This business is a gem. My dog, Sugar, waits with trembling anticipation when we watch the Dog Pile…read morebus come rolling down our street and she hops in without a backward glance when it arrives. She loves it so much, and comes home nice and tired from a good romp in nature with her canine pals. Eternal thanks to Angie and all the Dog Pile crew for ongoing excellence and care.

Terrific new business. My dog loves his dog pile days and comes back happy and exhaustedread more

I asked my neighbor to tell me how often Debbie was at my house when she pet-sat at my house during…read moremy week's absence and was told Debbie left my house and my lonely dog every morning all day and left to do other things. I had used Debbie before and I had assumed she was here more of the time but I wondered and thus asked my trusted neighbor to monitor. Debbie fed my dog, slept here and was gone all day working for other people. Never took her outside or for a walk. That is not what I expected.

I caution anyone against using Debbie Fish for house/pet sitting. I used her a few years ago and…read morewhen I returned from my trip, my neighbors told me she had people at my house a few times while I was gone. She never had permission to have anyone in my home with my animals. Total violation of my trust, privacy and the safety of my pets and home. Then she left us a nasty note because we didn't have cable. She also posted on her public Facebook page that she was leaving my home for several hours, gave my first name and town (not hard for a crook to look up!). While at my house she once told me she was late getting back to another house where she was caring for dogs and that they would have gone to the bathroom in the house by that time. It is very stressful for dogs to have to soil their home - I wonder if those owners knew. And when I had her come to let my dogs out once during the day, I came home to find vomit full of dirt all over. I had told her not to leave my dogs outside alone for even a moment. She tried to tell me that my dog started eating dirt (sometimes she did this at certain times of the year and Debbie had been informed) and she ran inside and got cookies to get her to stop. There's no way my dog ate that much dirt in such a short period of time. When I turned on the tv that night, the tv was messed up (she'd screwed up the remote) so it was obvious what she was doing while she was supposed to be outside with my dogs. After those 2 negative experiences, I never called her again and would NEVER trust my animals or my home to this woman again! Now I also have cameras everywhere but if you want to take a chance with this person, be sure you have a camera so you know what is happening in your house with your pets.

We bought a 4-pack of 1 hour training sessions for our little corgi dog Porky online. Worked with…read moreMichael as our trainer and just finished our 4 sessions. Definitely the best dog trainer I ever worked with and we have worked with many in this area. Very pleased and happy we made the purchase. We worked on basic obedience with our dog and he made great strides. The first session Porky wouldn't even sit. By the end of the 4th session our corgi can sit, come, lay down, heel and will lay on bed or wherever we point on command. He would give us homework to work on and we would practice with Porky at home between sessions. We are confident now Porky will retain these commands and is just much, much better trained after just 4 weeks. I highly recommend working with Michael for any type of dog you may have at any age. He is very knowledgeable and easy to communicate with. You can ask him questions and he always had a good answer for us. He also is a nice guy overall. I will make referrals for him going forward and will also buy more sessions for our other Husky dog who could benefit from his training. Go see for yourself...you will not be disappointed I almost guarantee.

We brought our two girls to offleash for a two week board and train. Our trainer, Brandon, was…read moreextremely receptive to our concerns with each dog (husky and pit mix) and showed genuine love and admiration for dogs. After a long two weeks, our girls absolutely crushed it! Brandon was able to overcome the litter mate thing the girls had going on and sent home two very well behaved animals. The updates we received along the way truly showed Brandon's dedication and admiration to ensuring a great experience for us and the girls. I would highly recommend this veteran owned, and operated business to anyone.

Helen is AMAZING. I have had a number of dog and cat care people over the years, and can honestly…read moresay she is the greatest. I moved to Seattle about 11 years ago and adopted a severely abused border collie. She is bright but needs "the right touch." A dog trainer I worked with recommended Helen who understands dog psychology and training, she has been my pup's angel ever since! I have moved about 5 times, and Helen has followed. She is quiet and gentle, and completely reliable. In fact, I have at times had her take care of my cat when I am out of town with the dog--and the kitty loves her too! Helen is truly a rare find, and I live in fear that one day she won't be able to continue as my dog-care person! I would be completely lost without her!

We have used Helen for over 12 years. She is excellent with the dogs, and the dogs love her. We…read morecan depend on her to take good care of them and to be there when we need her. She is extremely flexible, including last-minute schedule changes. We highly recommend Helen to anyone who needs help taking care of the dogs. She is reliable, dependable, and great for the dogs.

I am so glad Darrin is now in Seattle. He has years of experience and truly loves pet care. I don't…read moreunderstand why Yelp has marked him closed.

Darrin took great care of my Della when we were in San Francisco…read moreSuper great service. If I had to leave town in hours he was there

I want to send a big, heartfelt thank you to Julie Marlow of Vom Banach K9 German Shepherd Dogs…read more I've had the privilege of getting three amazing German Shepherds from her over the years, including my beloved Luca. Yesterday, Julie took the time out of her valuable schedule to call me and offer her support, and it meant the world to me. Julie is not only a superior breeder but an incredibly kind and caring person. Her dedication to her dogs and their families is truly unmatched. Thank you, Julie, for your compassion and for always going above and beyond!

i have had 2 Vom Banach dogs now and i have to say, best dogs i have ever had/ worked with. My…read morecurrent pup's name is Samantha and she is wonderful, brave, loyal, and affectionate. My wife is a amputee and has quite a few health issues. Without even being trained to, she knows when mom is having issues and will comfort her. Last winter she actually saved my wife. I was in my room playing video games and my wife was in the living room watching tv. She started having chest pains and collapsed. Samantha ran to our room and came a practically dragged me out to the living room where i was able to call 911 and help her until they arrived. As far as the business itself, you will not find another breeder like Julie. She is dedicated to her dogs. She she learns each set of pups, and matches them up with the right owners. Her instinct is impeccable. She is a great business owner and a wholesome person in general. I am sure their are other dog breeders out there that are great but we will always go to Vom Banach for our dogs and recommend them to anyone who happens to ask about our Samantha...

I'm writing this review and giving Universe Dog Pros (Courtney) a 1 star review because of a recent…read morealtercation that completely blindsided me. I hired Courtney to walk my three labs 10 months ago based on a referral from a friend. I was in a desperate and vulnerable position because my then 3 year old lab started acting aggressive towards other dogs as a result of getting another puppy. The first time that I used her, she showed up late and in hysterics because all of her client's house keys were stolen out of her car. It was a really emotional and dramatic first impression to say the least. It was also extremely disruptive as I work from home and suddenly found myself needing to comfort her while my 3 dogs anxiously awaited attention with a new person in our home and missing meetings. She showed up another time last March crying because a client of hers made a hard decision to put their senior dog down. She said it was because the dog was having accidents all over the house and that they just didn't want to deal with it anymore. It was so beyond inappropriate and judgmental. It really made me question if I should continue to use her or not. In the last 10 months I learned that she bashed me and my situation to other clients. This is bad business and as a customer, I shouldn't know anything about her dramas or what is going with her other clients or her personal life nor should her other clients know what's going on with me and my dogs. She canceled on me or showed up late multiple times, which often resulted in billing issues. On more than one occasion she showed up to my house and canceled because it was sprinkling outside and she didn't feel like walking them. She dog sat and stayed at my house and asked if she could use my washer because a dog from a dog park peed on her shoes. She then proceeded to tell me that she was naked in my house and then she told me that if I had cameras in my house, not to show the video to anyone. What?! How do dirty shoes correlate to being naked? That made no sense to me. It really just seemed like she was fishing to see if I had cameras in my house. Probably as a result of the incident at the other clients house where she was caught on camera having a guy she barely knew over to their house. She made numerous rude and inappropriate comments in front of my kids on multiple occasions. She also walked into my house once and yelled "who the f is that?" because there was another dog in my house that I was dog sitting for a friend. I was on a really important conference call when she did this and it was heard by all participants on the call. It was mortifying. She has no filter. It's really embarrassing. She acts burdened and annoyed by dogs, which is odd for someone who has a business about dogs. On her website she refers to having employees, but she doesn't. For the last 10 months I've heard her tell me that she's going to hire someone, but she still hasn't. She claims that she has years of experience training dogs, but the reality is that she doesn't. We attempted an in-home training session and she was so abrasive towards us. She berated us the whole time. It was a really stressful and unproductive experience. We chose to use a more experienced trainer instead and had a much better experience all around. The trainer we used turned out to be Courtney's "mentor", Deneese Elfenson from The Canine Resource Center. Courtney insisted on using ecollars on my dogs. Turns out, she didn't even know how to operate them! Two of my dogs started hiding behind me when Courtney would arrive because they were scared of the ecollar. I really regret allowing her to do that to my dogs! She recently started changing her policies on the fly, which seems to be an emotional reaction to an altercation that she had with another client who I'm friends with. Her website doesn't even indicate what her policies are. A couple days ago she contacted me to inform me that she's changing her safety policies and no longer providing services to high risk animals and that includes my dog, Sylvia. She didn't offer any alternative options to i.e. walking my 2 other dogs. She just cut me off and left me with no resolve. She even removed my ability to access my account on Time to Pet so that I couldn't even view my invoices and such. She did this prior to even processing the transactions to reimburse me for charged services that she hadn't even done yet! It's pretty obvious that she asked other clients to give her 5 star reviews, which means she's continuing to bash us. Case and point. Damage control is in full affect. Never in my life have I ever dealt with a situation like this nor have I ever been treated so poorly by someone I gave my business to. After writing this review, I'm embarrassed that I put up with this level of unprofessionalism for as long as I did. I do not recommend Universe Dog Pros a.k.a Courtney.

While the breaking point for the three of us were tied to the same incident we each had our own,…read moreunique, unprofessional and negative experience with you. You have a lot to work on. Good customer service and attitude go a long way.

Ann-Marie is wonderful. We needed a last minute pet sitter for a family emergency and she really…read morehelped us out. Her flexibility in taking in our two dogs on short notice was incredible. In addition, our dogs were well cared for and had a great time at her home. Just in the little time that i had spent with her for our dogs' temperament test showed me that she knew dogs well and had years of experience to back it up. I would highly recommend her for anyone needing a dog sitter, dog walker, or dog daycare.

Ann Marie has taken care of my pup (Cooper) since he was a baby. He is 2 now. She is like a 2nd…read moremother to him. Cooper can't contain his excitement when we pull into the driveway. If you're looking for someone who genuinely loves dogs and will care for them as well as the owners does, I highly recommend Ann Marie. The experience goes well beyond just boarding a dog. She has a great deal of knowledge on medical and behavioral issues of dogs as well.