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Playful Pack

15815 Frederick Rd, Derwood, MD 20855

4.5
113 Google reviews

Overview

Playful Pack is a dog boarding and daycare facility located in Derwood, MD. The website content could not be fully accessed due to a browser verification page, preventing extraction of detailed facility information, pricing, and policies.

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

What Reviews Say

113 reviews analyzed

Playful Pack receives overwhelmingly positive reviews (90+ of 113 are 5-star) with customers praising the friendly staff, clean facility, webcams, and engaging activities. Many reviewers appreciate the report cards and outdoor space. A small number of negative reviews (12%) cite concerns about staff engagement with dogs, communication issues, and isolated incidents of rough handling. The owner responds to every review within a day with a warm, professional tone. Several reviews mention potential coordinated negative reviews, though some legitimate concerns about dog supervision and responsiveness exist. Most customers are repeat users who highly recommend the facility.

Cleanliness
4.8
Staff
4.7
Facility
4.7
Dog happiness
4.6
Drop-off / pickup
4.6
Safety
4.4
Value
4.3
Communication
4.2

People love

Friendly, caring staff(45)Clean facility(25)Webcams/live stream(30)Report cards with photos(28)Outdoor space(22)Dog happiness/exhaustion(35)Flexible/accommodating service(15)

Staff shoutouts

Cici/CeeCee(8 mentions)Maddy(2 mentions)NiaYoobin

Worth noting

Dogs left in hot sun with minimal staff supervision

β€œdogs are laying on hard surface in the sun and no one is playing with them it seems”

Rough handling of dogs reported

β€œone of the staff members handled him too roughly”

Dog came home smelling like urine

β€œafter being there for one day of daycare during the week, he smelled like urine”

Unresponsive to customer inquiries

β€œif this place can't even respond to simple inquiry how are they responding to pup needs”

Billing issues - unauthorized charges

β€œThey keep charging my husband and I’s card without us knowing and won’t take my card off file”

Staff not engaging with dogs/phone usage(2 mentions)

β€œThey either sit on the floor playing on their phone or mop the floor. The dogs just follow the staff around the room the entire time or just lay down”

Communication/responsiveness issues(3 mentions)

β€œI called for some information last week and spoke to a woman named CeeCee and she was very rude and not accommodating”

Dog isolation/crating concerns

β€œmy 19 month baby ended up being being isolated in a crate, until he was picked up”

Owner replies to 100% of reviewsAvg response: 1dwarm tone42 repeat customers

At a Glance

Google rating
4.5/ 5
Review score
4.5/ 5
Amenities0 of 14
Repeat customersNumber of reviews that mention returning or being a regular customer.42

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