Dog World Sarasota

Dog fight resulting in injury (16 bite marks)

“My dog wasn't crazy about going there and she ended up coming home with 16 bite marks all over her body. The vet said that this was not the first time a dog was neglected & bitten this way at dog world.”

Dog ear bitten, not notified until next day

“On the second visit our dog was bit in the ear and we were not notified until the next day.”

Severe injury requiring $1200 vet bill (abscess)

“Got him to an Emergency Vet clinic to find out he had a fever of about 105 and an abscess in his elbow. Many hours later after a bit of surgery to drain more than a pint of fluid from his elbow we got him home about 10PM.”

Alleged physical abuse during dog fight

“An allegation of abuse was recently brought to my attention regarding a fight that occurred in July which was caused by a DW employee free feeding dogs in the training room WITH ALL THE OTHER DOGS. It stated 2 employees, the office manager Catherine and another, physically and consistently PUNCHED my dog in the face and wherever else to break up a fight.”

Kennel cough outbreak

“One of our dogs caught kennel cough during the last stay. It's very contagious, now both dogs have it.”

Senior dog neglected (poop in fur)

“When I picked him up he was a mess. I have never boarded him anywhere and he had poop in his hair that had been there awhile. It was dried!!”

Communication issues(3 mentions)

“The communication at Dog World is TERRIABLE they have no clue what the other one is doing. I missed a training class due to being told the wrong location to go.”

Billing/charges confusion(2 mentions)

“I requested a nail trimming service which I was charged for but the service was never performed. Medication was never administered... I was also charged a $40 food bagging fee that I was never informed was going to happen?”

Training quality inconsistency(2 mentions)

“I had a terrible training experience at Dog World. During the training session, she put a shock collar on my dog and shocked him at a level that was too high for him because he panicked.”

No overnight staff monitoring

“We have concerns about this facility being unmanned between 9 pm and 7:30am. If your dog has to go 'potty' after 9 pm his/her only option will be to do it in their cage then sleep with it till the following morning.”