Mantayo Kennels & Dog School - Lakewood, Colorado

Ingrid R.

I brought my chihuahua for a nail trimming in today and the groomer Dillon did a fantastic job. Besides being nice, caring and professional, he also was very efficient. I just found a new place here where my little Chi will be taken care of and it is also so close to my home. I really recommend Mantayo Kennels and Dog School. I am very pleased 😀

Alice K.

Can’t say enough positives.

Drop off was simple, quick and efficient — as was pickup. My Labrador HATES getting her nails trimmed and at other places we’ve boarded they haven’t been able to successfully trim her nails — Mantayo got it done!

Previous boarding experiences at other places like City Bark have resulted in unexplained bites, happy tail, and our dogs having horrible diarrhea when we would return home. After staying at Mantayo and having been home for a week at this point, dogs have had no diarrhea or that evidence of stress that can follow dogs home after boarding. At one point during their stay, my Labrador did start exhibiting signs of stress and an employee, Kelsee, called to see if she could administer CBD treats to help my pup out. Talk about above and beyond! The quality of service, affordability and the true love these people have for the animals in their care can simply not be beat in Denver.

We will definitely be back!

Thank you so much for taking care of Atticus and Scout!

Avrial T.

Unfortunately not pit bull friendly.

My husband and I were on our honeymoon when my mother graciously volunteered to watch our under three month old puppy. She was super busy some days, though. So, we tried to find day care for a puppy near my mother. We landed on Mantayo Kennels. My mother then told me that our pup was not allowed to interact with the other dogs. Only one dog deemed pit friendly was allowed to interact with our pup. This broke my heart on our honeymoon. We rescued this pup from Texas only for her to not be allowed to play or interact with other dogs. Our pup will not be returning ever even though they claim to be bully breed friendly. Hopefully this isn’t normal, but it happened on many occasions, so I am unsure.

Perpetuating the idea that certain dogs must be violent is sad and disappointing. (Our pup is a serious mutt even!)

Melissa V.

I was struggling with my new bernedoodle puppy learning basic commands as well as potty training. Diana was SO helpful! She had quick and easy tricks for training dogs quickly. We learned sit, down, stay, leave it, drop it, come, heel, teaching the pup her new name, and tips for potty training and nipping at my boys. We will definitely be taking any other new puppies we get in the future here. She seemed very knowledgeable and had a solution to whatever problem we brought up in class. They were also reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend this place.

Sarah P.

This place is absolutely amazing. They take such good care of the dogs. They are patient with the Doberman and show such wonderful care for my 18 year old Jack Russell. The independent dog run is a must!

Mark &. J. M.

Philip at Mantayo Kennels is fantastic. He's kind to my dogs, easy to work with and communicative. He just makes it all easy. I know that my pets are watched and cared for daily, rather than wondering if my pet sitter ever showed up, or if the dogs are destroying my house.

Austin F.

Have boarded my dog here several times and am impressed every time. Dog comes back happy, pricing is great, and staff are friendly. Really happy that I have a wonderful place to board my dog.

Greg S.

Excellent! Scooter loves going. I tell her " You want too goo to Mantayo's?" Her ears perk up instead of going to hide like she did when we asked if she wanted to go to the previous groomer.