggies are her passion. After only one session, my baby is already doing great! You won't be disappointed!