K9 to 5 Dog Center

This place is the best!
Bowie comes home exhausted, which is fine by me because he’s still a mischievous puppy. And, when he stays overnight, he comes home a very well-​behaved pooch since he’s been up all night partying with his friends! K9−5 has been a blessing to us!

Our dog Maggie has been going here for 2 years and our new rescue Flen now goes here too. They are great!
No behavioral issues is too big for them to handle and it’s been really helpful for us and for people that were referred to the facility.
On holidays it’s a huge help that we can just drop off our whole pack if necessary and go where we need to go.
Highly recommended

I’ve visited almost all pet boarding places. Some of which have allegedly won awards from some animal magazine. None can compare to K9 to 5 Dog center.
To start, these so called winners of pet boarding/​pet sitting places lock their dogs up in cases for up to 23 hours with only 15 mins of play time out. I am continuously curious how these so called Pet boarding places can be determined as winners?
K9 to 5 owners have an established pack leader, so, you don’t get dogs who will fight over who is the «king of the dogs.» Dogs are let lose without crating them, and they are intermingled with other dogs so they can socialized and play with each other. I board my dogs for 7 days and they come back tired and happy. We check on them on facebook, as they post their pics daily for us.
At home, my dogs have a big yard to run and play, and I cannot in good conscience allow my dogs to be locked up in a pet boarding center with only 15 mins of play time. 15 mins of PLAY TIME ONLY, is cruel and unusual punishment for any social animals.
I am just so pleased with k9 to 5 dog center, and looking forward to bringing my pets there again.

I can’t thank Kris and Rui enough for the love and patience they have shown my boyfriend’s dog Disco. He’s had a tough living situation for a while now, so his boy Disco has been with the pack for a few months to avoid the chaos, and keep his life routine. Crossing my fingers we can bring him home soon, but the peace of mind that we have is incredible in the mean time. My dog Reggie loves it too, which is fantastic since before K9 to 5 I hadn’t taken a vacation in years! I love that crates are used very minimally– sometimes Disco doesn’t know when to stop playing so that’s his nap spot. I always joke I have never seen him asleep. He sleeps really well now!

.our dog limped for weeks after going here overnight. They took zero responsibility for the injury and didn’t take her to the vet while we were on vacation. She also had really bad diarrhea after getting home. Never again. The lady is rude and aggressive.

They are great! I loved seein the pics & videos on facebook. The employees are very good with dogs.

Lorenzo goes here every other day and he loves it! Since I work a regular 9 to 5 I just can’t leave my dog inside then come home and walk him when im exaughsted. It’s great to know my dog is being taken care of! I have also run into a problem of having my dog be rejected for day care due to him being a pitbull, I called roam dog and was rejected due to his breed. Overall it’s a clean facility and the best thing is they are kept under control. I pick up lorenzo at 530 and he is just so calm and also listens better once we get home. I highly recommend k9to5 to anyone especially if you have a pitbull:]

Living in RI and working in Boston, we were having some trouble finding a great doggy day care our little guy Tashmoo, a 2 year old Boston Terrier, could go to on days the wife and I were both in Boston. Somehow or another, the hours, location, etc. just did not align with our hours and commute. One day my wife did a quick Unilocal search and came upon this gem of a doggy care and our little guy has been happy as can be since.
4 – 5 months in now, K9 to 5 has been a godsend for us! Rui and his team genuinely care about all the dogs there, they have a large, climate controlled area when you walk in and some outdoor space in the back. The indoor space has plenty of chairs, beds and cots for the dogs to lounge/​sleep on. They also seem to conduct basic training for all dogs on a regular basis, which is a nice touch and something most doggy day cares do not do. Finally, another ‘nice touch’ is the fact that Rui and the team are super diligent about postings pics and videos on their social media sites. There have been so many days where I’m having a meh day at work, pop on their social media site and see my little guy ripping around with his buds at «school». While I’m not 100% positive on this last point, but I feel like either Rui or someone from the team stays at the center overnight for all the dogs that are being boarded, which is great.
From a dog owners point of view, it makes you feel good when your dog is dying to go to doggy day care (Tashmoo literally pulls us in there) and then when you pick him up, he’s completely pooped and content. Their hours are really flexible and it’s right by RI 10 and RI 6, so it should be an easy on/​easy off for drop off/​pick up.
Thanks again, K9 to 5 team! Keep up the great work!

My dog has been going here since February. The staff is great with dogs and also very gracious to the dog owners. They love my dog and it is quiet apparent she feels the same way.
I went through a personal issue a few months ago and my dog wasn’t able to live with me. K9 took her in like she was their own until I was able to resolve my issue. No questions asked. Two words: good people.
A review below mentions that their dog was sick for days afterwards seemingly blaming this place for that problem. Well it is a widely known fact if you put your dog in an unfamiliar situation they will most likely (to use the words below) ‘get the shits’. So maybe if they allowed their dog a few days here to get used to the place as a daycare instead of just dropping him or her off for boarding then the shits could have been avoided. Also, when you take your kid to daycare do you rip on the daycare when you kid comes home with a cold? That’s like getting mad at your sick husband because he gave you the flu and then shaming him on Facebook… But I digress.
Go here. Trust them. They are GREAT people!

I would not go anywhere else. Kristen, Rui and the rest of the staff are so professional. They have been taking care of Bubba since i got him 3 years ago. They don’t only treat every dog like their own but give each one a little special time alone. When Bubba gets home he goes right to sleep for a few hours. Exhausted from all the playing with other dogs.

Employees seemed really sweet and into dogs, but when I picked up my dog after boarding him here he literally had the shits for days afterward, which is a strong indicator that he’s been under some stress. He also had a case of kennel cough (which I know is hard to avoid when you’re boarding dogs). I want to believe the best about this operation, but am exploring other options for now.

Groomer really spent the time with my dog and did the research to learn more about the breed. My dog is very rare and requires air drying and the groomer here was able to accommodate. I’m looking forward to trying indoor park.

I love this place-​and more importantly, my dog Rocco LOVES it here! I turned to K9−5 Dog Center when my newly rescued Boston Terrier failed the intake evaluation at another doggie day care. I was so upset to learn that Rocco did not play well with other dogs, and worried about his care during the week when I was at work. I wanted him to be able to spend his days playing, running and socializing with other dogs while I was working– but that wasn’t in the cards for him… until I learned of K9−5! They were willing to meet Rocco, evaluate him and give him a chance to be a part of their family. After the first meeting (even despite a little altercation Rocco got into), they informed me that yes, he would require a lot of work and training, but that he was going to be just fine and they welcomed him into the group. I was ELATED! In the past month since Rocco and I first walked through the doors of K9−5, he has made drastic improvements in his behavior towards other dogs and is becoming a more balanced dog with each passing day. This center has taken the time to work with Rocco and give him the attention, love (and a million kisses) that he needed. He has already made progress in his behavior, and I am confident with their continued training and care, he will be running loose with the pack soon enough. You can’t put a price on the dedication, care and love the staff here have for these dogs. Rocco and I are so grateful to be taken in and cared for like family. Its so comforting to know that he is in good hands and will be cared for when he is here. Rocco can’t get out of the car and through their doors fast enough when I drop him off– and he comes home as one HAPPY (and tired) pup!

What can I say? I love this place, the people in it, and the dogs that go there. The trainers really know what they’re doing. When you first walk in the door, all the dogs bark «hello» to you, but the pack leaders quiet them rather quickly! My dog, Django, has always had issues with new people, so I was slightly hesitant to contact the owner, Sheila, who had emailed me about training my dog at K9 to 5. After going without Django to meet the group, I felt 100% confident that even if my dog reacted badly to them, they wouldn’t shun us. The two trainers that I met have over 20 years of experience, and I felt really supported by them. So the day came to take Dj to camp, and I’m excited to report that he reacted in the most amazing way– like a calm, submissive, normal dog! He had no issues with anyone, and they all loved him right back. I could feel the positive energy in the building. The next step after meeting the trainers was facing what I’ll call the «firing squad» (the pack of dogs that have already bonded and react intimidatingly toward Dj’s presence), and Django gave them his two-​cents right back. Keep in mind there was a fence and three professionals between the ‘firing squad’ and Dj. Rhuey, the trainer, assured me that this behavior was 100% normal. I have no doubt that these people know what they’re doing, because after 30 minutes of Rhuey and myself playing ball and tug-​of-​war with Django in front of the pack, and slowly bringing one dog at a time to Dj’s side of the fence, he was romping around with the pack in the yard, just having a blast with his tired tongue flailing with every trollop. (By the time we left, Django was so tired that he fell asleep on the 4-​minute drive to the house!) The dogs are incredibly supervised at all times, as well.
Now, they did just open this business, and the building could use some sprucing up. It seems like an old storage garage or something, but lots of room for the dogs to run and play. (And boy, do they run and play!) There’s also a bunch of crates for the lazy or tired pooches to lie and watch their fellow pack-​mates play. The yard is slightly small, but they plan to connect it to the dog park that’s less than a block away (kind of like a fenced in nature trail to the park). And yes, they go to the park as well, and will walk there with you if you ask, if you’re uncomfortable with your dog off-​leash. So though the cosmetic aspect of the place leaves something to be desired, I very strongly believe that my dog couldn’t be in better hands (other than mine, of course). I don’t doubt that once they advertise and increase in customers, they will be #1 in Providence and will add improvements to the property.
Bottom line, if you believe that dog’s can sense good people, AND that a tired dog is a happy dog, Django is a walking testimony for these people’s goodwill and wonderful program. We will return, for sure!