Doggy Business

I was at the end of my rope. My very large and strong dog Winston had become aggressive and hostile towards every living non-​human creature. I couldn’t take him anywhere without running the risk of him attacking something or even leave him unattended around my other dog.
Then Doggy Business came to the rescue!!! (Queue epic theme music). After attending a few of their behavior classes and being very diligent in following their recommendations, Winston’s back to being the lovable fur bag I knew and loved before his psychotic break. Their reward-​based, non-​punishment classes not only help your dog, but most of what I learned was how to be a better dog handler. Who knew? Now, Winston’s happier and so am I.

Outstanding. We’ve had 1 on 1 training help with Doug for our Shiba, and we regularly board him with them. We’re so impressed with how they treat our little guy: even bringing him to their place once in a while on our extended trips for extra attention. We recommend highly!

Doggy Business rocks! They helped our very rowdy dog become civilized and friendly. Totally flexible. Obviously love what they do and it shows in .how happy our pup is to see them. Great for doggy daycare and overnights as well as individual and group training sessions. Best in town, paws down!!!

You really cannot beat the dependability and dedication that Doug and Meredith put into their business.
I have been a customer of theirs since before they opened the brick and mortar location. They have taken wonderful care of my Lab Guinness.
An example of amazing customer service… Guinness got a small tear on his ear while there for play time. They took him to the vet, paid the bill, and took care of him for me (I was not able to get to them until 5, and it couldn’t wait until then).
That is pure customer service.
Thank you Doggy Business!!!

Doug and Meredith are some of the most knowledgeable and caring dog trainers and boarders you will find. Our dog has benefited immensely from her experiences at Doggy Business. They regularly go above and beyond with their care and attention to the dogs and dog owners and are fantastic problem solvers. Our rather sensitive young dog, who had to drop out of the previous training class we had her in elsewhere due to her reactions to other dogs, thrived in the recent class we took at Doggy Business. Doug offered enough flexibility in the format of the class to accommodate her needs and allow her to settle down and get ready to learn. She has never been so successful! I highly recommend Doggy Business!

This place seems fine for day care except for the odor of urine all over the floors and reportedly dogs returning home smelling of pee. Staff tries to keep on top of the cleaning but the space is small especially outside and all concrete with no dedicated potty relief area. Hence dogs pee at will in and outside. And where does all that soapy water residue go when it rains — right to the storm drains to your local creek.
I would definitely caution anyone with a normal dog that barks when something feels wrong to consider boarding elsewhere. The boarding rooms are cramped, with tall walls and no window to look out, hardly a den like experience, and make even the most well adjusted dog uncomfortable. And staff are not prepared to handle this seemingly normal response to being boarded at a new facility.
When staff decided they couldn’t handle our smart terrier for one overnight stay they didn’t even call us — instead they called a local emergency contact and preceded to make arrangements to take our dog (a known escape artist) out of the facility, leaving behind his shy brother dog, to their house to be picked up by someone other than us –the owners, later that night!
We board our dogs regularly at various locations and have never experienced such a lack of common sense and professionalism. Just because someone reads a book or two on dog training and watches a few episodes of the Dog Whisperer doesn’t prepare them to open a dog boarding facility. If you get an unsure feeling and face confrontation like we did, during your evaluation with ‘Doug’ I would recommend just turning around and finding a real boarding facility. This small business has a lot to learn.

I LOVE this place! I have had my pitbull attend two rounds of classes here, and he now goes to play sessions here as well.
Doug and Meredith clearly love dogs, and are so knowledgeable and personable. They have always been able to answer my questions and give me suggestions for dealing with behavior issues and training, using only positive methods. I feel like they really care for our dog, and take the time to get to know him and his needs. This is the reason I started sending him here for play sessions instead of his other doggy daycare. My dog was having some issues with fence fighting, and I found out the old doggy daycare was using aversive techniques, like squirting with water bottles, and it was possibly making issues worse.
When I found out Doggy Business had a trainer on staff during play groups, I knew this was the place for my dog. He LOVES it, has friends there, and he comes home tired after 4 hours of play. Doggy Business does doggy play sessions like no other. They don’t just let the dogs have unstructured time. They are highly supervised, and work on training during the play sessions. This has helped keep our dog sharp with his skills– both with people and with other dogs.
We are leaving town for 9 days, and couldn’t get someone to stay in our home, so we are sending them here for boarding. I will take comfort in knowing that our dogs will be with people who know them, and care about them.
Thank you, Doggy Business for all that you do for dogs and their people!

I really love this place! They give us a doggy report every time we pick them up from boarding, and they really seem to know and love our dogs. One of our dogs can be a bit challenging, and they really seem eager to work with him. They are total pros, and we feel so lucky to have found them!
Last week, we were out of town for too long to board them, so we hired a dog-​sitter. When she had a conflict while we were out of town, Doggy Business made room for our two big dogs on a busy weekend. I feel very lucky to have them as a trusted resource when we have to be away from our dogs!
We plan to use Doggy Business for training as well, after reading some of the reviews on here.

Doggy Business is the absolute best! Meredith and Doug are just plain nice people with a passion and love for all dogs. Our dog is high energy and has a unique and chaotic personality. The folks at Doggy Business understand our dog’s needs and go the extra mile to make sure those needs are met. We have boarded our dog with them on numerous occasions and each time our dog comes home happy, healthy and wagging her tail. A welcoming and loving environment for dogs and humans alike!

Doggy Business provided exceptional care for my two dogs, who are not the worlds easiest dogs to board. We had a great tour of the facility before hand, which is immaculately clean and filled with happy playing dogs. Best of all, Doug and Meredith use only positive reinforcement techniques in their day care, so you can be sure that your dog is learning the right way to play well with others.

We have been working with Doug Duncan and Meredith Wilson for years. They have walked our dogs, stayed with them when we went out of town and they even scooped poop in our backyard! So we were really excited when they opened their dog training and lodging location in NePo earlier this year.
They are both terrific with dogs. They took the time to get to know each of our dogs distinct personalities and understand their likes and dislikes. My sister also takes her dog to their location for playtime and the occasional overnight and has had a great experience as well.
The facility is clean and roomy and they only take up to 20 dogs at a time so it never gets overcrowded. They always have a couple of people there to watch the activity level and run interference. They also offer training classes on a regular basis.
The finishing touch they provide is when you pick up your pet at the end of their stay, they provide pix of their time there as well as a brief recap of how things went. Really awesome caretaking and service. I highly recommend Meredith and Doug and their new business.