Fort Fido

Our supervised dog daycare provides socialization and exercise for dogs of all sizes. With four dedicated programs, we ensure safe interactions through behavioral monitoring. Daily activities promote mental stimulation and physical health, helping maintain balanced canine behavior at home.

Overnight boarding includes daytime daycare access and private evening lodging. Members receive personalized care in secure comfort lodges. Flexible scheduling allows single-night or extended stays with convenient drop-off times during operating hours.

Designed for puppies aged 3-4 months, our program supports early socialization with controlled introductions. Gradual transitions between size-based groups help puppies adapt safely. Vaccination requirements ensure a protected learning environment for young dogs.

A specialized 500 sq. ft. space tailored for small breeds includes appropriately sized play equipment. This separate environment prevents overwhelm while promoting socialization among like-sized companions through breed-specific interaction management.

Large breed dogs receive structured socialization through monitored play sessions. Our staff interprets body language and manages interactions to maintain safety. The program supports dogs needing more space while addressing specific behavioral needs of larger breeds.

We're open Monday-Friday 6:00 AM - 7:30 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, and closed on Sundays.

New members complete an online application, then schedule a temperament assessment before starting services.

We provide dog daycare with four size-specific programs and overnight boarding with private lodging options.

Yes - dogs need at least DHPP and Bordetella vaccinations to participate in our programs.

We encourage potential members to schedule a tour to see our facilities and meet the staff.

We remain open during standard operating hours but recommend checking specific holiday schedules in advance.

If I could give this place zero stars I would. My dog has been - choked -bitten (with no phone call or notice) - and called aggressive when I know he isn't This place was nice for a while and they always told me how much they loved my dog. I enjoyed taking him because I thought he was being taken care of. However I'm not okay with my dog being abused and choked out by workers and dogs and then made out to be the aggressor.

Bottom line is they do not care about your dog and you will regret ever taking your dog here like I do. On top of this an ex employee has said that they deprive the dogs of water in the summer and they do not use air conditioning. If all of these aren't red flags, I don't know what is. If your gonna run a day care at least care about the animals and at the bare minimum educate your workers who take joy out of choking and abusing dogs.

For some reason my last review was deleted. My dog was choked by a new employee. Granted he does pull at times when excited, but she yanked back as hard as she could to make him stop. If this was a problem that he was having daily, someone could have simply communicated that with me, and I would have walked him out myself. After this he was told that he could not come back because he was showing signs of aggression. However, he was not an aggressive dog when he went in for the first time a year ago. Based off of what I have witnessed, he was triggered by something in that daycare which now I have to pay for training to fix.

Could be from the choking or it could be from the several unreported dog fights that have occurred while in there. I have even picked him up with blood dripping down his forehead because "a dog was frustrated and bit him". No one called me to explain the situation, maybe because they didn't think it was important. But don't ask for my phone numbers for emergencies if your never going to call when an emergency takes place. Employees here must be trained better!

Very obscure "membership" requirements. Go to Wet Noses Dry Paws, they're amazing and they don't DISCRIMINATE against the breeds that Fort Fido does

Great dog daycare in Tacoma / University Place / Fircrest. Really kind, dog-loving staff and very reasonable pricing.

I took my three year old mellow boxer there for a meet and greet to get a call two hours later to come get my dog she is not welcome here! She was in a quarrel with two regular dogs there I had told. Obviously she got the worse of it with three claw marks down her side and a big one on her head. Then I was charged for a half day to put her through that nightmare. WOW! They should be paying me. I would definitely think twice before I'd leave my love one there for sure!