Zeus’ Place

My fiancé and I dropped off our Golden Doodle puppy for two days over this past Mardi Gras (2016). We were pleased to find a place that offered a web camera to see her while we were away, but they moved her to another room that did not have one. We called both days to see how she was handling everything. We were told she was loving it and was playing with the other dogs. Since we could not see her, we have no idea if she was ever let out. We both suspect she was never let out or if she was, it probably did not last long, because when we picked her up, she was crazy high energized, not like her at all. We had them do a sensitive area groom, which they totally botched. We had to take her to the vet (Thank you MSAH), in which they said she was traumatized and she was sitting in her own urine, because it was CAKED in her fur.
It was very reasonable and we realized that you get what you pay for…

Boarding here may work for you if you’re ok with watching your dog sit in the kennel the ENTIRE time you are away. I’m not. I was told that she would enjoy time playing in the yard and would interact with other dogs. Instead, she was let out only briefly to the yard a couple of times a day then right back to the kennel. I’ve heard such good things about this place but I was so disappointed by everything that I had a friend pick her up to watch her for the rest of our trip. It’s hard to have fun on vacation while watching video feed of your companion lying on concrete because the time between them leaving in the evening and when they return in the morning is so long that she soiled her bedding (as did a lot of the other dogs.)
I will say it is very affordable here! Just forgo any sort of peace of mind.
(ps– they did not return her bedding to us.)

RE: Longterm Boarding
PROs: Probably the cheapest rates in town. Web-​cam.
CONs: I dropped my two dogs (male lab, femal mut) and flew out to Canada for a week long snowboarding vacation. On the first & second days, my wife kept checking the webcams about every hour while we were in the condo. She noticed the dogs not being taken out nor allowed to play with the daycare dogs. I called and told them that the webcam was not showing our dogs being let out as we were under the impression they would. Later on the second day, the webcam was out and did not come back on until the day we left. No other webcam was turned off. Needless to say, when we picked up our dogs, we were handed back there doggy beds and to our suprise, the beds were saturated in urine. I mean like super saturated. I was in shock and did not know what to say. I had pre-​paid in cash too. All I can do is write this review to warn all future borders, beware! I DO NOT recommend boarding your dogs at this place for longer than a few days. Oh yeah, our dogs personallities were crazy for the next few days.

My dog was a Zeus rescue and he goes here now for daycare and occasionally for boarding. He loves it here and begs to go in the mornings. The staff are all very friendly and clearly love animals. As the business is quite popular you may need to book well in advance for boarding and sometimes the daycare is full or closed with relatively little advance notice, but if you are a regular customer they will do their best to accommodate you.

Very affordable. Awesome staff. You can see your dog via web cam when you want. Staff was Very helpful for us newbies in the area. Clean and well maintained. Even though I’ll be living a ways from them I plan on using them and them only from now on. Very impressed!

I’ve adopted from here before, a special needs kitten. Who I love so much. So when it came time to adopt a puppy to the family I checked with them and fell in love with a pit/​lab girl. I took her home for my home visit and bonded instantly… Only to wake up the following day to have my puppy taken from me because the office promised the pup to another owner. :(I can’t even articulate how heartbroken this makes me… There is nothing that can make this right. I will not associate with zues’s place any more as a result. Truely heartbroken to lose my little girl :(

I have been taking my dog to Zeus Place for years. Michelle and her staff have always taken excellent care of my girl, and are even more loving and attentive since she has gotten older and has some special needs now. Asia and Kevin are phenomenal when it comes to customer service and make boarding my baby a snap. Thanks yall!!! We love you!

This place is amazing! They not only do an incredible job with my dog’s haircut but they are very friendly and helpful. They know you and your pets by name and we always leave happy. They also do rescue work which deserves five stars within itself! I love visiting with all the kittens and dogs up for adoption when I stop by. They really are making a difference and doing a great job helping the community. If you follow them on facebook you get to see all of the wonderful animals that they are helping!

My dogs are always happy boarding here and the prices are better than other Uptown options. I like that this is a smaller business than other dog boarding places. I feel like people are actually watching out for my dogs rather than being in a huge dog boarding warehouse. The only downside of the smaller size is that you have to remember to reserve early since they fill up fast. Great place with sweet staff that helped me feel secure boarding my younger dog for the first time.
Update: I came across a dog in a nearby neighborhood that had clearly escaped its yard and was wandering. A neighbor and I managed to get it by the collar and the only tag was from Zeus’s Place (apparently one of their rescue dogs). Not knowing what else to do, I called the number. The owner from Zeus’s Place was there in minutes to pick up the dog and promised to get it safely back home to its owner. She clearly goes above and beyond for her rescues. I was very impressed by her commitment.
I saw the complaints other people posted here and was very surprised by them. Our dogs have boarded here numerous times and they’ve always returned happy and healthy.

This place smelled heavily of concentrated cleaners when I boarded my dog here. The low price and promise of a run was tempting, but when I picked up my dog, he too smelled heavily of cleaners and panted heavily, appearing ill until I gave him a bath. My poor guy must’ve been inhaling & sitting in that crap for 3 days. I’ll never spare the cash again when it comes to boarding my dogs!

I love taking my dogs here! They spoil and pamper my dogs to the point where they don’t even want to come home when I pick them up after their spa days! The groomers are very involved and make sure of what exactly you want for your pets before they groom them. Check in is around 8−9am weekdays only, for grooming. They let your pets play in the back yard area, which is fenced in so it is safe. After they finish grooming, usually around noon, they’ll give you a call to let you know and you can pick them up any time before 5 or 6pm. I never have to worry if I can’t pick my dogs up right away because I know they’re in great hands!
I have three small dogs, 1 pomeranian and 2 yorkie mixes, and each costs $ 40 without tip to get grommed.

I boarded my chihuahua here and had her groomed. She seemed to love it and looks great!

I would give Zeus’ Place 0 stars if I could. My boyfriend and I boarded our 6 month old Shih Tzu for 4 nights during March 2012. The day we picked her up her right eye was extremely swollen and totally blue/​gray. Although we noticed the horrible condition of her eye through the glass door that leads to the kennel, when we asked the staff member what was wrong, she acted like she hadn’t noticed it. Apparently (and I quote the owner, Michelle Ingram), her «bangs were too long» and they had no way of noticing this during FOUR days. It’s not very comforting to know that people who claim to be dog experts don’t agree that eye conditions must be taken care of immediately to avoid severe damage. She wasn’t taken to the vet by Zeus’ owner or staff (as is stated in the contract they ask you to sign) and we were not contacted once to be made aware of what was going on. Almost one year later she has gone through 3 surgeries. After visits to 3 different ophthalmologists and 6 months of daily (4 – 6 x a day) medications and antibiotics, she lost her sight 2 months ago to Glaucoma. Dogs have accidents and that’s IMPOSSIBLE to control. What is mortifying about our story is that Zeus’ Place has never admitted any responsibility to negligence of my dog. Don’t board your pet here. They will not be as attentive as they say they will.

The only place I would ever trust to take care of my pets. Wonderful people.

Zeus Place is a great neighborhood dog kennel. The staff really loves animals and it shows from the time you drop off your pet until pick up. When I first moved to the city I had to put my over-​sized black lab in a kennel for two weeks until I moved into a more permanent residence. I was heartbroken to have to put him up for that amount of time, but the wonderful and caring staff helped me get through this rough patch. They have web cams so I could check in on Tycho whenever I was feeling a little down, they let him keep his toys so that he would be more comfortable, and they let me stop by to walk and visit with him when I needed to just say hi. Their rates are very reasonable for the services they provide. I plan on using them again in the future, but hopefully not for the extended stay that my dog had before.

We have never boarded our «kids» before. Our neighbor recommended Zeus’s because they had super experiences there. OMG where do I start. Super friendly… they all love the animals… the animals love them… our 2 boys and little girl were pooped every time we checked the web cam. I will never go anywhere else. Anytime I called they would tell me what kind of day they had. I like them so much, I am donating some cheap fleece blankets. Oh, and the prices are very reasonable. Especially since one of the places we checked wanted around $ 1000 for 3 dogs for 7 days. Feel free to ask me any questions about the Zeus’s Place.

I have held off with posting a review for Zeus’ Place because I wanted to give them a chance as a local business.
We brought in a rescue to them this summer for a summer cut, and I gave the groomer instructions on how to groom around his ears. Our rescue is a Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier and I felt I had explained that I wanted his head to look like a Wheaten. When I picked him up, he looked like a labradoodle! Now I didn’t say anything because I was not completely sure I had truly explained what I really wanted.
fast forward to our recent grooming experience– I was told I could bring in pictures of what we wanted. So, I printed out a few pictures of Wheatens and when I spoke with the groomer she even confirmed with me that I wanted the Wheaten look. When I picked up our baby, his head looked more like a Schnauzer than a Weaten. And, his face was not cut evenly so he looks lopsided.
And, when I picked him up, the lady who was at the front desk seemed to not even care I was a customer, I felt like I was inconvenienceing her. And as someone who has worked in customer service for 16 years I was surprised.
I am well aware that our dog is not a breed that is common here in New Orleans but I have since found another groomer who has groomed terriers and will be giving them a try next. I feel that maybe the groomer at Zeus’s place was not truly adept at grooming Wheatens and if that was the case, she should have said something and then referred me to someone who could provide the service I am looking for
I would like to have written a great review for this local business, but after two poor experiences, I just can’t do it.

Zeus’ Place is a wonderful place to board your pets. I have boarded my two dogs here, both of whom can be quite a handful, and had a wonderful experience. You can watch your dogs on webcams, which is great. I boarded my dogs in the same kennel, and brought their beds. The people here even washed the dog beds for me before I picked them up! A few weeks later I had my bichon groomed here, and they did a great job. I will definitely be using Zeus’ for my boarding and grooming needs from now on.

Everybody at Zeus’ Place loves animals, what more can you ask for when entrusting your pet to be boarded or groomed? Webcams, well they have that covered. Friendly service, if the people weren’t friendly and helpful do you really think I would continue to bring my dog there?
Seriously, my dog loves going to Zeus’ and Michelle is a great lady with a wonderful mission to make the world a better place for animals.

I have never boarded my dog here so I can’t speak to that, but I did get my dog groomed at Zeus’.
I really wanted to support this company because I know Michelle started this grooming/​boarding business in order to help finance the animals she was always rescuing. They always have animals for adoption in the front. I think it’s a great business model and the people who work there seem very nice.
However, I wasn’t very satisfied with the way my dog looked after her haircut. We have a Corgi with a fluffy coat, and we told them that we wanted to trim her down since it’s so hot in the summer. However, they gave her a full buzz cut instead of a trim.
UPDATE:
Thanks to the Internet, my faith is restored in Zeus’ place! The owner, Michelle, saw my review and called me! She was very apologetic and seemed genuinely concerned that I was not satisfied with my service. She offered to give my dog a free bath which I recently took her up on. Sunny looked adorably fluffy after her bath, and seemed to have had a good day. They trimmed her nails and also cleaned up the fuzz that manages to protrude between her toes. She was in good spirits when I took her home, and is now happily snoozing.
FOLLOW-​UP-​DATE:
I’m going to admit that this is my fault. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me thrice… I’m an idiot.
The last time we took our Corgi in here for a summer clip, my fiancé spoke to both the owner and the groomer and was very clear about what we wanted: «Just a trim.» What did they do? Buzzed my poor dog like she was ready to enlist in the Marines. Forget this place, they’re not getting any more of my money.