Love Dogs Camp Arroyo Grande, California

Haven't used them for boarding, but bought a private training session. Sally, the trainer, was great with our dogs. One of our dogs has social anxiety meeting new people. Sally had a very calm energy and worked really well work our pets for the session. Sally took the time to get to know our pets and their history. She seemed on making a personalized training plan, not just a one size fits all approach. She focused on positive reinforcement and gave us concrete, achievable goals to work towards while training our dogs. We decided to buy additional sessions. Highly recommend.

The name says it all. All of the dogs are very well taken care of with constant human companionship and good, home cooked food.

The people are genuinely care about the pets

I would never bring my dog there.

Great place to take your dog, no matter the size, they even have a large well fenced off that roughly a half acre. Even a few well placed areas where your dog can get water.

Great Place To Take Your Dog, Big or Small

Amazing place. Treat my dog the way I do. No kennels, amazing

Wish we had more of them all over the world

This is a long review because I have so many great things to say about Love Dogs Camp. If you want the short story - we drove 5 hours from our home in San Diego just to have our dogs stay with Carolyn and her staff when we went on vacation to Germany and India for 2 weeks. We have 3 big, active adult dogs and only live in the Pismo Beach area 2-3 months a year. As I travel for work, I need a place where I can board my boys while we are there. I have been very impressed with Love Dogs Camp and the staff. From the initial interview through all the stays my boys have had, they are attentive to my concerns and Carolyn is in communication with me about any issues that may arise. She has a mobile vet who came to take care of an ear infection Guinness got one stay (he gets them all the time – nothing related to camp). I like that Jason, the trainer, is onsite during the week and works with both the dogs and staff to ensure everyone is happy and safe. Two of my boys acted up one visit (jumping up on the staff when the dogs are 65 lbs and 105 lbs is an issue) and the team was immediately on the situation with remedial training for the dogs and us. I appreciate the attention that was paid and positive approach they took. The space for the dogs to run is nice and well shaded. There is another yard with agility toys. When the dogs are not playing in the yards, they have the run of the house and patio. Just like at home. At night, their routing is just like at home – relaxing with the humans and snoozing on the sofas. I am sure if your dogs is used to sleeping in a crate, they’d accommodate you. I think the home-like atmosphere eliminates many of the problems you see at boarding facilities of dogs having separation issues or acting up because their routine is interrupted. When we pick them up, since their routine and interaction has been like usual, there is no adjustment for them to make. Conversely, dropping them off, they are happy to arrive and adapt right away to their home away from home. My suggestion for improvement would be to send photos throughout the stay. I miss my boys and a picture of them enjoying themselves would make my day. I realize dog-cams are expensive to install and maintain, but texting a photo would be just as nice.