Enclosure
Fully Fenced
Fencing height (at lowest point)
3 ft
0% of guests said fencing at this spot was secure enough to contain their dogs
Gaps or holes in fence: No gaps
Fencing type(s): Wood - privacy
Fencing details: Iron gate and wood fence.
Other dogsSometimes
Other domestic animalsNo
Other peopleSometimes
Private entryYes
Agility equipment
Field
Dog drinking water
Chairs
Indoor restroom available
Outhouse available
50% off all dogs after the 1st dog
25% off hourly price for 30 min visit
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Oakland, California
Dogs must be leashed when entering and exiting the spot. | |
Make sure the area is safe and secure before bringing your dog in. | |
Never enter a spot before your booking start time and never leave late. | |
Pick up after your dogs. Leave the spot as it was when you arrived. | |
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Unless otherwise stated, restrooms are not available on site. |
I booked about an hour before we arrived at the sniff spot. I let the owner know that I have two dog reactive dogs who would be ok as long as they did not see the dogs too close in the home (8ft from a window is ok). I did not get a response which is fine as I assumed the person was likely busy since it is a weekday. Once we arrived there were two fences - none implying of where to enter - into the back area (or so I thought). The left side of the house you cannot access the backyard, it leads to a dead end. Through this way the two dogs of the owner were at the sliding window barking at my dogs. It was fine as we turned around to go back out to the front. The (who I assume) owner, opened the sliding glass door where one of the dogs came out barking at my dogs. Thankfully nothing escalated and all dogs were able to get where they needed to be. We entered on the other side, again without any indication of where to enter. We walked back to examine the area to ensure things were secure as per sniff spot directions. Although the property is entirely fenced the lowest fence is about 3ft tall (near a sitting area by the BBQ), and has slats for dogs to see into the neighbors backyard. I did not feel comfortable having my dogs off leash as if another dog came into view I was worried my dogs would jump the short fence. The main reasons I booked this spot was: it is advertised as fully fenced and secure with 5ft fences at the lowest point (not accurate), water area for dogs (I could not find where to give my dogs water), affordable (accurate) and it was a larger backyard (accurate). I do believe this would be an ok spot for small/medium dogs (my dogs are about 80lbs each), but there are a lot of open spots that go into a dense area of greenery that I would be concerned if a dog had poor recall or any prey drive if they saw a rabbit or feral cat it would be nearly impossible to get back in the forest-y area. I hope this review is helpful for the owners of this sniff spot as there needs to be clear entry points, dogs secure in the home, as well as accurate fence measurements. It has great potential to be an awesome sniff spot, but until the sniff spot can be accurately advertised it was a poor experience for us.
Joined in April 2024
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