K9 Lovers

I found K9 Lovers through Unilocal and was impressed by the number of positive reviews so I decided to give their mobile dog grooming a try. Now I know why they are rated so highly… their service was amazing. I had explained to Michelle that my 4 year old cockapoo was 4 weeks post back surgery and had limited use of his hind legs but was in desperate need of a good grooming. She took such great care of my dog and along the way gave me a lot of helpful tips pertaining to grooming, training and relaxation.
The van was really clean and she took great care to sterilize each tool along the way. My dog got a great cut and I got a nice smelling dog. Would highly recommend Michelle and K9 Lovers.

K9 Lovers filled in for our regular groomer, who was travelling out of the country. Michelle took a lot of care to understand our dog’s needs prior to the groom, and did a great job. She also proved to be very knowledgable, sharing some tips on how to take care of the dog in-​between grooms, the appropriate time span between grooms for our breed, etc. Highly recommend her services.

Michelle is phenomenal! My puppy and I are doing the training classes, daily dog walks and boarding with Michelle. She is so helpful and great with the dogs. There is so much to learn from her.

I met Michelle through a ladies meetup group & I felt we really hit it off. I was piqued when she spoke of her business which is all about dogs. This obviously intrigued me seeing I have the most adorable dog on the planet who happens to be loved by all & was spoiled rotten. He was a Christmas present from a now ex who I firmly believe got him more for himself than me. I thought I was getting a laptop so to my shock & delight, Brickie came into my life & we immediately fell hopelessly in love with each other.
I’ve gushed about Brickie-it’s now time to gush about Michelle. She’s fabulous!!! Ultimate professional, no nonsense, knows what she’s doing & loving & compassionate. We’d spoken at our ladies group & from hearing what she had to say & seeing her passion about dogs, I made the decision to do this for Brickie & myself. When we first walked into the store, Brickie knew life was going to change forever. He knew more than I did about the shifts that were going to occur. Had I picked up on that, I would’ve put some Valor & Peace & Calming on him! His eyes were bulging & his tail was wound tight. Michelle pointed the tail thing out to me. We proceeded to do our work, in class & do our ‘homework’ on a daily basis. What we both loved about going to school is that Michelle has a very cool agility kind of course happening. The dogs climbed a sort of ladder. Big dogs jump off the platform at the top. Even though Brickie can jump, she wanted Brickie to walk back down. It’s pretty high up but Brickie did jump off the first time. She also has an A frame contraption that the dogs climb up & over. First couple of times Brickie was apprehensive but after that climbed just as well as the big boys. Of course, Brickie was the smallest in the class. Michelle also has a room divider which is about 4′ high. She’s put together something so on one end, a little dog can walk up to walk across the divider & at the other end of the wall she has a much larger ramp for the bigger dogs. Even though he was a little nervous at first, he walked the length of the divider & turned around & continued to do so throughout the classes with ease & grace. You could tell all of this is great fun for all 2 leggeds & 4 leggeds. We’d then go outside & work our sit/​stay & down/​stays so we could deal with the distractions of the big huge world outside. We’d go to the park & the dogs would walk on benches (Big dogs would hurdle the bench, Brickie would sit or go place on something somewhere). I can’t tell you how much fun all of this has been!!!
One really cool thing happened during week 5. Michelle’s gorgeous, huge white husky, Lenin tripped out & became drama queen. Please know that Lenin is the most docile dog. He’s incredibly well behaved & the perfect example of what obedience training looks like. No one knows spooked Lenin but he kinda went ballistic. It was so cool to see Michelle in action. She totally got him under control so he was once again calm & relaxed & in his down stay. Meanwhile, people & dogs just stood & sat there frozen with mouths hanging open. Yes, even all of the dogs had their mouths hanging open. Talk about impressive. I think everyone, 4 & 2 legged’s gained even more respect after Lenin’s hissy fit. I know we did!
To finish the review off, I’m copy/​pasting what I wrote on a Life Event I created on facebook. The event was that Brickie & I graduated from Level I Dog Obedience School.
‘We had a lot stacked against us. I spoiled him way too much. He totally ruled the roost. I was treat training (aka: bribing) & was tired of that. He’s also 4 ½-​considered an older dog when it comes to obedience school. Brickie’s also VERY strong willed which is, I guess, indicative of Shih Tzu’s. We can now successfully do a sit-​stay, he ‘places’ wonderfully & just at the end of week 5 he began doing a down without a treat!!! YAY!!! Albeit at first, I had to MAKE him do the down, but he’s doing it. He’s even doing it without the leash. I’m still apprehensive of dropping the leash for a stay outside. THAT scares the crap out of me, but we’ll do ‘homework’ forever. He really likes doing ‘homework’ so that’s a good thing. He now gets treats randomly-​just cause. (He gets plenty of treats from daddy! More than I prefer to give as well as from our tenant & my gf who brings him bananas-​one of his fav’s. Like I said, spoiled!) I don’t know if this is from training or because he’s older, but he’s started to get more cuddly. He’s becoming a lap dog! Something I’ve always wanted. He’ll just climb on my lap & just curl up. This just melts my heart. I’ve always wanted him to be a lap dog! This was one of the best things we’ve done!‘
I think I’ve already said this but I’ll reiterate: Michelle’s fabulous!!! This training was fabulous! It was fun! I do want us to do Level II & possibly Level III when the time’s right. In the meantime, we’ll continue to do our ‘homework’ on a daily basis. I can’t thank you enough Michelle! You rock!

We took our Golden to K9 Lovers for grooming. They did an absolutely fantastic job. You can tell they care about your pet and they go the extra mile adding a personal touch to their service. Highly recommend taking your furry family member to K9 Lovers. We will be back!

We just started working with Michelle and are delighted to have found her in meeting our dog for the first time, he behaved better for her than us! (we are new pet owners). We look forward to having her provide not just dog walking services but also private training lessons.

Because we live just a block over from K-​9 Lovers, we got to know Michelle through (not-​so) casual run-​ins between our dog and hers (or the dogs with which she may have been charged). Every once in a while, she would gently offer my husband tips on how to handle our (then) unruly pit-​mix — all of which worked like MAGIC. When we had our son, she agreed to come and walk Abby, our dog, while we were in the hospital. I think it was just 4 or 5 times over 48 hrs (my husband was also making trips back to the house). When we called and asked for her help, she arranged a time to come over and meet us, as well as Abby, formally. She spent at least an (unpaid) hour with us, talking, observing Abby, and letting us get comfortable with her! Then she took Abby out around the block to get a feel for her. That was 10 months ago. Since then, she has helped us out MANY times, often on very short notice. Abby LOVES her. She goes into love spasm even when Michelle drives by in her car! This lady speaks dog. She’s awesome. We recommend her HIGHLY. We understand she recently opened a shop where she trains, boards, and grooms. We’re taking Abby in for a good scrubbing ASAP!

I cannot imagine a better pet sitter than Michelle. She has cared for my two cats multiple times, ranging from 1 day to almost 3 weeks. When she came to my apartment for the initial appointment, my cats were instantly at ease with her. They are happy and content whenever I return from being gone. In addition to coming home to happy cats, I come home to a neat and tidy place. Michelle is also incredibly flexible and friendly.