Paw Oasis Pet Resort — Local services in The Colony

Finding the right dog boarding facility can be a journey, and what I’ve learned is that not every facility is right for every dog, and not every dog is right for every facility. My experience highlights this.

My dog went through three separate temperament tests at one boarding facility and didn’t pass any of them. This was disheartening because it didn’t reflect how he behaves in other settings—he does wonderfully at dog parks, playing and interacting well with other dogs in off-leash environments. When I asked for more details, I learned that their temperament test involved walking my dog on a leash around 15-20 other dogs. He had no control over his movements, no chance to explore naturally, and was understandably overwhelmed.

When they allowed him to interact with the other dogs, I was told that the other dogs either felt uneasy around him, acted aggressively, or simply weren’t accepting of him. To make matters worse, the facility’s solution was to charge extra for private playtime because my dog wasn’t welcomed by the group. To me, this felt like an insult added to injury—rather than addressing the situation and helping him integrate, they made me pay more for my dog to be excluded. It was like being told by a teacher, “I can’t make the kids in class play with your child,” and then suggesting I hire a private tutor for recess.

Thankfully, I found another facility that takes a completely different approach—and the difference is night and day. When we arrive, my dog is calm and happy, wagging his tail and patiently waiting for the staff without any prompting from me. Their introduction process allows dogs to meet off-leash, in a natural but controlled environment. Because of this approach, my dog has truly thrived. The facility prioritizes making all dogs feel welcome, which is such a relief after our experience with this facility.

The key takeaway from my experience is this: your dog deserves to be in an environment where they feel safe, welcomed, and included. If a facility isn’t making an effort to create that experience for your dog and instead asks you to pay extra for exclusion, it’s worth finding one that will. There are so many excellent options out there, and the right one can make all the difference for both you and your dog.

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This has been the best investment for our little guy Ghost. He just came back from advanced K9 training from "K9 Off the Leash". We wanted to give him a break from consistent training each day and something more fun than two 15 min walks, snuffle-mats, puzzles, and playing with his toys.

I was hesitant to bring my dog, a Siberian husky, to daycare as the breed is hyperactive and act very cat-like. They play a little different and specifically my dog Ghost wants to be chased around like in a game of tag. He is also a puppy and we wanted him to learn play manners with other dogs.

He is a very shy 6 month old and slightly timid. This experience was beyond my expectations.

The Bliss pet resort staff is amazing and answers your questions when you need it. You can view your doggo running around and playing with other dogs from a camera of their 3-4 viewable yards. (you can also see when the staff interrupts rough play or stops bad behavior by gently leading the dog around on leash to calm down)

This is huge for me that the staff understands dog body language and catches when a dog may be getting too excited. (Our goober gets too excited as he is at that male puppy age.) But staff is lovely and takes him on a heeled walk around for a little bit to calm down and focus!!

They offer swim lessons so your dog can enjoy the pool onsite. (Yes my husky did it and he ended up loving it)

Will definitely be coming back after my family works out a schedule for days to bring him. We love having him at home but poor guy needs a yard.

Special thanks to Melissa for helping me get my camera set up. My coworkers and I all work remote building websites all day and appreciated watching all dogs having a fun day instead of looking at code lol. A very welcome distraction and joy to see!

Kudos to I think it was Christina/Kristina(sorry if I misspelled this). She helped us get Ghost groomed when I accidentally booked at the Prosper location. She has also been amazing at checkins each time I bring Ghost in. She even remembers all dog guests by name when you come...

I sometimes board my dog here because it’s close to home.

Pros: Clean, new facility Responsive and kind staff Seems well organized and never had an issue with my dog staying there Groomers did a great job with my dog when I tried it.

Cons: Very laborious process to board your dog. There are like 20+ options to choose from online. The prices aren’t directly listed there (that I can tell) and there’s an excessive amount of text in each one that makes it hard to discern the differences. So, I have to reference their pricing page alongside the booking page. Extremely excessive amount of upsell attempts. The booking website has you scroll through dozens of upsells. Then, you book, and the staff sometimes ask you about upsells during the confirmation process. Then, you fill out the intake form, which forces you to decline numerous upsells. Then, you drop off your dog, and once again decline numerous upsells. The boarding intake form is also rather extreme. Numerous pages of upsells and waiving rights/agreeing to things/etc. I understand filling it out once to basically say “i agree that you’re not responsible for _ and I’ll bring_”, but filling it out for every boarding stay is very burdensome. No play on Sundays. While I understand the policy to some extent, it strongly sways me to place my dog at other places that he won’t be miserable (especially for the price you pay!) For the price, upselling on playtime is a shocker. And the base amount of playtime is just far too low in my opinion.

With all of that being said, I DO like this place. I just disagree with the corporate and anti-consumer structure, so it requires considerable patience. You don’t generally see this “microtransaction” structure at many facilities - and I’ve used dozens of facilities in high cost of living cities.For most of my boarding, after considering all of the cons above, it’s easier, faster, and cheaper for me to drive my dog 30min to a place we...