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Dirty Paws Lounge

4.2 (5 reviews)
Open • 6:30 am - 6:30 pm

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Private dog training

Pet boarding

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The facility is top-tier. My dog absolutely loves the one-on-one play time, and his luxury…read moretownhouse is always spotless (and comes with his own TV!). While the entire staff is awesome and he always comes home smelling fresh and clean, the grooming department is what truly sets this place apart. I was completely ready to throw in the towel on my dog's nail trims. After taking him to four different places and trying to do it myself, I was literally prepared to pay hundreds of dollars to have him sedated just to get them done. Enter Olivia. She is hands-down the absolute best ever. She was patient, wildly experienced, and handled probably one of the most nail-anxious, difficult dogs with total ease. If your dog is anxious about nail trims, don't even bother going anywhere else. Olivia is a miracle worker, and PetSuites has a customer for life!

First of all, the only reason that I'm giving this place 2 stars is because the manager Miata…read moreactually attempted to make things right. However, it was not enough to keep my business. I was really excited when this place opened. My dog has been going to the Barkshire in Troy since he was 3 months old. This location is much more convenient for my family. I jumped on the $99 unlimited 30-day daycare special when they first opened. About a week into it, I had my doubts. Nearly every time I looked at the camera, the staff was sitting on the play equipment on their phone. My dog would sit there looking extremely bored. When I brought it up to a staff member that my dog looked bored, she stated that I could sign up for enrichment sessions. I have to pay you to play with my dog? Why are you working at a doggie daycare? Today, I was in a pinch so decided to give them another shot after several months of not going back. I had since gotten a new phone so I called to get the invite code for the app so that I could view the cameras. Andy answered the phone and couldn't seem to understand what I was asking for. She thought that I wanted to change my phone number. Audrey got on the phone sounding extremely bored and again didn't seem to understand what I was asking for and told me that I could view the cameras on the website. She finally gave me the invite code after me being extremely frustrated and expressing this. 8 out of 10 times that I looked at the cameras, the staff was on their phone and sitting down. I watched my dog sit hopefully by the door waiting patiently to go out. I didn't see them take him out once. My husband called and spoke to Miata and let her know how upset I was. She advised that she would comp today's visit. When I got there to pick him up, I asked Heidi at the front why my dog hadn't been out all day. I was advised that they are taken out as soon as they get there and then not again after Group Play which ends at 5:00. I had dropped him off at 7:15. I was flabbergasted. Apparently, they expect the dogs to go to the bathroom inside. My dog won't do that. Heidi gave me my total which was $32. I informed her that I would go ahead and pay it even though Miata had said that today would be comped. I also advised that I would not be coming back. Heidi said, "okay that's fine have a great day!" with a big fake smile on her face. She then kept that grin on her face and spoke as sweetly as she possibly could to everyone else while I stood there dumbfounded waiting for my dog. I finally asked to speak to the manager and Miata came out with my dog. Miata appeared to sound understanding and listen to my concerns and expressed that she had walked around to her staff and advised that they should not be on their phones. I asked her what time she spoke to her employee about being on their phone. She stated a half hour ago. I showed her a screenshot from the camera 10 minutes before showing the employees still on their phone Nearly every time I've looked at the cameras at this establishment, the staff has been sitting and looking at their phones - so I have a really hard time believing that she doesn't think that happens- or that she even really cares. All of the public areas in the daycare have constant monitoring. To top it all off, once I got home, my dog made a beeline for his water bowl and drank for a full minute Non-Stop. I don't know if this means that they didn't provide water, or that the water was not refreshed regularly. At any rate, my dog seem desperate for his own water. I have to thank Pet Suites for showing me that not all Doggie Daycares are created equally.

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We love this place. The staff is so helpful and friendly. My dog loves coming and playing all his…read morebuddies. The staff interacts with the dogs throughout the day and supervises the days activity. You pup can even take a nap throughout the day on one of their many cots. This place is very big and has multiple areas for various sized dogs. Each area has it own playground which allows your dog to get extra exercise if they wish. Hounds Town is very clean and up-to-date. It's basically a brand new facility. The staff keeps you updated with videos and pictures on Facebook during the day to see your dogs activity. Your dog will love this place and come home feeling fresh and plenty tired from playing with all the dogs.

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Canine Divine - A groomed dog

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They did a great job with my puppy, his hair was cut just right. I will continue to bring my little…read morepuppy to them. The workers are professional and sweet.

Been going here for years and they were good for the most part, even though my dogs left with a TON…read moreof hair not blown out. The last few times they cut my dogs choppy. So when I dropped them off I explained that and they seemed to understand. Picked my dogs up and they said the boy was nipping so they put a muzzle and that they couldn't dry behind his ears. When I got home the next 2 days I noticed the boy had a bunch of pieces that were not sitting with the rest of his hair. But his behind is what took me for a loop. It was not brushed nor was it cut properly. So I texted them and they said he was doing flips and what not, which they never said when I picked him up. I stated they should have called. Almost 24 hours they sent a Humanity Over Vanity text. I'm sorry, if my dog was in that much distress they should have called and had me pick him up to not force him to go through a so called "groom" just to make and extra $60 bucks. Unacceptable. I will be reporting them. You said he was nipping you so you put a muzzle on him. Yes, I said when my sister brushes his back side he nips at her. Yes, everything has changed for him, but not his groomer. What was news to me is him doing flips. Don't lie and say I wanted my dog in distress bc you know well enough I would never want my dog in that much distress. Instead, you muzzled him, didn't brush him and sent him home. You never explained his back side could not be brushed. It's happened more than once. The last time before this time when I brought them in, my female dog was super choppy, but I didn't complain. When I brought them in last week, I asked if anyone different groomed Lila and you guys stated no therefore, I said last time she was choppy if you can, please make sure they're not choppy. Instead, this time, my male dog backside is super choppy and not brushed. Please send me the surveillance of my dog doing flips and I will go ahead and delete the review, thanks.

Dirty Paws Lounge - pet_training - Updated October 2026

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