Bowhaus

This is a follow up to my previous review from over a year ago. Since then, Aaron (previous manager) and I have created Gingr, the system that sends you those awesome pictures while you’re away (see everyone else’s reviews).
As a business owner in the pet care industry I interact with hundreds of dog kennels, daycares, groomers and trainers every day. I happen to live across the street from Bowhaus Boulder.
My dogs have been going to Bowhaus for nearly 2 years and both are shy with people and dogs. They connect extremely well with the staff (you know they’re pals when the dogs get excited running into a staff member at Tod’s) and have even made a couple 4-​legged pals along the way.
Dan, Katie and the whole team do an amazing job at taking care of pets time and time again. I’m always confident that they’ll be happy, healthy and more calm when I pick them up than when I dropped them off.

Great, big play area complete with shade and kiddie pools in the warmer months. The staff work with the dogs on training and good manners while they have them as well. They also write adorable daily report cards personalized for your dog. Another perk, they usually don’t fill up.

Beaker loves it so much I kind of get jealous.:-) My 110 11 month old has the time of his life. Besides the fact that he sprints to the door to go in, I love how I can see him have fun on the WebCam. The people that work there are really nice too, one man has really great «dog whisperer» aspect about him. All the women that I meet are just so sweet and seem to know my dog well. Perhaps it is a little more pricey here than other places, but it is so worth it if you care about the well-​being of your dog. I’ve never had to board a dog until now and I’m glad that I found a great place.

I took my incredibly shy 2 year old Chihuahua here three times last week because we were showing our house. Here are a few bullet points about the experience:
1. I was initially concerned that small dogs were able to come and go into the main area with the large dogs, but Ralphie ventured out there a few times after a little while and I feel like there is enough supervision that I wasn’t too worried about it.
2. Webcams. I loved checking in on the webcams throughout the day — terrible for my productivity at work but wonderful for my peace of mind. I do wish they had one trained on the small dog area, though. I could only actually see Ralphie when he walked up to the gate or on those rare occasions that he ventured out into the main play area.
3. End of day report cards… WITH PICTURES! Loved it.
Overall I think the socialization was really great for my little buddy and all of the employees I encountered seemed to genuinely love dogs.

This place is AWESOME. Dogs are well cared for by staff who clearly loves animals. I love being able to check out the webcam during the day to see how my pooch is doing.
One of the coolest features is a daily email with status updates on how she’s eating and what her playing habits were. Those emails include pictures– which are always fun to see while you’re away.
Dan (owner) is a great guy running a great business. I hate leaving my dog, but it’s so nice having such a great place to take her when I’m away. She howls in the car when we are pulling into the parking lot and doesn’t even take the time to say «bye» because she’s so excited to get back to the other dogs.
5 stars easy– plus 5 wags from my girl Wrigley.

I have been taking my dog here on and off for a year now. The owner, Dan, and the staff are very accommodating in so many ways and offer very personal service. You also get a report card every day telling you how your dogs day went. They also have dog daycare on the weekends which is nice since other places just have someone let them out a couple of times a day.

My chi/​pug mix Daisy has attended a few day cares in the area. I have nothing bad to say about any of them so far, but Bowhaus did impress me. Upon arrival, the owner spent time getting to know Daisy and me and he made sure that both of us were as comfortable as possible about trying out a new place. Everyone who works there is really friendly and shows real interest in me and my dog.
The facility is nice and open, inside and out, so the dogs are free to socialize with whomever. My little one likes to play with the big dogs, so this works better than some of the more segregated and compartmentalized day cares. There is an area for small dogs to get away from the big dogs if they need to, but from my observations it looks like everyone gets along really well. The staff does a great job.
Overall I really appreciate the personal and pleasant experience of working with this local business. Will definitely continue to drop Daisy off for playtime and will check out the Erie location as well.