Dapper Dog Salon and Lazy Dog Ranch - Fort Collins, Colorado

Caleb R.

This review has been a long time coming. We have been loyal to Calida, Barb and their staff here for over two years now. After having poor boarding experiences in the past with an anxious dog, we were nervous when looking for a new boarder. As my wife and I travel frequently, it’s so comforting to have a reliable place to board our dog and trust she will always be taken good care of!

Susan H.

Over the past 15 years, I have boarded my dogs at Lazy Dog Ranch. The owners are totally invested in my pets' care and socialization. Our border collie was skittish, but soon looked forward to her time at the Ranch. I've never experienced problems or issues and have always been impressed with the care my dogs received.

Blythe B.

i have been using the dog boarding and daycare for a few years. over the years i have had many interactions with a lot of the staff most are very friendly people who know my pets by their names and seem to enjoy their company but the elderly women who i think owns the place has always been extremely hostile and rude, i understand people have bad days and this isn’t an easy job plus things happen that can be annoying to deal with but you chose this profession, it’s no reason to be so cruel at a customer. Even when first meeting this lady she had an attitude and has just gotten more bitter. you either need to retire or just tone down the entitlement please.

Ronja A.

Today my mom and I brought her dog and my puppy in for nail trimmings. My puppy went first and he has now been bleeding for two hours. We took my moms dog in second and we warned them that he was very nervous and hates having his nails trimmed. The lady told my mom to be quiet, as somehow her explaining that he may be scared would scare the dog. They laid him on the floor and held him down. Two nails in we noticed that he was panicking. By the third nail his eyes were bright red and looked like they were about to pop out. My mom asked them to stop as he was clearly traumatized. The lady moved our dog closer to her / further away from my mom and told my mom to be quiet and that he had to learn. They continued trimming two more nails as my mom was continuing to tell them "Stop! We are done. Give me my dog back!" They would not give him back! We had to physically grab him out of their hands.
It was insane! I do not understand how they could treat animals in this way and not care about a dogs psychological or physical well being.

Michelle L.

Left my dog there for boarding and felt good about her having lots of other dogs and a big yard to play in. When we came back to pick up our dog I received her things and asked where her medication was. At first they didn’t seem to know and then found it. I was told that they never gave her her medication for anxiety even though I had left daily dosing instructions that they apparently didn’t follow. The woman said she didn’t need it. Unfortunately that is a daily med and not optional and it was clearly stated in the paperwork. I asked how she did with the other dogs and they told me she never played with any other dogs. The woman said she had 3- 1 on 1 human times a day which I guess was a walk. I felt so horrible because my dog loves playing with other dogs and generally likes dogs more than people. It leads me to believe she was just in a crate all day and let out 3 times. In the description of boarding it says each dog gets the play yard. The woman told me they had too many dogs and were very busy. Also, my dog smelled so horrible after I got her that I had to bathe her that night.
People were friendly enough and my dog was alive and had somewhere to be so that is good. I would have liked her to get her medication and time to play and would prefer a place that could do that in the future.

Elizabeth S.

We love Lazy Dog Ranch! We have two retired racing greyhounds; Grimm, a 7 year old who had 2 homes before us and Puck, a 2 1/2 year old just off the track in April. Puck has had some digestive problems and we have a great vet who has helped us get them under control. This involves giving him herbal supplements throughout the day. When we take them to Lazy Dog on Tuesdays (from 7am-8pm some days!) they give Puck all of his supplements, leave us updates on his condition, and spoil the both of them! We also feed both dogs raw and Lazy Dog has no problems with this and will even feed their diet at the ranch! This is really unique and wonderful in a boarding service!

Both of our boys get so excited to head to daycare on Tuesdays, so we know they have a great time! It is like being at home with all of the outside time and attention they get! The staff are knowledgeable, professional, and they do great creating a pack of dogs that do well together. For a greyhound owner, this is especially important because our boys have such thin, sensitive skin that they injure easily. We have never felt they were unsafe at all! The staff are always friendly to us, they treat the dogs so well, and we always feel like the boys had a better day than they would have at home!

We won't take Grimm & Puck anywhere else for boarding and daycare.

JoAnn C.

We have been using Lazy Dog Ranch to board our dogs for many years. Our newest addition, a loving and social black lab spent a week here in March and came home happy and tired. We were worried she might be too playful (being a year old) with older dogs that would not tolerate her well. But when I dropped her off one day for a few hours I overhead the staff deciding which dogs played well together and they grouped them like that for play time. I especially love they get lots of free play time with supervision.

Makenli M.

We had our doodle groomed for the first time and Dapper dog did amazing! They did exactly what we wanted and as first timers it was nerve racking but we will definitely going back for her next cut!