Pet Me Scratch Me

We began using Pet Me Scratch me on for occasional day care and boarding when we inherited my wife’s parent’s dog Teddy. Teddy is a 9 year old Shih Tzu who is a bit shy at first. We were wary about how Teddy would react. We were thrilled with how things turned out. Our first uses were for daycare for a few days while contractors were at the house. It was clear from Teddy’s demeanor when we picked him up that he had enjoyed himself, and for days afterward, whenever he was let outside to go to the bathroom, he would go over to the car and try and get in to go back. After only a couple of visits, most all of the staff knew Teddy by name. We have only boarded him there once (over a long weekend) but that also went well. You get a discount on day care if it is combined with boarding. Pet Me Scratch me is a professionally run operation and it is apparent the people who work there enjoy the animals.

We recently relocated to La Crosse and were looking for a daycare/​boarding facility. Based on a internet search, we decided to pay Pet Me Scratch Me a visit.
We called to set up our initial ‘meet and greet,’ which ended up consisting of them taking our dog back into a room and meeting another dog, then telling us he ‘passed.’ It took less then 5 minutes. I asked for a tour of the facility and was shown a VERY crowded indoor play room and asked, ‘do you hear anything?’ To which I replied, ‘no.’ The person giving the tour was very proud of the fact that there were NO dogs barking. It was weird; I would expect a room as packed as the one they showed me to have dogs running, playing, and barking. I’d had someone in town tell me they use citronella to keep the dogs from barking, but I’m not sure if that’s accurate.
I asked about daycare schedules and was told that the soonest they had an opening for our dog to go was TWO months away.
As far as grooming, we decided to try one of the groomers who was supposed to be ‘great.’ Our dog ended up with numerous lines and big chunks out of his fur. This is a dog who has been getting groomed every 6 weeks since he was 3 months old and he’s never come home with chunks cut out of his hair.
The postive: very clean, sells quality pet toys and food.
Needless to say, we’ve found another local daycare/​boarding that seems to be in it more for the people and pets than the $$.

Pet Me Scratch Me is Doggie Daycare, grooming & training center and they sell high quality pet food. I have been there for cat food, since they are one of the only place in town which carry the ONLY food my cat will eat and they have always been very nice, giving me free samples when they were out of the food to hold me over until it came in.
Their biggest business is daycare. I have not brought my dogs here for daycare but many people I know do and really like it. I have been here for a playgroup and do like that they have an inside play area. The only problem I have is that they don’t have an outside play area. I think this is important for dogs to play outside in the grass but I understand inside padding is more sanitary.
I will keep buying food here (they do have good prices) and would bring my dog here if they need daycare (i.e. when I can afford it).