Downtown Dogs
4.7 from 283 reviews
Address 821 2nd Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Phone Number +16123743647
Description Dog daycare and boarding in our large facility featuring four playrooms for daycare, heated and air conditioned boarding rooms, and available grooming services. Now featuring Change Unleashed Barktique - a collection of fun items for dogs and dog lovers. All items sourced from companies that give back to people, pets or the planet. All breeds, size, and ages welcome.
Website https://dtdogs.com/
Radford Bishop
Downtown Dogs has been absolutely wonderful for our dogs - we've been taking one special dog there for 10 years, and our younger dog has been going for about 4 years. We use the freeplay boarding a lot, and have also boarded our dogs overnight. DD always gives compassionate and individual care and we appreciate you so much!
Jason Medrano
Downtown Dogs is amazing in every way! Their staff really does a good job at getting to know your dog. They clean them up after a long play session and give you little tidbits on how their day went and who and what dog they befriended that day. I’ll recommend them to anyone looking for dog daycare and boarding.
greetings777
My 7 yr old mix had serious illness before adoption.Also had a ACL surgery last year so I was worried about any repeat. There was some one there to watch him and his new dog friends at all times. The staff made me feel safe to leave him there. He loved it visiting.
Kim Kenitz
They boast as to have been voted best doggy daycare in Mpls. If this were the case I would be very disheartened. You are overwhelmed by the smell of urine & cleaner upon entering. They have no limit as to how many dogs they take. I asked that they not put my 8lb Morkie in the main room with 50 large dogs. They did anyway. I have never witnessed any dog/dogs running about playing. There's no room if they wanted to. They all pace around & follow the attendant. Their priority seems to be maximum revenue. Not quality care.
Margo E
This daycare is for very high-energy dogs with an amazing tolerance for noise and chaos. My 10-lb rescue pup, who hadn't had much socialization in his previous home, is fine with my other two dogs and does well at dog parks with other small dogs. At the DD meet and greet, he was overwhelmed - resisted being led on his leash and, according to DD, barked and bared his teeth at dogs trying to engage in "appropriate play." He was moved into a kennel for the rest of the day, came home scared and positively filthy. DD suggested that, if I bring him back, he should spend one hour playing during the day, spend the rest of the day in a kennel, and gradually increase his time in the play area as he becomes more comfortable. I'm no dog whisperer but kenneling a dog alone for hours a day and then putting him back in the same environment that made him fearful for longer and longer periods, hoping he'll learn to enjoy it without any targeted behavioral training, is bonkers. I felt so bad about how the day went, I almost cancelled the meet and greet I had scheduled the next day at another doggy daycare. I'm glad I didn't because the difference was like night and day. In contrast to DD, the reception area at the other daycare is calm and quiet. The daycare has four different size groups, including small and very small. Size matters for small dogs (if for no other reason than to avoid being inadvertently trampled underfoot). Dogs in the outdoor enclosure were playing and exploring with nary a bark to be heard. The space wasn't overcrowded with rowdy dogs. My dog trotted right back into the daycare on his leash without looking back. When I picked him up, he was happy and clean. The employees said he wasn't super playful, but he liked to sniff, observe, did not bark, and was friendly toward the other dogs. That's exactly what I was hoping for - positive, low-key interactions with other dogs to build his social skills. He's excited to go and I know he's in good hands. Not every daycare dog wants to wrestle or be surrounded by wrestling dogs all day. If DD can't accommodate dogs like mine, they should recognize that fact and suggest a different daycare, not offer to kennel dogs alone for most of the day as a solution to an untenable situation. Oh, and the other daycare hosted my dog for the meet and greet free of charge (standard for every doggy daycare I've been to prior to DD). DD charged me their highest one-day rate ($38.89) even though I couldn't drop my dog off until 10:30am and had to take time off work to accommodate the late morning appointment. A very expensive, disappointing experience.
Claudia Weber
I have brought my Golden Doodle to Downtown Dogs for daycare, boarding, and grooming. He LOVES it, and gets crazy excited when we drop him off. I have always had a great experience and pick up a tired dog from playing all day :) He also always looks great after grooming and they give him a bow tie!
Business Hours
Monday:06:45AM - 20:00PMTuesday:06:45AM - 20:00PMWednesday:06:45AM - 20:00PMThursday:06:45AM - 20:00PMFriday:06:45AM - 20:00PMSaturday:08:00AM - 18:00PMSunday:08:00AM - 18:00PM
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Crowd
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Transgender safespace
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