Canine Connection Chico, California

Love the force-free, science-based training here! Everyone is well-educated and fun to be around!

My dog loves to come here and doesn’t want to leave.

Best place for training and boarding!

Excellent training and boarding facility. All my dogs (5 total) have gone to at least one 6-week class!

We love Canine Connection and so do our dogs!! We always feel secure leaving our dogs there. Whether it for the day or for a week, we know they will be taken care of and loved almost as much as they would have been at home.

Sarah and her excellent team have provided our dogs positive, kind and knowledgeable training and care. Highly recommended for training, daycare and boarding!

Great place for doggy daycare

Our high energy doodle loves Canine Connection! He goes to doggie daycare there twice a week, is groomed there once a month, and stays there overnight anytime we travel. The staff members are always friendly and the facility is top notch. They are great about communicating and you can tell they really love all of the dogs.

Sarah and her team are top notch. Sarah is highly educated, friendly, professional, and great with the dogs in her care. I don’t trust everyone with my two crazy dogs - but I certainly trust Sarah. Canine Connections is a great facility that is welcoming, clean, and well-thought-out. If you need training, daycare, or boarding, I highly recommend Canine Connections.

I’ve had dogs for over 60 years, the Canine Connection is the best, most Professional and most loving Dog resource I have ever experienced. Training with Dr. Sarah Richardson and her staff is a joy. My Camp Fire dog Shadow was made to feel comfortable And safe so she could learn new things (she had a troubled history). My English Shepherd puppy, Charley was brought out of his shell into the amazing “teenager” he is today during his Pup 1 class. Sarah hires the best, dog loving and knowledgeable staff ... my dogs love them❤️. I also want to shout out to Sarah whom I worked with during the Camp Fire, caring for the lost dogs (including my future Shadow and her Rudy). She was tireless ❤️❤️❤️

Staff and facility are incredible. Our dog loves this place.

Our dogs love this place! We take them at least once a week ☺️

I like everything about this place! My dog and I have attended training classes here, he goes to daycare on a regular basis, and now we have started using their groomer as well. The people are always kind, amazing with my dog, and COVID compliant. They even text me pictures of my pup during the day and answer quickly when I check in on him. I started training classes online via Zoom at the beginning of the pandemic and they were fantastic, then we transitioned to in person classes. There were 4 or 5 of us in each group and everyone remained masked and distanced. Most recently we have started using their groomer, oh my gosh, she is incredible. I brought her details of how I wanted my pup to look and a picture for reference and not only did she do a great job with the groom, but I could tell he was not as stressed as after other groom appointments elsewhere. My dog is pretty sensitive and she made the time to go slow and ease him into the process to keep him comfortable. Usually after a groom his stomach is upset from the stress and he smells bad from having gas, after this groom he was perfectly happy and fully himself. I commend groomer Sarah on her work and look forward to our next groom. As for Dr. Sarah, if you don't already know, she is wonderful. She has given me all kinds of advice on dealing with various behaviors and training techniques. I love Canine Connection for all things DOG and if you are in the market for daycare, training, grooming, or boarding (I don't have personally experience with this but if I had to live my pup somewhere other than with close friends I would definitely pick here) definitely check them out and see if they are the right fit for you.

So much care and professionalism!!

If you are a dog lover and owner you really need to check out The Canine Connection. Sarah’s training is research based and effective, the facilities are state of the art and the staff are all knowledgeable, friendly and supportive. Our energetic Aussiedoodle is at her happiest after time spent here. An exceptional resource for our canine companions!

Safe, clean, well staffed and they truly love and care for your pet!

My dog loves it here. She sprints to the door and puts her front paws up on the door until she's let in. We never have to worry when our dog is boarded here. She's treated like royalty! The staff and facility are wonderful and they are only place in town where there is always someone on staff 24/7. They also provide training as well.

Love love love this place. Beautiful grounds, wonderful staff and my pup loved it. It's a sanctuary or fun retreat for your for baby. Both my pup and I are looking forward to our next visit ????

Press is the best shoe repairman in town. Awesome work and best customer service of all Chico.

They are the best. They all take extra special care of our special needs dog.

I love the crew here. I tale my dog to daycare here to keep him socialized. They are great with my boy. He comes home very tired

Great place and environment for our dog. Staff is very professional and the training is excellent.

Love how they love the dogs! Doggie Daycare is just what our pup needs for socialization and play!

So very happy that we found this amazing place to bring our puppy. The team of employees is professional, hardworking and has shown that the animals come first. With our pet being a part of our family, this has been very comforting to us. So if you need a place to bring your pet for lessons or daycare, try Canine Connections and you won't be disappointed,!!!

My girlfriend and I came here for a behavioral consultation for our 18 month old dog. He'd been having some compulsive behaviors that we couldn't solve on our own. The facilities were wonderful and the staff were every bit accommodating. We feel quite hopeful in walking out that we have some direction to go and that Riley can overcome his problems. I can't recommend Canine Connections enough.

Awesome people, awesome place. Very pleased with the care my dogs get here

Wonderful place. Sarah is awsome.

They really care about dogs. Very knowledgeable.

Left our black lab here for a day for an event while traveling. They accommodated us with a -day-before-meet-and-greet with our black lab. The personnel are great and friendly. Ownership is pleasant but a bit odd. They have the most extensive set of forms I've ever signed, basically disclaiming responsibility and moving it to the customer. They want to remove your dog's collar and ID because it is evidently common for them for dogs to fight enough to oftentimes remove the collar — I find this strange and worrisome, so I asked that my dog not be in an aggressive play group, which they accommodated. They worked out perfectly for me, and I appreciate their work; however, I don't like the philosophy under which they run.

Even after just 2 sessions with the training class our dog has showed remarkable improvement! She's not an easy dog to work with, so this amount of progress is amazing.