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Animal Den

4060 Power Inn Rd, Sacramento, CA 95826

4.8
435 Google reviews
Outdoor yardPool / water playGroomingTraining

Overview

Animal Den is a Sacramento-based pet resort offering boarding, daycare, grooming, and training services for nearly 40 years. They operate a unique members-only dog park called The Local Bark Park featuring an in-ground pool, play structures, and craft beer for owners, with all dogs required to pass behavioral assessments and be spayed/neutered.

Amenities & Policies

Cage-free
Webcam
Staff overnight
Outdoor yard
Pool / water play
Small dog area
Accepts puppies
Reactive breeds
Medication admin
Grooming
Training
Climate controlled
Overnight potty breaks
Online booking
Spay/neuter required
Temperament test

Required vaccinations: up to date on vaccines

Policies & Details

Care & Play

Group play

Requirements

Spay/neuter policy:Required for park membership

What Reviews Say

435 reviews analyzed

Animal Den is overwhelmingly beloved by customers with 90%+ 5-star reviews. The facility excels in dog happiness, cleanliness, and staff friendliness - dogs eagerly run inside and return home exhausted and happy. The pool and spacious play areas are major highlights. Minor complaints center on occasional rude front desk staff, price increases, and vaccine documentation requirements. A few concerning incidents (dog returned traumatized, dog attack, lost pet claim) represent outliers but warrant attention. The owner actively responds to reviews with professional, warm messages and clearly values long-term customer relationships - many clients have used the facility for 10+ years.

Dog happiness
4.9
Cleanliness
4.8
Facility
4.8
Staff
4.6
Communication
4.5
Drop-off / pickup
4.5
Safety
4.2
Value
3.8

People love

Staff genuinely cares and knows pets by name(85)Dogs love it - excited to go, happy when picked up(78)Pool facilities - dogs love swimming(52)Clean, well-maintained facility(35)Good with anxious/timid dogs(18)Excellent grooming services(22)Good communication and report cards(28)Large dog friendly - good separation of sizes(15)

Staff shoutouts

Bailey(2 mentions)Jenn(2 mentions)RachelMarkAlyssaJosh

Worth noting

Dog returned in concerning state - wet, smelling bad, trembling, hiding, acting traumatized

โ€œMy dog was returned to me wet and smelling of all sorts of nasty...he was trembling and hiding in the cracks of my car seats whimpering. Between the smell and his behavior he acted as tho he was either grossly abused or poisoned.โ€

Lost track of a pet

โ€œOnetime they even lost track of a pet.โ€

Dog attacked after staff ignored owner's specific warnings about dog's behavior

โ€œInstead of removing her from the scene they left her because as manager stated 'wanted to give her a chance' and another dog reacted to her snap and attacked her.โ€

Staff dismissed deaf dog from daycare, concerns about large pack sizes (60 dogs)

โ€œMy 1 year old deaf golden retriever was put into a pack of 60 dogs...Putting 60 dogs together into a free running pack puts all of the dogs in danger.โ€

Overcrowding causing stress, staff blamed dog rather than addressing issue

โ€œThey take too many dogs at once and the service is significantly negatively impacted by this. They blamed my well behaved pup for the stress behaviors she showed instead of on their own decision to overcrowd the room.โ€

Price increases(2 mentions)

โ€œPrices jumped from $45 to $64 in just a couple months. I understand things are more expensive but it's in the energy and produced goods industry not kenneling.โ€

Staff rudeness/poor customer service(5 mentions)

โ€œRude employees with attitude would have been better going to front street animal shelter.โ€

Vaccine record requirements causing friction(3 mentions)

โ€œThey had specific requirements for the vaccine records that I wasn't aware of until I called. I emailed them the necessary documents but never got a response.โ€

Lack of photo updates for cat boarding

โ€œThe absolute lack of information about the cats (no report cards or photos). We were told that they would be photographed but we didn't see any photos.โ€

Request for more detailed report cards(3 mentions)

โ€œIt would be really nice to have a picture or at least a short 'report card' for what they did all day.โ€

Owner replies to 28% of reviewsAvg response: 1dprofessional tone89 repeat customers

At a Glance

Google rating
4.8/ 5
Review score
4.5/ 5
Amenities4 of 14
Repeat customersNumber of reviews that mention returning or being a regular customer.89

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