ATLANTA DOG SPA

01/03/11

Boarders BEWARE

by midtown295 at Citysearch

I came home from a trip a day early to find my dog wet and filty, her bed and toy covered with urine and feces and her front paws injured and cut after spending 2 nights at the dog spa. When I brought her home she was extremely hungry, thirsty and lethargic. She spent the rest of the day licking her wounded paws. The employees refused to show me the crate where she had been kept, they offered no explanation for why she was soaking wet, and did not see a problem with her spending the night covered in her own waste. This was the second time her bed had been soiled during a stay with atlanta dog spa even though she is completely housebroken. She has boarded at Barking Hound twice without any accidents or soiling her bed in recent months. I feel terrible for giving atlanta dog spa another opportunity, and I will never do it again. The owner did not see any problem with the condition of the dog and told me that if I wasn't happy, I should take her back to Barking Hound. I will. I feel extremely lucky that my dog is only acting slightly traumatized from the experience and is suffering only from two hurt, bloody paws instead of something much more serious.

04/13/10

Pups Jump for Joy on Atlanta Dog Spa Day

by Joe Gardner at Citysearch

Since early 2004, when we rescued “DICE,” our Samoyed-Border Collie mix as a young puppy, all 6 members of our family – human and canine alike – have regularly and with great enthusiasm relished the days set aside for Doggie Day Care at the Atlanta Dog Spa. In fact, most every morning the humans get an “ask”…from the canines...”Is it Friday…? Are we going to the Spa today…?” They literally jump for joy when they hear the leashes jangling…knowing that this is NOT just another walk around the block.

In 2006, immediately before a scheduled road trip to New England with our pack of 3, we inherited a 6-year old minature Dashund – MARY KAY - whose previous care-giver had NOT provided house training for her. We could not risk including her on the trip and compromising all our accommodations along the way…so we concluded the answer was boarding her at the Atlanta Dog Spa. Even though it was most difficult to say good-bye to her, it was the best decision we ever made for her benefit. Not only did she receive marvelous and loving care for three weeks…but she also gained some ground on her house training. We called the Spa numerous times and received knowledgeable and objective reports of how Mary Kay was doing from the very professional and “hands-on” staff. Upon our return we were a little anxious, but immediately realized that she had experienced expert and careful attention…yet she was still happy to see her forever folks. MK bonded with a number of the staff at the Spa and it became very obvious to us that she MUST continue to attend doggie-day care to see her “peeps” on an regular basis. She loves the fact that there is a high level of employee retention at the Atlanta Dog Spa...so that she can enjoy long term affection from her caregivers.

All our experiences at the Spa have been positive, and it has been most helpful to us to have folks that care about animal welfare taking an objective look each week at our pets and making positive recommendations for their grooming, care and doggie well-being.

So…it’s like Pavlov’s Dog Experiment…we keep coming back for all the good value we receive at the Atlanta Dog Spa!

• Pros: Conscientious Dog Lovers Caring for Our Pets
• Cons: Potentially Pavlovic - Can Be Habit Forming

04/11/10

Not Impressed

by bellchambers at Citysearch

I boarded my dog here based on the fancy advertisements. I picked up a sick pup who had lost weight while there. I spent a few hundred dollars in vet bills and what upsets me the most is they never called me to let me know anything was going on. In fact, they denied that anything had been off. However, picking up a pet a week later who has lost more than 2 pounds and is having loose stool and vomiting is something going on. Additionally, a friend went to board her dog and was turned away because her dog "looked like a pit bull". There are so many better places in Atlanta that will actually care for your dogs, no matter what they look like.

• Pros: The building
• Cons: sub-par care, breed bans

01/22/10

The Ritz Carleton for Dogs!!!

by HercandXena at Citysearch

After trying several different business to board our two dogs, we found Atlanta Dog Spa and our search was over. Sarah and her staff catered to our dogs like no one has ever done before. Our dogs look forward to visiting Sarah and her staff every two weeks. We feel that Atlanta Dog Spa is the best place in Atlanta for our dogs to have a "home away from home".

• Pros: Friendly and caring staff.
• Cons: None

01/21/10

A home away from home

by citygal30313 at Citysearch

I've been bringing my dog to the Atlanta Dog Spa ever since I adopted him from the Atlanta Humane Society, right across the street. I checked a few other local doggie day care facilities in the neighborhood before choosing Atlanta Dog Spa, and this one, by far was the best! Several grassy areas for the dogs to play, webcams in every room. My dog LOVES it there...and they love him too! I would take him there every single day if I had the disposable income. :)

The Atlanta Dog Spa is definitely a home away from home for my pup. xo

• Pros: webcams, friendly staff, grass, overnight suites (not caged)