Dawg Gone It

As painful as it is to leave our awesome little dude when we go out of town, I always have total peace of mind when leaving him with Dawg Gone It. The staff is friendly and personable and they show a sincere interest in his well-​being and treat him with familiarity. In addition, since our little guy is super sensitive towards other dogs, the private suites are totally a life saver. I seriously doubt we could leave him at any other kennel. I also appreciate the fact that they take great care with his medication, even calling us after drop off to confirm the dosing schedule. Another thing that I love, is the package program where we can add extra walks, extra play and personal time, treats, etc. — totally helps ease the guilt (haha). Great place! Great staff!

As an out-​of-​towner, it’s always nerve-​wracking to take a member of your family and drop them off with strangers for a weekend. I mean, you’d never do that with a child! However, I’m surprised Katie hasn’t tried to escape my house and make her way back there.
I dropped Katie (retired racing Greyhound) off at Dawg Gone It and was SO impressed with how well they took care of her. We’ve all heard horror stories of picking up sad, depressed dogs once their stay is over, and Katie was none of those things. I popped over on Saturday to take her out for a short walk (which they make super convenient), and she practically ran back into the kennel room when our walk was over. So much for loyalty.
The drop-​off process is super easy, simply bring their bed, food, and a toy in and that’s it. You can choose whatever packages you want (½ day group play, full day group play, walks, etc.) and then your pup is in excellent hands for the time they have them. I would suggest making their pricing a bit clearer (maybe it just never was explained to me), because I had NO IDEA how much this was going to cost. It wasn’t horrible, maybe just a little more pricey than I have seen at places in Reno where I’m from.
Overall, I wish all experiences were this easy and stress-​free. It was Katie’s first time in a kennel and I’m sure she hopes she can do it every weekend.

We had taken our 2 small to Monteray & wanted to go to the aquarium, since the dogs could not be left in the room, we needed doggy day care. By luck we find Dawg Gone It, the price was very reasonable, and the staff very friendly.

My dog, Brady absolutely loves coming to this place for doggie day care as well as boarding. He is highly anxious and doesn’t like going places or meeting people. But as soon as I tell him, we are heading to DawgGoneIt, he becomes super excited and puts on his best behavior.
Wayne, the owner & his staff are super nice, friendly and caring. The place is professionally managed and very clean.
We are going to miss this place & everyone there. Hopefully we can find a place as awesome as this one when we move to Miami, FL.
Thank you for all you do to keep our dogs happy & contented.
All the BEST!

What can I say? My boxers Spunky and Coco LOVE Dawg Gone It! So I do too. The staff is friendly, helpful, and patient. The owner Wayne is professional and seems to love his job, and always remembers my dogs’ names when I bring them in.
The staff here is very accommodating with emergency situations. My husband was extremely and unexpectedly sick one day, and I had to take the pups for a day of daycare without any prior appointment. When I explained the situation to Dawg Gone It staff, they were able to take my dogs for the day and alleviate the situation.
They also have fair pricing and offer a military discount, a huge plus to military families in the area. My spouse has attended NPS during our stay here in Monterey, so finding Dawg Gone It has been very helpful to our work and travel plans.
The only recommendation I have for the daycare center is to market themselves more within the military community. I only found out about them when our old boarding place closed down, and I wish I knew about them earlier.

Extremely Friendly Staff and very good prices. Our dogs had a great time!!! We will bring our doggies here every time we are in the Monterey/​Carmel area. Thanks again!

Not the best place for daycare. I have a dog with separation anxiety and couldn’t leave him at home anymore and this place was close to work. No outdoor area and it’s very noisy, lots of dogs in a low ceiling space and little natural light. He hated it and got even more neurotic behaviors during the day there as the people who work there have me a report when I picked him up. It’s also pricey. My dog got fleas and they applied medication of some sort without telling me beforehand or asking permission. No bueno. I stopped taking him there and would not recommend it.

I took my two terriers here for an overnight stay. They were clean and professional and my dogs were happy. I will be using them again this summer and will also be taking my Pittie for an overnight stay.

Such a great place! Our little terrier mix looks forward to his play times here! The owner is super nice and returned my emails very quickly! Highly recommend!

Did the usual Big Sur canping, then Monterey with the family. During our Monterey stay, need a place for my «kids». Friendly staff, reasonable prices, and my 2 dogs seemed genuinely happy when I picked them up. For the area, would recommend.

I took my dog Chloe Rose to daycare today. Everyone was so nice Sammy at the front desk answered all my questions & concerns. She was very friendly and competent. The place is very clean and well organized. And the staff were all so kind and attentive to Chloe Rose on her first day.
I do not have kids so my little dog is my baby and I feel very confident leaving her in loving, caring hands.
Sooooo glad I found this place!

I’ve been taking my dog to Dawg Gone It for the last two years. They are very easy to work with, pick up and drop off are quick, and the staff is very friendly. Wayne cares about the pets that are under his care. My dog is always happy to go there and I feel confident that he is getting great treatment.

I used this place when I was visiting my bf down in Monterey & between us we would have had 3 dogs between us & 2 cats… it just wasn’t going to happen as my dog looks at cats & most likely thinks «hmm dinner.»
Anyways we barely gave them a heads up, but they were so nice and very accommodating with Suggie. I dropped my baby off about 3 PM Thursday & she called us back to let us know that the temperament test went fine & that Suggie was put into daycare.
Reasonably priced too. I picked up my dog mid-​Saturday & it cost about $ 90. They fed her for free as I forgot to bring food. Only small thing was my dog is really sensitive to any changes to her diet and had a little bit of runny poo when I picked her up, but that was my fault for forgetting her food. She seemed like she was happy there.

Whether boarding for a week or just having some doggie playtime my dogs are always well taken care of and happy. The staff knows what they are doing and everyone I have met has made me feel good about leaving my babies there. I think my younger dog is more happy to see Wayne in the morning when she gets dropped off than me when I pick her back up. :0)
Also I love that they have a military discount!

My dog khai loves it here and we are sad we have to move. This place will surely be missed. Clean, friendly staff. I dnt even have to call anymore and would just drop khai off for play. The only downside is it’s somewhat pricey. But you do get what you pay for and here I always got awesome service.

My dog absolutely LOVED this place. Staff was friendly and helpful, and my people shy dog was always super happy to go into the daycare and always super tired when I pick him up. My only thing holding me back from 5 stars is price. $ 30 is a bit steep for doggie daycare, and the 6 visit package only saves you $ 2 each time AND you have to use it within a month which they did not tell me when I purchased it. They were fairly lenient on the month thing but I wish they would’ve told me prior. But love the staff and place seems clean and fun for your dog.

Loved this place. Offered us the law enforcement discount. Our dog seemed extremely happy when we picked him up.
Competitively priced and great service. We will definitely continue to use Dawg Gone It on our future trips to Monterey, Ca.

Left our german shepherd puppy here to play while we went to aquarium. Walked through the facility and really liked the setup and the staff. Our dog played so hard that her feet were sore the next day and she was content to relax in the shade.
We did this last minute and were surprised they were open on July 4^th. Left them a message and they called back promptly. We will use this facility again.

I reall can’t say enough great things about Wayne, Allie, Jackie, and the entire Dawg Gone It team. Or English Setter Garwood was a daycare regular and was always excited to go, and would leave with his tail wagging.
We felt that Everyone at Dawgn Gone It truly cared about our boy and always gave him the absolute best care. We left Garwood there on an overnighter and it was also a really great experience.
If you are looking for a safe, clean, fun place for your dog, this is it! My post is in the past tense because we moved out of the area, otherwise we would be going thee today :)

My boyfriend and I are on a road trip with our two furry babies. We wanted to go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium so we looked for a place locally to drop off the dogs. We found this place and were very happy with the fast and friendly service. This daycare is pricey (as compared to our usual dog sitters with the Petsmart hotel chain) but since there aren’t any Petsmart Pet’s hotel in the area, we decided to give them a try.
Half day doggy daycare (up to 5 hours) is $ 18 and there is a discount if you have a second dog. We paid $ 34.50 for two dogs for 4 hours.
I highly recommend this place for visitors to the area!