Delightful Dog - Marietta, Georgia

Heather Lambert

Our puppy loves Delightful Dog! The staff is amazing and Melony does everything possible to make the dogs feel loved and comfortable. We have been using their preschool program since our puppy turned 16 weeks old and couldn’t be happier with it. Melony has even kept him overnight at her home when we had an unforeseen situation come up. She sent us updates and pictures while he was there and he looked like he was having the best time!

David Blumberg

Delightful Dog is an amazing place to get your Dog Groomed! The workers really care about your Pet from the moment you enter until you bring them home. They have grommets assistants who play with your Dog while they are waiting to be groomed/ picked up. Best groomer in Atlanta!!

Sandy Bruce

When we first fell in love with a little black and white puppy at the Atlanta Humane Society, as a senior couple we knew we wanted our new baby to have a strong start in life with socialization and manners. After a lot of research, we chose Delightful Dog, and promptly enrolled our 10-week old girl into DD’s nursery program. There she learned to play nicely with others, developed her puppy skills, and got a good start in basic puppy obedience. We loved it, and - more importantly - Pippa loved it! (She’s learned to recognize the turn onto Lower Roswell Rd near DD and gets her wiggle butt going.) Pips is now not far from her first birthday, and she has long moved on to their day care program and Melony’s positive training classes. I can’t say enough good things about the caring staff, the owner Melony, their overall positive training philosophy, and the exceptional facilities of Delightful Dog.

Kurt Meierdierks

I wanted to share my experience with delightful dog, so that others might benefit from what happened to me there. We rescued a six month old puppy and brought it there for their puppy training course. Within a few hours I got a call saying I needed to pick my puppy up because she was not doing well in the crate they put her in. We tried it again the next day, and had a similar result, and so they asked me not to bring her back and refunded my money. I would not have been upset with this had I known upfront this would be a possibility, thank goodness I was right down the road and not a way at work or it could’ve been an issue.

I thought this might’ve been an isolated incident until I brought it up with a neighbor who said they experienced something very similar there. They dropped their dog off for boarding their on the way to vacation. While they were at the airport, they got a similar call, asking for them to pick up their dog because of crate issues. They ended up missing their flight because they had to go back get their dog and find someone else to watch him.

Again, I respect why they did it but if you are going to potentially mess up in someone’s vacation plans, that needs to be very clearly mentioned upfront when signing up for the service. I didn’t want to trash them because I have heard other people say very good things about them but just realize it is not a one size fits solution for all dogs so be careful.

Zoe Salloom

We've taken our puppy to Delightful Dog since she was 8 weeks old. She has been part of the nursery and preschool programs and soon to be part of the daily play groups. The folks at DD are amazing! They are all kind and caring and truly love dogs. Their training techniques are unique using positive reinforcement and allowing the dog to discover what is appropriate behavior.
Nursery and preschool are truly unique in that the dogs get very individualized attention and exposure to many different things. The folks at DD are doing for our pup what our busy schedules won't let us do as effectively . We also get daily report cards with her progress and things we can work on at home, as well as training tips.
I highly recommend Delightful Dog for anyone needing to board their dogs, for training, or for daily play groups. The staff are all well trained and truly love what they do.

William Haas

Delightful Dog has been such a god-send for our dog and our family! From puppy training when our dog first came to our home to boarding, which has become our dog’s second home, we could not be more grateful for Delightful Dog! Melony and her staff have been welcoming, helpful, kind, and knowledgeable. Any time our dog boards with DD, we are able to call any time to check on our dog. We have such a peace of mind when we leave town knowing our dog is in good hands. I am most impressed with their strict policies on canine illnesses. I know my dog is around other healthy and active dogs, and for me, that means a happy dog and less visits to the vet. We are so very grateful for Delightful Dog and their whole staff.

Helen Halloran

Our Golden Retriever puppy LOVES delightful dog! He started off in the puppy training program and then he graduated to play with the big dogs. Ann in the puppy room is great and gave us a lot of good feedback and help. Raising a puppy is a LOT of work! Obviously the best time to train a pup is when they are very little if you can and Ann is great at the training part, what she does is all positive. Once he graduated and starting going to the big play area, he loves it just as much. He is excited to get there in the morning and when I pick him up he is exhausted, it is a perfect situation when you work! They are open early so it's perfect to drop him off on my way to the office. We can't say enough good things about Delightful Dog, we are so glad they are in the area and it has been such a blessing to have good care for your furry baby, if he were home alone in his crate all day I would feel awful. They send you home with a "report card" for your pup so you get real time feedback and the staff is knowledgeable and positive and Melanie is great.

Ken and Sharon Merrill

Highly recommend Delightful Dog. Lenny our new puppy is so cuddly and just a plain lovey in our house, he was developing some undesirable behaviors on a leash and riding in a car. Barking at every passing person was getting out of control and also while riding in the car. After completing the Manners I course at Delightful Dog he is becoming a much nicer dog to walk and ride with. He sat patiently in the crowded Apple Store for an hour and a half, with good manners. Melony our instructor and owner taught us distracting tricks to keep our puppy focused on us. We also attend small dog playtime at Delightful Dog as often as possible as it is teaching him good social behavior. Another aspect of DD,I would recommend is their grooming. Erin does a beautiful cut and groom for our Maltipoo. It is all done in a humane manner, no pulling beards etc. Lenny comes out happy and not stressed and best of all, I know he has been treated the way I would want. Check out their nursery for young puppies, they not only play but they are taught basic commands during the day. So glad we found Delightful Dog!