Happy Dogs
234 N 12th St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Overview
Happy Dogs is a Brooklyn-based dog daycare and boarding facility with an exceptional 99.98% safety record. They use a pack-leader approach based on dog psychology, with highly trained staff (less than 1% acceptance rate) providing cage-free, climate-controlled play areas with live webcams for owner monitoring. Services include daycare, boarding (with daycare included), grooming, and photo/video updates.
Amenities & Policies
Required vaccinations: Rabies, DHPP, required vaccinations
Policies & Details
Care & Play
Requirements
Safety & Emergency
Extras
What Reviews Say
236 reviews analyzedHappy Dogs receives overwhelmingly positive reviews with dogs clearly loving the facility (many pull toward the door eagerly) and staff praised as caring and knowledgeable. The live camera feature is beloved but controversial due to a $5/day fee introduced for unlimited access. Major concerns include occasional reports of overcrowding, feeding mistakes during boarding, and communication breakdowns - though these represent a small minority of 236 reviews. The owner responds professionally to about 16% of reviews, typically with brief thank-you messages, though occasionally with longer defensive responses to negative reviews. Long-term customers (some using services for 8-10 years) are common, indicating strong loyalty despite the few serious complaints about safety and service failures.
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Worth noting
Dog returned injured/limping after boarding
โour puppy came home limping, exhausted, and starvingโ
Dog not fed during boarding - food given to other dog or forgotten
โThey forgot to feed my dog the last meals of her boarding stay and then blamed it on usโ
Overcrowding concerns - too many dogs in small space
โI counted 26 dogs in a tight space circling around. There were no toys, no obstacle course, just literally circling around a small space.โ
Wrong dog given to owner
โThey gave away my dog the wrong owner and we were quite insensitive about the entire process.โ
Locked doors, ignored emergency pickup requests
โWe arrived a couple minutes before 6:15pm and they locked the doors. Not only were the doors locked but they were ignoring our emails and calls.โ
Alleged physical abuse (disputed by owner)
โTheir attendants would chase dogs down and grab their sides, causing the dogs to cower. The attendants would hit and pinch them.โ
Camera access fee ($5/day)(3 mentions)
โThey've recently introduced a DAILY $5 fee for unlimited camera access, which used to be included for free.โ
Overcrowding/space concerns(6 mentions)
โThere certainly wasn't enough space for the dogs to actually play or run, at least from the video, and almost all of the dogs were just swarming around the handlerโ
Poor communication during boarding(4 mentions)
โwe received no word about how he was doing until Saturday at 4pm alerting us that he had not eaten either of his mealsโ
Customer service responsiveness(3 mentions)
โIs there a way to give a place -00000 stars? I'm writing this as a reminder to all fur baby parents that if you care and love your baby, DO NOT LEAVE THEM HERE.โ
Top Rated
4.5 stars from 236+ reviews
This facility has earned a Top Rated badge for maintaining a 4.5-star rating across 236 reviews.
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Min puppy age
4 months
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