About Pasadena Pet Motel

Boarding, daycare and day training in South Pasadena

Pasadena Pet Motel is a family-owned dog boarding, daycare and training business at 6735 Gulfport Blvd. S in South Pasadena, serving the South Pasadena and St. Petersburg area. Clarke and Kristen Triplett have owned it since 2007; Kristen has been a veterinary technician for over 30 years, and manager Sarah Davis has been with the team since 2013.

Training by STK9

Training is provided by STK9 Training Company, run by Samantha and Matt Taylor. STK9 specializes in obedience training, behavior modification, nose work and scent games, and sport dog development, using balanced methods meant to help dogs understand expectations clearly. Programs run in a day train format Monday through Friday, with dogs dropped off and picked up each day; overnight boarding during training is available at standard boarding rates. During boarding or daycare, STK9 graduates can add refresher training and any dog can add nose work games, each $50 per day by reservation.

The trainers

Samantha Taylor is a Certified Head Master Trainer through North State K-9 Academy of Tarheel Training, president of the Tampa Bay Protection Sport Association, and a member of the IACP and APDT. Matt Taylor holds a Protection Sport and Decoy Trainer Certification from the same academy and is head decoy for the Tampa Bay PSA club.

What to ask

Email stk9trainingcompany@gmail.com to ask about current program lengths and availability.