The Tail Haven

I can highly recommend the tail haven for boarding and training. My dog was very reactive around other dogs and Emily helped a lot. She has stayed over a couple of times and always does very well I love seeing photos of what she is doing. This is a great place.

We needed a pet hotel/​boarding for our six months old German Shepherd puppy over Thanksgiving. We looked at a few places and read Unilocal reviews, and this place looked the best out of all places in the East Bay area. However our Puppy had to stay much longer at this wonderful place because we had a really bad car accident the day after Thanksgiving. This place was able to accommodate our circumstances, and even one of the front office staff workers went on her lunch break to buy more of his food. Yuro, our dearest Family member, completely forgot about us when we were dropping him off. He was so excited and happy to see so many dogs and he just wanted to play right away. I absolutely love the place. It was clean, friendly and very competent service from all members of this company. Moreover, you could see your little puppy’s pictures daily on Facebook. On top of it, with 7 or more days of stay we got a complimentary bath and when my husband picked him up, Yuro was happy, clean, and it certainly looked like he had an amazing vacation. I will highly recommend this place to anyone who is concerned and might be too over protective of their dog. This place will accommodate all your needs, and additionally, your puppy or an adult dog will get training provided by one of the best trainers in the East Bay. We certainly found our pet hotel (I cannot call this boarding, this is certainly a five-​star place for dogs), and we already reserved a little over a week from Christmas eve to New Year’s day due to personal circumstances. I cannot wait to see new pictures and even though I will miss my little son very much, he cannot get a better present than staying at this place!

We were looking for a kennel for our 1 year old sher-​pei who doesn’t like being in a kennel or crate and had 2 bad experiences at other kennels.
When we found The Tail Haven we were ecstatic. It is more then a kennel it is a second home now for Thunder. They also have day drop ins where we take him to just play with other dogs occasionally.
I love that they also have little add-​ons like adding 30 minute walks to your stay or training which we did and couldn’t have been more pleased with the results.
The owner Emily even came to our home for a follow up training session.
This truly is a gem and the staff really care about the dogs and are great with them.
I recommend The Tail Haven to anyone I can.

I sent Rufus to Emily and friends just before Thanksgiving to be E-​collar trained. This was the hardest decision I ever had to make regarding Rufus, but one I got a lot of support and guidance from Tail Haven. And now, months later, it’s the best decision I’ve ever made. Rufus has benefitted greatly from this training, I rarely use the actual «shock» at all, rather can use the vibration when I really need his attention. He is safer, so are other dogs and animals around him, and he is able to enjoy his freedom with so much less anxiety. For me too. Emily and her crew did a great, great job!

This place is AMAZING!!! The owner and her entire staff are so knowledgable about dogs. I walked into this place randomly with my friend and her dog, and walked out adopting one of the puppies that Emily (owner) had rescued from a kill shelter. Her staff have been so supportive with us and the adoption and continue to take such amazing care of our wonderful puppy! If you are a dog owner, you need to know about Tail Haven!

I feel so fortunate to of came across this new doggy daycare in Lafayette! It’s convenient downtown location is right along my morning route. I have a 3 month old Irish Setter puppy who needed care while I am away at work. I tried a pet sitter but that wasn’t enough to drain her frolicking energy, need for socialization & house breaking. I was impressed by the cleanliness & the attention that the trainers gave to my puppy. Upon me checking her in the trainer immediately took her out to potty when she sniffed the ground. When I picked her up 8 hrs later she was sooooo tired out from all the puppy play & attention she received all day. It is a gift to have Tail Haven in our own backyard! The owner is very helpful & knowledgeable. She was helpful on training advice and much more. We are certainly going to be regulars here. I don’t know how we would survive puppyhood while away at work without Tail Haven.