We adopted Buddy, a pit bull mix, from a rescue group. After a few calm days of settling in, Buddy…read morebecame extremely excitable and out of control. He would playfully attack anything he could get in his mouth, including us. My kids, especially our 5 year old, became afraid. We couldn't keep a dog in the house if it wasn't safe for our little one. We started working with Lhyra twice a week but quickly switched to a stay and train program (4 weeks). Lhyra made a world of difference! She was able to read him and understand his issues. Buddy came home with self control and it is AMAZING! We can trust him to be alone with our 5 year old. He is a wonderful family dog and we couldn't be happier. Lhyra was always available to us throughout the process. She kept us updated on his progress, including videos and photos. Now that Buddy is home, she follows up with us to help us maintain his training and I can contact her if we have any concerns or questions.

Kari with Hound Hikes is amazing. I had to leave town last minute and needed someone to take care…read moreof my foster dog Boomer. She was responsive, sent pics and updates of their daily walks and even fed him a couple times since I couldn't get anyone else to go by. He can be a tough dog to walk but she handled him like an expert....even gave me some good training tips. I highly recommend Hound Hikes! -Danny

As someone in the dog industry, I know what proper grooming looks like -- and my dog didn't get it…read morehere. His haircut was sloppy (uneven coat, nails and paw pads untouched), and he was left from 9-4 without water or a potty break. He came home desperately thirsty, peed excessively, still had eye crust, and didn't smell freshly bathed. I was promised a call when he was done but never got one. Instead, I had to call four times in a row before anyone answered about his untrimmed nails. While the staff member was kind and refunded me, that doesn't erase the neglect. The salon also reeked, had bird poop on the floor, and piles of dog hair behind the counter. Most positive reviews are years old -- I'll be posting photos to show the reality. I would never trust this place with my dog again.

Everything and everyone was great. My pets were happy and the grooming and boarding were…read moreprofessional and friendly.

Had a last minute need for boarding our German shorthair and luckily we found Barks A Lot. After a…read morefull weekend, we could tell she had a blast! The staff was incredibly friendly and assured us that she was on her best behavior (which if you have a GSP, you know they're troublemakers lol!!). I'm glad we now how a trustworthy option when we go out of town again. Would definitely recommend their services!

Beverly is Amazing. She cares for our dog like he is part of her family and our dog loves to go…read moreand see her every week. Her whole family is fantastic and we have never had a bad experience. She looks out of our dog and is constantly doing those little things that go above and beyond. Our dog Rocco absolutely adores her!!

I took my rebel of a little husky to Doug the owner of the business because my dog needed some…read moreserious training. I looked him up on yelp and didn't see a review or anything so I was a little hesitant to try him out,but man I couldn't be happier! I decided to take a chance because he had reasonable prices compared to other trainers I visited. I will now be a customer for life, thanks Doug!

Jessica and her team will absolutely change your life. My husband and I were very nervous about…read moreleaving our "child" with a trainer, but after lots of research (and crossing paths with Jessica several times), we finally decided to meet her. A close friend had already used her services for training and weekly pack walks, and their dog loved it. That gave us the confidence to take the leap. From our first visit, Jessica was patient, kind, and answered every question we threw at her. She's passionate about animals, and it shows. She has the perfect mix of love and structure (helping dogs gain confidence) while also teaching them to respect their owners as pack leaders. Our one-year-old Brittany had a rough start in life, so we knew training would be extra important. With Jessica's guidance, she can now return when called, walk calmly on leash, hold a "place" command for long stretches, and thankfully...no longer jumps up on everyone. The changes have been incredible. The biggest thing we learned is that it's not just about the dog--it's about the owners putting in the consistency and following through with Jessica's instructions at home. Do that, and you'll see results. We're singing her praises to family and friends. Our dog absolutely adored her, and so did we. 10/10 recommend...life changing!

I don't normally like to put bad review but this place and the lady that runs this place should be…read morestopped immediately from touching animal. I took my 2 beautiful Pomeranian dogs to her because it's super close to my place and she took me in short notice but it was the most horrific experience I had in my life with any service providers. Beside the fact that she have no idea about cutting hair , she shaved them to skin no blending and holes every where you look. I literally was about to cry when they came back, you can see in the photos and videos , she also work in super dirty place and my dogs came back all their skin with ticks and fleas and they never ever had one before ! When I contacted her and asked my money back instead of apologizing and send the money she had the balls to tell me " you don't know me and be careful for you life " attached messages photoscreen. I have no idea how she have good reviews I guess it's all fake or it's people that don't care about their dogs but I strongly suggest to STAY AWAY!!

I went back here for the first time in about 7 years. I 100% no longer recommend this business. It…read morehas went downhill dramatically. I should have known when I called to make an appointment and I could barely understand the woman that picked up with all of the dogs barking in the background. When I arrived, the smell of urine was so incredibly pungent it burned my nostrils. I had a KN95 mask on to protect from COVID and it still stunk terribly. There were multiple dogs trimmings all over the floor around her grooming table. It looked like she may live there, as there were stairs leading up and they had water jugs on all of them. There was residential furniture, etc. Her clothing was covered in so much hair. I understand that she's a groomer, but these were large chunks of hair. The place was cluttered and messy. I almost turned around and walked back out, but I figured that I had already gotten my arthritic old lab into the car and brought her in, let's just get this over with. Just a quick nail trim is all she needed, can't be too hard, right? Wrong. It is one giant room and the 9 or 10 dogs in cages and behind a baby gate room divider all barked loudly. So loudly that when I could not hear the woman helping me, she pulled her mask to the side and began talking super loudly/almost yelling, about a foot and a half from my face. Great. Hope she doesn't have covid. Then she told me that I would need to hold my dog for her. I've never had to hold my dog before at a groomer, but okay. She had me hold her on the filthy floor. I felt gross kneeling on it, as it badly needed a cleaning. She had clippers and a file. She decided to use the file, commenting that her nails were pretty short already. Not true, she was well overdue for a clipping. Her nails were all hitting the floor. It was super fine and did hardly anything. I commented that K&A usually uses a dremel file on her. She says she has one too. She gets it and returns. I tell her she is overdue for a nail trimming, as her nails are all hitting the floor (hint, hint). I also tell her we're trying to quick train her, so please go short. She says she doesn't want to cut her. I said no, just go until you see the white circles. She's a chocolate lab and has dark claws, so you can trim safely until the center of the nail shows some white. She didn't do that. The second file is also super fine/dull. It's taking for-ev-er. My dog is getting hot and somewhat antsy. The temp was super warm in there. I was sweating a bit. She finished a paw and the nails were still too long. I let her know they were still touching the floor. She did go back and redo those. She told me that she normally works on the table and it is easier to see what she is doing up there. I told her that is fine, if she wanted to do that, we could move her. She then tells me that I would have to hold her, she wouldn't collar her to it and I would need to accept responsibility if she fell. WTH? I'm not a groomer. I've never done that before. Let's stick to the floor. When she finally finished, they no longer touched the floor, but barely. It was only $11 and yet I feel ripped off. She had me use the back door to leave (to avoid walking through the frostbites drive through lane). She warned me the dogs would bark (as if they had ever stopped). The larger dogs barked, 2 more showed up and all 3 lunged into the plastic baby gate room divider that pushed forward/was unsecured as these dogs lunged toward my poor dog and she held them back. My dog was frightened. Never again. Why 2 stars? She was nice. That's the only reason. I left with a splitting headache and my nostrils have literally burned ever since. I didn't know urine could do that. It was awful. Never, ever again. Don't do it. BTW, K&A is great, as long as you ask for one of the owners. Their employees can be a bit hit and miss for nail trims. Still SO much better than this place.

Very happy overall with my experience at Puppie Luv. Did…read moreexactly what I asked for. Asked me questions to insure they did what I wanted. Being cold out (well sort of) I didn't want her cut short but she was definitely looking raggedy! Betsy Grace gets stressed at being crated for any period of time. However she was only there for a short time and she was crated in the same room as the grooming and all the hustle and bustle going on. Not somewhere in the back. I really think that made all the difference for her. Thanks ladies!

I tried Puppie Luv for the first time a few weeks back. Mia got a great hair cut and received lots…read moreof TLC. My only issue was Mia is prone to ear infections and I asked that cotton be placed in her ears before her bath. A couple of days later Mia had an ear infection in each ear. Next time double cotton.