Doggieritaville Resort & Daycare

There are two separate businesses here … the daycare and boarding and then the dog shop with grooming. We’ve been bringing our dog to the Daycare facility for 12 years … and he loves it! In the past we’ve used other daycare/​kennel services and they haven’t even come close to the genuine care and concern shown by John, Chris and Jane. Sure, on occasion they’ll yell ‘shut up’ if they’re trying to talk to a customer … who wouldn’t? But they do not sacrifice genuine concern for each dog’s health and safety.

UPDATE: it has now been 4 months and my dog has BALD SPOTS all over his body. I have been told by (my new and well-​informed) groomer, as well as his vet, that due to him being shaved (without my permission) this is not something that can be fixed, this is for life. I am so beyond angry. I cannot stress enough how much I do NOT RECOMMEND this place.

HORRIBLE, don’t send your dogs here. Yesterday the owner attempted to «demonstrate» proper leash form even though I didn’t ask, and he grabbed the leashes from me and yanked so hard on my dog’s neck that he flipped onto his back. My dog has a spinal injury and he knew this. He kept talking like nothing happened, and when I questioned him, he started YELLING at me that I had a «bad attitude» and «we would talk later» like I’m some kind of child. He chased us out to our car and aggressively tapped on the window to keep yelling. This was the last straw; our other dog often poops out pieces of wood when she gets home (why is she being allowed to chew on the fence unsupervised?) and when we pick her up, the one guy will often tell us how «difficult» she is and he always has her in a pen rather than out in the yard, even though we’ve never had a problem with her and take her to dog parks all the time. They yell at the dogs to shut up, the place smells, and the dogs’ safety is last priority. Don’t be fooled by the cheap cost, there’s a reason.

We used this daycare for a few months, based of the recommendation of some friends. Some folks did warn us that they did not have the best experience here, but we went for it anyway. I was a bit put off during the tour, because it only offered a very quick, limited view to their facility, and it seemed very rushed. Their inside «penthouse» was a small room with sad looking pups. I didn’t notice anyone inside with those dogs. Their «temperament test» is leaving the dog for a free day of daycare — they don’t actually do introductions or anything that you can observe. We boarded once, and I was given back about half the canned food I had left, so they basically fed him once a day instead of twice. As time went on, my dog was frequently crated and often barking his head off at pick up. Once, I heard the man inside yell SHUT UP at him. I mean yes, the barking stinks, but I dont know why he had to be caged to begin with. I kept asking if my dog was being problematic and they would brush it off and say everything was fine, he had just been put in, etc etc. The last straw was when my dog showed reluctance getting out of the car and going inside. He literally did not want to be there and he shied away from one of the men that is usually there. We’ve since switched providers (to K9, up the street) and they’ve been awesome. Doggieritaville is definitely very popular, and seem to have a strong following, but it was not the ideal place for my dog.

My dog went to doggie daycare here for about 2 weeks. The first couple of days he was nervous because it was a new place. When I picked him up he was dying of thirst, which means he was either too nervous to drink or they didn’t have water available to him. Not sure which. After about a week, he was still EXTREMELY nervous going there (shaking and whining when we’d walk in and hiding behind me).
He’s gone to other doggie daycares before (South Paws in Pembroke, which was amazing and WetNoze in Quincy, also great) and has never been anything but extremely excited to go in.
I’m not sure exactly what went on there, but I know I’m not comfortable bringing him back there.

Been going here now for 10 years. Those of you going to Land Of Paws… you are incredibly mis informed. They left one dog in the heat last year and it DIED and just recently they had a dog get out and it was hit and killed on 3-​A. Way to go Land of Paws. I’m sorry but Land of Paws does not care about your pet… they just want your money. So go ahead and go there if you just don’t care about your dog.
As far as grooming… I have never had a bad experience here. I have heard some folks have issue with it. But it’s all preference. If you don’t like it then go someplace else. But I always have Erica groom my dog and she does an awesome job. They are cheaper than most places as well.

Decent cut, little patchy in spots but I can’t imagine cutting a dogs hair to be easy. They did what I wanted, reasonable price, don’t crate my dog after he’s cut and he’s always happy when I come to pick him up

Had a bad experience with the outcome of the grooming… it just looked bad in some parts. But tried to give it another chance and it was even worse. The staff is unfriendly and I doubt the skill of the groomer. They didn’t do what we asked for and when we just pointed it out they were very very UNFRIENDLY and didn’t care about customer satisfaction.
AVOID this place, not just because of the unprofessionalism of the staff but also because of the POOR final job on GROOMING.

I think they are great. The are freindly and helpful. I have been bringing my dogs here for nearly 10 years without any issues. I highly recommend the place

This review is WAY overdue.
I have been bringing my dog to Doggieritaville for over two years now on an almost daily basis. My dog spends his day in a safe, clean (I’m honestly confused about other reviewers comments b/​c I see them vacuuming, washing, and sanitizing inside and outside ALL the time) environment with other little dogs and he is a much healthier, happier dog because of the socialization. I’ve also boarded Jack here for a long weekend a few times.
The location is very convenient since it is right on rte 53. Plus, the dog shop next door sells high-​end food, plus toys and other pet accessories, as well as grooming services. And, I can’t say enough about the staff that works here. They are all really friendly.
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Thank you to Jim for pointing out the obvious fake reviews. More than obvious Sarah H. is connected to the business, why else would someone take so much offense to a negative review? Weird.

FYI, Unilocal often deletes positive reivews for no reason. I’ve seen it happen over and over again. My experience with Doggieritaville has been nothing but positive! The place is clean, the staff is super friendly and welcoming. The dogs are allowed to run around all day as opposed to being caged and given only occational walks like SOME places. The prices are fair too. I think its a great place, and feel great leaving my dogs here knowning they are being well cared for.

Jim’s right…
after experiencing better facilities, I’m never going back and I wouldn’t recommend this place to a friend.

I agree with the review above, my dogs seemed rattled when they got home, and they have boarded at numerous other locations. They also were not cleaned as we were told they would be, and consequently stunk royally.
Land of Pawz is better!

I was checking out local doggy day care businesses and had seen Doggieritaville and thought it was cute looking. When I walked in I got nothing but evil stares from the man behind the counter and people in the back.
I tried to be friendly and said I was looking into their services and wanted to know about their facility and he basically turned away from me, made no eye contact and fiddle with stuff while talking to me.
I felt so uncomfortable and mistreated just by talking to them that I didn’t even try to bring my dog here. Later on a friend of mine told me her dog was boarded there and was despondent for a week afterwards which is very unusual. They told her it was due to her age but it seemed like something clearly happened to this dog.
Instead, I brought my dog to Land of Paws in North Weymouth. I actually got to talk to the owner there who kindly ran me through everything they offered and shook my hand and smiled. MUCH different experience. Customer service makes all the difference!

Family Owned, Loving and Professional! They call the dogs ‘kids’. Fun environment for all dogs. My beagle loves it!

This place is fantastic. The staff is very friendly and loves dogs as much as you do. I bring my black lab here twice a week for some socializing and a lot of exercise.
My dog actually knows the days she is supposed to go and acts all depressed like she is being punished if I have the day off and don’t take her. She loves to go and I love how tired she is when I pick her up.
If you are looking for daycare or boarding on the south shore I highly recommend Doggieritaville.