Petco

Meh, this Petco is just like any other chain pet store. I sometimes stop in for supplies (silk plants, airline tubing, dechlorinator) but I don’t think I would ever buy fish here. I stopped in during their dollar-​per-​gallon sale and picked up at 29g. Most of them were cracked or chipped. I guess it’s to be expected, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
I perused the live fish, many looked sickly. I felt bad for the gourami housed with tiger barbs. Their thread-​like pelvic fins were nipped to stumps. One yellow tang in their saltwater tank looked extremely sickly. Inverted belly area which I guessed was due to internal parasites. Poor fish.

I really wanted to like this Petco since it’s on my way home from work and they seem to have a very nice, well stocked, aquarium/​fish section. The first time I went in I couldn’t find anyone in the store who could help me other than the cashier who looked overwhelmed with a long line of customers. I ended up bothering an employee who was on her break in the break room (I know, it was a last resort) but she said she couldn’t help me and to ask the cashier. So, I went up front and managed to get the cashier’s attention. After he called for help to the aquarium section an employee magically appeared in seconds.
The next time I came in I was prepared to buy supplies for a planted tank setup (not cheap) and the cashier from the first time was in the aquarium section. Great, I thought. But, there was a customer there before me who he started to help. Even though we made eye contact he made no effort to get another employee over or even ask me to please wait until he was done helping the other customer. I just felt totally neglected and ended up shopping for my planted tank set up at Petsmart.
The last straw was when I went in because I was looking for some shrimp and seemed to remember them having some that I didn’t see at Petsmart. Same situation… nobody around to help me and I was just left wandering the aisles. I was also sad to notice at least 2 – 3 dead fish in a lot of the tanks… just a bad sign that something is off in the water and/​or general neglect. I wouldn’t have bought any fish after seeing that.
TLDR — Great selection but horrible service and neglect of the fish in the aquarium section.

DECAYING BETTAS :(
I went in to get a new betta, a female I had been watching for a while. Went in and took a peek at the boys, a betta was placed on top of the display, and he was decayed into the water. His gill was hanging off. It was a horrible sight. There were a few others that seemed freshly passed, but who knows? All of the bettas are always sick. I’ve got a few lucky ones who weren’t sick, and thank god I picked them up when I did a little over a year ago, they are still alive and healthy… I know the cups are the most you guys can do… But please realize these creatures don’t deserve to live like this. Take care of them and you’ll find they’re a very rewarding fish and have unique personalities!

Took our dog in for a trim and asked for his eye lashes not to be touch,
It has taken me a few days to calm down, never ever been so upset to pickup our puppy and see that they just went crazy cutting, his eye lashes and whiskers. all gone… Who does this… Never again taking our dog to Petco.

Sarah in Grooming is the best. Always gets my dog’s grooming right.

This Petco is very middle of the road. It is not the newest, in fact it is a little grungy. But I have had good luck with customer service here and it is convenient to my house so I have no problem stopping here for various pet needs.

Stopped by to get a betta fish for my nieces birthday.
Sad that out of the display, I counted at least 10 dead bettas just molding in the jars.

This place is great since it’s less than a mile away from my home! My dog went into heat & I freaked & rushed there for diapers. I had no clue about any of that stuff & was pretty grossed out by it all to tell ya the truth. It was Easter so they only had like 2 staff members. Nether of them knew much about dogs, they where so nice & called someone to answer all of my questions. They went up & beyond, even when I said they didn’t need to since it was a holiday.
I love their selection of grain free bulk food! It is an awesome treat for when I have to come here to get my baby girl’s nails trimmed. My dog will allow me like 2 times a yr to trim them myself. The rest of the time I have to take her here. They do such an amazing job! Especially since my dog shakes, sheds, & peed once because she was so nervous. They are such professionals here & made me feel a little bit less embarrassed that she peed.
This is one of the only places you can get your pets nails trimmed without them being all jagged & snagging on everything. I cannot say enough how well their customer service is here!

I go here for my pet food needs. The staff is always helpful. They have a huge selection of food for dogs and cats. It can be quite overwhelming, but they will help you decide on what would be best for your dog/​cats needs.

Clean, pleasant store with very friendly employees. They have the larger sizes of Solid Gold dog food. New Seasons is cheaper, oddly, but doesn’t always have the bigger bags. We got a Pet Stages toy that Oola promptly destroyed; she can’t have those anymore. We had a gift certificate and they cheerfully rang us up without tax with the Oregon license. They have grooming and the usual Petco stuff. I wouldn’t drive all the way up there to go to Petco, but if I was in the neighborhood it is a pleasant place to stop and get doggy stuff.