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A Dog's Day Out
2800 Gallows Rd #A Vienna, VA 22180
703-698-3647
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31 ratings |
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| 2. |
A Pleasant Groom & Inn
535 Southlawn Ln #A4 Rockville, MD 20850
301-738-8750
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| 3. |
Affectionate Pet Care
11116 Fairfax Station Rd Fairfax Station, VA 22039
703-250-5233
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49 ratings |
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| 4. |
All Dogs Club
5115 Berwyn Rd College Park, MD 20740
301-345-3647
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19 ratings |
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| 5. |
Always There Pet Care
8305-A Merrifield Ave Fairfax, VA 22030
703-237-5522
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22 ratings |
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| 6. |
Anchors Kennel
17810 Indian Head Hwy Accokeek, MD 20607
301-283-2626
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27 ratings |
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| 7. |
Animal Resorts
3208 Colvin St Alexandria, VA 22314
703-823-3647
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15 ratings |
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| 8. |
Animals House
20789 Great Falls Plz #170 Sterling, VA 20165
703-433-1300
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| 9. |
Arlington Animal Hospital
2624 Columbia Pike Arlington, VA 22204
703-920-5300
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| 10. |
Belquest Kennels & Cattery
18745 Penn Shop Rd Mount Airy, MD 21771
410-795-8395
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20 ratings |
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| 11. |
Best Friends
395 Muddy Branch Rd Gaithersburg, MD 20878
301-926-6005
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55 ratings |
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| 12. |
Best Friends
3879 Pickett Rd Fairfax, VA 22031
703-425-5000
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11 ratings |
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| 13. |
Best Friends Montrose Pet Hotel
5530 Randolph Rd Rockville, MD 20852
301-770-5446
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11 ratings |
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| 14. |
Blue Ribbon Acres
14190 Rehobeth Church Rd Lovettsville, VA 20180
540-882-4400
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| 15. |
Blue Ridge Veterinary Associates
120 E Cornwell Ln Purcellville, VA 20132
540-338-7387
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16 ratings |
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| 16. |
Calypso Kennels
14 Enterprise Ct Fredericksburg, VA 22405
540-720-0050
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| 17. |
City Dogs
1832 18th St NW Washington, DC 20009
202-234-9247
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| 18. |
Cleverdog Day Care & Boarding
2621 Garfield Ave Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-587-5820
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36 ratings |
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| 19. |
Club Pet International
43743 John Mosby Hwy Chantilly, VA 20152
703-471-7818
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76 ratings |
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| 20. |
Columbia Kennels & Pet Ctr
9455 Lanham Severn Rd Lanham, MD 20706
301-577-1090
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| 21. |
Columbia Pike Animal Hospital
4205 Evergreen Ln Annandale, VA 22003
703-256-8414
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17 ratings |
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| 22. |
Companion Animal Clinic
10998 Clara Barton Dr Fairfax Station, VA 22039
703-250-4100
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17 ratings |
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| 23. |
Country Club Kennels & Training
10739 Bristersburg Rd Catlett, VA 20119
540-788-3559
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50 ratings |
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| 24. |
Countryside Kennels
9214 Boyds Turn Rd Owings, MD 20736
301-855-8308
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17 ratings |
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| 25. |
Critters Groom & Board
14650 Southlawn Ln #8 Rockville, MD 20850
301-340-2547
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21 ratings |
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| 26. |
Cross Pointe Animal Hospital
8975 Village Shops Dr Fairfax Station, VA 22039
703-690-6600
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16 ratings |
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| 27. |
Deepwood Veterinary Clinic
7300 Ordway Rd Centreville, VA 20121
703-631-9133
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48 ratings |
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| 28. |
Del Ray Animal Hospital
524 E Mount Ida Ave Alexandria, VA 22301
703-739-0000
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| 29. |
Dog Days Playcare
14516-G Lee Rd Chantilly, VA 20151
703-961-0708
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| 30. |
Dog Eaze Inn
13907 Telegraph Rd Woodbridge, VA 22192
703-491-1564
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| 31. |
Dog-Ma Daycare For Dogs
821 Virginia Ave SE Washington, DC 20003
202-543-7805
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| 32. |
Dogs By Day
1711 Florida Ave NW Washington, DC 20009
202-986-6301
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| 33. |
Dogtopia
4920 Wyaconda Rd North Bethesda, MD 20852
240-514-0210
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12 ratings |
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| 34. |
Dogtopia
1524 Spring Hill Rd #EE-FF McLean, VA 22102
703-821-0700
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19 ratings |
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| 35. |
Dogtopia of Alexandria
3121 Colvin St Alexandria, VA 22314
703-751-7387
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| 36. |
Dogtopia of Clarksville
12212 Clarksville Pike Clarksville, MD 21029
410-531-9247
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| 37. |
Dogwood Acres Pet Retreat
439 W Central Ave Davidsonville, MD 21035
410-798-4776
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33 ratings |
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| 38. |
Dogwood Hill Kennel
6112 Hoover Rd Reva, VA 22735
540-547-4033
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15 ratings |
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| 39. |
Dulles Executive Pet Center
44931 Lane Ct Sterling, VA 20166
703-709-1111
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42 ratings |
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| 40. |
El Taro Kennels
18511 Darnestown Rd Poolesville, MD 20837
301-428-8091
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| 41. |
Fairfax Animal Hospital
5914 Seminary Rd Falls Church, VA 22041
703-820-2557
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15 ratings |
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| 42. |
Falls Church Animal Hospital
1249 W Broad St Falls Church, VA 22046
703-532-6121
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10 ratings |
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| 43. |
Fort Hunt Animal Hospital
1900 Elkin St Alexandria, VA 22308
703-360-6100
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| 44. |
Gaithersburg Animal Hospital
280 N Frederick Ave Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-948-2828
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20 ratings |
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| 45. |
Germantown Veterinary Clinic
19911 Father Hurley Blvd Germantown, MD 20874
301-972-9730
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20 ratings |
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| 46. |
Great Falls Boarding Kennels
8920 Old Dominion Dr McLean, VA 22102
703-759-4650
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34 ratings |
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| 47. |
Greenbriar Pet Resort & Veterinary Center
3051 Thurston Rd Frederick, MD 21704
301-874-8880
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15 ratings |
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| 48. |
Groomery
424 E Diamond Ave Gaithersburg, MD 20877
240-246-0801
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Happy Dog Care
10246-B Baltimore National Pike Ellicott City, MD 21042
410-480-0302
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Happy Tracks Boarding Kennel & Daycare
3020 Beagle Run Pl Waldorf, MD 20603
301-893-0028
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21 ratings |
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Hunter Mill Animal Hospital
2935 Chain Bridge Rd Oakton, VA 22124
703-281-1644
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Hybla Valley Veterinary Hospital
7627 Richmond Hwy Alexandria, VA 22306
703-765-9292
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16 ratings |
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CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).
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As You Can See Below, Some Kennels Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Kennels.
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Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote about a local kennel:
People seem to care. Watch your dog on a webcam........
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Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote about a local kennel:
The owners and staff care about the pets. Our dog has always come home happy..........
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Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote about a local kennel:
Have used Animal Resorts for many years. Great people, convenient location........
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Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote about a local kennel:
When our cockapoo became incontinent, we were no longer able to have pet sitters come..........
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Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote about a local kennel:
very caring staff they know your pet is family.......
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Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote about a local kennel:
They are the best kennel in the area. Staff is wonderful, excellent with pets........
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Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote about a local kennel:
"Day Care" was offered that allowed my dog to play with other dogs in a..........
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Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote about a local kennel:
Would be better if dogs could be picked up Sunday........
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