Downtown Doggy Daycare, LLC

Downtown Doggy Daycare, LLC is a dog daycare and dog boarding facility in Des Moines, Iowa, at 724 Scott Ave. The kennel takes small, medium, and large dogs for day visits and overnight stays, and boarding guests can book private suites. Day play and overnight care run out of the same building, so a dog boarding for a week is often somewhere it already knows.

Services

• Overnight boarding, with private suite options
• Daycare with indoor play space and a fenced outdoor area
• On-site grooming
• All-natural food and treats (Sojos®, Wellness®, Taste of the Wild®), plus special diet handling
• Written Paw-gress reports and text Pup-dates during a stay

What stands out

The outdoor space is the headline: a 14,000 square foot fenced play area, which is real running room rather than a quick leash walk. Indoors, an automatic filtered watering system keeps fresh water in front of the dogs all day. Staffing averages one person per 15 dogs, so group play stays supervised. The extras lean homey instead of clinical, including nap-time treats, a tuck-in service, and meal toppers at dinner.

Practical details

Boarding rates published by the kennel run $35 to $44 per night. Doors are open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. The facility is closed Sunday, so drop-offs and pickups need to land on another day. Booking is handled by phone at 515-288-0957, and questions can also go to info@dmdoggy.com. More detail, including current service options, is posted at dmdoggy.com.