The Urban Hound

Tab is amazing with the dogs. The grooming is phenomenal. I have never been to a place where the staff is so personable, friendly, and caring.

My dogs are like my children. Their well-​being and care is paramount. I am very pleased with Tab and his team as I know my dog is being cared for and having a good time. She looks forward to her visits to see her friends and care givers. I no longer feel guilty leaving her home by herself. We have a routine and we are both happier.

I’ll preface this by saying this review is NOT about/​not pertaining to the dog day care — but about the training sessions we received through Urban Hound.
My boyfriend and I took our weiimaraner puppy (he was approximately 7 months old at the time) to this class. Our original goal was to have the dog learn how to walk properly on a leash and to not jump on people (he already knew certain basic commands — i.e. sit, down, paw)
Pro:
* We got what we were looking for (mostly) — our dog now walks pretty well on a leash (he no longer drags you everywhere — except h still jumps on people — but that’s more so a «puppy» thing I believe
* The price was very reasonable $ 150 for 7 sessions (each session was 1.5 hours long — sometimes longer)
* The trainer is incredibly knowledgeable
Cons:
* The trainer has a tendency (while in large groups) to make you feel like an inadequate dog owner and that you’re not doing a substantial job*
* The training area/​space provided is not conducive to how large the class is — constantly running into others people/​dogs
* There were people in the class who were already breeders/​trainers of dogs and their dogs already knew how to do these basic commands thus seemed as if they were taking up valuable time for those of us whose dogs actually would have benefited from more 1 on 1 time
Personally, I would not recommend going to this class — after the 5^th class I stopped going because the trainer stressed me out and by the time the 5^th class came they were teaching us how to do things like «walk in a small circle with your dog» which I will never use in my day to day life as my weimaraner is not a show dog.
I felt I could have achieved the same results in a less stressful atmosphere elsewhere.

ruby is an english-​style lab… aka an 87 lb, barrel-​chested, shedding-​machine, who has a knack for finding any and every mess that she can get herself into. this necessitates frequent visits to the urban hound.
because my girl is too big to wash at home… it would be like trying to wrestle a bear into a clawfoot tub… urban hound comes to my rescue. ruby’s grooming visits are for a brush-​out and wash only… no fancy cuts for her. although i am not generally squeamish, having cut her nails to the quick once before because her nails are jet-​black, Tab (the owner) takes care of her mani/​pedi as well. they are expert at making my girl emerge squeaky clean and shiny, smelling great and looking fine.
the only down-​side, which is something that is out of anyone’s control, is the insane amount of barking chaos that ruby’s arrival triggers b/​c the urban hound is also a doggy day-​care. granted, she IS one fine-​looking bitch, but the instantaneous cacophany gets ruby a teeny bit freaked. putting all that to the side, tab is definitely in control here and i am 100% confident in leaving ruby in his care.
so glad to have urban hound in my neighborhood