Waggie Pet Zone

We had to board our chocolate lab while we went out of town and I was super impressed with this place! I had heard nightmare stories about boarding and felt completely at ease leaving Lucy here.

Nothing but great things to say about Waggie Pet Zone! My dog goes to Playcare here and has been training here the last 5 months! Friendly staff, and such a nice facility! :)

We’ve taken our dogs to Waggie Pet Zone for several years with no complaints. My wife and I are the kind of «pet parents» that were very wary of leaving our babies at a strange place. Learning that they took the pets out for recreation several times a day and they took the time to learn about their specific needs calmed our concerns. When we pull into Waggie Pet Zone, our dogs go nuts and can’t wait to go back to their little suites. This tells us all we need to know and rests our concerns and we can enjoy our trips away from home knowing our pets are happy, having fun and are safe.

I have had my dog boarded here, I get her nails trimmed here, and I’ve had her in playcare here. Obviously, I keep coming back for a reason. My dog is extremely difficult when getting her nails trimmed, but the staff here try so incredibly hard to get it done as quickly and efficiently as possible. I love this place and wouldn’t dream of taking my furry best friend anywhere else.
Edit: I used to love this place. Yesterday, I had a very uncomfortable interaction with one of the techs that tried to tell me what was best for my dog. Normally, I love advice, but she was rude about it and was persistently telling me that I was incorrect. I have plenty of animal care specialists in my family and as friends. Through the collection of advice for my dog, I have created the best plan of care for my best friend. I’m disappointed by my experience recently, But I will be going back once more to see if it was just a fluke.

We love it here! The staff is very caring and available! They take the time when you pick up to talk to you about your pets stay! They really know your animal and take the time to answer your questions! Every time we pick up our dog he is happy, excited, and calm! The areas are really clean and kept well! They provide you a tour if you’d like before you book!

Based on the tour alone I was not impressed. When we drove off i noticed the male worker coming out of the play room leaving TWENTY dogs unattended!!! Anything can happen– dogs fight and things get out of hand pretty quickly. The two people working the day I went in didn’t seem like dog lovers, just counting the minutes til it is time to go home. This could be a great facility– there just isnt any heart to the place if you know what I mean. I guess we were spoiled back in memphis with the daycare my dog used to go to– they visited and played with the dogs and had baby pools etc etc and you could tell that dogs were their life– I just wasn’t feeling it at this place. I saw ZERO interaction between the workers and the dogs. We will keep looking.

I just found out that the veterinarians here understand and support the raw diet, which my pup is on.
This gives the veterinarians 5 stars in my book, and I am glad to know that there are some in College Station who have educated themselves in nutrition farther than the average vet does.
As soon as my puppy plan at Banfield is over (it’s contractual) I will be placing the wellness of my dog in the hands of these capable vets.

Love the staff and the care that they give at Aggie Pet Zone! The facility is clean, bright, and welcoming, and my dogs have received excellent care while boarding there. Aggie Pet Zone also offers a lot of training classes for your dog, including dog sports. It is one of the few places I will board my rowdy crew! I recommend Aggie Pet Zone highly.

Love the trainers, classes and facility. Have done many classes with our dogs and have been so happy :) the dogs too! The boarding is well worth the cost for the care they receive. Our dogs love APZ and their staff!

I trust few places with my dog because he is the closest thing I will have to children for many years to come. I fully trust APZ with my dog though and here’s why.
My dog was a rescue and didn’t have the greatest social skills with other big dogs before meeting Shannon and the staff at APZ. They have helped him overcome his fear of new places and big dogs (his exposure was mostly to toy breeds). He gets plenty of exercise at play care that he wouldn’t otherwise get on my busy days. It’s also made him a better dog at the local dog park. I now trust him off-​leash at the dog park with dogs he might’ve previously freaked out about.
I can honestly say my dog enjoys going to APZ. He refuses to get out of the car at the vet and it’s a major task to get him inside. At APZ though, he can’t wait for me to open the door and let him out. He sometimes bolts to the door before I can leash him. That to me says he’s comfortable and happy there. That’s why I don’t mind driving all the way out to Rock Prairie from out towards Tabor.
Any premier service comes with a price tag, but if it means my dog is in a clean and safe environment he enjoys so be it. APZ is great. I especially love how flexible they are with reserving a play care day (as a graduate student, my schedule changes frequently). They welcome new people and pets all the time. Go check them out and ask for a tour. You won’t be disappointed.

We’ve boarded our dogs at Aggie Pet Zone multiple times. They do a great job. The dogs come back happy and clean. APZ provides food, bedding and playtime. They use Canidae for the dog food which is what we feed our pups at home. I would highly recommend APZ.

Aggie Pet Zone seems to be a pretty busy place. I’m guessing this is because there aren’t that many other options, people don’t want to board at vets, or there are a lot of rich citizens in BCS. Aggie Pet Zone will charge you for every second that they can. I’m surprised their rates aren’t per minute. To board your dog for 1 day, 4pm to 4pm, they count it as a day and a half. The much more exclusive boarder I used in Austin feed my dog, provided bedding, playtime, and video monitoring. They would have charged me 1 day for that time period, not 1.5 days.
Over Thanksgiving break, we boarded our two dogs, knowing we’d be charged holiday rates for Thanksgiving Day. When we got the bill we had been charged holiday rates for Thanksgiving Day, the day after, and ALL of Thanksgiving weekend, adding somewhere around $ 50 – 60 to the original estimate. It cost well into the upper $ 200s to board 2 dogs for 3 days (they shared a run). There are no special services; it’s not doggy daycare oriented dog boarding, they don’t provide food, and the staff isn’t the friendliest in the world. This community is filled with income-​challenged college students that must find boarding on occasion, and we do not need to be charged exorbitant rates for a barely satisfactory service.