Smilin Dogs

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251 Old County Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070
San Francisco doggie daycare at Smilin Dogs offers something truly different and special for your dog. How many San Francisco-area doggie daycares do you know that offer 750 acres of coastal range property for your dog to enjoy all day while you're at work? We're located in San Carlos on the Peninsula between Burlingame and Los Altos so we're close to Palo Alto, San Francisco, San Mateo and Pacifica. Part of our great pet sitting service is to pick up and drop off your dog - that's right, your dog gets his or her own doggie chauffeur with Smilin Dogs Dog day care center While you're at work during the day you can relax knowing your dog is being taken care of at a truly unique day care place where dogs get to run and play in nature all day. They get exercise and attention while you're at work. You live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area and that makes you different - so why should your dog sit at home alone all day waiting for you to come home? Our doggie daycare is more than just pet sitting. Your dog doesn't have to spend the day on a leash or in a cage. Some doggie daycares operate that way but we don't! We know a happy dog is one who gets to exercise during the day in the sunshine and beautiful Bay Area weather. So we turn them loose on our 750-acre pet sitting and dog day care property. Pet sitting services Our San Fran area dog day care services have been recognized by the San Jose Mercury News, Yelp.com, and CitySearch.com. Our repeat customers know we offer more than just another place to find your pooch some SF Bay dog day care. This isn't a boarding joint! Dogs come to Smiling Dogs to meet other dogs, play, explore, and run around. If your dog isn't in great shape today, maybe you need more than just another pet day care place. We're more than a dog walking service because we let go of the leash so dogs can run free. We can guarantee a safe environment that most dog walking services can't come close to. About Smilin Dogs Smilin Dogs has been in business since 2000 doing dog hiking and is adding daycare and boarding services in 2009. The business is owned and managed by Konrad Thaler and Diana Ungersma. Our team is completed by a great group of experienced and loyal dog handlers and office staff. We believe in investing in training and employees so that our people will be around for the long haul and be able to provide excellent customer service. Our dogwalkers complete the Dog Walking Academy offered by Dogtec For dogs, we believe in lots of outdoor space and time. Our goal is to provide a safe environment where dogs can be dogs. We believe in using positive reinforcement to manage behavior in our dog packs. We operate a "green" business in any way that we can. We compost and recycle everything we can. We are remodeling our new facility as greenly as possible. For example: For more details on our green remodel visit our blog at smilindogs.blogspot.com. Business Background Peninsula Professional Petsitting Services Harbor Industrial Association Peninsula Executives Association

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4.0172 reviews
Valorie H.
5/30/2025

Bryce loves going to the "ranch" every Wednesday. He drags the van driver to the van he is so excited. Boarding is very laid back. They do not have to stay in a crate most of the day like other...

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Malissa M.
6/30/2025

My pup loves it here and every time I take her she comes back pooped. Big bonus.. she's very high energy and for her to be pooped and me get some down time = yeahhh :) I had them trim her nails...

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Jin D.
2/26/2024

Konrad Thaler: in response to your defense: A. He did have a treatment plan for his dry eye. The fact that his eye requires daily eye drops and YET the first time you guys noticed his eye...

Meg R.
1/6/2025

Not Transparent About Serious Incidents I'm extremely disappointed with the lack of transparency at Smilin Dogs. My dog, Sunshine, attended daycare and boarding here for six months. During that...

Susan N.
4/16/2025

When adopting my dog, I knew they chose me because we had some yard space BUT we work full time and the kids have school. Leaving a dog at home during business hours all week long was NOT...

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