Atlas Doghouse
1375 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002
Overview
Atlas Doghouse is a cage-free dog daycare and boarding facility in Washington DC's H Street neighborhood, offering daycare ($35-$45/day), boarding ($75/night), dog walking, and personal training services. They specialize in behavioral training including reactivity issues, require a 2-day temperament evaluation before accepting new dogs, and are owned and operated by Danny and Josh with over a decade of experience.
Amenities & Policies
Required vaccinations: bordatella, rabies, distemper
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What Reviews Say
162 reviews analyzedAtlas Doghouse is highly praised for its transformative behavioral training (led by Thomas and Danny) and a warm, attentive staff that builds strong bonds with regular pups. However, there are significant polarizing views regarding their 'evolutionary' training techniques, with some owners reporting physical corrections and pinning that caused distress. While most dogs leave happy and tired, a subset of reviews raises serious concerns regarding bite incident transparency, lack of live video feeds, and occasional sanitation issues.
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Physical 'Alpha' training methods (pinning/jabbing)
“He taught us about 'Evolutionary' training... 'bite' (a hard jab with your fingers) and 'pin' (picking the dog up and rolling him onto his back).”
Bite incidents and inconsistent reporting
“The footage showed an employee... PUSHED Quimby off of him and into another dog who then bit her... the employee then lied about it.”
Allegations of neglect/pregnancy
“WARNING: see Nextdoor app sharing videos of dogs mistreated and communications regarding female dog neglected and made pregnant at Atlas.”
Lack of Webcams(5 mentions)
“Unfortunately they don’t have a webcam that you can log into to see the daycare during the day.”
Odor/Sanitation(3 mentions)
“The place smells like piss and poo... Her coat felt dirty and we just spent big money to get her groomed.”
Feeding errors
“I picked him up after more than 11 hours there and they gave him NO FOOD the whole day.”
Top Rated
4.7 stars from 166+ reviews
This facility has earned a Top Rated badge for maintaining a 4.7-star rating across 166 reviews.
At a Glance
Pricing
Boarding
$75/night
Daycare
$35–$45/day
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