We left our precious mini bernedoodle w/ Mel for 10 days here and it was the best choice! Mel sent…read moreus updates everyday w/ pictures of Lulu. The place is well maintained and all the animals play & roam around freely! Her facility is so different than all the boarders I visited- the animals had their own beds with blankets. It was warm & clean with playgrounds. Not crowded! My Lulu actually got so much exercise playing & socializing with other dogs. And it was all inclusive! I definitely recommend Mel & Rosedale Resort! She's extremely organized & communicates with her clients! Thank you!

My dog had the best time at Rosedale Pet Resort! We were going away for a week and unfortunately…read moreour poor fur baby was recovering from an injury and we were too scared to put him in our regular doggy day care. Mel offered to take him in no questions asked, and make sure he didn't get into (too much) trouble. The resort itself is great, so much room to run around and rest (but mostly run around). Mel put as much love and care into creating the resort that she does into taking care of her pups! She kept in touch with us regularly, sharing pictures, and giving updates. We could tell he was having such a great time! Rates are also super reasonable for the VIP service our pup gets, with a discount for longer stays. We live in Kirkland and while it was a trek down to Rosedale, it was so worth it for our lil dude to have the time of his life! (and he slept for a full week after we picked him up lol) Thanks so much to Mel and team for the paw-some time ar camp!

Joy is a wonderful pet sitter who has taken excellent care of our dogger! She is prompt, very…read moretrustworthy, extra communicative, and routinely goes above and beyond the basics we need. She is truly thoughtful about the needs of our creature and we highly recommend her taking care of yours.

From the owner: Joyful Pet Sitting on Vashon Island provides safe, loving and experienced care for your animals…read morewhen you aren’t able to. Joy has over 30 years of obedience and behavioral training with continuing education. Your pets will be provided a fun experience complete with loving attention and lots of praise. You can feel confident that Joy will treat your loved ones as individuals and give them the attention and activities that suit them best.

Great service, and great prices for the Kitsap side of the bridge. They take pictures during…read moreservice and leave notes with timestamps. Awesome work & friendly staff. And they have been flexible with scheduling as long as they knew that variability was likely. Lots of feedback in both directions which was great, too.

From the owner: We specialize in small scale quality, loving care for your pets, while your away. Your pet is…read moretreated as if my own. Dogs and cats are free to lounge on the couches and the beds. Pick up and drop off available. This works well for those catching an early flight. And nice to have your pet home when you return. We also do daily visits to the home for walks while you are at work, or just out for a long day. Another option we offer, is to stay at your home, for overnights. Sometimes that's easier for you. Especially if you have more than one pet.

Spoiled Rotten is a gift to the Tacoma area! We recently engaged their services for a short trip…read moreof a weekend and a longer week-long trip. Vaughnie was GREAT with our cats. She spent time petting and playing with them at each visit, administered meds as needed, and kept the litter nice and tidy. She sent an update via text after each visit, along with a couple of pictures of each cat. She got some great shots! She even brought in our mail & packages. We were so happy to get the updates each day and it gave us so much peace of mind to know she was caring for them. I highly recommend Spoiled Rotten!

Called and the the phone number listed was a constant busy signal really?…read more Certainly would appreciate someone be able to answer the phone or at least leave a message

This is a wonderful pet care facility. Kimberly has always treated my animals like they are part…read moreof her family. Martha K.

Highly recommend!!! I have dogs who do get anxiety but every time I drop them off, they happily…read moretrot off with the staff . The facility is clean & the area is set up really well. You drive/walk up and can see the owner's beautiful dogs. My dogs smell so good when I pick them up which tells me they keep their runs clean. They always come home with these adorable bandanas, & happy as can be. This last stay being so close to Halloween, the dogs were sent home with their "trick or treat" bags of dog treats. I appreciate the staff's understanding of all dog breeds and their care for the dogs when they are in their care!!! Thank you for always taking such good care of my pups!

We have a large (100+ pounds) 2 year old rescue pup who is great at home, but struggles with…read moreoverarousal around new people and other dogs. After our local training place closed we were looking for other options and committed to positive reinforcement training. Unfortunately a lot of trainers use aversives, especially with large strong dogs. We were so excited to find Julia, and after our meet & greet we were confident she was a good choice. Julia did a 2 week board & train with our dog while we were traveling, mainly focusing on leash skills and practicing calm behavior around exciting things. We noticed an immediate improvement, but have also been continuing to work on the training at home after our follow up. I'm happy to report that we are continuing to see improvement using Julia's methods.

We were seeing resource guarding, and our German Shepherd was beginning to get aggressive to our…read moreHusky mix. So we knew we needed to help. We've been working with Julia for a couple now and saw results almost immediately! The aggression is completely gone and our home is much calmer. She obviously knows her stuff! I highly recommend her to anyone who needs a little (or a lot!) of help with their fur babies. And the fact that she comes to our home is so helpful!

Holy Macaroni, Laughing Dogs changed my sweet girl's life! We went to the little dog class and I…read morewas AMAZED at how quickly my pup transformed into a better socialized, better behaved girl! I had adopted her from a rescue organization that didn't tell me the whole story about her past which caused her to be leash aggressive and nervous around other dogs. With just 6 weeks of this course, she had come so far, amd Cayce had set us up with a whole host of tips and tricks to work on with her so she could continue to progress after class was over. I only took off one star because one week Cayce wasn't the instructor and it was unfortunately our last class so I wasn't able to chat with her about what our next steps would be. The other trainer was good too, I just wish that I had known she wouldn't be there so that I could have had a last conversation with her!

I got a German Shepherd about a year ago from a rescue society. She's a really sweet dog, but began…read moreto be aggressive to other dogs on our walks. I sought help from the rescue society and they were able to give me some tips, but nothing really to help the main problem. They recommended that I find a trainer that could help with the aggression, which is how I found out about Cayce. I explained the problem to Cayce and we agreed to start off with a private lesson. The private lesson was enlightening. She gave me some information on the breed that I had not heard and that gave me some insight on some subtle behaviors. Cayce also emphasized how I should interact with the dog and that definitely made a huge impact in how we have bonded. We worked on some leash behavior and of course, my dog in a new situation and without any other dogs around, was the perfect angel. We agreed to just kind of boot camp her and get her into the next group class so we could work on her behavior around other dogs. A few days later, we walked up to the group class where there was a good 12-15 other people with their dogs. My dog again was totally chill and I was feeling kind of optimistic. We walked past other dogs and she didn't react at all. So far so good. We started out with basic commands which my dog has limited proficiency. She does sit when she is sufficiently bribed, but not much beyond that. The class was working on stay and I'm just kind of going along with it and thinking when is she going to lose it and lunge after another dog, so I'm saying, "stay, staaaay, stay" and watching her like a hawk. I'm sure I was pretty funny to watch. Cayce's assistant then comes up to me and says, "Okay, let's try that again, but not so creepy, kay?" Everybody in my little group is looking at me like, "what did you do?" Hey, this is my first class too. I don't know what I'm doing, so give me a break okay. He then tells me I need only say stay once and if she doesn't, then correct. I'm like okay, that's all you needed to say. So, we move on and about 45 minutes into the class, my girl has just about had it. Out of the blue, she decides she doesn't like the lab mix sitting a few yards away. She lets out a huge bark and does a little lunge at the pup. Super. I figure this isn't good, but it kind of is because Cayce can see her bad behavior first hand. Cayce doesn't really say anything and continues on and I figure this is something we can discuss later. So about fifteen minutes later, we happen to be next to Cayce as she is explaining dog behavior and her dog is performing trick after trick to everyone's amazement. Well, not quite everyone. At some point, my dog just had enough and jumped straight up and let out this menacing bark and lunged at Cayce's dog. I pulled her back and tried to contain her while also shrinking in utter embarrassment. Cayce didn't acknowledgement the outburst and continued her talk. At the end, she asked if there were any questions and after waiting my turn, I said, "Um yeah, how do I get her to stop doing that?" Cayce looks at me and says, "tell her don't do that." She then turns back to the class and says farewell and walks away. Don't do that? Wow, why didn't I think of that? (I did...quite a bit. Maybe I was doing it creepily or something). Never went back. Look, she educated me on my dog and there were some definite benefits to that. Cayce's dog is obviously very well trained and does some amazing tricks. That would be pretty cool if my dog could do that someday, but for right now I want to take my dog with me and not ever worry that she is going to attack some other dog. I've found another trainer and will start in again. There were some benefits from our time with Cayce and I'm sure other people in different situations will find benefit as well.

My family has been using HikePups for over four years and we are 100% thrilled and satisfied with…read morethe services they provide. Our dogs love Barbara and we consider her an integral part of our family. More than anything HikePups provides peace of mind when my wife and I are on the road working. We've had over half a dozen pet sitters over the last 25 years and no other pet sitting service has provided better service than Barbara and hikepups. Our dogs not only love the in-home service but also enjoy being boarded at the Hikepups house in Gig Harbor. It's really like Disneyland for dogs as there are many different areas of the house to explore and play. Dependable, reliable and reasonable cost are all words I would use to describe HikePups. I recommend HikePups without hesitation.

Took a quick trip to Los Angeles and had Hike Pups take care of my dog the Giant Alaskan Malamute…read more Barbara is experienced and professional and took great care of my hard to mange 150 lbs puppy. She was prompt, reliable, and caring, pet sitting this weekend. I was continuously getting updates on my dogs situation since it was the first time he was not boarded in a kennel. Everything went just as planned. Barbara Adolph is licensed, bonded and certified. Highly recommend for TLC for your pet.

I have wanted to write a review about Cheryl the Dog Groomer at Our Best Friend for some time.. In…read moremy husbands and my opinion Cheryl is the greatest Dog Groomer in the state of Washington. Cheryl is very knowledgeable, kind and caring and our Labradoodle Moe adores her. If Chery has any concerns while grooming Moe she will give us a call. We would never take Moe to any other groomer. When we pick Moe up from being groomed we encounter other customers of Cheryl's and they tell us the same thing. Our Best Friend is extremely, extremely fortunate to have Cheryl as an employee..

They recently added a place for "Littles." My dog can rest…read moreor play with all kinds of fun stuff. I love to watch through the front windows. Better than television. Friendly, knowledgeable staff. It is a daycare, and there is some turnover.