You Work I'll Play Dog Daycare
677A Brevard Rd, Asheville, NC 28806
Overview
You Work I'll Play is a highly-rated dog daycare and boarding facility in Asheville, NC offering daycare, overnight boarding, grooming, and training services. The facility features live webcams for pet parents to monitor their dogs, has outdoor play areas, and is known for working with reactive dogs and senior dogs. They emphasize positive reinforcement training and provide individualized care with temperament testing required for new dogs.
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What Reviews Say
142 reviews analyzedThis facility enjoys overwhelmingly positive reviews (138 of 142 are 5-star) with exceptional praise for staff dedication, especially trainer Cruz who works miracles with reactive and special needs dogs. The transformation stories of nervous dogs becoming confident through daycare are remarkable. Minor concerns include isolated incidents around pricing transparency and one injury claim, all of which the owner addresses professionally. The high volume of long-term customers (10+ years) and repeat visitors demonstrates strong loyalty and trust in this facility.
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Dog injury during stay - nail torn off and leg hurt requiring vet visit
“My 13.5 yo female Golden spent a week here. She had some sort of accident. A nail on her rear paw was torn off and recently operated rear leg was hurt as well. The injury become infected requiring a trip to the animal hospital.”
Pricing transparency complaints
“They charged our card for payment without a break down we had to be home to break down the bill and realized we were over charged because there was no breakdown just a total slip to sign.”
Lack of feedback/report cards
“IDK because I don't get any feedback or a report card.”
Dog not getting enough activity/rest time concerns
“Every time I went to get him it was 'resting time' and it didn't matter what time of day it was.”
Pricing/billing concerns(2 mentions)
“We were over charged because there was no breakdown just a total slip to sign. $361.00 for 6 nites and a bath.”
Top Rated
4.9 stars from 155+ reviews
This facility has earned a Top Rated badge for maintaining a 4.9-star rating across 155 reviews.
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