Dogs Dig It

I scheduled a Meet and Greet for my dog to attend Doggy Daycare. When I dropped her at Dogs Dig It for her scheduled 30-min appointment, a staff member took her back alone—they don’t allow you to accompany your dog or see the area where the dogs play. Just 5 minutes after leaving her (seriously, 5 mins: I left her at 12:01 and they called me at 12:06) I received a phone call that they had already determined her to be a bad fit. When I asked why, they told me she was pacing, nervous, and was looking for ways to escape. The staffer confirmed to me she had met with other dogs without issue—so that portion was fine and there were no problems with aggressiveness. I’m kind of stunned by the bad experience. Why not give her more than a few minutes to become comfortable in the new space? Why not

I have been recommending Dogs Dig It to everyone I know, so I figured I should just share with the whole internet. My dog has several places he considers heaven: his dog bed, Normandale Park, 1,000 Acres, and Dogs Dig It. He is a social guy, so spending the day at home on the couch would leave him super restless and bored. He loves spending the day playing with the other doggies and running around the yard. And I love being able to check in on him throughout the day on the web cams! I'm watching him at this moment as I write this review running around wagging a happy tail. Added bonus, on days when I just don't have time to take him for a run or to the park, he comes home from daycare nice and sleepy. The staff are friendly, efficient, and just awesome. You can tell they love my dog and

Dogs Dig It is my dog’s favorite place to go! She always is so excited when she arrives and is exhausted when it’s time to come home. She plays when she wants to, has great spots to sun bathe, and she has the ability to go inside and go take a nap in a crate if she needs some alone time. They have misters and water play to keep the dogs cool on a hot day and they have heaters and dogs coats for the dogs to borrow if they don’t have their own when it’s cold outside. The staff remember my dog’s name when she arrives and are always happy to see her. I always recommend them to anyone looking for a daycare!

Wonderful grooming experience with Jessica, she gave my little Havanese a great cut! Parking wasn’t a problem, there seemed to be plenty of spots on the street close by. We’ll be back to have a full groom with Jessica in a couple months as well as dropping by for mail trims in the interim. Very reasonable prices!

This place is.. not great. It has two relatively small distinct areas for dogs, both part outdoor astroturf and part sheltered. They won't let you see the area (liability reasons I guess) so it's hard to get a good feel for it, but from the video footage, it looks like they cram a good number of dogs in there. The service is pretty good, I guess? The workers were mostly friendly, although the first person I met there was quite cold. My biggest complaint is really that they don't help at all with your dog's socialization. I read that their policy was that dogs must be at least 6 months old, so when my pup was 6 months, I took him in with the hope of introducing him to other dogs in a social setting. The workers there literally do nothing but stand around and wait to scoop up poop. There's