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March 2024 by Randy Perneszi
Unprofessional communication and treatment.
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March 2024 by Amy Laska
I went to Velvet Snout on a recommendation and wish I would have gone there earlier. They we're nothing but awesome. Personable employees and super easy to work with. My two dog friends look AMAZING! This place works well on a teacher budget (and they value teacher with a teacher discount). I WILL be back! :-)
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March 2024 by Merlin House
Josh, the director of training, has a tight leash on things here, no pun intended. From training to boarding, you can be assured your four-legged family members will be taken care of the way you want them taken care of.
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March 2024 by Michele Villa
Jessie was the most remarkable and patient groomer for my little Gus for years. Gus is no longer with me, but I will always appreciate how the Velvet Snout took care of him!
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August 2023 by Jan Norman
This was my first time to bring my poodle mix to the velvet snout. Kenny met me at the door and spent at least 15 minutes finding out exactly how I wanted her groomed. He was delightful from start to finish and did an excellent job on her. I can’t speak highly enough of Kenny after having poor experiences at other places. Highly recommend.
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June 2023 by Kolin Smith
Highly recommend! They treat all the pets well and my dog loves coming here. The staff is attentive and very nice.
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May 2023 by Chassity Clark
I can't express our gratitude enough for The Velvet Snout. Our doodle has been rather difficult from day 1 having almost every behavioral issue under the sun and we were about at our end and feeling extremely discouraged. I reached out to Josh and we immediately enrolled our pooch into the board and train program. Is it magic? no. And as Josh would say "you won't get Lassie in 2 weeks" but Josh has been there to calmly advise without judging us for all of our rookie mistakes we have made in the past. He has listened to our concerns helped us come up with a realistic plan that fits our busy life style and slowly but surely we are seeing our dog transform into the good boy we were hoping for in a dog. Velvet snout has been invaluable to us. They have been able to groom him and we now have a resource for daycare and boarding when we go on vacation where before we had no options given our dogs difficult behaviors.
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May 2023 by Linda Lovell
I have used velvet Snout for grooming services for years, and I have always loved the work they do. I recently utilized the training services. I can’t say enough good things about the training, the trainer, Josh, and his crew, and the follow up! I feel like I’m gonna be as well trained as the dog! I highly recommend using all the services they offer.
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March 2023 by KTM OP
Jesse is the best groomer in town! Our senior dog is usually terrified of groomers, but goes inside the doors to The Velvet Snout on her own! She is always happy when she comes out looking cute. Jesse is consistent in his work and we are grateful to have found him at The Velvet Snout!
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February 2023 by Kathleen Turner
We boarded our two dogs. They seemed to be happy when we picked them up at around 4:30 pm, but one urinated a LOT in the lobby and then even more outside. He was supposed to have 5 hrs of day care on top of boarding - this makes me think that they weren't let out as frequently as we were told they would be. Also - both towels we provided were soaked with urine. Our dogs are very house trained - this was worrisome.Staff is sweet, but the front desk clerk couldn't give us an itemized receipt. Facilities seem clean and well maintained.
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February 2023 by Catherine Leonard
We tried a handful of boarding/daycare options for our shy basset-baby, Maeve, before finding Velvet Snout. We take Maeve here any time we are going out of town or are out and about for the day. The staff is so friendly, welcoming and communicative. We love the option to check on her with the cameras, she has a fantastic time with all the other dogs, and always comes home clean, happy, and tired. So thankful and happy to have Velvet Snout!
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November 2022 by Barbara Cornelius
Great place. Clean, organized. Offers many options (grooming, training, daycare, boarding). My girls loved Kenny and he did an awesome job. We'll be back.
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October 2022 by Karen Hudson
Our little Pom, Prissy looks absolutely amazing! We were so skeptical about taking her to a groomer because of her trauma and PTSD from being from a previous abusive and neglectful environment.Lauren sat in the floor with her until she was able to win Prissy over and Tonya had her acclamation to the grooming environment before even starting. The care and concern these people have for your beloved, forever pet is absolutely one of a kind.We will never go anywhere else for Prissy!She deserves the best and The Velvet Snout in Richardson is it!!!
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October 2022 by Michael Gehlken
I highly recommend Josh at Velvet Snout to anyone seeking outside training for their dog. We experienced a transformation with ours, a rescue who displayed aggression with various triggers, including being territorial over high- and even low-value objects, when being pet too long, and general spatial sensitivity. Josh’s program is fairly priced and does not use a shock collar. Once the two-week board-and-train completed, we received private instruction and a verbal and non-verbal cue program to complete at home. This built toward weekly group classes (lifetime access for the dog, no extra charge) where our dog could receive commands in a high-distraction environment with other dogs. I waited four months post-boarding pickup to share our experience so this recommendation would hopefully carry more weight. Our dog no longer exhibits that aggression. She is much happier and far more at ease now — as are those around her. Getting Josh’s help was the best decision we made for her and our home.
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October 2022 by Michael G.
I highly recommend Josh to anyone seeking outside training for their dog. We experienced a transformation with ours, a rescue who displayed aggression with various triggers, including being territorial over high- and even low-value objects, when being pet too long, and general spatial sensitivity. Josh's program is fairly priced and does not use a shock collar. Once the two-week board-and-train completed, we received private instruction and a verbal and non-verbal cue program to complete at home. This built toward weekly group classes where our dog could receive commands in a high-distraction environment with other dogs. I waited four months post-boarding pickup to share our experience so this recommendation would hopefully carry more weight. Our dog no longer exhibits that aggression. She is much happier and far more at ease now -- as are those around her. Getting Josh's help was the best decision we made for her and our home.
