The Dog Spot

This is the best doggy day care and boarding facility in Boulder. We bring our two Pomeranians here for both day play and the occasional boarding and both of them are through the door before I can say goodbye. They LOVE it there. Who can blame them? The owners, Shannon & Ben, are fantastic and friendly and our dogs adore them. The staff, who we’ve gotten to know a little over the years, are true professionals/​dog nuts. :) The facilities, both indoor and outdoor, are clean and tidy in every way. We feel so comfortable leaving our boys with them whether it be for the day or for an entire month. They often post pictures of all the dogs playing together on Facebook (complete with captions), which is a nice thing to see especially when we’ve been away from them for a month. The Dog Spot is excellent at administering medications, special diets, and they will let you know immediately if your dog demonstrates any changes in health or behavior. They took care of my Fizzgig when he tweaked an old injury in his back, requiring an emergency vet visit and pain meds… all while we were almost 3,000 miles away. I wouldn’t leave my boys with anyone else. We trust them emphatically and we highly recommend them.

My dog goes to daycare here once a week and is boarded here when we are out of town. If I could give more stars I would! It’s on the smaller side but that doesn’t matter given how much fun the dogs have playing. The staff/​owners (esp Shannon) are so nice and caring. I feel so safe knowing my dog is @ the Dog Spot. They even post pics on their facebook page of the pups daily — some of the pics are worthy of winning some photo contests! I know there’s a lot of options in Boulder but I wouldn’t go anywhere else — I highly reccomend this daycare and kennel.

A few weeks ago, we returned from a week long vacation to pick up our dog. We’ve used The Dog Spot for some time, so we immediately fell into conversation with Ben and Shannon. Ben was the other side of a half-​door, so I could only see him from the chest up. We chatted for about 10 minutes before my curiosity got the better of me and I walked to the door and peered over. There were about 10 dogs in the room, all looking at Ben with total attention, yet not one of them had uttered a sound since we arrived, not even our dog who hadn’t seen us for a week and must have recognized our voices and smelled us. I now think of Ben as a dog whisperer. This is much more than a kennel. Our dog loves to go there and we feel great about leaving him there. He’s in a cage/​crate for a nap in the middle of the day and then at night to sleep. The rest of the time he’s playing with his friends. I could not be happier with the service they offer.