I don't know why this has taken me so long to write as I have been going to Little Paws since September with my little Labradoodle and it is his favorite place in the world to go to (in par with Grandmas and Grandpas!). I used to take him for my sake as I worked full time during the day and part time in the evenings and had an out of town working husband so I didn't want to leave him alone with no attention for huge spans of time as I was often busy working. And now that he is trained and can entertain himself more, I take him for his excitement and to play with all his furry friends, which he loves more than anything!
Some background which will help paint the picture if you are in the same boat, me and my husband do not have kids and when we got our Labradoodle, Franklin, in June, we were in love instantly and he was our baby. So with that said, we were very hesitant to let him stay with just anyone or anywhere and I, especially, was a little OCD with it so I researched it like crazy as I have heard horror from other people with puppies/dogs and kennels they have been to. The issue was mostly that I had a trip to Mexico booked way before we got our puppy and I was in a huge dilemma where to put Franklin as he was just 3 months old at the time and just a bundle of absolute joy and I needed a place that could take care of him and his baby'ness. I investigated a bunch of other dog kennels/daycares and Little Paws was the one that took to my liking that someone was going to be with Franklin 24/7. Someone was going to be there to put him outside if he peed where he wasn't supposed to, someone was there to show him his food and feed him, someone was there to watch him as he played with huge dogs and most of all, someone was there to save him if he had to pee during the night or needed some cuddles or even if something scared him, he would know he wasn't alone (yes back to he was our baby) and all those "someone's" were all at Little Paws.
So I can say now without any ounce of hesitation that Little Paws and all the staff that work there are absolutely amazing, each and every one of them, love Franklin like we do and he is always soo excited to go (we stopped using a leash after the first month or so as he ran right in and didn't want to go anywhere else) so it is easy to tell that they treat him like their own. They have a genuine love for animals and you can see it when you go there. The place is airy and actually smells clean unlike other dog kennels I went to in my search that absolutely reeked of feces. After taking a tour, I understood why. They take as many dogs as they can it seems and some of them don't even have access to the outside without being taken outside at a "scheduled" time, so of course there is pee and poo all over the place and when you have 50-90 dogs at a time in a building, you do the math on how many messes happen and when they are trampling over it all, what a disgusting thought that you PAY for your dog to be in that type of situation. And the fact that there are that many animals in the same area at a time - what are the chances they can actually clean the place properly? And to sleep in cages with the lights off and the employees go home at night to leave them alone? Maybe that is for you but my best advice is if you are paying with your hard earned dollars to take your dog to daycare and/or overnight boarding to socialize them or to wear them out/take care of them when you can't, do your research.
I appreciate Little Paws more than anything and they are a lifesaver when the weeks get crazy and I need somewhere to take Franklin and would NOT hesitate to recommend any and every one to Little Paws! I hesitate writing such great things because one day they will be so busy, I will have to book WAY in advance to get Franklin in hahaha but you deserve it all! Thanks to Morgan & all the fabulous staff! Xx read more