InBark

Love this place! The first time we took our puppy, he was 3 ½ months old and they accepted him. The paperwork was quick to fill out and they really just needed a copy of his shot records. He loves playing with big dogs and when they saw him staring longingly at the 3, full-​grown German Shepherds in the «big dog area», they let him in to play with them, watching him carefully at first to make sure everyone was playing nice with him.
They are a great and attentive staff. My husband usually picks up our little guy from there. Even though we aren’t regulars, they still usually meet my him in the lobby with our puppy when they see his car pull up. Grade-​A service!

I love InBark! I take my big Great Dane there and they are so good with him. The owner is super relaxed and helpful and they are easy to deal with. I feel very comfortable having my big boy go to daycare or boarding when we are out of town. They are awesome!

During the fall and winter of 2014 I was in Portland almost every weekday for work. I stayed at a pet-​friendly hotel but was unable to leave my dog there during the day which prompted me to call InBark. Actually it prompted me to call a lot of doggy daycare facilities, but InBark was the one I chose because they are, simply put, amazing.
My dog is a rescue and up until that point had spent most of his time at home in his huge backyard or on hiking trails, which meant he hadn’t really been socialized and I was unsure how he’d react to spending weekdays in a dog park.
Cindy, and the rest of the staff at InBark, are pros. They took care to make him comfortable, made efforts to socialize him, sent me videos of him playing with other dogs, and always gave me updates when I came in to pick him up at the end of the day. They made it infinitely easier for me to work without worry.
During that time I was unexpectedly sent to my company’s California office for three days and I made use of InBark’s boarding services. They made it so effortless for me, providing exactly with what they needed to take care of the dog and giving me updates.
I have since left Seattle and moved to Portland permanently for work and my dog has the luxury of spending his days in a big backyard again. Regardless, I still opt to take him to InBark once a week. He loves it there and sees it as a treat. I love knowing they take good care of him and give him opportunities to hang with other dogs.

We have been using inBark since I started a new job and have much less time to spend with our GSD puppy. She wouldn’t hardly get in the car before we started going to inBark and now she can’t wait to go there! I am so grateful for the care shown to our Paige. We have had her boarded there over night as well as groomed and we couldn’t be happier with the results! WAY TO GO!!!

so thanks for taking off my review. I was only trying to tell what happened at this park but i guess you Unilocal software kicked it out. At least it is at the bottom of the page along with 24 more reviews that got bumped. I see how this works now so will not be posting on Unilocal but will go to google.

I really trust this place to care for my dog
For boarding or to simply take them for a day of play. The people working there all seem to care for all the dogs in their care. Highly recommend this doggie daycare.

This place is awesome. The owner is great and is obviously passionate about animals and so is all the staff. I’ve not been here a few times for the indoor dog park and also to drop my dog off for daycare and I’ve never been disappointed. The yard staff is always very attentive to what the dogs are doing and are very good at keeping the yards clean. I highly recommend this place if you need to board your dogs your dogs or if you want to drop them off for some play time.

I love this place. Never have I ever met a group of people so devoted the happiness and care of pets in their possession. All the other doggie day cares could learn something from inbark.

I take my dog to Inbark at least once a week. I have found the owner to be very responsive and open to feedback. I also think she genuinely cares about the dogs and is constantly trying to strengthen and improve the service. My dog is a very high energy active dog and I checked out several other doggie day cares who did not take the time to figure out how best to include her in day care. She has done great at Inbark and loves to go there. I also think that they have a really good crew of staff now. this is a tough business but I think they are doing fine. I have recommended their facility to others. I have also boarded my dogs there and they did fine.
I did notice a bit of an odor there for a while but that seems to be better now and I know it is difficult to keep up with.

amazing i have one big golden retriever and this is the best exercise for him! place was clean did not smell like pee (some of the other indoor dog parks did) and all the dogs were friendly and vaccinated!
also they offer classes pal and i are taking flyball from them

We adopted a puppy at inbark (through OFASA) yesterday and we actually had a wonderful experience. The owner spent a considerable amount of time with us and the staff were über friendly (to us and loving to the dogs out there. Our puppy is being neutered today and they even offered to keep it for a night or two in its familiar environment. Very kind.

I wanted to add some comments to my original post after reading the negative reviews.
Someone commented on the fountain; I too had concerns about the fountain. Initially I felt uncomfortable voicing my concerns to the owner (I don’t know why?!) but I finally mentioned something and I’m glad I did. She was very open to talking with me and made me feel comfortable for speaking up. How else is she supposed to know I’m concerned about the place that’s caring for my dog if I don’t speak up. From what I can tell, the fountain has been empty for a good month or so. I haven’t asked, but maybe they have decommissioned it permanently.
Another person commented on wanting to take a tour and the person up front didn’t seem very willing. If it was the owner conducting the tour then my guess is that she didn’t feel comfortable leaving the front area unattended. She is the one manning that reception area all day long. There are peak hours and I imagine it’s tough to be pulled away then. I would suggest to people that they call ahead first and ask when a good time to come in and tour is.
In regards to the smell… I do notice a mild smell if I go there in the evening. However, this is an indoor facility. Go tour other places and you’ll find the the majority have an odor. I wish there was zero odor but compared to some other places I’ve toured, InBark is pretty darn good. I know they do the best they can to keep their facility as clean as possible.
I trust InBark to take care of my pups whether it be at daycare or while being boarded. They do great with special instructions and they even help out and react appropriately if a dog is exhibiting a medical need. For example, I left my dogs there to be boarded one weekend. As I was leaving, I noticed my pup had a sore on her paw that seemed to be bleeding a little. I mentioned it to the staff and asked if they had any suggestions to help with the sore. They quickly said not to worry, that they have a first aid kit on site and they were able to put some ointment on it. When I picked my pup up a few days later, her paw was all better. I appreciate that at least a few of the staff are or were vet techs, making them experienced for these types of situations.
Bottom line, I still love InBark. My pup goes there at least twice a week. They are helping to raise my little girl which makes the owner and the staff there a part of my family. I treat them as such and I feel I get the same treatment in return.
My two biggest suggestions are to call ahead if you want to tour and don’t be afraid to discuss your concerns with the owner.

Well, this is a perfect example of good place gone bad. I really should have updated my review long ago, but now here it is.
I had been bringing my dog since they opened, and as we’ve gone there I’ve witnessed them spiraling downhill, more so every time. In the early days we would go to use the park. I felt $ 8 was a little high but still justifiable since I could come and go all day (I rarely did make it back so the $ 8 ended up not quite being worth it, but that’s not really their fault). After a while they were overcrowded with daycare dogs so not only could I barely move through the park, I definitely could not throw a ball for my dog.
To be honest, I’m not sure they are within the legal limit of how many dogs they can have in there, especially since there’s only one park attendant. Is there a legal limit? Anyway, I stopped going for park purposes long ago.
I was still bringing my dog in for daycare about once, maybe twice a week, so she could run her energy out. I started noticing when I’d pick her up she was all wet and smelled funny. There’s a fountain in the park that the dogs can walk through and drink from. I used to think it was cool, then again it used to be in working order and the water was clean. I don’t know how long ago it broke, but it’s been months. Now it has gross, smelly, dirty standing water in it that the dogs walk through, pee in, and track out into the turf. I’m pretty sure that’s why most of the «grass» is soaking wet, which then makes my dog soaking wet and incredibly bad smelling. I don’t even want to think about what kind of bacteria she might be picking up from the standing water either. All I know is it does NOT smell right.
I have stopped taking her for daycare too, in fact we don’t go at all anymore. I’m pretty sure they are not lifting up the turf and steam cleaning it like they told me they do way back in the newly opened days. Back then the place smelled clean, the turf wasn’t soaking wet, the fountain wasn’t filled with moldy standing water, and you could move through without falling over 40 – 50 dogs.
I’ll be honest, the reason I’ve stopped taking her is that I’m concerned about her health. If it was just the fact that it was crowded I’d still drop her off for daycare. As it is, I do not want her getting sick and I do not feel secure about the cleanliness there at all. I’ve also heard rumors of other dogs getting sick, so that was the final straw.
Sorry InBark, gotta get back to how it was. I know it costs more to run without so many daycare dogs, and to spend extra time (employee hours) cleaning thoroughly, but that’s what was promised when we started going and I don’t see any of that happening anymore. I am not putting my dog’s health on the line when there are other places to go. Sad to see things go this way since I have always enjoyed the park attendants. They were so nice and great with my dog. Maybe things will change in the future. I hope so for the sake of any dog going in there.

not good for little dogs. I really did not feel comfortable in this place and would never leave my dog here alone. The small dog park was left unattended and I was the only person in there. I had to pull two dogs off a another female dog and wondered why no one there to watch them. None of the little dogs were playing at all. I tried to get them excited but there was only one ball there. I felt so bad for my dog who kept looking at me and we finally left and her paws were all dirty from the urine and poop that was left there

never had a bad experience at inbark, the staff are great and my dog loves the place. we have gone to other similar places in the area, and inbark by far as the best accommodations and environment. i highly recommend giving this place a go.

This is the best thing since the sliced bread! Whoever came up with the idea should apply for Nobel Prize :-D
Today was our first (and definitely not last) visit. We recently adopted a German Shephard puppy (5 mo) and I started to get worried about how to exercise her in this constant rain!
Also I am not a big fan of muddling though the puddles, mud and grim in the dark.
InBark seems like a perfect solution! My «puppy» (she does not look like a puppy) got to run and jump around to her heart’s content, socialize with other dogs, splash around their «wadding pool» and now is conked out on her bed — not a peep!
My initial worry after looking at their website was that they would be too strict with their rules (like the one that says that children have to always to be withing an arm reach of their parents).
My 10 year old daughter is my right hand when it comes to the dog care — due to medical condition I can not walk well, let alone run, so she did it all for me and nobody thankfully said «keep your child within the arm reach» :-D
Staff is friendly, helpful and reasonable. We are coming back tomorrow!

Went on Friday and was told to come back in a hour because all of the dogs were going to take a nap. The woman at the front was kinda rude about it, I should have taken that as a sign for what was to come…
so we came back and they released about 30 dogs, which is fine, but the place is REALLY small. Too small for that many.
Also, it smelled AWFUL in there, the strongest urine smell EVER!
Our clothes/​shoes/​dog smelled like it when we got home. Needless to say, we are NOT going back. it’s sad, I really wish it was a different outcome since it rains so much here. :(