Guides & essays

Travel plans, packing lists, and the questions we get asked most often.

From Las Vegas resorts to Manhattan boutiques, how the top-rated options differ city by city.

What facilities actually require, what they'll turn away, and the things people get wrong.

It sounds basic. Most facilities don't actually offer it.

The single best filter for finding a confident operator.

In LA and the Bay Area, the closest facility on the map is not always the closest drive.

Houston, Dallas and Austin compared on density, pricing and who runs the facilities.

Winter demand fills Florida's best suites early. When to book, and where to look.

Suites cost roughly 2x kennels. Here's when that's worth paying for.

A field-tested set of questions and visual cues for a 20-minute facility tour.

Real pricing data from premium-tier facilities across the country.

A term that means different things at different facilities. Here's how to tell.

Three categories, three different jobs. Here's how to tell which one your dog actually needs.

Verified against a 12-point rubric. Ranked by score. No marketing fluff.

Cutting through the marketing — what the word actually means, and how to spot it.