Business Details
27 Years
experience
Trusted Pet Care for Small Dogs in Salt Lake City
Founded in 1999, Little Dogs Resort was established to provide cage-free, loving care for small dogs under 30 pounds. Our mission stems from a personal experience: our founder Jennifer witnessed her family dog's distress during traditional boarding, inspiring her to create a better solution. With over two decades of experience, we specialize in daycare, overnight stays, and grooming services tailored to small breeds. Our team of certified professionals prioritizes safety, structured enrichment, and individualized attention, ensuring every dog receives the respect and care they deserve.We believe in continuous improvement through hands-on experience and scientific insights into canine behavior, offering programs that address dogs' physical, emotional, and social needs. Our facility is designed to make dogs feel at home, with dedicated spaces for relaxation, play, and learning. We maintain rigorous standards for animal care, customer service, and facility management, verified through staff certifications. By treating every dog as family, we aim to give pet owners peace of mind while enhancing their pets' quality of life through expert-guided enrichment.
Services
Daycare
Overnight Boarding
Grooming
Enrichment Programs
Reservations
Details
- Year established: 1999
Highlights and features
- We specialize in care for small dogs under 30 pounds with tailored programs since 1999
- Our certified staff implements science-based enrichment strategies for canine development
- Dogs are separated by size, temperament, and activity level for safe socialization
- Facility features dedicated spaces for play, relaxation, and learning activities
- 24-hour on-site care ensures constant supervision during overnight stays
What people say
Loving staff
Clean facility
Dogs excited to go
Expert care
Peace of mind
Services
Daycare
Our structured daycare program provides safe socialization and enrichment for small dogs. Certified staff supervise playgroups separated by size and temperament, ensuring appropriate interactions. Dogs receive personalized attention through guided activities that stimulate mental development and physical exercise, creating a fulfilling experience that reduces stress and behavioral issues.
Overnight Boarding
Luxury overnight accommodations include 24-hour on-site care with personalized meal plans and comfort amenities. Each dog receives individualized attention through scheduled playtime and enrichment activities. Our secure facility features dedicated sleeping areas with soft bedding and calming music, ensuring restful stays while giving owners peace of mind about their pet's well-being.
Grooming
Professional grooming services tailored to small breeds include bathing, coat maintenance, and nail care. Our experienced groomers create a stress-free environment through gentle handling techniques. Regular grooming sessions help maintain skin and coat health while providing opportunities for early detection of potential health issues through close physical examination.
Enrichment Programs
Science-based enrichment programs combine play and learning to develop canine social skills. Structured activities improve obedience through positive reinforcement techniques. Programs address specific behavioral needs while promoting mental stimulation, helping dogs become better companions through guided interaction with staff and other dogs in controlled environments.
Reservations
Flexible reservation system allows easy scheduling of daycare, boarding, and grooming services. Our staff assists with personalized planning during meet-and-greet sessions. We offer convenient online booking options while maintaining direct communication channels for special requests or last-minute changes to accommodate pet owners' varying schedules.
People
Jennifer
Founder
Jennifer established Little Dogs Resort in 1999 after recognizing the need for better pet care options. Her vision created a unique facility focused on small dogs' specific needs, developing science-based enrichment programs that revolutionized local pet care standards.
Questions
What size dogs do you accommodate?
We specialize in small dogs under 30 pounds for safer, more comfortable care.
How are dogs socialized?
Dogs are grouped by size, temperament, and activity level for safe, appropriate interactions.
What enrichment activities are offered?
Our programs include structured play, learning sessions, and personalized attention to stimulate mental and physical development.
Are overnight stays supervised?
Yes, we provide 24-hour on-site care with trained staff monitoring guests throughout their stay.
How do you ensure safety?
We maintain rigorous safety protocols including temperament testing, staff certifications, and constant supervision during all activities.
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Reviews (6)
The Monty Show
Mar 25, 2022
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They always take great care of our dogs, we leave our two little dogs there, we bought a membership as we travel often. Each time we are gone they send photo's daily, the dogs are well fed, they sleep in their own beds that we bring for them. The staff is friendly and responsive. But what matters most is our dogs come home just as we left them, there has never been an issue with safety or illness, there has never been the slightest bit of concern. I would advise you to bring your dogs here without hesitation.
Kristine Wienberg
Mar 18, 2022
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Best doggie boarding-daycare ever! Great staff, highly trained and caring! This location sure deserved the 2022 Best SLC Business Award, glad they were awarded it.
GMstought
Mar 15, 2022
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Gigi loves coming here. She gets treated so well and the second she knows where she's headed, that tail starts a'goin'. Then she comes back home happy, stinky, and tired and sleeps for 3 days straight lol. Thanks for treating my girl like a princess.
Mike Beutler
Jan 26, 2022
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Little Dogs Resort is the most personal daycare and boarding experience we've found in Salt Lake. Remy is the new kid on the block there, but so far he loves it! With previous daycare or boarding it would often take him a couple of days to bounce back to his usual peppy personality. So far with Little Dogs, while he's always pooped when he gets home (which we love), he also bounces right back to his usual self. He seems to get lots of love and attention there. Thanks to everyone there for taking care of our little buddy! We appreciate you!
Positiveyes Tobe
Jul 27, 2021
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Such an amazing experience They took such good care of my dog and when I went to pick him up from boarding there at first he was happy to stay there. He ran to go sit on the couch there. When we were waiting to get him I was watching them take care of the other dogs and they treat them with such loving care I was so happy and felt so much better about boarding him. Now he knows how to play with a ball which before he went there he did not know how to get it or bring to us. I just can not say enough great things about this place. I highly recommend taking your dog here.
Dawn Cardinale
Feb 01, 2021
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I love this place and so does my dog. Jacob is great and gives my dog personal attention. He always remembers us even though we live out of the way and don't make it there as much as we'd like. The staff there are always friendly and helpful and seem to genuinely care about the dogs there. I have my dog bathed there, too, and he always looks great afterward. I highly recommend this very cool place. Try the enrichment program with mental and physical exercises! My dog loved it.
