Puppy Camp

I can’t say enough wonderful things about Puppy Camp – they are truly the reason I am able to have a dog! I work long, variable hours and am lucky that Puppy Camp is a few blocks from my work AND opens early enough for me to drop him off before going in. They know my dog by name (Oliver) and are always so excited for him to be there, and he is always desperate to get out of the car to go home. He is passed out for the night after a day at Puppy Camp, too. Overall a very happy beagle 🙂

The staff at Puppy Camp go above and beyond – I appreciate that they tell me when Oliver is having a hard time and give suggestions to make it better – for example, on days I can’t pick him up until 7pm or later, he would cry starting around 5pm when most of the other dogs were getting picked up. They recommended sending dinner for him so they could distract him, and reported it worked well. I appreciated that instead of always saying everything is fine, they gave me advice on how to make him even happier at Puppy Camp.

The other benefits – nail trims, boarding – are just icing on the cake. When the dogs board, they don’t stay in a kennel – they go home with the staff. I’m always told that Oliver finds his way into Jon and Susan’s bed at night – I know he is so well cared for when he stays with them. We’ve gone to Puppy Camp for months and he has never smelled bad when he comes home.

Again – can’t say enough wonderful things. We love Puppy Camp so much! They truly feel like family.

We adopted an adorable brown puppy a year ago who we learned is a 10/10 on the energy scale. He was very mouthy, gnawing on me all day. I was going through many emotions, frustrated with him, mad at myself, sad, a failure, and I really didn’t see how we were going to get through it. Luckily I recalled a fellow UC Health coworker had taken their pup to puppy camp which is right around the corner from my office. When he was old enough we gave it a try and it literally saved our sanity. Chip loves to go to puppy camp and I love to take him as seeing all the dogs makes me so happy. I can tell they love him and care about his experience. The other perk is their boarding capability. We’ve taken a few trips and didn’t have to worry about Chip being in a kennel all day. They take him in to puppy camp in the daytime then home with them where he gets to play all night. They are great about communicating, sending pictures, and genuinely make the guilt you feel about leaving your pup non-existent. In fact, the first time we picked him up after a trip I think he was sad he wasn’t going to get to play in his puppy pack anymore. One Saturday over the holidays I had family in town with young children and I was worried about having so many people my home and being able to watch him. I didn’t want him to have to be crated the whole weekend. I called nearly in tears to see if anyone could board him that night and Hannah we so kind to take him. Between keeping me accountable for vaccines and heart worm, being a second set of eyes if they think something might be wrong, boarding capabilites, and their love for the puppy campers, I feel like we have a family helping to enrich our beloved pup.

Dogs are such a part of our family, so finding a place that treats them like family was important. Puppy Camp helped build a happy, sweet smart and loving dog. Your dog needs socialization not 15 mins of play then stuck in a cage for hours a day. Puppy Camp is all about your dog. They come to know everything about them. They actually love your dog. They do so many great activities with and for the dogs. If you want a team that loves your dog as you, do this is the place.
Every team member loves dogs. They make every dog feel like they are the only dog. Your dog will come home tired but happy. Go ahead, call Puppy Camp. Your dog will will be so grateful you did.
Thank you Puppy Camp for all you have done for Hershey.

I have a high energy dog and took my dog here for a few hours to trial it. Not impressed whatsoever. Will not be bringing my precious dog back here.

For one, the ratio of staff to dogs is about 5 staff members per 100 dogs. What happens if there’s a call off or someone is on break? Surely the dogs are not being properly supervised. Also, I’m told that if you’re a regular member, you can drop your dog off any day of the week. That stood out to me because that would very much imply that some days they could very well be over that 100 dog threshold. Safety doesn’t seem to be a top concern here.

I asked to see the facility and they told me no because the dogs would “bite me” if I walked back by where they were. I understand that it’s a liability to have people back there that don’t work there, but they should have offered an alternative. Photos? Videos? Something…. I want to know where my dog will be staying and how big it is considering they apparently house 100 dogs a day. I want to know the conditions of where my dog will be.

When I dropped my dog off, the staff immediately started feeding my dog treats. She’s on a special diet and isn’t supposed to have them. I told them, they stopped, and when I filled out the paperwork for her, I noted that.

I went to pick her up later in the day and once again, a different staff member starts feeding my dog treats. I tell them my dog should not have those treats as she is on a special diet and they stop, but that was very negligent considering now there was proper documentation stating that my dog should not have treats. A couple days later, lo and behold, my dog is sick and I believe it’s due to the treats she was fed here.

When I picked her up, the staff member told me that my dog got “her first day bath.” This was news to me. No one mentioned anything about a “first day bath.” I was pretty livid that they decided to bathe my dog without my consent. What if she had an allergy? My dog does not like baths, so to have my dog in a new environment where she is uneasy and to subject her to something she isn’t a fan of is NOT ok whatsoever.

DO NOT GO HERE.

Puppy Camp was awesome! I was in town for the Flying Pig Half Marathon, traveling with my girl (7 y/o lab mix) and my mom. We wanted to go to the zoo, but couldn’t take my Starr with us. Puppy Camp was amazing. They were able to take her just for one day and even gave her a bath. It made our trip so much easier. Thank you!!