About Happy Hound Dog Resorts

Shirley Avenue resort

Happy Hound Dog Resorts is a woman-owned, veteran-owned and locally owned dog boarding and daycare business in Jacksonville, operating since 2014. This location sits at 4603 Shirley Ave, with 15,200 square feet of air-conditioned space, 38 luxury kennels and 6 VIP kennels for boarding, and 5,000 square feet dedicated to daycare. A sister location operates on Beach Blvd. Both are open 7 am to 6 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 5 pm on weekends, reached at (904) 800-8800, extension 1 for Shirley Ave.

Services

The resorts offer dog boarding, daycare, grooming and dog training, with options for grooming and training added to daycare or overnight stays. Daycare runs on a large indoor play floor with separate spaces for small and large dogs, and owners can watch on web cams. Standard daycare at Shirley Ave is $36 a day for the first dog, and the first day is free for new customers.

What to ask

Ask what the training option includes, who leads it, how many sessions a stay includes and what it adds to the cost of daycare or boarding.