Bow Wags

We took Pepper to Bow Wags for a 2 day boarding visit. We had a rough start when we got there as our dog has not been boarded and like alot of dogs, is a very spoiled house dog. The owner (Tina), greeted us and went out of her way to ensure everything would be okay, and that she would text /​call in the next few hours to let us know how he was doing. Who does that? I mean really? Talk about CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! I’m still blown away, by her kindness and determination to make it work for us.
Within the hour, we started receiving text messages and video’s showing us Pepper playing with the other dogs there. I knew we found the right place and I also knew Bow Wags was going to be a part of our lives, going forward. The facility is adorable, very clean and well organized. No crating, dogs are out during the day playing (in/​out) and at night, they are sectioned off by white picket fences within their own individual areas.
Highly recommend this facility, everyone there is just as engaged and nice as the owner is. Pepper will be going back at a minimum one time a week for play time with his new friends.

After relocating to Cobb county and adopting a long hair golden puppy, we did a lot of research on local options for dog training, grooming and boarding in Marietta.
After attending Dogs 101 training, we visited local boarders, but none of them seemed to have the compassionate dedication to canines we were looking for in order to feel comfortable enough to trust watching our puppy. We decided to give Bow Wags a chance and took our puppy in for a grooming and a temperament test and to take a closer look at how they ran their business.
After touring the facility and speaking with the owner, we we were impressed with the general layout of the building and how no dogs are kept enclosed in cold metal cages. The owner took the time to tell
us about her dream of opening BowWags, her goals for the future of the facility, and a little about the regular visitors and dogs that have become a part of the BowWags family and how much they mean to her. I knew we had chosen the right place after this conversation.
The facility is in a remodeled home, and each room is designed with a purpose. They keep the big and little dogs separate from playing together. For boarding, each pup has it’s own «mini condo» with their own beds and toys from home, separated with high wooden picket fences and gates.
In the playrooms that lead into the yard, the windows have vertical plastic sheeting (like in a walk-​in freezer), that the dogs can walk right through to get out to the play yard. Outside the windows there are safety ramps attached so the pups can walk freely from inside to out as they please. And it seems that they do, in and out and back again, all day long!
Our dog has long hair and having her brushed, washed and groomed regularly is essential both at home and professionally. We have taken her to BowWags to get groomed many times and they do a fantastic job. They have premium fun services available like hair dyes, «dog-​silk» (like Biosilk for canines.)
They have a natural drying or machine drying option. I thought being in a dryer would drive my dog crazy, but to my surprise, it seems to relax her.
Because she is a puppy with a lot of energy, no matter how much exercise we give her, she still wants to play. Day care at BowWags came to the rescue. We drop her off at 7am and she can play until 5 or 6pm, and she’s completely exhausted and smiling. Mission accomplished! Not only is she well socialized with other well behaved dogs, she even runs into some of her dog friends at Petsmart and it’s the cutest thing ever to see them both get so excited.
A year later, whenever we mention, «Hey, wanna go to BowWags?» Our dogs ears perk up and she runs towards the garage, ready to hop in the car. When we pull in their parking lot, it takes all my weight to hold her back from running full speed to their front door. Her excitement levels even at the thought of returning tell me everything I need to know about how she feels about BowWags. In my humble opinion, BowWags offers the best dog grooming and boarding in Marietta. If you are lucky enough to be able to take your dogs to BowWags you will see what I mean for yourself.

I just spoke to Lacey. She was super friendly and informative. Actually corrected some misinformation I’d been given previously about the daycare’s neuter /​spay policy with regards to smaller dogs and puppies. She also told me about places I could get coupons (both online and physically.)
But once again, the pricing seemed sort of vague. I’m probably just having a ditzy moment.
Here’s the jist of what I learned.
She said $ 20 — $ 30 package (for my 5 lb dog) includes shampoo, brushing, ear cleaning, nail cleaning, sanitary areas and paw pads trimmed. Not sure what makes it $ 20 versus $ 30.
$ 10 and up — to add on teeth brushing to any package. Price determined by whether or not you have a difficult, squirmy dog. Never encountered this type of pricing — I learned a lot of new stuff today.
$ 12 extra for nail grinding.
OR
for $ 20 — you can add on the Bow Wag package — which adds on teeth brushing, nail grind, specialty shampoo.
Boarding /​Doggy Daycare is $ 22 per day.
I stopped by the facility to pick up an application today and it seemed nice and clean — though one area did have a very faint urine smell.

We loved it! The first time I took Luke for grooming was at petsmart, and it was awful he came back with his eyes red. That’s why I start searching for a new place and found this one! They were amazing with my luke, the groomer introduce herself, she ask me exactly what I wanted, and she delivered! Luke looks perfect and doesn’t have red eyes! We are absolutely coming back again!

Spent a week toiling over what doggie daycare to use after reading review after review on most places in marietta and smyrna and against my better judgment (note to self — always go with intuition) decided with Bow Wags as closest to residence. Took my dog in for 4 hour temperament test and he did fine although he came back with a cut on his ear and the 2 young guys there working said they weren’t sure how he got it but they knew he didn’t get bit but probably from outside on a ramp he was playing on. Supervised? Not even noticed by staff until picked up 4 hours later when i pointed it out?
The next day i dropped him off to give it another chance as selfishly i was excited to have found a place that was close and he seemed to like. The owner was there and actually asked about his ear so that made me feel better that it was actually noted. Picked up him later in afternoon and noticed his stomach area was red and scraped up. Took him back in and the 3 young people said they didn’t know what it was. Who is running this show… teenagers? Does anyone even watch the animals and if they are getting into anything or bitten or uncomfortable? Both times i had to point out OBVIOUS marks on my animal.
Needless to say we won’t be back and will definitely heed intuition moving forward.

I had my dog in there today for her temperment test and thought it was a great business. I had a few questions about the fencing since the building is right by a main road but the owner addressed the questions and ensured me there was no way a dog could dig under the fence since it was concret under the wood. My little one was a little timid, she always is, but seemed to be enjoying herself when I left. We are home now and she isn’t acting like anything bad happened and has moved on to napping, overall I think she had a great time. I do wish they had a camera system or something so that you can watch your dog while you are away but the owner does send you pictures of all the fun your dog is having!