Dog Sitting in Essexville

Jill did a fabulous job with my 13 yr old and my snotty 8 yr old. She kept in touch if problems arose and dealt with them in a kindly manner. My vacation was worry free . I would highly recommend Critter Sitters for your pet sitting needs. I will use her services again.

Great service and Jill really seems to enjoy taking care of our cat. We're so glad we found her rather than having to board.

I have taken my dog to Kaybees for almost 2 years now. First for basic obedience and now for daycare. The facility regularly updates and keeps owner's informed on their dogs day activities through their website/facebook page. Mine had issues with calming down as a young, very energetic lab. I have noticed the difference it has made to him. He's always happy when I drop him off in the morning and exhausted when I pick him up.

We completed our Therapy Dog International testing and certification at Kaybee's last weekend and we had a blast. The training facility was great and the host was wonderful. Thank you for your hospitality and all of the help. We had a wonderful time.

I had never boarded a dog before, and was unsure about it. It turned out to be the best experience for him!! Alecia keeps a beautiful home for the animals. Thank You 👏❤️👍 …

Please do not take your dog here. I signed my dog up for classes here and pulled him out after week three. What is marketed as a positive reinforcement class is anything but. I witnessed several dogs who were punished during class, dogs that she labeled aggressive or breeds that she thought could take it. Classes felt largely unprepared and I felt as though we wasted a lot of time. Instructors/aids did not adequately help instruct students or work one on one/provide feedback. I would save your money and take it somewhere that actually backs the message they say. ** update — As Kaybee’s has now replied, I would like to clarify that I did eventually take classes at Petsmart. I had a very positive experience, and we had several dogs in my class that were reactive (growling, snapping, excessive jumping, over heightened excitement behaviors, etc). Their reactivity was managed in ways tailored to each dog. Dogs were given space and were not punished for any reactive behavior. I feel that those dogs and their handlers saw great growth in that class. While most dogs respond well to leadership, clear communication, and assertive handling, I do not believe it to be true that certain breeds (GSDs, bully breeds, dobermans, etc.) need to receive overtly harsh and harmful treatment to respond well to handling. Forming a bond with your dog will do more for your relationship and handling than that kind of “training” ever will.

I take my dog here for training, he's been going since he was a tiny pup. Kristine is great at addressing issues an even in a class with 10 dogs can spot behaviors that need to be corrected. My rotti love her and is always so excited to go to class

We had to quit going to Kaybees. While there are a couple exceptional people there that truly cared about our dog, the majority of the others did not. We chose to come here so that our dog would have a place to play, burn off energy, and learn a few things along the way after the loss of our home and fenced in yard (which we were clear about during our orientation). We essentially paid for our dog to be locked in a crate for the majority of the day and also be put into a crate in a separate room by himself as punishment (his crate is a safe place, not a punishment). It’s been over a year since he had an accident indoors, yet I was told on multiple occasions that he pooped and marked indoors. He free roams all day when we are not home for 8+ hours and has never ruined anything or had an accident. I’ve never seen my dog so happy to leave a place at the end of the day or so nervous to enter a building. He also smelled terrible every time we picked him up. My husband and I were made to feel like we had an unmanageable dog when I truly believe (biased opinion aside) that our dog was very uncomfortable there and acted out because of it. So incredibly disappointed.

I suggest finding a different training facility. During the beginner's training course, the instructor regularly yelled at dogs. At one point she put a dog in a crate for having reactive behaviors and she proceeded to spray him with a squirt bottle. This is not "positive reinforcement" which they market themselves as. While introducing a large stuffed dog, one of the reactive dogs responded negatively to the interaction. This resulted in the trainer throwing a chair and charging at the dog. When another dog bit onto the foot of the stuffed dog she kicked his head and made a remark that it hurt her foot. I decided to stop bringing my dog to class.

Calypso cannot wait for her weekly day-long playdate at doggie daycare. Staff is great! Our tired husky pup is even greater. Check them out!

This place has done so much to help my dog and me. I never believed he would be able to be loose with other dogs at daycare, and I’ve seen him play nicely with others. He’s a 90 pound German Shepherd and has pulled me off my feet before trying to go after another dog. This week at a park (not a dog park) people had their dogs off leash. A big friendly lab came up to mine, who was sitting at heel, on leash. The lab sniffed Logan, including walking around to sniff his butt, and Logan just sat there, no growling or anything. I was so proud of him! But the owner came up and never put her dog on leash! I love their training classes too. I was at about 4 other places in the tri-cities before I found KayBees, and Logan has made the most progress here.

I have been going to Kaybees for about 8 years and loved them but I boarded them for 6 days and when I picked my 2 dogs up they both had poop on their butt and their bedding was totally wet. I was verydisappointed because they were always so great before UPDATE!!! I should have updated this after I was contacted by the owner shortly after I posted my review. She made everything right and she gave some free daycare day's. Sometimes you just don't get good help and you can't always control that. Like I said previously no problem in the eight before was great!!