Dog Day Afternoons
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Dog Day Afternoons mission is to promote a safe and healthy environment where dogs can achieve their maximum potential physically and mentally through play, socialization and stimulation regardless of the elements. This dog day care center is located in Roxbury and provides pet care services like doggy daycare, dog walking, pet boarding, limo service and aquatherapy for dogs. Dog Day Afternoons has a fully-matted and mirrored indoor play area as well to provide a safe and fun exercise area perfect for your four-legged friend. Your furry friend deserves the best care possible and Dog Day Afternoons is the perfect place to provide that. Call Dog Day Afternoons today for more information on their doggy daycare, dog walking, pet boarding or other pet service.
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Canine day care facility offers a 5,500-square-foot indoor area and an outdoor park. Walking, boarding and transportation services also available.Key Points
- Doggy Daycare
- Doggy daycare, dog walking, and more
- Limo Service
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We have recently moved to Boston and found ourselves needing daycare for our 2 year old lab. We have been bringing him there all summer and he is so excited each day when we drop him off. The dogs are outside most of the day, they have a big yard. The women who work there really seem to care about him and tell me anecdotes about who he plays with. I hadn't really thought about daycare, before we moved to a small apt. (we used to have a backyard) now I don't know what I would do without it. We checked out a few places before we chose Dog Day Afternoons and they seem like the best value, ie. friendliest staff and best facility for a dog for the price.
Posted 10/03/08 | Report Abuse
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Dog owners beware!
by Anonymous
At first, DDA seemed great- the staff was friendly and seemed knowledgeable about dog care. Our dog came home well-exercised and happy. However, we sent her there for approximately a year, and in that time she was seriously injured twice. The first time they told us that she had cut her side open while chasing along the chain-link fence. Nora, one of the owners, handled this first accident well; she took our dog to our vet and paid the cost of the surgery required to insert a drain and stitch up the cut. With her permission, we inspected the fence and found one spot that looked sharp. She promised us this would be fixed, and the next time we checked, it seemed to be ok. We decided to give them the benefit of the doubt. We know that accidents can happen once, and because Nora had handled the whole thing well and our dog liked going there, we decided to send her back. Less than four months later, I received a call from another staff member stating that the exact same injury had occurred again, although she wasn't sure exactly what had happened. It was upsetting to us that they could not tell us exactly how our dog had gotten hurt. Meanwhile, Nora was on the way to the vet with our dog. When I spoke with Nora, she said she was at Angell (a great place, but not our vet) because she had called our vet and it was all booked. I called our vet to confirm this, and they said that no one had called to get an appt. for our dog, or any dog needing stitches for that matter. When I asked Nora a second time if she had called the correct vet, she again lied about being turned away. After this second experience in which Nora was barely apologetic and lied, we had no choice but to remove our dog from DDA. We have been doing research and have since heard from others that DDA has had numerous incidents of negligence- other dogs with deep cuts, a dog stolen while in their care, and other issues/injuries. We decided to post because we do not want any other dogs/dog owners to experience what we went through. We do not recommend this business to anyone.
Posted 03/19/08 | Report Abuse
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This place makes me sick...
by TheMission
I came upon the last review while searching for a dog walker. I took my dog here for one year 2 to 3 times per week. I got a phone call one day from Nora saying that my dog had sprained her ankle and was at Angell Memorial. (she was a 14 month old lab) When I got there I was told by the orthapedic surgeon that she had broken her leg in two places. The doctor said this injury did not happen from another dog falling on her, that she had been abused by a human. Nora did not pay for the $4000 surgery. She also never called again to check on my dog and what had happened to her at her business. I could go on and on about the situation but you can get the point from the basics. I wish I had posted this sooner as this happened almost two years ago and I am still hearing awful stories about this place.
Posted 11/23/08
Dog owners beware!
by RoseDM
At first, DDA seemed great- the staff was friendly and seemed knowledgeable about dog care. Our dog came home well-exercised and happy. However, we sent her there for approximately a year, and in that time she was seriously injured twice. The first time they told us that she had cut her side open while chasing along the chain-link fence. Nora (owner) handled this first accident well; she took our dog to our vet and paid the cost of the surgery required to insert a drain and stitch up the cut. With her permission, we inspected the fence and found one spot that looked sharp. She promised us this would be fixed, and the next time we checked, it seemed to be ok. We decided to give them the benefit of the doubt. We know that accidents can happen once, and because Nora had handled the whole thing well and our dog liked going there, we decided to send her back. Four months later, I got a call from a staff member stating that the exact same injury had occurred again, although she wasn't sure exactly what had happened. She could not tell me exactly how our dog had gotten hurt. Meanwhile, Nora was on the way to the vet with our dog. When I spoke with Nora, she said she was at Angell (a great place, but not our vet) because she had called our vet and it was all booked. I called our vet to confirm this, and they said that no one had called to get an appt. for our dog, or any dog needing stitches for that matter. When I asked Nora a second time if she had called the correct vet, she again lied about being turned away. After this second experience in which Nora was barely apologetic and lied, we had no choice but to remove our dog from DDA. We have been doing research and have since heard from others that DDA has had numerous incidents of negligence- other dogs with deep cuts, a dog stolen while in their care, and other issues/injuries. We decided to post because we do not want any other dogs/dog owners to experience what we went through. We do not recommend this business.
Posted 03/18/08
Best in Dog daycare Boston
by boo_radlee
Our dog cannot wait to go to daycare. She attends twice a week; and heaven forbid she misses a day. This is the place to send your dog, if want that personal touch in caring for your dog. The staff is gracious and professional. They make sure the dogs play nice and without incidents. The dogs have plenty of room to play both indoors and out! The business is kept clean. There is not a dog daycare facility in New England to match their exceptional services, amenities and staff.
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