Fido Fitness Club — Attraction in Town of Hempstead

Edit to add: i spoke with the owner regarding this incident. I was told the employee was walking his dog and not a clients. The owner did not seem alarmed or concerned. I’m sorry, if a daycare employee was seen kicking their own child, would the daycare be ok with it since it wasn’t someone else’s? The employee and business stands by 5-6 kicks is appropriate discipline, so be careful if you use them as a trainer. I have yet to find any evidence by credible sources where 5-6 kicks is acceptable. Also, more people have come out and discussed they’ve witnessed this same employee do the same thing other times. In a local Facebook group, he identified himself and instead of explaining himself from a “professional” (using that very loosely) standpoint, he was verbally harassing people. The post has been deleted, but I have screenshots and so do 4 other members. If this is the type of behavior that Fido accepts from its employees (head trainer no less), then i question them as a business.

STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS First, I live close by in Woodmere across the train tracks. August 7 2020, I witnessed someone wearing a Fido Fitness staff t shirt walking a few dogs. He proceeded to KICK THE DOG repeatedly 5 or 6 times. Why? The dog barked. A friend of mine has been bringing her dog here for years and her dog remains aggressive. Explains a lot. I also know 1 person who’s dog was returned with scratches, bites, swollen eye and matted fur. It was also locked in a utility closet. If you've had experiences like this please speak up. This place needs to be held...

Extremely disappointed, hurt, and upset! I brought my husky for a trim and made sure to use photos as reference on how I'd like for it to look based on his previous haircut. Was told it could be done and even when I dropped him off the day of I asked if they needed to see the pictures again and only got an attitude in return and was told "yes, we know." Only to pick up my son later and see just how they butchered his fur. His coat is down to the skin! After demanding to speak to the owner which happened to be who butchered his fur all I get is "I'm trying to apologize. The comb I was using wasn't going thru and so I went just one size down. It's hair. It'll go grow back" when I asked why, if she was having trouble she didn't just call and say it couldn't be done. Rather, than just cutting the way she did and like nothing tying a bandana around his neck as if proud of her work! I received no answer. At first being told I can have $10 off the price agreed on. And later saying ok, you don't have to pay. If you care at all about your pet don't bring them. You have a better chance at cutting it better yourself. My dog isn't just "a dog" to me. He's my fur baby/son and I feel simply heartbroken in seeing what he looks like right now, in having trusted someone only to then butcher his fur and leave him looking like a clown. You just don't do that. They have...

I'm a member and don't know what I would do without these guys. My Vizsla is the happiest pup in the whole world- three days a week our dog gets picked up by the FFC van and goes to "school". We pay less for doggie daycare here than we did to have a dog walker come to the house. The staff/owners go out to their way to please and they also have the best hours- 7 days a week, and open late!

When I am not using their pickup/drop-off service, I would drop our pooch off. It's so easy to commute since the dog park is located at the LIRR and they offer free parking!

I can't say enough about Fido Fitness. They really care and offer lots of programs and educational classes for your best friend. They also carry Life's Abundance, the best dog food around! And they have the best prices on their dog food. I save $ buying it at FFC then if I were to buy it at the Vet.

If you are thinking about daycare or boarding... or just looking for a place to socialize your dog at their dog park... GO GO GO! We got a great community of people and dogs alike that would love...