This place has an interesting review pattern. its very hot or cold. I think if you read those reviews you get a decent sense of both the positives and negatives of this place. Its nice, but its definitely not perfect. I dont have a ton of full on complaints, I think I only have one really. And I think I have a concern/note as well. But its not bad by any means and I still probably recommend it.
There are two things about this place that make it amazing especially for this area. One additional for me, but that experience will vary. The most important things is that its an indoor daycare in washington state. This means even if its raining you can take your dog here. Thats very important considering the area and the amount of rain.
The second important thing for us is the fact that they are open on the weekends. This has allowed us to complete projects over the weekend especially if our dog was a little too excited about us nailing and hammering things. This is clutch for us.
The third thing is once again only nice if you are within a specific range, but they are close to our house. Our primary daycare is 20 mins away without traffic and are not open all weekends. And secondary is 30ish mins away without traffic and is unfortunately a nightmare to get to and from. We love that daycare, but it may be too far to be our favorite.
That mostly covers my most favorite aspects of wet nose dry paws. I have never personally had an issue with the staff. They always seem super friendly. I have never had an issue with pricing or the space. I have never had an issue with other dogs. So overall pretty positive experience... Except for one note and one complaint.
First the note. Its an indoor place. This is both a super positive and a slight negative. The place smells like wet dog and urine. And it wouldnt be that bad, but when my dog comes home he smells of wet dog and urine for a couple days. For me this is not a deal breaker. I would love for them to invest in crazy ventilation to help prevent some of this, but I understand that its expensive and maybe the cost to smell correction is not there. Once again its an indoor park so I am not shocked, and its a mild annoyance at best. This is far outweighed by the the ability to take my dog to an indoor park when we are doing projects on the weekend during the fall/winter.
My one complaint is that one of the times we took him to the daycare he came back with some bites on his inner thigh. I am guessing a smaller dog got into his under carriage and just bit a few times. Once again not quite a deal breaker for me. He is a big dog and has a ton of energy. The bites were a few small nips, nothing crazy. Probably just got a little rough with a biter. He was fine a couple days later and no harm no foul. Worth take a small inventory post daycare, but that is it.
When I started this review I thought 3 star, but after writing it I am moving it up to 4 star. I will say I think I am realizing how much I prefer the 10 star or 5 + 1/2 star review. I think this lacks some nuance. The smell is not a huge problem, but its definitely a deterrent. The bite was not a huge problem and there have been other trips with no issue whatsoever, but its definitely on my mind when I drop him off. I can honestly say while I dont mind doing a half or full day there every once in a while, I believe if situations were different I would come back. And I think even thinking about all my boarding/daycare options this is much lower than my two preferred locations. So much so that if my number 1 was less restrictive on hours I would go there 100% of the time over this place, even with the extra driving and damper outdoor setting. Thats not to speak down on this place, but more to praise my proper first choice.
I still recommend this place as I have not had huge issues, but its unfortunatley not my first choice. read more