My dog always receives genuine attention and care during his grooming.
I found Patrick's Pet Care because I was searching for a positive reinforcement only trainer to help me and my wife with our two very anxious, and reactive dogs. Our experiences in the past with trainers who would rely on negative …
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We had an amazing experience with Patrick’s Pet Care and in particular with Nikki Poe. She was a fantastic trainer and guide for our little King Charles cavalier puppy. We look forward to continuing to work with Nikki and other members of …
read moreThank you so much for the kind review, Brian! We know that Nikita loved working with Lady Pretzel!
We rescued our dog in April and after a few months on our own, we knew we needed help with training. Joe and Dakota at Patrick's have been a lifesaver. Our dog Randall had a what felt like a chronic need to scream at other dogs (loudly) and…
read moreThank you for the kind words, Jennifer! This is exactly what we're striving for. We love Randall!
Excellent customer service and grooming. Thanks so much for taking care of my special friend!
Thank you! Our whole grooming team loved getting to know Frizzbee—he is soooo sweet and adorable! Can't wait to see him next time 🙂
We’re so happy that we found Patrick’s 3 years ago! Since then, our dog, Evie, has become a regular guest at the Brookland location. We can’t imagine taking her anywhere else! Evie is a smart and sweet dog, who loves people, but is very …
read moreWow, thank you Giose for such an incredibly kind review! We absolutely love Evie. And we are so grateful to have customers like yourself who share and support our company values!
Our dog, Whitman, has always disliked grooming and we had searched high and low for a place that paid close attention to his needs. After his first visit, we knew that this was the place for him. The team shared a video and photos of his …
read moreWe're so glad you found us, Clay! Our grooming team loved meeting Whitman, and we're so happy we were able to help him have a positive grooming experience. We can't wait to continue working with him to become more and more comfortable with the grooming process! 🙂
Patrick's Pet Care's Brookland location doesn't just offer convenient services for us and our dog, it has deepened the bond between each member of our "pack." As new pet owners, Patrick's Brookland has been instrumental in understanding, …
read moreThank you, Mark! We're so happy to hear this. We hope you had a wonderful wedding and we can't wait to see more photos of Beowulf in his suit. He's lucky to be part of such a great pack!
We had the best experience working with Ian! He was a great listener and always brought enthusiasm. He made the training sessions fun and enjoying for us and our dog Hudson. We focus on reactivity and saw a huge improvement in just a few …
read moreThank you, Jordan – we know Ian loved working with both of you, too!
We could not have been happier with the training session with Joe and training walks with Dakota for our dog who has a high prey drive around squirrels and other critters. Dakota was professional, punctual, communicative, and exceptionally …
read moreAw, thank you — we’re so proud of Jasper's graduation and how well he did on his last day with us. Thank you so much for letting us work with Jasper. He has come so far and he’ll truly be missed!
LOVE Patrick's. Everyone there – Joe and Rebeca especially – is so good with my two dogs and treat them with so much specialized care and attention. Cannot recommend this place enough especially for its Fear-Free Grooming. Great to know my …
read moreThank you so much for the kind review, Teresa! We love Buckee and Truman!
They're very patient with my dog. We enjoyed their service for a year. Their prices had to increase unfortunately like every thing else. One thing to consider about the price is its also doggy daycare for the day since they keep dogs from …
read moreWe appreciate your continued support of our fear-free grooming, even despite our unavoidable price increases, and loved seeing Tiny during her recent grooming visit! We hope to see you both again soon!
I honestly cannot say enough good things about Patricks Pet Care. Our pup is dog reactive and hesitant around new people and situations. We have been taking her to Enrichment School for a little over a year – and drive from Alexandria! …
read moreWow, Michelle – we're blown away by your review. We absolutely love Ella and are so grateful you've entrusted her with us!
Marvin LOVES everyone at Patrick’s. He is so excited every time. We have done walks, grooming, training, and daycare. Highly, highly recommend.
Thank you, Emily! We're so grateful that you share Marvin with us 🙂
Best day care Ive tried. They really care about your dog. Couldn’t recommend enough!
This means so much to us to hear this, Shelby! We love having Eloise and Mr. Squiggly with us!
Patrick’s caring groomers have been invaluable to me in teaching a traumatized rescue poodle to trust humans again. Their loving and gentle methods have reignited the joy that should be a part of every companion pet’s day. I cannot thank …
read moreThis makes us so happy! We're so glad we could provide Dolly Parton with a relaxing, positive, fear-free grooming experience.
Patrick’s Pet care is amazing!! Our pup always has a wonderful experience!
Thank you for sharing Buck with us, and for working with us on helping Buck have the best fear-free, force-free groom!
I had a great experience with Joe and Rebecca and everyone at Patrick's Pet Care! Joe helped me and my reactive rescue dog navigate reactivity and his sensitivities to being groomed. With a lot of hard work and time and patience, my dog is …
read moreThank you for the kind words, Evelyn! It has been so wonderful working with Jeff. He's made such incredible progress. We're going to miss him!
Our 1 year old pup has been going to Patrick's about 6 months now and we LOVE them so much. He is a regular at their Montessori School and also has done individual training and grooming service. Every single staff at Patrick is so wonderful…
read moreThank you, Kei! Cuddles is an absolute gem and we all love working with him!
Cannot say enough good things about Patrick’s!! It has truly changed our lives and our puppy Winnie LOVES IT! I am a little nuts about our dog and have always been hesitant to try daycare. After a few months on the waiting list, Winnie …
read moreMadison, thank you so much for the positive feedback! We've absolutely loved having Winnie in school and have loved seeing her friendships with the other students, and our staff, blossom!
Joe at Patrick's Pet Care is amazing!
Patrick's Pet Care team is passionate, knowledgeable, and devoted--exactly who you want working with your dog. When we started working with Joe, our dog was afraid of the dark, ate the mail, and …
read moreOh my gosh, Meg – thank you for such kind words. We're so happy that we were able to help you and Val. It's been an absolute pleasure working with the two of you!
Patrick's knows that happy employees makes for happy dogs in their care. Great team!
Thank you, Jackie! We do truly believe in investing in our people. And you're exactly right, it pays off – we’re able to provide top-notch, science-based, fear-free, force-free service to the animals in our care because we have a rockstar team of dedicated, passionate professionals!
My pup recently started a program here and I appreciate the time and dedication they take to explain things. They are very patient and thorough with every part of the process. I look forward to my pup becoming more confident and integrated …
read moreThank you Liliana—it's so important to us that we help and support our pup parents. We've loved having Vanilla join us for Day Care 101. He's made so much progress already and we can't wait to see his confidence continue to grow!
I’ve taken my dog, Lily, here twice for grooming. Seriously the best service in DC! We receive a super detailed report of her day and tons of pictures. They put so much care into each dog that walks through their doors. I’ve taken her to …
read moreThank you so much, Emma! It's very important to us that the grooming experience is as enjoyable as possible for every pet, every time. Grooming shouldn't have to be a stressful experience! We're so glad we were able to accomplish that for Lily. We hope to see you both again in the future!
This review is for Joe at Patrick’s Pet Care.
We’ve worked with Joe over the last several months to train our fear-aggressive mini-Australian Shepherd. Simply put, he’s done a phenomenal job! Through a combination of desensitization …
read moreThank you for the kind words, Kirk. We agree Joe is pretty great 🙂 Henry has been doing so well and it's been a pleasure working with you all!
1 Year Anniversary PPC Montessori School Mom and Pup Appreciation Post!
From my first meeting with Emma (Montessori School and Grooming General Manager) to discuss goals for Kori, initial assessment and her acceptance to Montessori School, …
read moreSuch a beautiful review, Michon—you're going to make us cry! We truly love having Kori as part of our PPC family. 🐶 😍
Our experience with Patrick's has been fantastic. The team at Patrick's has been working with our exuberant Whoodle, Bruce, since he was only 4 months old. We've enjoyed Puppy Class, one on one training with Nikita and Joe, Daycare 101, …
read moreThank you for such positive feedback, Erin! We truly love having Bruce and have really enjoyed helping him learn and grow over the past year!
I’m so happy we found out about this place! Our very sweet, but anxious pup Juniper is seeing a vet behaviorist for anxiety and we’ve been diligent about training her, but the most important thing is to try to reduce her stress/triggers and…
read moreHi Katja, thank you so much for your glowing feedback! We've absolutely loved getting to know Juniper and are so glad that we've been able to help her have positive, fear-free grooming experiences.
For your question about tipping, tips are not required but are always appreciated 🙂 There are two ways to tip. You can tip during check out—just let the staff member checking Juniper out know that you'd like to add X amount as a tip and it will be added to your bill. Or, you can tip with cash.
Patrick’s Pet Care has been a wonderful place for my dog. She is generally not a huge fan of new places or people, so I knew Patrick’s Pet Care was unique when she was very excited to see the staff our second time there. The staff are also …
read moreThank you, Christine! It's been wonderful having Nougat with us. We've loved watching her confidence in the playroom grow—we're so proud of her!
I am still in shock by the amazing services my dogs received! I was quite nervous to take my dogs to get groomed – one senior dog with arthritis and one younger scruffy mutt. My senior can’t stand for long periods of time and the grooming …
read moreThank you for the kind words, Kat! We're so glad we were able to create a positive grooming experience for Alan and Stella and can't wait to see them both again! 🙂
Yesterday (28 Jan 22) was my first experience with Patrick's Pet Care. From initial inquiry to pick up, everything went very smoothly.
The website is efficient and easy to navigate. Care for both of my dogs was wonderful and pictures …
read moreThank you for entrusting us with Hale and Atlas! We loved having them and hope to see them again!
Patrick's Pet Care has really helped 8-year-old Eugene come out of his shell. He came to us extremely anxious and jumpy. Since August 2021, through Daycare 101, the Dog Montessori School, and one-on-one trainings with Joe (who is amazing…
read moreThank you for your kind words, Jeremy. It's our honor to have you and Eugene as a part of the Patrick's Pet Care family! Seeing him grow and matriculate into Dog Montessori School this past summer was so rewarding. We're so proud of both of your hard work!
We love the Patrick's Pet Care team! We have a anxious and fearful 2.5 yo bull terrier mix. The PPC team is always patient and accommodating with her- whether they are coming into our home for a walk, she goes to the PPC Brookland …
read moreThank you, Kathleen! We love having Moira around. Her gentle and trusting presence makes the grooming and teaching process so rewarding. Thank you for sharing her with us!
I cannot say enough kind things about the staff at Patrick's. We've gone here from grooming and their Montessori day care service for nearly a year and have been more than thrilled every time. Staff there really came to know and care for …
read moreThank you, Jared! We all really miss Pierre!