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The Barking Dog

4.3 (132 reviews)
Open 6:00 am - 7:00 pm

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Dog boarding and training

Puppy socialization classes

Pet boarding

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Dusty

Dusty loves this place for playcare, and I love it for grooming! Dusty gets pool time every time, he gets a yo-pup treat, and he plays with lots of other dogs. When it's time for a grooming, Zack's our man. He does a great job cleaning up Dusty's thick coat. I'm so glad I found this place! The prices are great, and Dusty is always tired after a long day of play. Highly recommend.

Oliver

I am so impressed with Blake the trainer and the rest of the staff at Barking Dog. I really appreciate that they have smaller groups that aren't as unmanageable/chaotic as other daycares and the facility is so nice!! I signed my puppy Oliver up for the Day School training, and I am already seeing a big improvement with him half-way through the program. Blake takes the time to update you with each day of training and sends progress photos. Thank you Barking Dog for taking good care of Oliver!

After grooming

They do a great job grooming my Shayna! Thanks so much to everyone at the Barking Dog. She's always excited to come back.

Hope
Terri A.

Hope was adopted in April and I go into the office 3x week. I was leaving her crated for her (and the cat's) safety and driving home over lunch to let her out to potty. That was getting to be too much driving so I thought I would try it and she loved it! Now we leave for work together and she is dropped off at doggie day care and I head to the office. Hope just turned 6 months old and she is very social and over the top friendly with the help of doggie day care!

Mojo living his best life at The Barking Dog, rub down before a dip in the pool!
T R.

The Barking Dog is the #1 doggie daycare and boarding facility in the valley. Hands down. They have zero competition - I know because I tried 5 doggie daycare facilities before finding them - no other facility comes close to their quality, professionalism, knowledge, or care. It's a super clean, smart, and safe system. My dog LOVES it here. He loves the people as if they were his own family and is excited to see them when we walk in the door. I love this place because I trust them implicitly. And I am a worrier, a researcher, and a super picky customer (hence the 5 tried and failed previous facilities). I am especially grateful to Ashlie, Kim, and Keith (at home we refer to them as 'the dream team'). I've been bringing my dog since early 2019. They genuinely care about the dogs AND the customers - I have never experienced such excellent customer service as I have from these 3 people and their current team. It's a joy (and a relief) to walk in and see smiling, friendly, happy faces who are consistently at the top of their game. I am incredibly grateful to them - and to all who work here, care for and love my dog. They work very hard. They go above and beyond. And they make me feel valued as a customer. This review has been a long time coming. I would have written this sooner but I'm a very busy and overwhelmed small business owner. And I wanted to put real thought into this review. What made me finally sit down to write this?... I saw a customer giving Kim a really hard time when I went in to pick up my dog from daycare. The customer was being ridiculous (but Kim smiled and provided excellent customer service - as she always does). Many of us regular customers rely heavily on this team (the dream team) because they have been consistent and EXCELLENT leaders within this facility! It makes a big difference. It's reassuring that they are there. Another customer was in the lobby and said the same thing - we love this place and we love this team! So if you want a review of The Barking Dog from people who are qualified to give a thorough review from years of experience with this business.... I've been a customer for 3 1/2 years, and the man in the lobby said he's been a customer for 6 years.... The Barking Dog, Kim, Ashlie, Keith and their team get 5 STARS with rave reviews! They have earned it! My dog approves this message. ps - my dog doesn't like people who aren't his family, so for him to love and feel comfortable with these people - is a big deal. If we see you in the lobby during drop off or pickup - I'm the person with the black dog barking at everyone like a lunatic.

They celebrated Bailey's 13th birthday!

Friendly, competent, professional employees who are always so excited to see my dog! She always comes home happy--and sleepy from playing! I've had *really* bad experiences at other boarding facilities, so I'm very thankful for a safe place to care for my four-legged family member.

Oliver and his new friend at daycare

My Oliver is excited to go in for playtime every time! Such a great outlet for his energy on these hot summer days. He's made new fur friends and loves the attendants too.

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Zac is the Best! Hands down. Great place. Great facility and employees. Highly recommend!

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11 months ago

Katie did an excellent job grooming Noelle, our Jack Russell Terrier. This was her first time to groom Noelle and she looked amazing!

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We were in town for a week and needed some Daycare. Our dog loved it there. It was easy to check in and out.

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Great service, they ar Eli d and explain all the treat to newcomers. It is clean. Very fast with service.

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This place is awesome! I highly recommend it to anyone. Friendly staff especially the front desk lady. Great place will definitely be back!

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The best dog boarding place in Arizona, great staff and facilities. They love dogs and treat yours like their own!

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So again, I just want to say how much we appreciate Kim, Ashlie, Sierra, Sage and the staff who look after our dogs.

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