I had a weird experience with this place recently. I find their method of communication to be rude…read moreand not the social norm. I emailed them and we decided to meet. They notified me of a time the next day that they scheduled , when I was working of course. Notice I said notified and not asked. The appropriate thing to do would be to give your availability and to ask when the person is available. I let them know I had to work and let them know when I would be available. They then sent a message on the same day I said I had to work all day to see if I could talk via Skype or google plus sometime that day, saying it would be easier for everyone. They also let me know they had attached a form for me to fill out and asked if I could either scan it and email back or take photographs of it to email back. Huh?? What a weird place. I live ten minutes away. You either want to meet or you don't and no I am not taking ten photographs of a 3 page form to email back to you. How bizarre. I let them know that I do not have the technology to Skype and let them know again when I would be available to meet in person. They never replied back to me. Um wow. I will definitely pass on any kind of interaction with this place and advise others do the same. Not replying back is rude and this was the most bizarre experience I've had with a place like this. Learn some social skills and professionalism people. 3/29/2015 - A harassing message was e-mailed to me by a staff member of the daycare. It was one of the rude people that I spoke to in e-mail before writing my initial review, Colleen. She told me to take my review the F*** down. Not exactly mature or professional. I have the snapshot of the message as a JPEG if anyone wants to see it. The review is accurate so be better at your job and get over it

We switched to Golden Ridge for our dog's daycare. The previous daycare was too small, and he…read moreneeded more space to run. This place is perfect! He was so happy to have a lot of area to play. On his first day the staff sent pictures of how much fun he was having. They also gave me a report card of his day. So cute! He looks forward to going, and is exhausted at the end of the day. The staff is extremely nice. They are knowledgable, and treat all the dogs with care. I highly recommend as a daycare option.

Cannot say enough good things about OBH! Angela and her team are organized, professional, friendly…read moreand flexible. We had moved and needed to find a new dog walking service for while we were at work during the day. After making what seemed like a million calls, I found OBH. OBH is totally full service, picking up the dogs, and dropping them home-while also taking them for 4-5 hours daily on adventures. Our dog jumps off the bed each morning as soon as he hears the van in the driveway. Their service is affordable, even more affordable than most dog walking services that are for 30-60 minutes. You cannot get better bang for your buck. There is a yearbook every Christmas, which is so cute and funny. We will be moving again, and won't be able to access OBH, but are so thrilled to have found them for the past few years. Can't recommend calling them enough!

My dog Remy has been going to Outbound Hound for a few months and he absolutely loves it. He comes…read morehome exhausted and immediately takes a long nap. Remy is always picked up on time (love that they pick up and drop off) and I couldn't be happier. I was apprehensive about sending my dog to daycare but I know he's in good hands and he loves it! Thank you for being so great with Remy!!

They've always taken great care of our dogs, and they treat them like their own. Highly recommended.read more

Doggie Au Pair is hands down the best choice I made for my pup. Georgia (my dog) is not the best…read morewith new people but she loves Jannine, who is patience and so good to her. My pup went through a couple of months of chemo treatment and Jannine was there to help with all my requests. So if you're looking for an amazing dog walker... this is the company to hire.

Dorchester Dog Walking is the BEST. They took care of our rescue dog, Brewster, for over 3 years…read more It was awesome because two of our neighbors also used Dorchester dog walking so Brewster would get group walks with his pals. Elle is unbelievably organized and super responsive. We 100% trusted her and her team. We used their dog walking and boarding services. The pictures and updates for every walk are amazing. We recently moved and we miss Dorchester Dog Walking! We have not found an equivalent in our new town yet. Don't hesitate to book with them! Seriously couldn't recommend them more.

cannot say enough about how wonderful Dorchester Dog is. They've been such an important part of our…read morelives since we adopted our dog, and help us give our pup the best quality of life. They've helped us since day one with training, puppy walks, socializing, and just making sure our dog gets out and about as much as he should with our work schedules. Their rates are Super affordable (especially in the city!!). I also love that Dorchester Dogs is run by such a conscientious and thoughtful community member. Most importantly, our dog is always so so excited and happy on his walks.

We have been happy customers of Brookside walk and train for 9 years! Dinyee is a fantastic trainer…read moreand fundamentally understands dog behavior. She centers on communication and structure for our dogs; this has helped keep our dogs calm and less anxious. She has helped our family with approaches to use at home to build those skills. We starting with training for our rescue dog and now for our new puppy. With both dogs we learned so much and this continues to improve everyones quality of life! We also use Brookside Walk +Train for daycare and boarding. Both services keep our dogs environment consistent and are really convenient!

Had a 1:1 consultation with Dinyee to see if this place would be a good fit, and she was so…read morealarmingly hostile we left in the middle of the appointment. She also did not look at or interact with our dog, and kept correcting us about information that we clearly would know as the dog's owners. Based on the positive reviews she must be doing something right, but I'm not interested in interacting with her again (and I usually like everyone). My partner and I still talk about that bizarre experience.

I absolutely love Canine College Resort and their amazing staff. My dog, DJ, was kicked out of…read morethree different groomers, and Canine College truly came to the rescue. I've been going to them for the past seven years, and I wouldn't trust anyone else. They are truly dog whisperers. DJ went from being a complete terror to becoming a sweet, well-loved poodle with the staff. I highly recommend Canine College to anyone looking for patient, caring, and skilled professionals for their dogs.

My dog has been going to canine College for about three years now. She's also going through some…read moretraining with Bruce. Go have a bad rap and my puppy is one of the sweetest dogs you ever wanna meet. This is all thanks to Bruce at Canine College. He goes there just about every day for daycare. And I wouldn't trust anybody else.

I needed to write an update for 2 big reasons: 1) 4 years…read moreand a pandemic after I wrote the first review, we're still so grateful for their amazing service and care of our pup. Tuckered Mutts has become like family and we couldn't love them more! 2) I mistakenly referred to Paul as "Sean" in my last entry and it took me 4 years to notice my mistake, and needed to do something about it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I grew up with pets and I've had a dog and cat since college and I have never in my life…read moreencountered as wonderful and well-priced a pet-sitter as Tuckered Mutts. I tell everyone I know about our fantastic experiences with Paul. When he watched our cat during our two weeks away for our wedding and honeymoon, he kept a journal (written in her voice) of every one of his visits. We loved reading it when we came home! He played with our cat every day, kept her water and food fresh and filled, and kept everything around the house tidy for our return. Paul is the kind of pet-sitter that will take the kitty trash out every day to keep our house from smelling and sweep the floor to keep litter from building up. His attention to detail and thoughtfulness keep us coming back to Tuckered Mutts every time we're away. I don't know what we ever did without them. Thank you, Paul!

Full disclosure - I question if it's kosher to even write this review because months after starting…read moredog training at Wicked Good Dog, my husband started doing part time dog walking for them. But, since we used their services for a while before that, and he won't be working there much longer since I got a full time job in his field, I think it's probably okay. We have an 8 year old rescue basset hound who is sweet but very stubborn. The training has been great for her. She started at level 1 and made it to level 3, but I think that's as far as she'll go! The levels are nice because each dog is able to progress at their own pace. The formal training is most evident when she's misbehaving and we can get her to sit or lie down in the middle of it, which calms her down and makes her more focused on responding to us. We've witnessed some pretty impressive improvements on the part of other dogs going through the levels at the same time - amazing how they all have their strengths and weaknesses! Even though the classes are group classes (unless you choose private training), Michelle is good about providing advice to each owner or owners in turn based on her observations of the training session, and based on descriptions of behaviors outside class. I think the group classes are better for our dog anyhow, since they're more fun for her, but also more distracting (she loves pretty much all other dogs) and therefore more challenging. We've also used their pet sitting services for our basset and two cats. For the dog, the prices are similar to in-home boarding that we've done, but with the cats added in, it's cost effective to have them come to the house. Plus they'll get the mail and such. Plus we don't have to drop off and pick up the dog before and after traveling, which can be a pain if we're boarding. Since they have a fair number of dog walkers and sitters, once you're in the system, you can get service on pretty short notice. For trickier to deal with dogs, I think Michelle does much of the walking and sitting services herself, if possible, and I know that she aims to put all the dog walkers through the dog training classes, so they're familiar with the basic principles of the clicker training approach. They also have doggie play groups, by size, which is a service we haven't used (yet), but may consider once we're no longer training regularly.

I highly recommend Wicked Good Dog for daycare and boarding. My Lucy (beagle) has been going there…read moresince she was 4 months old. She's now 7 years old. Lucy goes to daycare a couple of times a week and I have boarded her there many times.The staff is so loving and caring with Lucy. They train all the dogs with the same rules and commands. I follow through with the same rules at home with Lucy. The staff is careful to watch what dogs get along with each other and which don't and separate them into appropriate play groups. The staff supervises the dogs when they are playing outside, gives them great snuggles, makes sure the dogs stay cool when it's hot by keeping the small pools filled with water, having the the My Lucy loves being at Wicked Good. When I pull into the parking lot she gets all excited and can't get out of the car fast enough. It's like "see ya Grammy I have to go see my friends." I never worry about the staff caring for my Lucy. I highly recommend taking your dog to Wicked Good.