Happy Puppy L.A

Safe, structured boarding environment for dogs in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita areas. Our facilities provide supervised socialization opportunities and behavior maintenance during stays. Fear Free certified staff ensures stress-free experiences for all guests.

Intensive training programs combining boarding with personalized instruction. Focus areas include obedience, behavior modification, and socialization. Programs utilize positive reinforcement methods certified by IAABC and Fear Free professionals.

Specialized programs for young dogs covering basic obedience, socialization, and house training. Curriculum designed to establish lifelong positive behavior patterns using science-based reinforcement techniques.

Targeted solutions for reactive behavior, fear-based issues, and aggression. Certified trainers develop customized plans using Fear Free protocols and positive reinforcement strategies to address complex behavioral challenges.

Structured programs teaching essential commands and household manners. Focus on building communication between owners and pets through reward-based methods that reinforce positive associations and consistent expectations.

Certified Animal Behavior Consultant and Emmy-award winning TV personality with 15+ years of experience in positive reinforcement training. Specializes in complex behavior modification and human-canine relationship building.

We use science-based Positive Reinforcement methods certified by Fear Free and IAABC organizations.

Yes, we provide structured boarding with behavior maintenance and socialization opportunities for dogs.

Our team includes Fear Free and IAABC-certified animal behavior consultants with specialized training.

We serve Los Angeles and Santa Clarita areas with training services and transportation options.

Yes, we specialize in addressing reactive behavior, fear-based issues, and aggression through customized plans.

Yes, our puppy development programs focus on socialization, obedience, and house training for young dogs.

I've been meaning to write this for a while, but just now had a few moments to put down my thoughts. On Dec 8, 2021, we (quite unexpectedly) found ourselves to be rescuing an 7 week old Old English Sheepdog/St. Bernard puppy. Not having much experience with puppies (the other dogs I've had were over a year old when I rescued them), we were quickly overwhelmed. We happened upon Happy Puppy LA and were referred to Michael.

He has been a godsend. His humor and patience, particularly with new puppy parents (not to mention the puppy) has been exceptionally helpful and reassuring and the positive reinforcement approach he's helped us use has been very effective. Highly recommended!

We left our darling Yogi for two weeks at Happy Puppy and could not have been happier with their care! Eric and Rashi run a wonderful boarding and daycare center. They deliver a personal experience for every dog. For instance, they sent us daily videos of Yogi to keep us updated. The dogs spend most of their day outdoors with other dogs of similar temperament. This was great because they get to socialize and have fun while we are away. Definitely coming back here! Thank you for taking care of our baby while we were away!!

I can't stress enough how unique and wonderful this place is. The home setting, and knowledge of the staff sets it apart from other boarding facilities. I can board my pampered pup guilt free and the best part about it, is he comes home stress free and acts like his normal self. When boarding him at other upscale but traditional kennel facilities or daycare facilities in the past, my dog comes home and has diarrhea, and is comatose for a few days. The resort limits to a dozen or less dogs at a time and I really think this minimizes stress. I feel so lucky to have found this place.

We have a daycare place we like, but when we started looking into boarding places for our ~1 year old dog, we were really disappointed. We both had horrible feelings about leaving her in a facility with 20+ other dogs and a real lack of direction or oversight from the staff. The places we looked at were dingy and unimpressive, and didn't feel at all like home to us... until we found Happy Puppy! The Resort is just a converted house, so it felt just like we were leaving her with a friend.

The place is well kept and the outdoor space is perfect for puppy play! Eric and the team are amazing, and made us feel totally at ease about leaving our pup for 2 weeks for our wedding and honeymoon. Whenever we leave her with them we get daily video/picture updates and a heads up if they have any concerns about her. I almost didn't want to write this review for fear that they will get booked up faster! This place has changed our view on dog boarding, and I'm not sure we'll ever be able to look back!

Our puppy has severe separation anxiety and we have a really difficult time finding places where she can happily stay. Eric has created a heaven on earth for her, and I'm sure many dogs like her. Because the Resort has a limit on its number of dogs, she is never overwhelmed; it truly is the closest thing to being home with us, especially since it's built similar to a house. There a beautiful backyard where the dogs play; they are super well monitored and are divided by temperament and size when going outside to play to ensure everyone's happy.
Also, Eric is extremely communicative and sends daily videos and pictures.

The first time we left our dog, we were really nervous, and our anxieties were totally quelled by Eric's regular communication and the videos of Gussie playing, clearly happy and having a great time. We've since been leaving Gussie for day care (you can book by the hour! We can finally see a movie or go to yoga together!) which is an amazing option for us. We can leave Gussie for just a few hours and know she's in the best possible hands.
Finally, just so you know, our pup gets so excited when she sees Eric, which is the best review of all.