Mike, Alison and the entire team at Grassroots K9 cannot receive enough recognition! Beyond the…read morebasic dog training needs, Mike and his team continuously set up there clients like myself for success above and beyond our basic training goals. With a strong, educated background and a terrific teaching style, they gave myself and my K9s the arsenal of knowledge we needed to navigate everyday life with high energy, working dogs. You won't be disappointed!

Save your money. I bought a cargo liner for my Jeep. Yes it took awhile to finally get here. I…read morebought it because it seemed to be a better design than others. It did install easily, but that's as much "pro" as I can give. The Velcro tape doesn't stick to the plastic sides of the Jeep. It pulled loose the first day. Will not stay in place. My dogs slide from side to side, unlike their statement that they wouldn't. I'd had the liner for three days before I filled out their form requesting a return label and instructions for returning for a "FULL REFUND" Ha Ha. Its' been over a week now and I haven't heard anything back yet.

Do not order from this company. Unbeknownst to me before shipping they ship from China. It took a…read morelittle less than a month for me to receive the harness. There is a flaw in the designs of their harnesses. The straps they use are a smoother nylon and after tightening them up they slid back down very quickly. After adjusting the vest to fit my dog the straps loosened back up so badly the vest just hung on my dog. This happened within 30 minutes. When I contacted the company their solution was a refund after I shipped the vest back to China at my experience, sent the company a tracking number and wait another month to get refunded. Plus the vest has to be dog hair free and dirt free. So basically give them $80 for a defective vest, wait a month get the defective vest, them pay to ship the defective vest back to China, and give the company a tracking number, wait for another month to pass for them to get the vest in China and hope and pray the accept your return and gamble if you'll actually get a refund and however long that takes. The website is deceptive claiming to be an American company. Maybe they are but it doesn't matter if you deal with China to get it in the first place and also for returns. Very bad company! Very poor customers service, the vests they sell are useless.

Very happy with how they handle the training and how good they are to take extra time and explain…read morethings. You can tell this is a generational skill set because of how easy and instinctual the dog training is for them. I'm a contractor and I'm passionate about what I do and I can see the passion and effort that comes from how they conduct their services. Most importantly, they're trustworthy and they care. These are people that know what they're doing and they're easy to deal with. I had to do a lot of searching and researching before I settled on them because I have a dog with a lot of issues and I love her to death. I'm very happy I settled on them. It ended up being the right choice.

THANK YOU! Thank you Mellow Vibes…read more We were referred here by a friend of ours who had a dog with aggression issues so we saw first hand what Mellow Vibes could do! Our dog, unlike most the dogs that I've seen in the reviews, is on the other end of the spectrum. Kaia is a 5, almost 6, year old husky/shepherd mix who has anxiety and fear and had zero socialization with the outside world and people. We adopted her at 4 years old and at that point, she was terrified of people and the world. Zero aggression, terrified of the world and a consistent flight risk. She would shut down when she saw people. If she could, she would make herself disappear from the world. Cowering, shaking, bolting, tail permanently tucked. Anything to get away. She couldn't function. We were having trouble bonding with her in the full year we had her because she was just so scared. Walks with her were full of dragging and bolting. She's pulled myself and my boyfriend over before when she was in a panic. She was incredibly stubborn with her commands. We eventually bit the bullet and contacted Mellow Vibes. They were the first trainer (and people in general) we talked to that did not judge what we did. The amount of times we heard from other trainers and people that we should not do this or that with our dog out of our desperation to build a bond with her (like letting her sleep on the bed with us or on furniture). They were the first trainers that understood where we came from and why we let her get away with certain things. We didn't feel judged for the first time or like we were being scolded. Instead, we got understanding and compassion. Paul spent 6 weeks with her. Let me tell you this, the amount of care and time he spent with her is astounding. Our dog was scared of EVERYONE but especially men, children and the elderly. Yet somehow, on our first meeting with Paul, she was calm. Paul kept us updated with her progress, pictures, videos, answering any of our questions or concerns. When it was finally time to pick her up, Paul trained us on his techniques of dealing with our dog's issues. We were met with a dog that listened to commands and when we did our walk with Paul, holy moly we were able to walk through the busy busy streets of downtown. Later that day, we were able to walk her through a busy park with so many screaming kids. We. Could. Never. Do. That. Before. EVER. She seemed to adore Paul, always looking back at him for reassurance and a bit of confidence. I almost felt bad taking her home haha. You could tell she was at ease with him and she was WELL LOVED in her time there. YOU DO NOT HELP A DOG LIKE OURS BY "BREAKING THEIR SPIRIT" OR ABUSING THEM. Now, I don't think our dog will ever be a people dog but we were taught how to manage her issues and she, herself, was slowly learning that people, objects, etc would not hurt her. At home now, she is generally a happier dog. More smiles, more tail wags, more following us around (she never wagged her tail or followed us around like this before). Mellow Vibes truly has helped her come out of her shell. They continue to follow up with us with messages, phone calls for more tips or to answer any of our questions. The rest is now up to us to keep up with the training and to continue to develop our relationship with her. You do not rehabilitate a dog like ours with anything but love, patience (oh so much patience) and compassion.

We adopted a 6.5 year old black lab cross in 2020 and he had zero socialisation with other dogs and…read morewas barking all the the time out of anxiety. I am so happy to say that Kindred Moments training was available and that the trainer told us despite his age and hardships, that Lucky was a very smart boy. She taught him to leave it (very well) which helped him eventually live with a cat for the first time in his life and also to sit, stay and down. I'm so grateful for this company's gentle approach to dog training. I'd highly recommend her to everyone!! Lucky is 9 years old now and still remembers all the commands. Thank you.

From the owner: We have private lessons and group classes that teach: Puppy Training, Puppy Socialization,…read moreBehaviour Modification, Reactive Dog Training, Foundation Skills, Advanced Skills, Trick Training, Cooperative Care and more!

I've been using Barks N Rec for my dog's daycare for about a year now. There have been three or…read morefour occasions where I come in and the owner, Matt is screaming swearing throwing things etc. usually over the fact that a dog used the bathroom inside or something to do with his home renovations or something of the sort. On one occasion Matt actually called me and apologized because he was completely out of line when I came in to drop off my dog, he ended up comping my visit and the next on that occasion, because he had flown off the handle so badly that day (nothing to do with me). I had a very serious talk with him about my concern with continuing to leave my dog in his care when his temper is so bad. I did continue to bring my dog there though. Another real concern of mine was the fact that Matt smokes cigarettes and marijuana inside the daycare every day. Anybody who uses this daycare knows that because it soon as you walk in you can smell the cigarette and marijuana. I'm sure he does this only in his office but this scent travels and I don't exactly want my dog getting high or his lungs filled with cigarette smoke. There have been many occasions where Matt is so flustered and losing his temper that he tells me just go just go pay me next time because he's in the middle of losing his temper and throwing a tantrum. Today was one of those days. So when I walked in and saw none of his staff in the dog play area I proceeded to let my dog out so that I could leave after Matt had instructed me to just pay him next time, from his smoke filled office. I could tell that he was in one of his frantic moods so I just wanted to get out of there and get my dog home. When I opened the gate one of the other dogs pushed through so I did my best to get the dog back into the caged area but without knowing their name and not wanting to disturb Matt, I was having a hard time with it. Matt proceeded to run out of his office and his usual aggressive form and proceeded to yell at me for opening the gate and letting my dog out. Telling me that I disobeyed his sign that he has up. Not only did I not see his sign but my intentions were just to get my dog and go home it really wasn't that intense for him to respond by yelling and screaming in my face. This time rather than just being quiet and leaving I yelled back at him and he got very heated. I had a 6 foot something man screaming so close into my face that his spit was flying at me. My poor dog stood behind me shaking and crying because he's never seen anything like this before. I was struggling to put his leash on to get out of there because my dog wouldn't stay still and Matt proceeded to tell me that he will physically remove me from the establishment. I'm a 5'3 woman and I treat people respectfully, his behaviour was completely out of line and had I been a man I know he would not have spoken to me this way. There are several under ageco-op students who work at this daycare and I feel so bad for them because I can only imagine how they feel when Matt begins to lose control around them. Because I didn't have the greatest experience at another doggy daycare I continue to use Barks N Rec regardless of how mad behaved so much of the time when I would come in. My dog loves other dogs so much so I wanted to continue to give him that experience . This will be my last day at Barks N Rec and I can honestly say to anybody who reads this review that I would not trust Matt with my dog. He does not have the ability to control his anger and that concerns me deeply to know that he behaves like that when I'm around, imagine how he behaves when nobody is watching. I would never want to maliciously harm anyone's business or success so please know that this review is coming from a pure place of legitimate concern for the well-being of innocent animals and any human being who has to come in contact with Matt. *Just to add in a response to Matt's comments on the review I had left* I did not want to remove my dog from daycare. But I wasn't given a choice considering how Matt screamed in my face to the point he was spitting on me. Matt, you can say I refused to follow rules etc, but I didn't know your staff was in the room (if they were) as they were nowhere to be found. Maybe if you weren't too busy smoking marijuana and cigarettes in your office (I did check in with you when I got there because I didn't see anyone in the dogs room) then you could've opened the gate? I just wanted to get my dog without having to deal with your out of control temper. I could tell that you were in one of your frantic moods by how you said "get me next time" and couldn't even handle taking payment from me for the 3rd visit in a row. Yes I said a lot of good things about BNR when I first started bringing my dog there, I even referred lots of business our way... but after 3-5 episodes of you throwing things, screaming, swearing and me actually being scared to leave my dog with you, enough is enough.

After our doggie daycare Redwood Pet Resort in Milton closed down we were distraught and…read morerelentlessly we searched for a new place for our pup. Barks n' Rec had amazing reviews, so that I decided to give them a try. I filled out all the forms, sent all the required information and set up an appointment. I was very excited. I am not one to write negative reviews in fact, I am that person who just will not return. But my consciene told me otherwise. Matt initially took her in the fenced indoor play area where she was met by several running and barking dogs that were coming in from the outdoor play area. The other dogs pinned her to the fence and she was shocked, to say the least. Matt called the other dogs off and away from her and then he started his evaluation of my pup. He pulled my 2yr old Rottweiler by her scruff (the loose skin around her neck) so roughly that she YELPED loudly. Who does that to an animal?? Matt explained that doggie moms carry their pups by the scruff and she should not react as she did, but for her to YELP that loudly he was hurting her. It was intentional - to cause a reaction. To provoke an aggressive reaction from any animal is not right! He then picked her up from her behind and swung her around. She was bewildered and at this point her reaction was to growl to protect herself from her aggressor. Any animal would react that way if being bullied or feeling theatened by a stranger. He put her down and she was shocked and scared. He continued to say he needed to be certain that his employees would be safe and not get attacked by any dog. WOW! What reason would anyone treat any animal that way to begin with? She has been trained by an amazing trainer Eric Straetmans from (BLT) Beyond the Leash (shout out to Eric!) and has gone for an additional 4wk for off leash training. She has been to doggie daycare since she was a pup and has never, ever shown any signs of aggression. She is an obedient, sweet, dog whose only purpose is to please. She is a "Gentle Giant." I still don't understand why Matt would test her in such a manner?! The dogs that attend his facility are supposed to be well mannered and would not engage in rough, aggressive behaviour. Why did he assume that my dog would be the aggressor....to provoke her to get a reaction so that his employees would be able to remove her from a hostile situation -because she is a rotweiller? Does he not like this breed or was he just having an off day? I hope he was just having an off day. He actually suggested I bring her to their, "Open Play" evenings to socialize her. And that he would test her again in a month or so. I was not impressed. I was shocked with the whole ordeal and I am sorry to say, I will not be recommending Barks n' Rec to anyone. My dog has never been handled that way and I assure you she will never be handled that way again by Matt or anyone else!

We could not be happier with Doggy Steps. Our dog goes out for play time two or three days a week…read moreand he always comes back happy and tred He is well socialized with these session. We live in a place with no fenced in area so these play days are very healthy for him. WE also feel that he is safe and well cared for whwn we travel and on his playdates. Highly recommend their services

I can't express enough how great this team is and highly recommend using them. They treat my Lola…read moreas if she was their own. Lola gets so excited to see them. Without a doubt don't think twice about hiring them

Suzanne is great and knows what she is doing. Animals are her life's purpose. I was very happy with…read moreher services and wish her all the best.

Suzanne has been my saviour. I am a senior who purchased a puppy last…read moreJuly thinking I could walk and train him as I had done over the years. Well he has turned out to be quite the handful, very energetic and full of fun. Suzanne has been so patient and loving with my Keeshond and he has come to adore her and knows when she is coming and becomes very excited to see her. I think I would have given up and returned my pup if I had not found Suzanne. She is also very knowledgeable and willing to try different methods in training but keeping it fun at the same time.

My cats have been going to Luxurious Pet Spa for about 3 years. They love it!! The women whom run…read morethis business are attentive and love pets. They always give me all details of their session. They call me 15 mins before they are done. Excellent work. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a groomer.

From the owner: Hi, my name is Fazeela and I am your pet groomer. From my perspective, all animals are so innocent…read moreand they all deserve to be looked after and taking care of. I groom every pet as if it was my own. I love animals and I try my best to make them feel comfortable. During their grooming I will spend few minutes of playing time to make sure they leave with a good experience, and look forward to coming back and visit. I understand that your pet is part of your family and have made it my first priority to provide a place where your pets will love to visit. I strive to ensure that you have peace of mind knowing your pet is safe and happy, but my main goal is for your pet to leave here in their best condition and as happy as ever. I would work with you to understand your pets needs and background and to offer suggestions to maintain the overall condition of your pet in the long run. I have over 10 years of grooming experience and I also work at a local animal hospital as their groomer.