Central Bark Doggy Day Care

I haven’t taken my dogs here in MONTHS, and as soon as I call and ask if I can bring Rumble and Olive in, the staff not only remembered them, but stated how much she missed them and how Rumble is the best pitbull ever! Not just that, but they accommodate and look out for the best interest of all dogs. Once they kenneled Rumble upon seeing some sores in his gums and told us about what it could be, and didn’t charge us for the boarding at all.
Great staff. Great owner. Happy dogs.

We brought our English Bulldog here because we were going out of town for the weekend and didn’t have anyone to watch our dog. We brought her in and left her for a few hours initially and she did great. She had her nails cut and she was bathed upon pick up, so we were ok with leaving her here the following weekend.
The facility has cameras to watch your dog during the day, which is pretty great, or so I thought. I watched periodically through the weekend and noticed that there was one employee on the phone texting constantly and the dogs were rarely petted or given any attention. There was always someone in the room with the animals but the employees were so disengaged and uninterested in the animals that it became really frustrating. I found myself yelling at my phone telling them to pet my dog who was at their feet staring up at them. I was relieved when I saw one individual petting the dogs but she only came in a couple of times.
When I came to pick up my dog, the smell of urine walking in was horrific! In thinking back of the images on the camera I realized that the mops they used to mop up the dog pee in the communal room were never put in water to be washed. Basically the urine was squeezed off and then the mop was ready to soak up the next puddle. It was dirty and totally unsanitary. I called on my way in to town, totally last minute, and I asked to have my dog bathed and was told that they didn’t have time — ok no problem, but when we came to pick her up she had been bathed and they didn’t even charge me — terrific, except she had been put back in the communal room soaking wet. We put her in the car and were dry heaving all the way home because she smelled so bad! I immediately stuck her in the bathtub and proceeded to bathe her again. Then I had to wipe the inside of my car down with soapy water to get the smell of urine off of the leather seats.
We will not be bringing her back here. I have no idea what condition the room, that they put her in at night, was and the communal room with the urine soaked floors was just too much for me to handle. I’m still sick!

horrible nail trimming service!!! don’t waste your money going there to have your dogs nails done, they are misleading about their services. its pathetic when PETCO gives better service

This place is so amazing!
They totally made my day! I was so thankful for them!!!
I’ve been dog sitting some pretty large dogs and we’ve been tearing it up on our morning runs/​walks! I’m a neat freak and dogs like to push my boundaries! Sadly they don’t shower on their own!
Living in Oregon doesn’t help my anti dirt/​fur mania!
It’s been especially muddy this week too! My poor dog buddies were a fright! My car also looked and smelled awful! I was going crazy for a minute!
I called my local pet store to see if they could refer me to a doggie bath place! They were not helpful! Grrrr
So, I Unilocaled the closest place and got Central Bark! Unilocal was quite helpful today!
The ladies that work here are so incredibly friendly, helpful, and amazing! They helped me get my buddies in the tub and secure them too! They had lots of soap options and brushes and loads of towels!
My buddies are pittie mixes. So I was expecting some hesitation from the employees! There was none of that!
So, if your pooch is smelling poopy, bring him here! You’ll be glad you did!

We love Central Bark Doggy Day care. While we were traveling in New York, we had a friend house sit, but when we ended up staying an extra day, we suddenly had to find boarding for our Shih Tzu. Central Bark was very helpful, and they took very good care of our puppy. We take her to the other location for grooming now, and we plan on using Central Bark for all our day care and boarding needs.

We are fairly new to the Portland area and brought our Golden here
based on all of the positive reviews that we’ve read. This is hands
down the best thing we’ve ever done for our dog. He loves going to
daycare so much, and the staff are top notch. They know him by name,
and when he had a cancer scare, we got an e-​mail from the owner
expressing his concern. Also, when we went out of town for the first
time we boarded him here, and when we called to check up on him they
gave us the full update, had his food schedule memorized, and let us
talk to him on the phone! This is amazing! Your dog will be treated
like family here, which is why we love them so much. Also, you can
watch your dog via their webcam, which is such a perk! They are truly
the best around, we highly recommend them.

Good lord these guys love dogs!
But don’t take my word for it, check out their webcams available on-​line. You will see employees that take the time to hold the dogs, pet the dogs and play with them.
We take our dog to the new Terwilliger location and love it!
A lot of daycares/​boarding facilities just «supervise» and clean up messes; hard work by itself… but Central Bark employees make the extra effort to show love to your pet. Awesome owners, staff and facility.

For daycare this place is probably ok, but for boarding I would suggest somewhere else. Your pet isn’t going to receive any sort of individualized care they will just be thrown into a room with alot of other dogs.
We left our dog here for a couple of weeks and we received a phone call that our dog had bit a worker and that he needed to be picked up and that he was not welcome back. We had called every day for two weeks with no hint of a problem then we got the call two days before we were to return. We ended up losing two nights at the resort we were at only to receive a message from the owner that some sort of mistake had been made.
In any event there are other kennels in the area that offer better accomodations for your pet.

After two years I am still adjusting to this «Doggy Day Care» concept but it truly is a life saver. Central Bark has a lot of mixed reviews so I am going to do my best to give as honest of a review as possible.
Our dog goes at least a few times a month for day care and has been boarded several times ranging from just a night to up to seven nights. The fees seem to be inline with the going rate around town, although it still shocks me at how much it costs.
Some people have complained about the «temperament assessment» for new dogs and the nominal fee that is charged. Yes the assessment is nothing more then you bringing your dog and the staff simply interacting with it in the lobby. In our case they brought out another dog to see how the introduction would go. That is all the assessment is and I am just fine with that. I am not sure what others are looking for, but I for one was happy to pay for their time to make sure our dog was friendly and am happy to know that other dogs go through the same process.
Our dog is always excited to go to «day care», even when we say the word’s day care he lights up as if someone just put a steak in front of him. The facility seems to be just fine, nothing to special but nothing bad. Every time we go I always see staff out with the dogs monitoring the play and interacting with the dogs. Central Bark takes dogs of all sizes ours is over 100lbs and does well with the small dogs and the larger dogs. I do know that they don’t take a couple breeds but don’t recall exactly which ones. Over all the staff has been very friendly and very accommodating even coming in a bit early and stay a bit late when our schedules are really messed up.
So now on to the areas that could use some improvement. People have stated in previous reviews that the place can smell like urine at times. This is true, I wish they had the space for an out door area where the dogs could go in and out and potty out side but they simply don’t. Most places that I have looked at around town don’t have this either so the dogs simply potty inside. The staff then quickly pops up the mess. I do think that they could use some better products or process to reduce the smell. Again I want to be honest here, it is NOT every time but from time to time our dog does have an odor after day care. Ya it sucks, but I have yet to find another place where that wont happen either.
When we board our dog for an extended period we go a head and ask them to wash him prior to our return so he comes home smelling nice and fresh. Some may say that you may not have to do that at other places but lets be honest, setting the urine issue aside do you really want your dog to come home and lounge around after he has just interacted and been slobbered on with who knows how many different dogs. I don’t thus we pay the extra to have him washed.
Over all our experience has been positive, our dog loves it and always comes home tired. We feel safe and secure leaving our only child at Central Bark.

Gracie and Carly love Central Bark and as silly as I though Doggy Day Care was before I owned two labs, it is wonderful. Especially if you have ever had your pups stir crazy from sitting at home alone all day.
Great staff very caring and able to handle the chaos of so many different dogs. They groom and board and I can recommend both highly. You can even call and get an after hours pickup (until 9 I think) if you get stuck in traffic on I-​5 (like I seem to coming back from Seattle) which certainly beats the fee for another night at the kennel.
The webcam is awesome even if you don’t have a dog staying there!

I have been taking my doggie, Frankie, here ever since I moved to Portland nearly a year ago. Although, I don’t live in close vicinity to this place, it is worth the extra 5 minutes it takes to get here.
My dog loves this place and is always happy, washed, and trimmed upon leaving. They have a webcam so you can spy on your pups day to day from the comfort of your vacation spot.
The staff here is lovely and caring. They have always been very good with my furry friend and I wouldn’t take him anywhere else. Just wish they did house calls.