Happy to wholeheartedly recommend Maria and Michele of Four Happy Paws to anybody in the LA area, for daycare or longer-term overnight stay. We love that they provide a positive, home setting for our little dog, Remy.
Our friend recommended Four Happy Paws to us, after she had been putting her doggo at their daycare on a regular basis. I followed them on IG (loved all their adorable content, and it seemed like the dogs were really having fun). After watching the stories / posts for a few weeks, we finally signed up Remy.
We had a big trip, 8-day trip coming up, so we wanted to get Remy into daycare for a few months (1x a week), just to get familiar with Maria + Michele / the new environment, so that ultimately he'd feel better once we put him under their care during our 8 day trip.
We were honestly so worried about where to put Remy-- he is shy with new people, not a great eater, and can be nervous about being alone. After telling all this to Maria, we were met with nothing but optimism, patience, and clear experience and knowledge of how to work with all different kinds of dogs.
Our favorite things about Four Happy Paws:
* Home setting: Maria and Michele's place is spacious, including a shady outdoor area with grass, and lots of indoor space for all the dogs. Most importantly, it IS a home, rather than an impersonal dog hotel. They even let Remy sleep in their bedroom when he was boarding.
* Enrichment: They're constantly trying new things to keep dogs mentally and physically enriched. Playtime, fetch, healthy snacks.
* Positive training philosophy: Maria and Michele take positive training seriously. If you follow them on IG, you can notice this. We know that positive training requires patience and individual understanding of each dog; it's really special to get that.
* Instagram: They share the cutest reels of the doggos via IG stories. I really like this vs. a 24/7 camera-- allows me to get important snippets of the dogs having fun with one another!
* Professional: Maria is a great, speedy communicator who always answers us via text in a matter of moments. She's also accommodated our wonky schedules several times now. read more