Blue Collar Doghouse

This review is long overdue but as I happen to be on Unilocal right now — it’s time! We have been taking our Lab-​Shepherd for playtime here since the fall of ’09 and to this day she absolutely loves it here (when we’re about a mile and a half away she seems to know and goes crazy in the car). When we pick her up at the end of the day you can tell she’s had great fun, time to eat, and then she’s «lights out» until the next morning. Awesome staff all the way around and are great with dispensing advice if you have questions or concerns regarding your canine. This is indoor and outdoor, and always an attendant with the canines. I highly recommend if you’re looking for a great place to let Fido be with his/​her own kind for awhile. Also full on grooming stations which are self-​serve or you can have the staff groom (there’s a break in the cost if you have a full day of camp & grooming service). After 6 years I can definitely give 5 stars! (and I’m sure Pepper agrees).

I have a DIFFICULT dog to groom and have taken him many places. This is the first time in FOREVER that he was completely groomed-​including his rearend, nails and-​MOST IMPORTANT-​was happy and proud when he came home! I was so glad to find this place and will continue to use them. They gave us tips for helping our guy tolerate the whole process better.

So far, so good – I’m going to stick with them. I really like the fact that they do the complete groom in 2 hours and do not let our furry friends sit in a kennel or on a table drying that is especially hard for one of my two dogs that is high energy and anxious. The service has been great and the price is reasonable. I have been very happy with the cuts. I also appreciate the other services they offer like daycare and training. So happy I finally tried Blue Collar!

This place is as perfect as it gets! My cocker spent the day being as social as he’s been in years, and came home happy and tired. The staff is caring, loving and provided me with their bathing facilities to clean him up. They offered as much shampoo, conditioner, towels, ear cleaning tools, brushes, combs and treats as we needed. Any one who leaves here unhappy, clearly has a personal problem. The staff is wonderful!

This is the place to wash a large, golden retriever! Our dog hates baths but does well at Blue Collar. They even wash ears, clip nails, wash the collar and provide all the dog treats desired while we wash our dog. Reasonable price and no clean up!

My husband and I just picked up Milo, our Australian Cattle Dog from being groomed here for the second time. We are extremely happy with their customer service, and how they treat Milo. I love the fact that they explain everything and even show us a video of Milo being groomed. My husband and I do are due diligence in picking out services for our pet and highly recommend Blue Collar Dog House. Milo came out smiling and smelling great, and oooh so soft. Thank you for the great service! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Your manner is just as Ice cold as your water, and air. I don’t blame you for attempting to defend yourself, as all abusers typically do. After all it is your livelihood, isn’t it! I certainly hope that you can keep that dump running. I just feel sorry the people who are so unfortunate as to not read my warnings. It wasn’t necessary for you to tell me not to come back.

I normally dont write many reviews, but when you give customer service the way BCD does I feel compelled to write one. Our choclate lab is one a half, high energy, extremely loving but also extrememly hard to tucker out. Her first day at BCD it was obvious she was able to play and have fun all day because she put herself to bed the moment we got home, adn a tired puppy is a happy puppy. Every day we pull in to the parking lot she is wiggling with excitement and is so happy to see the employees there. Laila is the closest thing we have to a child, so we wouldnt expect anything less than the best for our ‘fur-​baby’. BCD is the best and I feel absolutely at ease taking Laila here, I know she is well cared for is probably having the time of her life in the large out door facility they have.
When I pick Laila up the staff are couteous and keep me up to date with what she did that day or who she played with. I love knowing that they care about her and value her the way we do. We are new to the BCD family but will definitely be here to stay!

I have been a doggie day care customer at BCD for well over 5 years now. I visited several other places closer to my home in Seattle, but I always felt something was missing. Finding BCD/​Scrub a Pup turned out to be the very best solution for where to leave our black lab/​cattle dog mix. It has only improved since Tracy became the owner. There are huge spaces inside and out for dog play, a separate grooming and DIY bath room, and a large carpeted lobby with dog food, treats, and toys. Knowing that Oscar is safe and well cared for gives me such peace of mind when I drop him off and go to work in Edmonds. Even when I pick him up and he may have had a time out in the ‘dog pokey’, I know that he’s much happier than being home alone, which is really not an option. A few weeks ago when he exhibited some worrisome behavior Tracy called me right away and I was able to get him to the vet quickly for an eval.
I have every confidence in the care Tracy and her staff provide, so for me this is truly a 5 star business.

Review for DIY Dog Wash ONLY. It looks like this facility operates as a doggy day care center, pet shop, boarding, and professional grooming.
I’ve been to several DIY dog washes prior to this one. Blue Collar has all the basics of a DIY dog wash: Big tub, easy shower handle, towels, shampoo, conditioner, professional blow dryer. One added bonus here is that a nail clipping by their workers is included. There are a couple of things lacking here compared to some places I’ve been to: ear cleaners, selection of shampoo and conditioners, and brush selection is limited. One thing I was really dissapointed by was their shampoo and conditioner. It is extremely watered down, I had to use two bottles of their watered down shampoo to create a little bit of soapy suds on my 45 pound doggy. The conditioner? I felt like I was pouring water on him… Did not feel like it was conditioning at all. The shampoo wasn’t really scented… I guess that is good for allergies or some people, but I like it when my dog smells good and clean. It also would’ve been nice if they provided ear cleaner, most places provide them so it was a little weird for me to walk out of a dog wash without cleaning my dog’s ears.

This business took over Scrub a Pup, close to Edmonds Dog Beach. I appreciate its close proximity to the beach, as my dog loves to swim in the ocean and run in the sand. I don’t appreciate the price for a really basic experience.
$ 20 gets you a tub and sprayer with a choice of one extremely watered down generic shampoo and conditioner, some treats to coax your pup into thinking a bath might be a good idea, and the ability to blow dry your dog with a reverse air vacuum afterwards. I’ve taken my dog to both Rub a Dub Dog in Seattle and Spot Wash at Marymoor. The first is comparable in price, the second is about half the price. Both of them offer a lot more bells and whistles and are all over a much better experience.
This place offers everything from grooming to daycare to training, while the places I prefer to take my pup (listed above) specialize in self-​serve washing, so maybe that’s the issue. I wanted more shampoo and conditioner options or at least non-​watered down options, doggie perfume, nail clippers, and some cotton balls for ear cleaning. I got none of that and as a result my dog wasn’t fully clean in the way I expected. I might be back, due to convenience when in Edmonds, but I’ll likely just drive back into the city to take her to Rub a Dub Dog after beach time.