What a Good Dog Inc

"I have been a customer of WAGD off and on over the years. It’s not the care of my dog that is so discouraging, it’s their treatment of me! I stopped going completely for several years because I couldn’t get a human on the phone to answer a question or two and even after leaving a message they didn’t respond. But I needed to board my dog and it’s convenient so I decided to give them a try again. They sent me an email with paperwork and I completed and submitted but not in the 72 hours prior requested and they charged me $25.00. I didn’t even see the demand at first. But after all I’m human and make mistakes. So I noticed it the evening before and I did get it in. I then had my vet email them the vax records and they couldn’t find them at first. But I can forgive human error but apparently WAGD can’t. I feel that it’s pretty punitive to assess that kind of service fee. They obviously don’t need my business. So once again I won’t be using WAGD! Oh and also, there’s another $25.00 randomly assessed. For what I don’t know!"

"We have had nothing but great experience after great experience at What A Good Dog from Manners Level 1, Manners Level 2 with our Chocolate Lab puppy, Day Care and soon to be boarding. Thank you SOO much for the friendliest staff, the most educated dog trainers, and the warmest welcome every stretch of the way."

"Poor communication/disappointing boarding experience for 7 month old puppy In addition to all the up-charges ($15 for each activity - nothing included beyond giving the dog a place to sleep, feeding her the food you bring, and letting her outside for the bathroom), the administrative staff made this a very stressful experience, namely due to poor communication both among themselves and with clients. There were several contradictions and confusions: (1) I was emailed forms to complete less than 48 hours before the tour that I thought were for the boarding reservation itself, but upon our arrival for the tour the staff expected them all to be completed beforehand so I had to sit in the lobby filling out 15 mins worth of paperwork, making our tour extend beyond the time allotted, in the middle of a workday. FYI you need a printer - the forms must be filled in by hand, as they are not in an editable/fill in the blank PDF format or available online. It was our first time there and already the front desk was annoyed. (2) On the tour there was no mention about the up-charges for all the activities they offer. I’ve never boarded a dog before so I didn’t even think to ask if there was an additional charge. It’s probably included in the fine print somewhere in the paperwork, but to take you on a tour of the facility and boast all the offerings and neglect to mention they’re not actually included in the stay was not the right thing to do. (3) I was told on the phone before the tour that normally the tour includes dropping the dog off so they can acclimate but because of the uptick in kennel cough they weren’t doing that. I was surprised and unprepared when we arrived for the tour and they asked when we’d be by to pick her back up later that day. (4) At the end of our tour I confirmed the drop-off and pick-up times for boarding. I was told 9am for drop-off and that it was flexible, so long as it was within a general 9-10am window. On the day of drop-off, we arrived at 9:20am and the admin staff stated they operate in 15 min drop-off windows and was not pleased at our arrival time - same grumpy front desk lady - or the fact that we showed up without a PA dog license, even though as I told them during the tour and as is shown in our paperwork, we do not live in PA. (5) The day of drop-off I confirmed for the second time that pick-up could be any time before 1pm. You can imagine I was then very surprised and stressed when I called the day of pick-up to let them know we were en route and they told me that they are closed from 12-1. I raced to get there, arriving at 11:50am. (6) I figured that even if the admin aspect was less than ideal, at least our dog would be well cared for but I have not a shred of insight as to whether or not that was the case. Our dog was only there one night and the two staff who walked her out to meet us in the lobby couldn’t tell us anything about her stay. We paid $15 extra for her to have a playdate with another dog and the two staff members told us they weren’t working the day before so they don’t know who she played with nor how it went (or if it didn’t work out and she instead did a different activity.) All they could share is that she pulls a lot and told me to get a harness. Since our dog wasn’t signed up for the $15 walks I can only assume that their experience “walking” her was the 30 seconds it took to get her from her room to the front lobby. With no staff communication as to how her stay went I can only assume it didn’t go well, as they handed our dog back to us incredibly anxious - she was pulling and jumping and has never behaved even remotely that poorly. I went into this experience thinking we’d pay $65 and ended up spending $92 (in addition to the $15 up-charge for the playdate, apparently there’s a 15% administrative fee which brought the $80 total to $92) and, more importantly than the cost, I didn’t get any indication as to how my 7 month old pup who had never been boarded before actually did during her stay."

"Caring and professional people. We have loved their dog training, and daycare. My 5 month old puppy came back from daycare calm and happy! Highly recommend. So glad to have found them."

"I had to take my 2 year border collie and her sister here who is my daughters for her wedding. I was nervous but once I saw the place I knew they would be in good hands! They did great and we will be back! Highly recommend!"