Bark-A-Bout

My dogs absolutely love going to Bark A Bout and get so excited when I take them there. The staff treats my boys like their own and really seem to know all of the dogs really well. Whenever I have questions the staff is always friendly and helpful. They have clean, big and spacious kennels where my boys have enough room to snuggle for naptime. Another great thing is they have an indoor and outdoor pool as well as a wade pool which my dogs LOVE! I am one happy mama when I see how happy my dogs are to be there!

Best place ever! My dog loves it so much he cries and waits by the front door for me to hurry up and leave to go drop him there for daycare every Monday morning! The staff is awesome esp Kelly! They take care of him like he is their own and makes sure to inform me if anything as small as a scratch happens to him! Would recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a great place for doggie daycare/​boarding!

Tyson absolutely loved everything about Bark-​A-​Bout from the experienced staff, HUGE outdoor play area and spacious hotel suites. He was a regular from day one up until he passed in January. Barkabout had now served a new purpose to our family as I bring my 2 yr old to visit and watch the dogs play from the viewing area. We may not have a dog at home but I want my son to grown up around the dogs. They really do have something for everyone’s needs.

My girlfriend and I really tried with this place a few years ago. We ended up speaking with the owner about a question we had and all we get was a frazzled and very stressed out and defensive woman who wasn’t hearing our question as anything other than criticism. The place looks beautiful but we both got a very bad impression from the way the owner handled our innocent question about boarding.

Bark-​A-​Bout is a beautiful facility filled with hard-​working, compassionate staff. The true test is that my dogs are always so excited to go there. Knowing that they are happy and meticulously cared for gives me peace of mind. I wouldn’t dream of bring my dogs anywhere else.

I don’t recommend them for grooming. My dog went there for about a year maybe more, I used to like it but it got worse each time. This past time was the last straw. Previously they had chopped off a few of my dogs whiskers gave them another chance it happened again, but I looked at it as my fault I forgot to remind them to not do it and be careful. This last time I had him get «trimmed same as usual not shaved make sure you get the hair between his toes really well» he smelled like they didn’t do a good job bathing him his hair behind eats weren’t touched his chest hair had long strands sticking out all over his tail usually gets fanned out its all choppy so is his front chest area the rest didn’t get trimmed his teeth were supposed to be brushed and I swear it didn’t seem like that was done either! But fine so it’s a bad cut, I can get over that what I can’t get over is why was my dog crying and whimpering on the way home?! Anyways I called and complained and I didn’t want to bring him back for a re cut because now I’m afraid of what he went thru there?! He’s a very easy going dog and never acts like that after grooming, there’s no reason he should’ve acted like that. So I complained and asked for a refund or partial refund after all he had half a haircut yet I was charged $ 65 for this hack job, nope they wouldn’t refund me a cent I can only come back and have the same awful groomer redo it. No thank you I’ll never bring him back.

We have been taking our two fiery female wire fox terriers to Bark-​A-​Bout since they opened and have always been pleased with the care that has been given. Sara and others at the front desk always greet our dogs by name when they walk in (even though they look the same), Linda does an excellent job at grooming, and Katie gave us great tips for training one of our girls. Very appreciative of the care and attention each employees gives to our girls when they are there for daycare, grooming, training, or extended hotel stays.

I take my dog here all the time for training, day care and kenneling and have never had a bad experience nor has my dog ever gotten sick. My dog gets so excited when we pull into the parking lot! It is very clean and the staff is amazing, they are obviously all animal lovers and love their jobs.
********************* EDITED AFTER BAD EXPERIENCE, STAY AWAY!!!*************************
Sorry, but I have to change my review from 5 stars to 1 star after two bad experiences here. In June, my dog stayed for 4 days and came home with kennel cough. Today, I picked him up from a long weekend and even though his report card said he had a great weekend and was super friendly and happy, was told that my dog got aggressive with another dog and therefore suffered a puncture wound near his eye from one dog and another bite on his hind leg due to another dog coming in on the same incident. My dog is large and therefore gets put in with the other big dogs, but he does not have an aggressive bone in his body. Obviously they brought another dog in this morning that was aggressive and attacked my dog. I was told these things just happen, and I get that, but I was also told that my dog tried to let the other dog know he was «done»…why was this situation not taken care of quicker then if they saw this going on instead of letting it escalate to the point of my dog getting bit? Also, I have found another laceration on his nose since bringing him home and he is raw all around both ears where it looks like they let another dog chew on him. This is NOT okay Bark A Bout. I was willing to forgive the kennel cough, but now I am feeling they are just downright negligent. And to be told that it was my dog that was being aggressive when I picked him up is absolutely ridiculous, I am pretty sure a huge apology was more in order.

Every time my friend takes her dog here for doggie daycare she gets kennel cough even though she has the vaccine. When she calls and informs the staff that this happened, they deny that any other dogs have suffered from kennel cough. My friend likes the place otherwise, but the expensive cost of the daycare plus $ 80 of vet bills after are enough to make her look elsewhere.