Love Us And Leave Us

I found Love Us and Leave Us when I moved to the area in 2014. Care for my dogs was my biggest concern, because I travel extensively and am not a proponent of traditional crating. I rescue dogs, and I figure they’ve had enough of that nonsense. Not only does LULU take extraordinary care of the animals, they help them socialize, give them a pack, and they watch for signs of overwhelm and individual issues. I felt better dropping them here than having someone stay in my home, even when one of my dogs was starting to struggle with age and recovery from an illness. I’m a part-​timer in the area now, but whenever I’m here I try to make time for a daycare visit for my now only dog and in the case where I travel overseas and they need extended overnight, I’ll drive hours out of my way especially to bring them here.

We have been dropping our dogs off with Love us and Leave us for years. They love running with «the pack». Such peace of mind that our four legged friends get the same (if not more) attention and love from Renee and her pack.

The only «free range» dog daycare in the Berkshires. No crates, no kennels equals no shell shocked dogs. They have beds, cots and couches. ²⁴⁄₇ staff makes sure your dog has plenty of attention and cuddling. Dogs always come back exhausted! Dogs also get extremely excited on the way there. A great place to socialize your dog. Now a great place to get your dog groomed as well. The owner is a real dog whisperer too!

An awesome place for boarding! I brought my energetic Brittany spaniel here for a weekend. Drop off was super easy and so convenient that they are open all day on Sunday for pick up. I was impressed by how clean the facility is and it really looks like home! Thanks to all the staff at love us and leave us for a worry free weekend getaway. I highly recommend bringing your poochie here!

The first time that I brought our great pyrenees here was a few months ago and I was very happy with his visit. My mother is in assisted living in Lenox and I needed to spend a night with her to help with her needs. I drove 3 hours to Lenox and arrived at about 4 pm. I picked up our dog at about 11:30 am and was charged for one day, $ 40.
This last visit, last night and today was different. I dropped him off at about 4:30 pm, it is a long drive up there. I picked him up at 1 pm and was charged $ 60. He was filthy.
There was no rain, no mud, the soil was dry but his fur was dirty and smelly. I don’t know what is behind that fence but it isn’t clean. I now need to get him clean, another expense.
I think this could be a very good business but they have to be more flexible and get that place cleaner. It is a small place and needs extra attention for cleanliness and flexibility.
Below is a kennel that charges $ 30 a day and has acres of land and beautiful horse stalls for the dogs.
At Love Us an Leave Us I paid $ 60 for less than 24 hours and I ended up with a really filthy dog. Not a great deal.

A great place for your dog (s) with people who truly love what they do! I am so thankful to have found this joint. We’ll be moving to the Berkshires in July, as we recently bought a B & B, and I had read about how LULU, had wonderful off leash hikes on the «mountains», sorry, we lived in Colorado for 5 yrs, its still hard for me to call the «hills» on the East Coast «mountains.» I digress, anyhow, this place is great! I was a bit worried as Trucker hadn’t gone to playgroup in a few years after being «humped» at the dog park in NYC, he’s not a fan of rape, can’t say I blame him! Anyhow, I decided to have him attend a ½ day session. I liked that it didn’t have to be exactly when the place opened, but simply a 5 hr session. Trucker had a blast, and when he did get a bit too big for his britches, they simply gave him a bit of a time-​out, and moved on. Sounds reasonable to me. He had so much fun, that as soon as we brought him back to the Inn, he was «pooped» out for the rest of the afternoon and evening. I can’t wait until we move up there for good and he gets to be a part of the pack weekly!
I also like that if you board your dog there, someone stays overnight with the dogs nad none are in kennels, so dogs truly feel like they are in a «home» environment getting some quality TLC while we’re away!

I scheduled my dog’s first daycare on what ended up being Hurricane Sandy. I dropped her off in the morning and they warned me that they might be closing. I didn’t have enough time to bring her back home, so I left my number and went to work. I got a call around noon that said they were indeed closing. I told them that I couldn’t leave work so they owner took my dog home with her and said that I could pick her up after work! She was so nice about it and my dog appeared to have had a blast. I’m booking her for boarding over the holidays.