The Common Dog

AMAZING Cali has been at the common dog since she was a tiny pup. This staff walked me through the hardest times, and many tears that comes with being a new pup mom You can leave your pup there, and know that they are very well taken care of. They have very addicting cameras for you to watch your doggies play and rest. The staff is quick to answer any questions you might have. The area is very clean and well taken care of it always smells clean. Most importantly The staff genuinely love our babies Groom and painted by Sabrina

I would recommend all the services offered at Common Dog. The staff are amazing and every single employee has your dogs comfort and safety as their first priority. They genuinely care about your dog. I have recently enrolled my two year old golden retriever in their new structured day care program. The program is a perfect balance of playtime, training, one on one interaction and rest. I have noticed a positive change in my pup’s behavior since attending. She is calmer and the training has made such a difference. If you’re looking for a safe, structured and fun environment for your pup, this place is the best choice. Highly recommend.

Three years ago, we adopted a Senior Dog from a southern rescue. She was held at a local shelter for months and her time there was running out. She came to us in very poor health mentally and physically and we never thought that we would still have her with us today, let alone that she would be thriving as she has been! Her time spent at the Common Dog with Staff members who go above and beyond has literally been the best medicine for her. They have taught her to "play" and find joy while building up her confidence and self-esteem. Thank you all!

We love the common dog! Our dog Cashew always comes home exhausted and is always so excited to go. It gives me peace of mind knowing I can check up on him and look at the cameras. We especially love Sabrina, the groomer. She does an incredible job every time and always gives him a cute little accessory! The price is also super reasonable considering what everywhere else is charging.

I love TCD. I take my 1.5 year old pittie/aussie shepherd mix here for daycare once/twice a week, but I also do their training programs, board him here when we're away, and take advantage of their grooming services. Needless to say, I think they are fantastic and can't recommend them enough. TCD facility overall is really clean and organized. I feel at ease leaving him there and know that they're keeping things safe and clean for the doggos. I've interacted most with trainers JB and Sam and they are truly wonderful humans. They're professional, very responsive and incredibly personable. They both work extensively with my dog in various capacities and are amazing. They are so caring and I'm always so warmed by how gentle and patient they are with him. Sam does nail maintenance with him because he's SO uncomfortable and antsy with his manicures and I'm now convinced he won't let anyone touch his feet but her...including me! They're also both really helpful and available with explaining various training tips and tricks and always willing to put in extra time with him. We've done a couple of training classes with JB and she's so informative and willing to take him on a little extra if we're struggling to perfect something. I don't know how I would have survived without them. He's an endless ball of energy with the attention span of a goldfish and they've helped so much. He's always so excited to spend the day, and when I picked him up after boarding for 10 days, he looked BUMMED that I was back! Great doggy daycare/hotel.

The staff are friendly and helpful, and my dogs love going there! I've used them for both daycare and boarding and have always had a good experience. If you're dropping off first thing when they open expect a little wait while they intake many dogs at once.

I’ll preface by saying that I don’t often do reviews like this, we loved taking our puppy to daycare, and this review is focused on their training program. When we first got our puppy, we were excited about a daycare that was so high rated and close by our work. We adopted him in March and began taking him every weekday throughout mid June. Around April, we decided it was a good idea to try training through the place he’s already spending so much time in- we figured that they knew him best and could help add more insight to training tips tailored to him. We did a private session that included an at home follow up. The session at CD was wonderful- we came away with several things to practice. Unfortunately, there was no follow up from the trainer re: the follow up in home session. Every time we asked about it, we were told we’d get an email or call but that never happened. In mid July, we were picking up our pup from daycare and were told that the trainers wanted to talk to us due to some behaviors in our puppy’s play. We didn’t get much information at the time and were told that a trainer would reach out. We were concerned about the severity of his behavior and decided not to take our puppy back until we heard from a trainer. It took about a week for us to get a call and were recommended to do day training to “tackle most of what [they] were seeing” this also had an additional cost of daycare since it isn’t included. We paid almost $475 total- the goal was for our puppy to learn boundaries in social play, etc. This also included a follow up session to discuss what was taught/ strategies to reinforce at home. We unfortunately don’t know what really came out of the training. Every time we dropped him off and asked about how it was going or how he was doing, we were told that “he doesn’t know when to quit,” etc. We figured we’d get more information during the follow up. After training ended, we never received a call for more information and when we asked we were told someone would reach out. We boarded our puppy for a week in August. During pickup, we ran into one of the trainers and asked if we could chat. She apologized for not reaching out sooner and said she would give us a call instead at 3 pm also asked front desk to verify they had the right number. We never received a call. We figured they were busy and just waited for a week- but we didn’t receive a call then either. I think what made us feel worse was seeing all of the training videos and updates from other dogs in their social media during that time frame. We didn’t know what to do and sent an email included in pictures cc’ing both trainers and the info@commondog email. It has almost been a month and we have not received a response. We loved and miss common dog, but the lack of communication and follow up has left us disheartened and uncomfortable to drop our pup off for services.

We took our dog Scout in for a board and train after having some issues with reactivity, and I can't say enough positive things about Sam and the rest of the training crew at Common Dog and the work they did. Sam was everything we could have hoped for in a dog trainer and more; easy to communicate with, patient and willing to explain the "why", and set very clear boundaries about what is helping/hurting Scout's ability to handle every day life more competently. Whether it's daycare or training with Sam and crew, I'd happily recommend anyone to trust the Common Dog with their dog, Scout's set up for success going forward thanks in large part to the time and energy they poured into her.

We love Common Dog! I started sending Sunny when they had a bus that would pick her up in Boston, and she was always so excited to go. We just moved to Salem, but I still bring her to Common Dog on my way into Cambridge because they are unlike any other facility, in wrap-around dog care! She is safe, has so much fun, and learns with them through enrichment. Since starting daycare we have added on training with JB, leash classes, and grooming with Sabrina who is amazing with my bath/dryer-hating pup. I cannot say enough about this facility, and how supported I feel as a dog mom. Thank you!!!

My dog is always incredibly well cared for at the common dog; I highly recommend them to anyone for daycare and grooming. Shout out to Sabrina for always doing an amazing job with the Australian Labradoodle cut- which is tricky, believe me I’ve tried!