Dog's Day Inn Boarding and Grooming - Apple Valley, California

Rodriguez R.

I would not recommend leaving your pup here! I specifically informed them my Pug does not do well in heat and they told me they have a a/c. When I picked him up today I asked them how did he do and the girl at the front desk just said he did okay that he worried them a bit and had to mist him with water since he was hot. They wouldn’t have had to do any of that if they had a a/c like they told me they had. My poor dog came out all traumatized and was over heating!!! 1 hour later and he is still not okay!!! The staff isn’t welcoming either! Horrible service all around!!!!!

J ?. C. C.

This place is amazing. Brought our husky here for three days for an incredible price. Also had them groom her, which includes nail clipping, hair cutting, and bathing. All for just $55.00.

Update! The prices have gone up due to inflation. But this place continues to do a good job. 👍

Damon E. (.

After 2 visits my dog has found his favorite spot to board. He's always happy to pull in and get dropped off.

Linda R.

The staff is so nice to our dog when we leave her. We feel confident she is in good hands. We always ask for playtime she just loves the attention!

Gayle B.

We've taken our dog 3 times. She is treated very good. She gets excited when she goes there.

jacquelyn B.

We love the boarding. We took our 9 month pup and she did great. I love that they have private play time. We have gone twice now and both times the staff was friendly. The prices are reasonable. I would recommend for your dog while you are away.

Tonia D.

I think it's extremely important that I inform everyone that is considering boarding their dog at Dogs Day Inn this information. I was boarding my two dogs there for 8 days and on the 7th day I received a phone call from Karen, the owner of Dogs Day Inn, at 9:30 am to inform me their boarding facility was broken into and that my dog Sandi was missing. When I received the phone call, I was in Hawaii and I felt completely helpless being so far away from home because I wasn't able to help find Sandi. Karen told me she was the only dog missing, which I find strange because my other dog Macy was in the same kennel, but thankfully
Macy was still there. Karen informed me that she reported the break in to the Apple Valley Sheriff's Department and also informed Apple Valley Animal Shelter my dog was missing. I asked if she reported Sandi missing to the other animal shelters and she said no because Sandi went missing in Apple Valley. That does not make sense to me why she didn't think it was important enough to call Hesperia Animal Shelter as well. I did go to the AV Sheriff Dept to pick up the incident report and Karen reported the break in and Sandi missing at 7:30 am, but didn't tell me until 9:30 am. I'm trying to understand why she waited 2 hours to tell me Sandi was missing. I could have had my friends looking for Sandi 2 hours sooner if Karen had told me when she realized Sandi was missing. Karen told me that an unknown suspect went through Sandi and Macy's kennel to go to the office and that Sandi must have ran away through the open gate. I'm having a hard time believing that Sandi would run away but my other dog Macy wouldn't because they both were in the same kennel. The bottom line is that Sandi would have NEVER went missing if the owner had the kennels and the gates locked. The doggie doors are closed at night so the dogs can't go outside but they are not locked so that means anyone can open the doggie doors and either let a dog/dogs out or steal as many as they want. There is no way anyone should be able to walk through an unlocked boarding facility that is being paid and entrusted to care for a family's pet and in most peoples' opinion, family member. Also, they do not have cameras so I'm unable to know exactly what happened to Sandi. They also do not have any type of alarm system. Another thing that is upsetting and very inconsiderate of the owner is that the only time I was contacted was when she called me to tell me Sandi was missing. She never once called me to ask if I needed any help finding Sandi or if there was anything else she could do for me. I don't know what she is doing to help us find our precious family member other than she made flyers that I asked her to do and she gave them to me so I could post them. When my friend went to Dogs Day Inn to help look for Sandi she told me that none of the workers were outside helping to find Sandi except the owner. My friend thought that was odd because they were acting like it was no big deal. All of Karen's employees should have been out looking for Sandi. This has been extremely hard for my family and our other dog Macy. It's been 2 weeks since Sandi has been missing and all I want is to have my baby back home where she belongs. It is an awful feeling to find out on vacation that one of your dogs is missing when you have entrusted a business to take care of both of your dogs/your family members. I wish I could really know what truly happened to Sandi. The validity of the story from the owner as to what happened just seems very suspicious to say the least. Sandi has been missing since 1/21/2020 according to the owner.

Jennifer S.

First time boarding both my babies and I am super happy. They got yard time and we're kenneled together. Easy access off the road, decent prices. Options to bring your own food or theirs at no extra charge. My babies came home happy and healthy.