Yappy Pups Playhouse

When we moved to Salem, we looked extensively for a place to drop our pup off during the day. We initially took him to one daycare, but found it to be dirty and unkempt. When we brought him to Yap’s it was completely different. Not only does the place seem clean and well taken care of, the people and owner truly love what they do. They have an outdoor and indoor space and a ton of dogs every day and whenever we pick him up in the evening he’s completely exhausted. We’re thrilled we found this place and I’m sure you will be too.

I’m not sure where to start… Tobee is just 7 months old and I tried a couple of places that I wasn’t happy with. I have no children; so He is my child. Yappy Pups is unlike anything I would have imagined. Cathy and her crew have a «true love of dogs» like I’ve never seen. When your dog goes to Yappy Pups Playhouse the dog becomes family! I used to worry about leaving Tobee anywhere let alone boarding, but I no longer have to!

I can’t say enough good things about Yappy’s! We just had a baby in October and we love our dog but he is very active and demands a lot of attention. My husband and I both work full time jobs so we knew we needed a convenient and worry free doggie daycare. Yappy’s has been a life saver… our dog Charlie goes three times a week and is picked up and dropped off, which saves us so much time. Charlie is so content and happy after going to Yappy’s, which has saved us so much stress. The owner Kathy and Jon who does the pickups are awesome, so easy going and nice to work with, we really appreciate how patient they were with Charlie in the beginning (he’s a bit high strung, especially when people come to the house) and now he loves going to daycare and can’t wait to be picked up! Thank you Yappy’s!

My dog was very badly bitten by another dog while at Yappy Pups. When my daughter arrived to pick him up (along with his «brother», who was quite new to our family at that time, and still a bit skittish from his experience in shelters), she found both dogs sequestered from the other dogs, the new one cowering in a corner with excrement all over his fur, and the other bleeding. When she asked the girl who was working what had happened, the girl said she knew of nothing that had happened and didn’t know he was bleeding. (Why then, we wonder, were our dogs sequestered from the other dogs?!) She helped clean up the blood and sent them on their way. The cuts were quite deep, so we took the poor little guy right to the vet, who determined upon examining him that he clearly had been chomped down upon by a very large dog (based on the size and shape of the bite marks – there were several). We called the proprietress of Yappy’s, and she said she would investigate, but the next morning when I called to find out what had gone on and whether or not she was going to take responsibility for the situation, she actually argued with me that dogs are playful with each other and sometimes things happen. She did not want to accept responsibility, she did not apologize, and she did expect to be paid for the «care» they had received that day. After several times of asking her if she planned to take responsibility, she eventually reluctantly agreed that if I sent the vet bill to her she would pay it. I didn’t send the bill to her. But I won’t send my dogs there anymore either. In addition to the concern I have that my dog was seriously injured at this facility, I’m certain the owner of the dog that bit mine was never told what happened, and probably still is a client at Yappy Pups. How could I possibly feel my dogs would be safe there again?

Our dog was very happy during her time at Yappy Pups. It was great for socializing her, and it got a lot of her extra energy out.
But, I want to warn other pet owners that I do not think the place is very clean. Every time I would go to pick her up, I was overwhelmed by the smell of pee as soon as I opened the door. I know it would be hard to keep a daycare with so many pets clean, but our dog seemed to get sick from being there. She was only a visitor for about four months. During that time, she caught: pinkeye, kennel cough, and Canine Papillomavirus (warts in her mouth). The continuous vet visits and our feeling that the place was not very sanitary were what had us stop sending our dog here.

No other doggie day care like YAPPY, my Dante love his aunties and love to play with all his friend at the play house. Excellent service 100%