Camp Lisa

Last week we picked up our dog after a 5 night stay at Camp Lisa. We were very disappointed by the experience for these reasons:
— Biggest complaint: our dog came back sick with Giardia. Perfectly healthy for a year before going to Camp Lisa. After Camp Lisa he had diarrhea and our normally active border collie was completely lethargic for 3 days before we took him to the vet. So his stay at Camp Lisa was $ 200 and now we also have a $ 140 vet bill to get him well again.
— Lisa has essentially NO screening process for dogs. She never asked about vaccination records or showed any interest in meeting our dog (she told us to keep him in the car for our meet and greet so as not to disturb the dogs she was boarding). When I asked about her meeting our dog to make sure he wasn’t aggressive, she just had us open the door to our car, took one look at him and said «oh yeah, he’s fine.» Our dog IS fine, but it made us worry about other dogs (who may not be fine) hurting our dog while he was there.
— When we picked our dog up, Lisa didn’t use her double gate system to get our dog out of the yard so another dog got out of the fenced yard instead of our dog and started running around freely. Lisa went into «oh crap» mode and started yelling at us to help her catch the dog — a dog we know nothing about who may bite strangers who try to grab it for all we know. After just a couple of minutes Lisa did catch the dog and put it back in the yard, and STILL proceeded to just sneak only our dog out of the gate instead of using her double gate system.
Overall, it just seemed like Lisa wasn’t responsible about preventing dogs from getting sick, hurt by other dogs or getting loose in the hills. Lisa’s attitude is that «she’s been doing this for 20 years» and she knows best about everything. We disagree, and will not send our dog there again.

We have been taking our PWD here for several years and have always received great service. When our dog passed and we adopted a new puppy it was no question where we would take him when we were out of town. Both of our dogs have always come back happy and more well-​behaved.
The dogs are given plenty of room to run and play and socialize with each other, love the facility.
Lisa has many years of experience and has passed along training tips that have been a great help.
Even when other options are available, we have always taken our dogs to Camp Lisa. Would recommend to anyone wanting a fun and safe place for their dog while away for a reasonable price. Thanks Lisa!

i did not speak with an answearing machine i spoke with a person. come on ya don’t have to lie to keep it real. you dropped the ball. so you blame me? sad

Return visit for Bo. This time he just stayed one day. He left happy and exhausted. Lisa is a total pro. Her camp allows dogs of all ages to play together under great care while you’re away. We could not be more pleased or impressed.
We already booked his next visit in August.
MF

I have been boarding my energetic chocolate lab (Moraga bred) Chip with Lisa since he came of age :-) He loves it there, and he obviously looks forward to each visit. He comes back home a bit tired, but happy. Lisa has helped out with the little things that come up without any issue and specifically was able to provide extra care for Chip when he had a minor injury. She is an alpha, and Chip loves and respects her. There has never been any issues with the other dogs. I highly recommend Camp Lisa.