Dog Days

6 recommendations and reviews from 5 people

• Referral from April 3, 2014
  

  Jen M. asked:

  Looking for recommendations for a place to board our dog for a week. Anyone know of a good place in the Twin a Cities?

  

  Mary M. replied:

  Dog Days www.dogdaysinc.com off of vandalia/cretin is great for big dogs.

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• Referral from April 24, 2012
  

  Miranda L. asked:

  Does anyone have any suggestions for dog hotels/boarding/kennels? I may need to stick Mack in one for a week in July and I don't wanna just pick and off the wall place... He's my baby and I wanna make sure he's well taken care of! :/ Better yet - Anyone up for the challenge? ;D (I'm totally kidding, but if someone actually wants to watch him... Hey!)

  

  Jan C. replied:

  I can highly recommend Dog Days, just off the Cretin exit in St. Paul. They do both day care and overnight boarding, and most important, they will not accept dogs with health or behavioral problems. So you know your dog will be well taken care of, and safe. http://www.dogdaysinc.com/index.php

  

  Jan C. replied:

  I have talked to at least a half dozen people who have used Dog Days, and they all rave about it. But remember, they "interview" dogs before they accept them for either day care or boarding. So you can't just walk in and drop them off. Good luck.

  

  Julian K. replied:

  I have used both Dog Days and Now Boarding and strongly prefer Dog Days. Part of that has to do with staff/atmosphere, and part of it is my dog's temperament. Now Boarding is much more the traditional kennel-style, and I didn't find the staff as warm and welcoming as the folks at Dog Days. Pros of Now Boarding: no interview process; clean facilities; supports the Humane Society; cheap base price Cons: Kennel-based - each dog has their own space and gets up to an hour of interaction complementary; extra play-time/interaction adds extra costs Personal story time: When I took my dog Muppy there for a weekend, it was his first time at a kennel but we were hard-pressed to find a place at short notice. I paid for extra group play, one-on-one time and walks to try to soften the blow and cater to his personality. Muppy is extremely social and doesn't like being physically but not visually separated (e.g. he's on one side of a baby gate, I'm on the other). When I picked him up after the weekend, he was nervous and kind of desperately happy that we came for him. We'd also arranged for a bath just prior to pick up, yet when we got him, there was loose stool on his fur and no one had bothered to clean it up. At home, he was anxious and had loose stools for 2 days after. I know that part of his anxiety and digestive trouble came from being left at a kennel for the first time - but I also feel that the overall atmosphere (kind of institutional) and boarding style was a big factor. I think that a dog with a different temperament might do better at Now Boarding. For Muppy, the play group model at Dog Days is just so much better. Honestly, I can't recommend them enough - and when we left Muppy there for a week over the holidays this winter, he was happy and well-adjusted. I take him there for daycare one day per week, and he loves it almost as much as the dog park. The staff is friendly, learned our names quickly, and is really accommodating if something unexpected comes up. Dog Days gets an A++ in my book :)

  

  Bobby F. replied:

  Dog Days is awesome. We use the one near the Capital.

  

  Laura H. replied:

  We love Dog Days too. Their website has their rates. The original Dog Days is on Myrtle. We have taken our dog to both Myrtle and Capital which is the one off of 94 and University Ave.

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