Reviews & Ratings for ATLANTA DOG SPA

04/11/12

Sarah,

by paigemitchell70

Boomer's Birthday will go down in history as one of the most brillant fundraisers of all time. Your creativity coupled with your enthusiasm to give your clients the best appreciation party will not be forgotten. Thank you for helping me solicit funds for Homeless Pets. You are a talented lady! I am happy our paths have crossed. Thanks for being such a great friend. Happy Birthday Boomer! P.S. Duchess is Exhausted!

04/03/12

My boxer, Simms and I love the Atlanta Dog Spa!!!

by philipmontgomery86

Simms can't wait to get there each day to see his canine friends and the staff who take wonderful care of each and every dog. I can spend a long day at work knowing that my boy is well cared for, getting his exercise and having fun!!!

01/03/11

Boarders BEWARE

by midtown295

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

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

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

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

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)

01/20/10

Great place to leave your dog

by heidi1026

Recently, we had to board our family pet, a Rottweiler, Moose, for well over a month due to a family emergency. Not only was it difficult with heartache and worry with the family situation, but having to board our family dog, Moose for as long as we did was difficult too. We did take a tour of Atlanta Dog Spa before leaving our dog for such an extended period of time and found the place to be spotless and I'm a very picky individual as my home is very spotless even though my kids and Moose, who is an indoor dog most of the time can be a handful. On top of that he has his own room and around the clock hands on care by a staff of dog lovers who truly enjoy what they do. If there are any concerns or worries ever, having a webcam that's accessible 24/7 should alleviate any concerns. I recently recommended Atlanta Dog Spa to some close friends of mine who are going away for spring break and have two maltese dogs who are going to be leaving their babies there as well knowing they will be in good hands.

• Pros: Caring compassionate professionals
• Cons: There are none

01/20/10

Best place for my pups!

by mdiers

I love the Atlanta Dog Spa and so do my doggies Biscuit & Rudy. If it were up to them they would be there every day! The staff is so friendly and genuinely loves each and every dog that goes there - and they somehow remember the name of each dog! They have tons of space and I love that they have doggie webcams. I highly recommend the Atlanta Dog Spa!

• Pros: Caring staff, great facility
• Cons: none!

01/19/10

It Doesn't Get Any Better Than Atlanta Dog Spa

by atllaw1

I honestly cannot say enough good things about Atlanta Dog Spa. Sarah and her staff are a Godsend! I am a busy executive, and my dog, Ella, means the world to me. I know that with my crazy travel and work schedule, there is no way that I could have Ella if it weren't for Atlanta Dog Spa. They create a fun, warm, nurturing environment where Ella loves to go for daycare or when I'm out of town.

In fact, I know that I've made the right choice in Atlanta Dog Spa every time I go to drop Ella off there. She jumps around the car in excitement as we turn down the street toward the Dog Spa. By the time we pull into the parking lot, she's pawing at the car door, so excited to get out and get inside to see her buddies there that she hardly knows what to do with herself. Once we do get inside, we're warmly welcomed by name by the staff, and then Ella kisses my face (as if to say thank you) and then jumps out of my arms (and in true Jack Russell style), heads toward the back of the Spa, moving at about 90 miles an hour, to get to the area where the trainers and her playmates that she considers some of her best friends are.

Plus, with the doggie web cams, and especially with the new great program that they have now where I can see Ella on the doggie cams via my blackberry, I never have to worry. A status update on how Ella is doing and what she is up to is just a phone call or a mouse click away. I can check in and see what Ella is up to any time, remotely, via webcam, so that there is no question as to how happy she is -- I see it every day with my own eyes.

Under any other circumstance, Ella and I are inseperable and it would be nearly impossible to get her to leave my side. But, at the Atlanta Dog Spa, she truly has a home away from home. That means more to me than I can say, and I wouldn't trade the Atlanta Dog Spa for anything.

• Pros: Personal care & attention; home away from home for your dog
• Cons: NONE