The Animal Keeper

Our dog boarding service provides spacious, climate-controlled accommodations with supervised playtime and personalized attention. Dogs enjoy daily exercise in secure outdoor areas and receive special care for dietary needs. With 24/7 monitoring and optional add-ons like bedtime stories, your dog experiences a comfortable, engaging stay.

Cat daycare offers a stimulating environment with climbing structures, interactive toys, and separate play zones to reduce stress. Our staff provides gentle socialization while maintaining strict hygiene protocols. Cats receive individualized attention and optional grooming services in a quiet, calming atmosphere designed specifically for feline comfort.

Professional grooming includes baths, haircuts, nail trimming, and specialized treatments like blueberry facials. Our groomers handle pets of all sizes and temperaments with patience, using premium products. Appointments include safety checks and post-grooming inspections to ensure your pet's satisfaction and well-being.

We offer obedience training using positive reinforcement techniques tailored to each dog's learning style. Programs range from basic commands to advanced behavioral modification, with progress tracking and owner education components. Our certified trainers provide follow-up support to maintain training consistency at home.

Specialized bird boarding includes species-appropriate enclosures, dietary management, and enrichment activities. Our staff trained in avian behavior ensures proper social interaction while maintaining strict quarantine protocols for disease prevention. Owners receive daily updates on their bird's health and activity levels.

Rurik specializes in obedience training with a focus on positive reinforcement techniques. He creates customized training plans while maintaining clear communication with pet owners through detailed progress reports and instructional videos.

Gigi brings over 15 years of experience in pet grooming, specializing in small breed dog styling. Her expertise includes anxiety-reducing handling techniques and providing detailed coat care advice to pet owners during and after grooming sessions.

Garrett leads our training team with a focus on advanced behavioral modification. He develops staff training programs and maintains quality control standards while personally mentoring clients through complex training challenges with patience and expertise.

We provide dog and cat boarding, daycare, grooming, and training. We also offer specialized care for birds and pocket pets at select locations.

We recommend advanced reservations, especially during peak seasons, though we often accommodate last-minute requests at our four San Diego locations.

Our staff receives specialized training to care for pets with medical conditions, anxiety, or special dietary requirements across all our facilities.

Yes, we encourage facility tours and offer personalized walkthroughs to help you feel comfortable leaving your pet with our team.

We maintain secure enclosures, conduct regular safety drills, and provide 24/7 monitoring during boarding hours with emergency protocols at all locations.

Great place for your doggy. I brought my dog Sherpa initially for doggy daycare to socialize pending temperament test for future boarding. The Staff were totally understanding of Sherpa's demeanor. Sherpa is a 5 y/o Schnauzer Mix Rescue. The Staff at the Animal Keeper we're wonderful, patient, informative, providing above and beyond customer service, and knowledge of Rescue dogs was exemplary. Kudos to the Staff at the Animal Keeper: Justin, Gracie, Raberta, Danica, Brian, Shannon. thank you. I highly recommend the Animal Keeper.

The Animal Keeper is the best! Been a customer for many years. The staff is awesome and the groomers do a great job. It's the only place we take our dog too. Highly recommend!

We have not traveled much with Covid so haven't needed to board the pups. Last summer we flew East to visit family and boarded our two Boston Terriers with The Animal Keeper in Poway. We were new to San Diego and I found The Animal Keeper online after reading so many positive reviews. We were thrilled with our experience. Our pups were well taken care of by the friendly and professional staff. We had them bathed and their nails trimmed the day we picked them up. Overall, it was a wonderful experience and we highly recommend The Animal Keeper.

I am a rescue owner for 2.7 years(covid adoption) of an energetic; smart and lovable mixed jack russell. Animal Keeper staff at Poway have assisted me every step of the way of adjustments for my rescue when I had to return to my classroom for work on site during pandemic. I am a special education teacher and my school/work hours are long. I could not in good conscience leave my fur baby in my apartment alone when I go to work.

The rising costs of everything have also led me to feel I may not be able to continue keeping my rescue. Daniel Byrum (manager) stepped up again yesterday with a plan to assist me and my furbaby in upcoming months. I was in tears to realize that I would not have to relinquish her. My Friday night last night turned completely around after work. My heart is on the mend today and thank you Daniel and all staff at Animal Keeper Poway for showing that there are still good souls/hearts who really care for our precious family additions.

I am so impressed by the level of service at this daycare. We have boarded our dog Tracer here a few times and every time our dog comes home 100% happy and tired from all the play. Recently our dog had an issue with some diarrhea, they immediately called me to ask about how Id like to modify her food so she will feel better. They gave her some sweet potato puree to calm her tummy and the staff members kept a close on her. The fact that they cared that much for even a smaller issue like that really blew me away. So glad I found this place!

My two Chihuahuas, Bruiser and Elle had a good time hanging with their friends at The Animal Keeper this weekend. They played in tiny tots and even had baths! This is their 4th time at The Animal Keeper. The staff is friendly and courteous! I know they cared well for my fur-babies and I would use them again in the future!

Dropped off my girl for a 4 day trip. It was the first time I've left her at a Kennel so we were a bit nervous about how she would handle the new environment. When I picked her up, she was happy, clean, and after arriving at home and getting the wiggles out, she slept hard. Obviously was very active and playing with the other doggies, well. Left a 20% tip and will definitely be back next time we have a trip out of town or need a day or two.