Bridewell Hilltop Boarding Kennels & Cattery - Novato, California

Julie D.

I am VERY protective of my little boy - 15mo old while lab, named Atlas. He’s high energy & needs lots of exercise, not a crate. After much review I settled on Bridewell Day Care & Boarding in Novato.

The staff @ Bridewell is professional, genuinely love our 4 legged friends & take great pride in keeping to their “guests”
(their words) dietary or special needs. The property has a large yard for Atlas to run & play.

Most importantly, our pups go out in small groups & are carefully supervised by a staff member. Thank you Bridewell!

Julie Daly (Atlas’ mom)

Daniel C.

Great kennel with very reasonable prices. Our dogs have stayed there tons of times and they always get so excited when we turn onto the road that leads to Bridewell. They clearly love it there. Staff is great, really friendly and knowledgeable.

J.R.

I've taken our dog here for over a year now. Always very friendly and adaptable. Our dog has gotten to be rather unfriendly and difficult in his old age but it hasn't been an issue for Bridewell, as they are able to cater to his "No Contact" needs. They are actually the only place we've found who are willing and able to bored him. I'm very grateful. Good spot.

L B.

They can handle cats and dogs. Very nice staff who are members of the community and remember you, your animals, and your general routine. Such as asking if I brought my specific green container with food this time. My dog 🐕‍🦺 was scared at first (as with most things) but now enjoys going there. My cat is meh about it. 😺 Highly recommend. Note, they are on a single lane private access road with deer and other animals roaming the area so drive slow. Not my favorite thing but luckily no curb your enthusiasm situations yet. Highly recommended

Howie R.

I checked out this facility and you can hear the dogs barking and crying from down the hill. The staff were friendly enough but the conditions looked sub par and the dogs seemed intensely unhappy, more than normal separation anxiety from being boarded. Yelp was overall favorable but there were a few horror stories I should have taken more seriously before coming to check out the facilities.

3 of their previous 4, now 5 including this one, reviews on Google+ are from people in India, and within the past month. Not a lot of vacationing in this part of Marin, and I bet people wouldn't bring their pets from India to board them while on vacation. Disingenuous, and a little alarming at how those reviews came into existence, I would imagine you could buy reviews fairly cheaply from people overseas.

Christopher N.

I read about this place and thought it had good reviews. I brought my Guinea pigs there and left the people with veggies, food, hay and strict instructions for each day. When I picked them up I found them without hay (terrible for a grazing animal) and there water bottle had a different drink lid than the one I brought. Which means they switched with another guinea pigs. Fatal mistake as this could cause my guinea pigs to get ill and potentially die.

I will NEVER ever leave any pets here again. From my point of view my pigs were not fed correctly and could have been killed due to contamination of water bottle lids. STAY AWAY! I am not sure how these people are diamond certified but if you care about your beloved furry friends (dog, Cat, guinea pig, etc) don’t bring them to this dungeon.

I have another trip coming up and have chosen to take my piggies elsewhere and pay twice the price as this place does not understand animal care.

M F.

I really, really wanted to like this place as the staff seemed really nice. My dog was stressed being in a small kennel and unless you pay extra for them to walk your dog, that's where your pet will stay. At least that was my understanding. I paid for the extra walk a day.

Blake E.

Love the kennel at Bridewell - they take great care of our dogs!