Dawg Gone Good

I absolutely love this store! After moving to Albuquerque about a year ago, I eventually needed a groomer for my small dog and my brother had been going here for about a year already and so I gave it a try and am very pleased! Tonya and Marcia are absolutely wonderful and you will never find groomers as sweet, patient, and thorough as these ladies! You can tell that there are many years of experience with the groomers and they are amazing with my squirmy little one. The locally owned boutique carries baked doggie treats (that both mine and my brothers dogs love) and lots of great doggie accessories. I only buy my shampoos and bathing products from this store because of the wonderful quality and extraordinary staff. All the associates who work there are extremely friendly and helpful. I’ve never been disappointed with any part of my experience when shopping or getting my dog groomed at Dawg Gone Good. I would, without hesitation, recommend this boutique and groomer to anyone in the Albuquerque area!

I am so impressed with this little shop. It is just personable enough and friendly enough to keep me going back there to buy pet supplies. The store owner Judy, is AMAZING. Before we got our puppy, we got many good tips from her while visiting her shop. Then when we got our puppy, and when he is old enough to be in public, we took him to the shop and she introduced us to some nice gear for him for walking. I am very pleased that there is no pressure to buy and she allows you to try the gear on before buying it.
Best of all, they have in house groomers. So you can make grooming appointments there. Their groomer Tanya is so friendly and my pup just adores her. I have never seen my puppy so clean and soft! (Even after I gave him a bath myself)
I am so pleased with the service and the products there and I would take my pup and any future furbabies there to visit and to get groomed.

I was avoiding a visit to this shop for one solitary reason: a coffee cup.
Years back, an old friend came for a visit and, as a token of kindness, he brought me a coffee cup. («I forgot to get something before I left San Diego, so I found this at the airport. Hope you like it.») I immediately didn’t like it. I actually hated the printed wording, «Life is Good.»
That phrase dug so deeply into my moral marrow that I couldn’t get over it and concentrate on the gesture, which was very thoughtful. To me, it felt like there was this corporate behemoth out there somewhere, making a fortune selling the world the idea that Life is Good. Which it isn’t, quite frankly, for a lot of people. Sometimes it is, sometimes it absolutely is not. And then I started seeing this phrase on bumper stickers and t-​shirts and God knows what, and I’m tellin’ ya, I had a hatred for this brand of the likes that hadn’t been seen since Ed Hardy and No Fear. If Life is so Good for you, good for you, but don’t shove it in my face.
Thankfully, Dawg Gone Good isn’t a Life is Good outlet. It’s a doggie supply and accessory store with great service and a cage-​free philosophy. They carry local dog products and Albuquerque-​specific pet items, and the grooming area is a neat feature. Even if you don’t have a Best Friend, bring in a kid, it’s a fun shop and there’s plenty to investigate. Put this on your agenda for the dog lover on your holiday shopping list. And don’t worry, they won’t shove anything in your face.

After living in Albuquerque 15 min my little dog found some sort of plant that left him with a face full of sticky burrs. When we walked in and showed DeeDee what happened she told us to go back and see the groomer Tonya. Tonya ended up taking great care of my little dog and I was more than excited about how she dropped everything to help my dog. We have now of course made a grooming appointment and this will without a doubt be the place my dog gets groomed moving forward. I love it!

This is a good sized and super friendly dog supply store that also does grooming. They have a fun selection of products, both practical and whimsical. Obviously dog friendly, so bring your four legged pal with you. They won’t have your mass-​market dog products, but if you want something a little better and a little more fun, this is e place. If you love you doggy friend, you owe it to him/​her and yourself to visit!

Very enjoyable experience. The staff is awesome and really cares for your pet. I have taken my dog and my cat there. They shaved my cat and he not only looked great but he liked it too. And now my wife loves on him all the time. And they did a great job bathing and de-​shedding my dog. I highly recommend it. Plus it’s locally owned and operated! It’s much better on your pets than taking them to Petsmart or the like. Those places are stressful to your animals, they are loud and they just have so many dogs crammed into kennels.

We recently visited Dawg Gone Good, a full service pet services store located in Nob
Hill, near the corner where Kelly’s, Starbucks, and Olo Yogurt are located. I think it is near the NE corner of Wellesley and Central. Anyway, we had our dog, Coconut, groomed there, she did a wonderful job! It is a bit early to call there, but being a bit
forgetful, I’m not sure of her name! The point is, being the only groomer, you are
guaranteed to receive her kind, and detailed service when you go there! The important thing is she (Sonya?) will give your dog the attention he, or she, deserves!
She is very creative yet she follows your directions, whatever they may be, in order to
satisfy you, and your dog’s wishes! We had a few spots that weren’t exactly the length
we wanted, so a day or two later we came back and she was so happy we felt that
she would gladly cut a bit more, without any appointment, or hassles! The owners, Anna Beth and Judy, have a wide variety of pet products, as well as human products, with a smattering of pet themes! From grooming, to t-​shirts, hats, magnets, toys, healthy dog food and treats, the list goes on and on. I’m sure there is going to be something available to your best friends (dogs, cats, whatever), you will find it hard to leave empty-​handed. Anna Beth, Judy, and «The Groomer», are all so helpful, friendly, and well informed, I can promise you will leave Dawg Gone Good, in
a happier frame of mind than when you first enter their pet friendly environment! Why
not give them a try? You definitely won’t regret it! By the way, I just called DGG and I was close with the groomer’s name! It’s Tonya ! A great groomer, regardless of her
name, is a great discovery in my book! Well, time to give Coconut a good scratch and
get on with another beautiful New Mexico day ! May yours be happy as well! By the
way, bring your pets along, they will feel as welcome as you will! Woof, Woof, Meow!
B.S.& C — A Nob Hill «Fam»

After dinner at Kelly’s Brew Pub across the street, we were walking around Nob Hill and found this place. At the time, I was looking for a good solution in terms of keeping the dog visible to others when I walk him at night. I dont know about the previous reviewer (maybe it was a bad day), but I found the owner to be incredibly friendly and helpful. Instead of trying to push a product or anything, she recommended we get something similar to the flashing lights you attach onto your bike for nighttime visibility.
It’s a cute shop, and as we were browsing around, I noticed that her two dogs were chewing on some kind of bone. At that time, we had just gotten a puppy, so we were buying him nylabones and the like. Apparently nylabones and other plastic/​synthetic chew toys have the ability to cause GI damage if large enough pieces are swallowed. She recommended to us to get elk antlers (which naturally fall off the animals yearly), and I am so glad she did! Our dog loves the elk antlers from this place, and we’ve been buying them for the last few months now from here. The owner truly cares about dogs and their well being, and is quite knowledgeable about caring for puppies.
Now that I’ve been buying these antlers for a while now, I did find some from another store that is closer to our house for around the same price. However, the quality was not as good at the ones I get from Dawg Gone Good… these have much more marrow.
Bottom line… excellent customer service. Great quality elk antlers.

Horrible! I tried to walk in this overpriced dog boutique and was greeted by a rather unpleasant woman screaming at me to shut the door because her uncontrolled dog ran towards the door. As I reopened the door to leave… there was no way I would shop in there after that horrifying experience… it happened again with two women screaming again to shut the door. All I can say is I will NEVER step foot in here again.