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Barks 5th Avenue

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10620 Cypress Creek Parkway
Houston, TX 77070

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My husband and I had tried to train our dog Lily, but it was without any success. We tried other training techniques, other trainers, we tried everything but still nothing worked....

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I took my dog here for 5 days. When I picked her up, they had a sign posted that there were confirmed cases of kennel cough going around. This really bothered me. I called my ve...

My husband and I had tried to train our 5/30/2012

My husband and I had tried to train our dog Lily, but it was without any success. We tried other training techniques, other trainers, we tried everything but still nothing worked. We thought all hope was lost, until we found Barks 5th Avenue. From the moment we walked into the door we knew we were in the right place. The trainer took the time to really speak with us, and made us feel confident that we could do it too. Lily has made a complete change, and its all thanks to Barks 5th Avenue! They not only trained Lily, theyve changed our lives. We now have the perfect dog we always dreamed about. Thank you so much Barks 5th Avenue! more

will answer any of your questions 5/23/2012

I have been using Barks 5th Avenue for about 9 years--since they were even at another location. Penny and her staff have always made my animals happy to be there. Tedi, my more recent dog, went through Barks' training as a young pup. I was very happy with the results. A year and a half later Tedi still does a great job following her commands--too bad I don't do a better job working with her. Although she knows her commands, she still can hardly do the ""right thing"" when she sees that we are at the facility. She just can't wait to go see her friends at Doggie Day Care. Patty, Roxanna, Michael and the others know us by sight and Tedi can't wait to show them her affection by wanting to lick--and they tolerate it! lol Both of my dogs have had double coats and trimming them is complicated and labor intensive, but that has never daunted the groomers from doing what I thought would look good. And, the dogs seem happy to look so pretty. I have always recommended not only their facility and services to others, but I also mention all the great types of food they have, including raw products. Tedi likes the different treats that they sell. Don't hesitate to visit Barks 5th Avenue and the great staff. They are very helpful and will answer any of your questions. more

made me feel very comfortable 5/17/2012

After visiting other grooming salons in my area and having bad experiences with nearly ALL of them, I gave up on hope of finding the right groomer. My dog would come home dehydrated and stressed out. I recently stumbled upon Barks 5th Avenue, read the reviews and decided to give professional grooming another try. The staff was friendly, professional and made me feel very comfortable leaving my baby in a new place. I met the groomer, Merial (not sure of the spelling) and she was very nice, professional, and very detailed. When I picked up my dog I couldn't BELIEVE how good he looked! He literally looked like he could be in a magazine! He was so happy...Merial took such good care of my pup. I will definitely return to Barks 5th Avenue and tell everyone I know about this great facility! If anyone has lost hope like I did, this place is for you! more

Treat my dog like a member of their family 4/24/2012

I went over many reviews, even did research on my own and asked several vet doctors before I try Barks 5th Avenue. After taking the risk, everything turned out the opposite of what others said. The owner treat my dog like it is one of their own, and the staff take their time to write down things for me. This place is very disability friendly and they write things down for me, because for some reason I can't understand everything. One day my dog was sick, and the owner took responsibilities to take my dog to the vet. Since the owner knew my dog is my life. I was very impressed with Penny's(owner) use professional judgement. We are very pleased with Penny's honestly and model different type of behavior modification that we need to work on. Every dog owner must take some flea preventer, ours did 1x a month, we don't have any fleas problems or the place is dirty? NOPE I disagreed, I stopped by several times and they were clean, I showed up by surprised and ask a tour of the facility. So the best I can say is we are pleased to have a owner who is a champion of dogs to train out dog. We are very pleased, and this is coming from two disabilities individuals who depend on ""extension of time"" for communications, the staff, the owner and her husband took their time to explain things to us. I know I won't find this professionalism and disability friendly anywhere else. We're thankful and we know in our heart, that if my dog every gets sick or need medical attention, they text me immediately, and keep me on top of the news. I know I won't find this type of exceptional services anywhere. Thank you Barks 5th Avenue for treating my dog like a member of your family too. more

Best place to come for grooming training! 4/18/2012

Barks is the best place to come for grooming + training! I also love their selection of natural foods. The staff is always so friendly and gives me dog training tips every time I come! more

We love this place! 1/10/2012

I've been taking my Bichon to Barks Fifth Avenue for the past 5 years or so for all of his grooming needs. The staff is always courteous and knowledgeable, and I've never had a bad experience. I've never boarded a pet here, but this is the place I would go to should the need arise. more

My pups' favorite home away from home! 1/4/2012

***JUST IN....added at 7ish on Wed. Jan 4th**Bark's 5th Ave will go the extra mile (or miles in this instance) and because I was unable to pick up my precious little one tonight....a wonderful staff member is bringing her home to me! How great is that? And how many other places would EVER do that for their clients?? I certainly can't think of anyone!!*** more

Keep reading... 1/3/2012

I am the proud owner of a 6 month old Dobie named ""Jezebel""...I had heard about Barks through some friends of mine in the area and decided to do my research before trusting them with my baby. When I found all of these reviews on here I have to admit that at first I was put off by the couple of negative reviews, but I kept reading. I am glad I kept reading and saw many more positive things people had to say rather than negative, and I visited them first before boarding this Christmas. This is definitely not the most up to date or fancy kennel in the world but let me tell you that the staff were so welcoming!! They were all so helpful and knowledgeable. Also, in my search for a kennel in this area I visited quite a few...the main thing I noticed when I walked in this one was how clean the place was and how good it smelled! You couldnt even tell it was a dog place! I would rather take my dog to a place that cares and is knowledgeable about animals, I am not paying for a fancy kennel, I am paying for them to care for and nurture my ""Jezebel"", trust me she doesnt care about the way her kennel looks, LOL! I wouldnt be suprised if she didnt destroy their kennel like she does at home! Also, the other thing that was awesome was they have a lobby full of holistic and natural dog food, I went ahead and switched ""Jez"" from Blue Buffalo to Nature's Variety...there was a girl there that caught me at check out becasue she saw the Blue Buffalo bag and shared some alarming facts about Blue that I wasnt currently aware of! Wow, I will be back, many times, I would reccommend visiting this place, you will want to come back! more

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duh people...13 yrs in biz = doin somethin right !! 10/12/2011

id like to comment on ""krovang"" great dane review. i AM considering barks for boarding & other services & based on your review, i am going to gladly give them my business & refer ALL my dog friends to help keep them in biz. seriously lady, did u even READ what u wrote? hellooo..nutcase, 1st of all, i hardly think these people r going to bring your dog out to u with all this blood coming from his feet so bad he couldnt walk, what did they do, piggy back your 150# dane? ""stricken demeanor""?? oh my..HE WOULDNT LOOK AT U ? are u in drama class at school? i think so ! call 911,my 150# dane has 2 little scratches on his bigas! legs from playing ""like a dog"" in ""daycare"" that HIS OWNER ENROLLED HIM IN,your vet ruled negligence? really?hmm lets see, the mgr her/his self gave personal service,they could have sent min wage kennel staff to deal w u,they ""gave"" u antibiotics!,WRAPPED his pads! (bet that was fun 4 them)and only charged u for 4 days instead of 10! so what does it cost to brd a horse of 150 these days? id guess a min $25 a day, so they ""ate"" 150 bucks to try & make u happy. ""THEY"" didnt ""ruin""your dog lady ""he was ruined by you before they ever saw dukkie"" they went WAY over & above what they had to, i only hope they take such good care of my ""dane"" yes, i have a dane too. here we come barks 5th avenue more

WOW 10/7/2011

I WILL NEVER come back again with my dog!!! My dog was such a happy dog until he spent one day at their day care!!! As soon as I picked him up I saw he was not happy. I ran to me and hid behind my legs. I always take my dog to the petsmart doggie day care and have never had a problem LOVE IT THERE. But I decided to try out bark more

Grooming Incident April 2011 8/19/2011

We have been coming here over a year, as long as we had become dog owners. After going to other groomers now, Im not sure why closing time was the pick up time after dropping off before 10am, like requested. Our dogs didnt stay there less than 8-10 hours a day. Our new services have yet to be over 4 hours.This day was not even different, we picked up our dogs at closing time, to notice one of our dogs eyes were so bloodshot red, she looked like she had been choked so hard, the eyes almost popped out. I had never seen this before. The employees didnt seem to notice, until we pointed it out. My dog jumped into my arms and I could not speak. My husband asked most of the questions to the owner, we were told it was hemotoma of the eyes, caused possibly by pulling on a leash. I felt there was some negligence on their part, but nothing was admitted to us. I lost sleep thinking of what possibly could have caused this, certainly not pulling on a leash (10 pound pup) dont want to think of what really happened. How long do you have to pull on a leash for your eyes to become bloodshot red? I was practically in tears when we walked out of there, and to this day never recd a phone call to follow up on how our dog was doing. I want to make people aware, our dog is good after weeks of recovery. I dont want this to happen to anyone else. And yet to have anything like this happen again at the groomers. They lost our loyalty and trust and therefore we moved on. more

Please avoid if you care about your dog 7/7/2011

I boarded my dog here June of 2010 when I went to Mexico. I wasn't going to write a review about how traumatizing this experience was for my dog and I, but I just want people considering this place to understand that now almost a year later I am still feeling repercussions from our terrible experience. When I picked up my dog last year, he had the stricken demeanor of being beaten. He would not look at me, like he had been punished. As well, his pads were torn and bleeding inhibiting him from walking for a few days, pimples covered his face, both of his elbows were swollen with scabs, and two small puncture looking lesions were on his back legs. Although the manager gave me antibiotics, wrapped his pads, and only charged me for 4 of the 10 days, I felt none of this should have happened. My vet even ruled the next day as the negligence as the cause. I almost denied the charge on my credit card. Even to this day, Duke refuses to get into my car, because he believes he is going back to this place. Duke is a 150lb. Great Dane. There is no picking him up and putting him in the car. They ruined his fun-loving eager attitude. He loved riding in the car and was in perfect health before he was brought here. He now has scars on his elbows and face marring his Merle coat and I just wrestled with him for almost 30 min. trying to get him in the car to go to the dog park. I want people to consider my experience and think carefully about paying money to these people. more

DO NOT TAKE YOUR DOG TO BARKS 5TH......I BEG YOU 7/4/2011

My wife and I have used Barks 5th Avenue on several occassions.....so you think we would be considered as loyal customers.....WRONG! We left our yorkie there for boarding ONLY.....no grooming. The groomer mistakes our dog with someone else's dog.....shaved off half the hair on his back before she realized it was the wrong dog. Yes...you are thinking just like me....dont the dogs have on name tags.....yes they do! So my wife talked to the MANAGER about the incident and she said she would comp a 50% grooming for the next visit....if you are thinking like me..mmmmmm NEXT GROMMING....NO...DIDN'T REQUEST THE FIRST ONE! SHE WAS VERY RUDE TO MY WIFE ON THE PHONE AND TOLD HER TO COME GET THE DOG, NEVER COME BACK AND HUNG THE PHONE UP IN HER FACE. I spoke with the OWNER... SHE TAKES UP FOR HER MANAGER.....NO ONE IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND SHE CLEARLY STATES ""YOU AND YOUR WIFE ARE OVER REACTING...THE HAIR WILL GROW BACK more

Jesse's spa 6/25/2011

I first heard about Barks 5th Avenue 7 from my vet's staff 7 years ago when looking for last minue boarding for my Golden Retriever mix. I was happy that Barks 5th Ave not only had room for Jesse's last minute boarding but they were cheaper then places I had used in the past. Jesse was treated like family and now long term staff know her by sight and greet her by name.. I was surprised to find a thunder shirt for sell there yesterday. I had been researching this product on line. The price was the same as the on line price. I purchased it and immediately placed it on Jesse. I was shocked at Jesse behavior because she instantly became calmer and sat down which she never does when out in public. Barks 5tth avenue has continue to grow offering all kinds of services. I will never use any other pet care business for Jesse's grooming and boarding needs. more

Rude and unprofessional Owner 1/1/2011

Used Barks for the first (and last) time new years eve. I have used another facility for years and never experienced doubling a QUOTED fee. Good businesses will work to satisfy the customer but not this one. The owner was very defensive and told me the additional fees were my fault and that i should have read her website. I guess her staff is not capable of explaining their services. I explained I never had an issue with the facility I had previously used and she told me I could not compare a McDonalds to her steak house. Lastly she said it did not matter if I told others about my experience bc she had enough business. Money aside, I have never been treated so rudely by a business owner. How can she claim she will treat my dog with professionalism when she was so unprofessional with me? more

Houston & Cypress's BEST Pet Salon & Boarding Facility 12/28/2010

I have been using Barks 5th Avenue for about 9 years--since they were even at another location. Penny and her staff have always made my animals happy to be there. more

RE: They love my Pudge! 12/8/2010

We are within a 10 minute drive to Barks 5th Avenue and thought we'd give them a try. We could't be happier, the entire staff knows Pudge on a first name basis. He has a little fan club and they look forward to his visits. He gladly walks through the door and no change in his personality when he returns home. I've had pets lose weight while boarding, not with Barks. We have been very happy with their boarding services. He will be visiting next week and we may try their doggie day care. I am also very happy with their hours of operation, being open Sunday is very convenient for us. more

Easy going boarders 11/29/2010

This place is right around the corner from my house which is super convenient. They have also always been able to take my dogs with or without a reservation. more

Rean Read Read Read 11/17/2010

So as i was Searching Barks 5th Avenue i was good and bad comment but there was a comment that really cought my eye. I saw it here on City Search and yahoo and other places talking horrible stuff about Barks 5th Avenue but i put no mind to it and STILL took my dog to Barks 5th Avenue. I boarded my dog there for a few day and when i came back to get my dog i saw there was something wrong with him he was acting very funny and i was told by the lady up front ""hes acting as if hes not happy to see you"" i took him home and let him outside to go potty before we went inside and he was acting nothing like himself FWI my dog acts like he has ADD so i took him inside he just lay there he look so unhappy so i bend down to pet him i notice that he was cover in fleas and ticks and i also notice hes eye was red and smaller i took him a bath right at that moment and the water came out RED my dog was infested in fleas and ticks it scare me to see him in that condition i try to take the tick of him but he was cover in them. My dog has fleas from time to time he is a dog and he goes out side but i never seen him cover in fleas like when i pick him up from Bark 5th avenue in hes 8 year of life he has never never been infested in fleas. I took him to the vet the next day and they where in shock when they saw all the fleas and ticks they gave him a bath i also told them about him eye and the doctor look at it and say it was a pucture to hes eye ball and that he had a cut inside his eye lid. I was so mad at myself for taking him there knowing that i had reed the mesage warning me about Barks 5th Avenue. I will never ever take my dog there so take all the messages you reed on line in to consideration. more
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Full service pet care facility offering Boarding, Grooming, Doggie Daycare, specializing in Training and Canine Nutrition. Changing people's lives one dog at a time.

Owner Message
  • Our goal is a happy pet! We deliver the quality of service you expect and your dog deserves. Barks 5th Avenue is the most up-to-date, clean, well-maintained, and socially balanced doggie daycare facility in the area. We offer constant interaction with your pet as well as meticulous grooming and pet suites.

    We guarantee no other facility offers the special care, attention to detail and professionalism that your dog receives while in our care. We invite you to come and take a tour of our dog daycare, grooming, and boarding. We create well-balanced dogs through training, nutrition, and socialization.

Editorial
  • Doggy daycare facility in Houston boards you furry friend, grooms them, and provides love and attention when you are not around to do so.

  • 1/31/2008 Provided by Citysearch
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  • Hours: Mon- Fri 7am-7pm Sat 8am-6pm Sun 9am-5pm
  • Payments: Visa, Master Card, Discover
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