The Whole Pup

Made a terrible mistake bringing my 12 year old Malamute Sarge here. Stopped in to show them Sarge 3 weeks ago. Told me a bath for him about an hour. I said you sure? they said yes. Brought him there at 9 this morning. Agreed I would pick him up in an hour 15 minutes later. When I came back they said they needed another 2 to 3 hours. I said NO way. When I left him
off I told them he could only stand for a MAX of an hour, as he was an old dog. She knew.
I gave them another 1 ½ hours, 2 ½ total. When I came back to pick him up he wasn’t even close to done. They had cut him on 3 of his 4 paws, in cutting his toe nails. First I never asked them to cut his nails, ONLY a bath. She understood. My poor dog could not even stand to get out to the car. They knew they had injured my dog. When I got him home there was so much blood coming out of 3 of his feet I could not even determine where the cuts, wounds were. Bled all over the house, could not stand or walk. I called Cindi, one of the owners, and let her
know how unhappy I was. She told me she was still trying to figure out what had happened. In a word, they DEVASTATED my poor dog! They F-​UP BIG Time ! ! I would, will never consider bringing my pet to The Whole Pup again, nor would even consider referring my worst enemy to take their beloved pet there !
HORRIBLY ANGRY in Edmonds!
Jerry Havenar

Friendly staff, and most important I feel safe leaving my pup there. We’ve boarded and regularly use the day care. Highly recommend. With a white fluffy dog, I appreciate the indoor facility. I also like how they have separate areas depending on the dogs energy level, including recognizing and offering quiet times.

The Whole Pup is amazing! My Great Dane pup Gus started going full time to daycare in June. He loves it; so much great socialization for him. All the staff are kind and knowledgeable about dogs, which lets me know that he’s taken care of wonderfully! Each day when we pick him up there are notes of how his day went and who he played with or we get a quick story or two from the staff.
We’ve started at home training with Cindi and Gus and I have learned so much. If you want a happy pup, start taking them to The Whole Pup!

Originally, when they first opened they were very good & I had a tired dog. But now, sorry to say, they have way too many dogs there…
Large dogs are in kennels most of the time and not out «playing»
Ask the front desk they tell you your dog is mostly in kennels. love the workers they tell the truth when asked.

I have a very skittish rescue cattle dog. I couldn’t even get her in the front door. One of the girls from behind the counter brought a pocket full of treats and had tons of patience to help get her inside. When that didn’t work the owner came out and gave it a shot. It probably took nearly 25 minutes to get her inside and everyone was so kind and patient. Made a huge impression and really showed how much they care for animals. Will definitely be going back!

I LOVE how the staff was so friendly and I was able to get a boarding spot so close to Thanksgiving. However, I think this place is best for young energetic dogs. My old pup ended up with a limp after playing so much; it’s been a week and he’s still recovering. The thing that DISAPPOINTED me the most is that no one told me he was limping.: (
I would have appreciated some honest feedback about his stay.

We love the fabulous care our little schnorkie receives at the Whole Pup. They also offer great training and grooming! She loves all of the staff, they are so kind and really work at making her at home. They also have overnight boarding… so nice to have everything at one convenient location. :-)

We have been taking our dogs to The Whole pup for 4yrs and they are amazing.

I love The Whole Pup but that doesn’t really matter. What matters most is how much our dogs love it. TWP is absolutely our ‘go to’ place for boarding when we are mean enough to go somewhere without the 4-​legged members of our family. Such a great place to board because during the day they get to play with the daycare dogs. And the staff is wonderful. The dogs come home tired, happy, and even a little better behaved. On that note, the dog obedience classes are great also. Highly recommend!

As an update, in November we welcomed a Lab/​Jindo rescue to our family. After spending a couple of weeks getting to know her, we took her to The Whole Pup for daycare one day a week. Daisy absolutely loves it here. She’s not a fan of the spa day that I schedule periodically, but my bathroom isn’t covered with dog hair. We’ve boarded her a couple of times and she’s usually a little pissy at us for ditching her. But after a couple hours of the silent treatment she gets over it. She’s always enthusiastic about going. We have her going two days a week now and those are the easiest evenings of my week.
I can’t recommend The Whole Pup enough. They are a fabulous group of people. Get your doggies down there!

I cannot say enough how much we love The Whole Pup. We hired Cindi to do in-​home training for our ten week old Shiba Inu. If it wasn’t for Cindi, our Miki wouldn’t be who he is today. He is obedient, sweet, loves other dogs and people. He LOVES going to «school» as we call it. He comes home tired every time and his «school» days are his most favorite days of the week.
The staff at The Whole Pup is caring, kind, and wonderful to us and especially to Miki.
We took Miki to two Training courses at TWP as well and they were awesome!
If you are looking for a doggie day-​care/​training facility, look no further!
Hooray for The Whole Pup!!!
Beth Kealy
Edmonds, WA

The whole pup is a great place for the furry people of this world. They can handle all dogs of all sizes. Plenty of hugs and treats too!
Ruff!!!