Conner is so happy now I want to give a thanks to Ashley thanks so much for establishing trust with…read morehim and looking forward to continuing going there for him!

My dog loves it here! They're friendly and are good to the pets. They also have convenient hours.read more

I highly recommend Wescott Acres for your pup's grooming services. I have been taking my dog to…read moreWescott for about 6 months now. I was not super pleased with her last groom as there was a bit of miscommunication, so I reached out with my concerns and they gave me a full grooming service for free. After a more clear line of communication, her groom was beautiful! Their customer service is outstanding and my pup is so excited every time we pull into their parking lot. Side note - Jackson and Tatum are amazing!!!

I have had a rescue miniature schnauzer for two years now and Wescott Acres was recommended to me…read morefor grooming and I have also used them twice to be boarded for three to five days and it was great. The first time I opted for the daily report and pictures. It was GREAT.

Always amazing! Our dog gets so excited when we drop him off. Staff is so attentive. We really…read moreappreciate the pick up times on week ends and after 5pm

Took my corgi in for a bath and grooming. The staff upfront was satisfactory, but my groomer was…read morevery friendly and professional. I asked her to do a classic corgi cut and it was great.

I'm new to Columbia, and I've never had a dog before I got Harry. Griffin Animal Hospital and Dr…read more Callaghan made me feel so welcome and confident to raise this puppy. Excellent service, kind and knowledgeable staff. I was very anxious about raising this puppy on my own but every time I visit Griffin I feel reassured and confident. I had Harry neutered elsewhere, but when I saw him trying to lick his stitches I called Griffin and Dr. Callaghan and company saw me right away - provides a cone and medication at low cost, and checked Harry out to make sure he was OK. I have used their boarding services which were quite cheap ($13 fir the day) and Harry always enjoys being there. Dr. Callaghan is wonderful and enthusiastic and helpful - I wouldn't have anyone else take care of Harry. Same with the staff! Their faculties are clean and modern, very pleasant, and there are kindly resident dogs whom Harry is friends with. Would most definitely recommend, if you want a high quality, responsive, personal, and affordable vet!

To be clear I left Griffin Animal Hospital over a year ago and could not be happier to have done…read moreso. I am writing this review now because I went to my new vet(Cat Clinic) the other day and had a wonderful, easy, affordable experience, and it made me write this review. First issue is the never ending "required tests" stool tests, bloodwork, and other things. They make you do them or at least made me every single time I came in regardless of the issue. This of course ran the bill up every single time to around $600-$700 dollars. Second issue was Dr. Griffins attitude. She couldn't be more abrasive if she tried and I always tried to be nice but I always got the feeling she seemed to feel like she was wasting her time talking to me. She was condescending and definitely didn't respect or care about my time. The final straw was when she said she tried to have me bring in another stool sample only two weeks after a prior visit just to get anxiety meds. It's literally 30% a scam to earn extra money. Lastly for example the Cat Clinic for a yearly check up was only $250 with two vaccines, Flea Meds for 2 cats, and anxiety meds. Which is the primary reason for writing this as I do feel I have been overcharged by Griffin for years. The Cat Clinic has never asked for a stool sample and they ask if I'd like to bloodwork which they don't recommend unless there's a concern. Goodluck with Griffin Animal Hospital if you don't believe me.

They are the best!! They always take very good care of my 3 dogs and they are always happy to go…read moreand stay while we are out of town. Clean and the groomer also does a great job!

They took such good care of our Ky while we were visiting family for the first time since 2019…read more(December). During COVID quarantine, his separation anxiety got worse. We dropped him off on Friday and when he hopped in the car on Monday morning, he was happy and ready for the ride back home to Georgia. They took such good care of us, the people, who tend to be more anxious than the pupper...Hannah answered ALL my questions and was super responsive during his stay. Highly recommend them with a full 5 stars and then some!

First time using this establishment for bordering my kitten. They seem to be a caring group of…read morepeople, and my kitten came home with no problems.

We love this place. And they love our Caesar puppy. Our dog would loose his mind if he didn't go to…read moretheir doggy daycare at lease twice a week. In the photo is our dog Caesar playing at their doggy daycare! They took this picture and occasionally take pictures of the dogs so you can follow their Facebook and get really high-quality photos. It's random but a joy when you see your pup.

Fantastic people working at Irmo Pet Retreat. Kay the owner takes a lot of pride in running the…read moreestablishment. She is always there and makes sure everything is run to perfection. They send me photos of my dog on special occasions, and he is always happy when I drop him off, and is just as happy when I pick him up. It really is a retreat for pets. I feel like our precious pup also gets a vacation when we do! Five stars all around!

We boarded our dogs Oakley and Theo from July 19th-28th at Irmo Pet Retreat. We had used them…read morebefore and never had an issue but this is a big enough red flag that I wanted to share. When we dropped them off, Theo (our Labradoodle) had a cut on the end of his back from trying to crawl under our house and scraped it against the concrete. We weren't worried about it since we had been putting Neosporin on it and he couldn't reach it so it wasn't being messed with. The employee there mentioned they had a spray they could use on it and my husband said that would be fine to use it if they wanted. When we got back from our trip, Aaron went to go pick up the dogs. Once he got there, the employee said, "I don't want you to be shocked so I'll tell you now but...all the hair on Theo's back has fallen out." 1st problem: our dogs hair fell out...and we weren't contacted. Sure enough, his whole back was bare and there were some sore spots on his back that you could tell hurt him to touch. We took him to the vet, spent hundreds of dollars running tests and taking skin samples and trying to figure out what could've happened. All the vets and nurses were totally baffled and frustrated alongside us. The vet gave us a call later saying his bloodwork came back fine but the best they could all figure was that it was a chemical burn...they suggested maybe he rolled in cleaning products or something and I needed to figure out what products Irmo Pet Retreat uses. 2nd problem: Our dog lost all hair on his back and has sores from chemical burns...and we weren't contacted. I'll try to attach the screenshots of the email I sent to irmo pet retreat and their response and photos of Theo's poor back/sores. I'm honestly confused and just don't know how to proceed. It would be one thing if an accident happened and then they contacted us...but it's another thing that this happened in their care, and very alarming that they didn't contact us with his significant hair loss. He could've had several things wrong with him and definitely would've needed to be taken to the vet. SO. Seems very shady and anywho, we're pretty disappointed to say the least.

We took our two Shitzus to Dr. Macauley from the time we moved to Columbia until we moved away 5…read moreyears later. I would still make the almost 3 hour trip from coastal SC to Lexington if needed. Dr. Macauley is absolutely wonderful! She is very knowledgeable and delivers state-of-the-art care. During our time in Columbia we spent weekends at our primary residence in coastal SC and had to take the pups at varying times to a 24 -hour veterinary center when they became ill. Every single time, Dr. Macauley called us to follow up! She even called us last year when our dear Bailey had to have a splenectomy for an enlarging tumor which was very suspicious for a malignancy and we had already moved away! Dr. Macauley followed up with us and comforted us as the we awaited the final pathology. Our heartache turned to joy when Bailey did well post-op and then pathology report showed no malignancy. She called us and rejoiced with us. Her clinic was always willing to work us in when needed. We so miss the wonderful care she provided to our dear pups and, if needed, will travel back to Lexington in the future. I am a physician myself and very particular about the care our pets receive. Dr. Macauley and the other veterinarians we saw during those years as well as the entire staff were so professional, warm, and caring. Diana Collins MD

The blank stares I received from the folks up front (including one of the vets) like I was an alien…read morefrom another planet when my Mom sent me over with my dog the day after Christmas could cut ice. I would not trust my pet here.

Our poodle has been cared for and entertained by the excellent staff at Specialty since 2021…read more Maggie is always happy & has a great time at her weekly playdates. She loves the staff and always makes dog friends.

I had an appt to drop off my two dogs for 11:15 am on a Sunday but due to having to drop my…read moredaughter off at a camp, we were running behind. When I finally was back to my phone at 12:30, I text Danielle who is an employee and asked if we could reschedule for the evening drop off time which was indicated to be no issue when we toured the place. I never received a response. I did not text the Specialty Care number because the last time I did to cancel a reservation, they never saw it, and this prevented the spot from being filled. Also, they don't answer their phones, ever, so why would I? Around 5:30pm, I sent a final text as seen in this attachment and basically informed them that they had wasted my time and I had to make new arrangements. Once I received the inappropriate response from Danielle, I decided to send all the screenshots to the specialty care line in hopes Leslie would see them. She called me the next day and proceeded to gas light me into believing this was my fault somehow continuously asking me why did I not call her? Because no one ever answers the phone and it's not my job to chase around the staff when her employee is a representative of the business and should have been able to handle the request. And if she couldn't, then send me to who could. Leslie is not a nice person when you try to give constructive feedback as any normal, reasonable person would do. They wasted my time, caused me distress with having to rearrange boarding and I would urge folks to rethink using this place. I was polite and patient with Leslie but she became aggressive in her tone when I told her this place was not a good fit for us and there wasn't anything g left to discuss. That wasn't good enough. She continued to repeat herself as if I was a toddler she was trying to scold so I just hung up. Very bazaar behavior. I think she was recording the conversation because there have been previous reviews that she likes to threaten to sue you if you tell the truth about the business practices.

I really like the mobile groomer. However, she has gotten so busy she can't even return calls…read more I'm looking around for someone else.

CLAIRE IS THE BEST!!!!! I have a 100 pound German Shepherd named Luke. He gets SO excited when we…read moreturn into the drive-way. You enter into a gated parking area, so you can open the door and let your dog out, with out putting a leash on, because they can't get out of the gate. Then the dogs go into ANOTHER gated area, which is the dogs playground. A HUGE area where the dogs can run and play freely. Special care dogs have even ANOTHER smaller area that in inside of the LARGE area. They are separated into their own play ground. The kennel area has plenty of room, and the dogs are secure and safe. My dog Luke is 3 1/2 and he's been going to Claire at Dogs Best Friend since he was a small puppy. She's the ONLY Boarder I use.