Camp Bow Wow Albany — Attraction in Town of Colonie

I love that the camp counselors are patient with the dogs. My Stella is now very cautious about entering the back room and the play yard. And the counselors move her slowly along. thank you for that. this behavior is new this year and we haven't been to Camp Bow Wow since last summer. In the past Stella would jump the door to get into the play yard if she could, so excited to be with the other dogs! We feel this new cautious behavior stems from several attacks on Stella by other dogs, some vicious, but none that required her to receive medical attention, and none that I have witnessed at your Camp. However, there was one not so friendly greeting that happened this week in Bow Wow's lobby. When she enters the play yard, her tail is between her legs, her ears are back and she cowers in the corner. this lasts for about 1-2 minutes. Then she is fine. Today, as I was watching the video cam, there was a very spirited mob at the door as Stella was entering and counselors quickly trying to disburse the mob. she cowered in the corner for a while and then seemed fine. This concerns me but, knowing that the counselors truly love the dogs and are generous with their affection, it reassures me that Stella will be OK. Each day gets a bit easier to come and go. so I will continue to monitor her behavior and hope...

Our dog is a big boy, around 75-80 lbs. He also has a lot of anxiety, for which he takes medication, however he certainly requires extra TLC. He is not always easy to handle! But Camp Bow Wow has totally exceeded our expectations. The interview process was thorough and honest and we are completely convinced that the dogs who “pass” are behaviorally appropriate for camp and up-to-date on immunizations etc. My lovely wife is a veterinarian herself and she is impressed, for what it’s worth.

The employees are always so sweet with Eli, even when he’s being silly. Recently he was scared by a loud banging noise outside as I led him out after picking him up. He scuttled back inside and was frozen in front of the desk :( I knew the employees were trying to “tuck in” the dogs boarding that night soon, and probably didn’t have extra time to deal with our little nut, but a young woman whose name I did not catch did a perfect job patiently leading him back outside with treats, after I failed in my initial efforts to do the same.

We have a blast watching Eli playing with other campers on the webcams too, and they are generally easy to access from their app and online. In short, we absolutely love...

I was excited about the good reviews and wanted to use them as a back up boarding when my regular sitter was unavailable. I work 12 to 13 hours a day and hate the thought of my dog being bored at home all day.

Initially they seemed great. But then I found out they put the dogs in their cabins at 645pm and don't take them out until 630am...no staff stays over night. I thought at first well at least he'll be tired from playing all day so maybe it'll be fine.

I checked the camera randomly one day and he wasn't anywhere. I called and they said "we are feeding him, we feed boarders from 4pm to 530pm and then let him out to play until bedtime." So again I accepted their explanation.

Next day I check the camera at 3pm. Again puppy is no where, so I call. They explain "he's taking a 1 hour nap". So in summary he's put away for 12 hours at night, 3 hours total for breakfast and dinner and now a 1 hour nap. If I was ok with leaving him by himself for 16 hours I wouldn't need a place to board him.

Oh and I forgot to mention his toys have been soaked in urine every time when I pick him up. He wouldn't pee on his toys unless he didn't have a...