Park-A-Pup Kennels

Park-​a-​Pup is Amazing! Paul and all of his staff are exceptionally attentive! Our dog Roxy is excited to go visit her human and dog friends at Park-​a-​Pup every time we have to go out of town without her. The facilities are clean and safe for dogs of all sizes and special attention is paid to every pet’s specific needs. Park-​a-​Pup is the only place I trust with my dog in the Bay Area!

The staff are great and the facilities are clean! The staff have been able to accommodate for all of my pups quirks. Sydney and spencer love their play time! They always come home worn out from playing so much. I am a pleased customer and have been so for 2 years now. Thank you park-​a-​pup!

They were awesome and took great care of my dog while I was out of town. We will be back! :)

This place is absolutely the best! They take great care of my dog and don’t break my bank. My dog hates being away from me and usually acts stressed and doesn’t eat until I get back, but she seemed perfectly happy here, and she ate all of her food. I could not recommend Park-​A-​Pup more!

Absolutely love Park-​a-​pup! We have been taking our two dogs here for a few years now and I must say every time I pick my dogs up they look happy as can be. It gives us peace of mind to know our two beloved dogs are being well taken care of. Paul, the owner, is always super nice and very attentive. Park-​a-​pup is the only place I trust leaving my dogs with. Love it! Love it! Love it!

This place is a hidden gem, albeit not very hidden since it’s very easy to get to. We have a 60 pound love mutt, Olive, who we rescued when she was a puppy from Milo. Olive loves people, but has always been skittish in new surroundings, when she is taken out of her comfort zone, albeit years of walks, dog parks, and socializing. It has always broken my heart leaving her at a kennel, so we have usually sought out friends to stay at our house and watch Olive when we go on trips or overnights. Not anymore…
We were referred to Park-​a-​Pup several months ago from a nearby kennel in San Rafael that did not do Sunday pick-​ups, and Park-​a-​Pup does. (Thank goodness for Sunday pick-​ups!) We brought Olive for a trial daycare run at Park-​a-​Pup, and everyone was very nice, and the place was clean and they gave me a bit of a tour (because I asked). For all of us who love our dogs and not used to leaving them in a new/​weird place, it’s going to be hard for you no matter how good the place is. You just need to suck it up and do it. They’ll be fine (and get a lot of play, will be tuckered — in a good way).
Olive passed the daycare trial, and an overnight, and several other repeats of daycare and overnight (s), and she is always happy and well taken care of when we pick her up. She even gets her nails clipped at Park-​a-​Pup, which she fights me tooth and nail when I do it, and they always give me a report that she did fine. They’re just pro’s and they know what they’re doing.
After not being there for a month, we walked in for an impromptu day care session and they’d say ‘Oh hi, Olive!’. When we pick her up, they always give us an update of who Olive has made friends with, and how she did during the stay. It’s really comforting knowing that they look after her, and they all really like dogs and are good with them.
Just overall, excellent, and I’m very appreciative of everyone at Park-​a-​Pup and encourage the continued service and quality of care for our dogs. Thank you!

A HIDDEN GEM!
I’ve been using Park-​A-​Pup for many years. Frankly, this first time I went it was b/​c I already knew it was there (I’m a native of San Rafael) & loved the name! The previous owners were friendly & took good care of my dogs, but didn’t do a whole lot to improve the facility — it was what it was. Which was fine with me & the dogs, but now! oh my goodness! The current owner, Paul, has put so much time, effort & money into upgrading the space that I was really impressed. And my dog acts so excited to go there, the staff clearly make him happy & comfortable. The turf play area is good for group playtime & kept very clean; there is plenty of shade over the kennels; & misters too, which is especially nice if you have a heavy coated Northern breed like we do.
They also do baths & trim nails, which is a great help if you’re away for any length of time. My husband & I will be away for five weeks this summer & already have our dog booked in for his vacation at Park-​A-​Pup.
Nice people, good rates, easy to get to (once you know it’s there!). I would wholeheartedly recommend this place to anyone.

I have been taking both of my dogs (60 pound mutt and 45 pound golden retriever) to PAP for months now and will never take them to another daycare in the Marin area ever again. PAP’s prices are affordable and the owner and staff are attentive, trustworthy, and caring (which is a great relief!).
My dogs are very eager to go to PAP and when I pick them up my mutt never wants to leave. And once we get home, both dogs go straight to bed, which shows just how much fun they’ve been having all day.
PAP also offers nail trims and BATHS. After a day of fun playtime, it’s great that the dogs don’t come home covered in slobber and smelling funky.
All in all, my dogs and I are MORE THAN SATISFIED with our experiences here. And I have no intention of taking my dogs to other daycare/​boarding places.
Thank you to PAP for taking care of my dogs and giving me peace of mind!

I rarely write reviews but Park a Pup is really great — only started bringing my puppy to PAPK a couple weeks ago, and appears she’s loving it. That said, I just wanted to thank Paul today for 1) giving her such a great nail trim and 2) for noticing a tick, and having (Kathryn?) let me know the moment i walked in, and I was able to get her to the vet immediately. The fact that Paul/​staff noticed the tick on one of the most hyper/​energetic lab/​mix puppies who never can stay still (tick was located on the underside of her thigh where I probably wouldn’t have ever noticed) shows you what an awesome place this is, very attention to detail. Thanks again!

So over a year after my first review of Park-​A-​Pup, if I could give this place ten stars I would. I travel a lot, and my beloved Farley gets so excited every time I tell her were «gonna go see Paul.» Paul puts money back into the place, constantly upgrading the facilities. His staff knows the dogs, remembers their names and feeding preferences, etc. It is clean and just has a great vibe. Trust me, I’m a regular at Park-​A-​Pup and I love my dog so much. I’ll never bring her anyplace else. Thanks Paul!

We could not be happier we found this place! After a dreadful experience at a different doggie day care we thought that Bailey would be too traumatized to ever return to one. The owner Paul is very friendly and loves dogs so much, which puts us at ease with leaving our pup in his care. The staff is very friend as well! Major plus :-)
Bailey comes home tired from a full day of play and exercise. Happy dog = happy owners.

Two years later, and our two dogs are giving Park a pup eight (?)) thumbs (?) up!

I’ve been using their doggy daycare for about 6 months now. I have a small puppy & was very nervous about him starting day care. the staff & owner were awesome! he loves it there & is exhausted when I pick him up in the afternoon.

It wasn’t easy leaving my little guy with strangers, but just after a few daycare visits, I feel confident Murphy is being taken care of. I dropped him off this morning, and he went running up to Paul so excited to see him! What a great sign. :)
I like that they separate big and little dogs and supervise their playtime, and their play area is much nicer than what I’ve seen at other businesses in the area. I’ll be boarding him for the first time in May, and I have to say how relieved I am to feel confident in my dog’s care.
Thanks Paul and staff!

This place is great. I’ve dropped my pup off several times for daycare and have had nothing but good experiences. The first few times we went, my dog entered with his tail between his legs. It was probably the sounds of the other dogs barking. My dog can be anxious about new things and it isn’t exactly a calm atmosphere. But after just a couple of times, my dog is now yanking and pulling on the leash — it’s like he can’t get in the doors fast enough.
Paul, his wife, and another guy who works in the afternoons have never been anything but very kind to me.
I gave 4 stars instead of 5 because I’m fundamentally uncomfortable with kennel style daycare and boarding over a more open style atmosphere. But nonetheless, this place is great and I’ll def be back.

My dogs like going to Park a Pup. I’ve got a Chihuahua X and a Rottweiler and they both come home tired and happy. Paul and his staff are friendly, accommodating and genuinely interested in my dogs’ health and happiness during their stays. Reservations are easy and a phone call away. Hours are convenient.
As the former co-​owner of a southern Marin dog boarding facility I would highly recommend Park a Pup to anyone.

Only recently moved to San Francisco, we also had an upcoming family trip — a trip that we had booked long before we knew we would be moving. So now we had to find a new place to board our dog over the ten days of our absence. My dog isn’t young, and she was adapting to a lot of change, so leaving her somewhere new was not something I was looking forward to. Luckily, someone referred us to Park-​A-​Pup.
Paul, the owner at Park-​A-​Pup, was absolutely great with our dog. He first had her come for a couple of hours to visit. Then I decided to book her in to stay over a weekend. She did well both times. Finally the big trip came, and again, she did great! When she was picked up, she ran back to say good-​bye to Paul, which said a lot. Previously, she had been boarded at the same small kennel (in another state) for several years, and seemed very comfortable with their staff, but we had never seen her do that! In fact, she was so calm and unstressed when we brought her home, I now wonder whether she was really as comfortable at her old kennel as I thought.
Highly recommend.

Callie LOVES Park-​a-​Pup! Loves, loves loves. Even though they sometimes give her a bath. She is a year and a half old Boxer/​Ridgeback mix, rescue, and she does have separation anxiety. But not here! I have been taking her to day care at Park-​a-​Pup about once a week for about seven months now. She starts bounding around the car as soon as we turn onto Andersen. This is a dog that gets between five and eight miles of walking or running every day. It is impossible to wear her out, but she comes home from day care exhausted and happy and I know I don’t have to take her out again that evening. They have a new doggy grass play area, they will bathe her upon request, and Paul, Matt and Catherine are super nice people. Reasonably priced, too. I haven’t left her overnight yet but will at some point. I am so happy I found Park-​a-​Pup!

My beagle/​cocker mix misses this place, including Paul and Matt … even over the summer when she doesn’t go to day care. How can I tell? One look of that crazy wagging tail and her pawing to get into the gate gives it away!

My baby girl Luna needed a place to stay. Shes aout 80% potty trained and we didnt want to trouble any one over the 3 day memorial holiday. I had to workin novato and drop her off before staying a night in NAPA.
They place was closed monday for the holiday but the arranged for us to pick up Luna any ways. We were only charged for one night, and got a 15% discount, not bad since we dropped her off sunday morning, and picked her up monday after 5pm.
The worker who checked her in was friendly, the facilities looked fine, with a nice playground for the dogs to get fresh air. Luna was happy to come home but she didnt come back scared or sick, and back to her normal self by days end.
Def will use this spot again.