I am slightly ashamed to admit my dog goes to daycare. I never thought I would be one of those people. But, for a little bit less than what I used to pay a neighborhood girl to let him out during the day, he can go to daycare once a week. I have highly recommended this place to folks.
Before going here, we visited another dog daycare facility. It was a nice spring day with temps in the low 70's. The first place we went to had an odor of urine that almost knocked you over when you walked through the door. I can't imagine how it gets in the heat of summer. When we walked into Dogtopia of Dulles, it smelled very nice, so nice, you had to wonder if they actually had dogs there. We asked if we could see one of the rooms in the back, and they allowed us to see one that they weren't using at the time. They apologized for how messy it was, but honestly I couldn't see what was messy about it. Even that room, in it's "messy" state, smelled nice.
My dog has been happily going here for about a year now. He's always excited to go, and worn out when he gets back. The staff are all great, learned who he was quickly, and seem to take good care of him. They even honored the odd request I had a time or two.
I cannot say enough about the owners and staff of Dogtopia Dulles...it's clear how much they enjoy what they do, and their attention to detail is extraordinary. From the cleanliness of the facility, to the care and safety given to each dog. They are professional, organized and each client is treated with the utmost respect. Their prices are more than reasonable and if you're considering daycare for your dog - Dogtopia of Dulles is the place to go!
Dogtopia Dulles is the best Dog Daycare around! The facility is great with a wide variety of areas for the dogs to play with activities scheduled and plenty of equipment to keep the dogs stimulated. You can watch your dog on their web cams,they feed only the best organic dog food (at no additional charge to your dog if you would like while your dog is in day care or boarding) and MOST IMPORTANTLY they treat my dog like family I trust them with out a doubt in the care of my dogbaby the staff is exceptional and I would never take my business elsewhere. As a matter of fact i sometimes believe my dog likes daycare better then home!
Today we took our giant Chow Chow to get her mid winter fluff and buff. After spending the better part of an hour getting our dog clean we needed to dry her. There was a grooming table in the room and so my wife went to use it, but the pole that is used to clip the dog to was lying beside it so she went to put it on and a guy came by and said that we weren't allowed to use that. We took it to mean the pole. So we put our dog on the groomer's table and commenced the long process of drying her. The same guy comes in and yells, "What part of don't use that don't you understand?" I was honestly so astounded that I said excuse me to which he then repeated the question with even more indignation. At that point I asked his name and he said, "Art and I am one of the owners." When my wife apologized and said she thought he meant the pole attachment, he said, "That is not what I said and that is only meant for the professional groomer." On the way out my wife said to the other owner that she expected an apology for the juvenile behavior and the woman's response was, "That won't happen and you should probably go to Barks and Bubbles."
So I certainly wouldn't let anyone who behaves that way to a human watch my dog.
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