Noah’s Arf

Great place, friendly people and it smells so CLEAN! what a nice change. Our dog seems happy and integrates well with the other dogs. No reason not to give them 5 stars.

I just started taking my gsd 1 year old to this daycare. My cat will be staying at ther kitty condo when I travel this year… I usually use sniff in the pearl so I have high standards for my dog. I really like this place. The staff is extrely friendly and knowledgeable… The play area is clean and well attended. It is not too crowded. I am very fussy about my Shepard and they have been very professional about her care!

I’ve taken my dog here a couple times. The last time I took my dog they said she was aggressive. My dog is a pit and I understand that she’s an aggressive breed but she has NEVER shown any signs of aggression. The staff told me last time she was aggressive. I brushed it off because I never have had any problems with any other day cares or ever at the dog parks. I took her in today so she could get some energy out since its been pouring outside. I come to get her and find out they have left her in ISOLATION the whole time because they said she was too aggressive. I had to pay for her still. I’m infuriated because I could have just left her at home but I wanted her to be able to socialize with other dogs and not be cooped up. This is a TERRIBLE place. They don’t even have anything solid to say about my dog showing aggression. The staff should have told me the last time they put her in isolation — I wouldn’t have wasted my time or theirs by bringing her back. I’m upset for the mistreatment they had towards my dog.

Pretty great place! We had our dog stay with them for a week a couple of months ago. It is a bit more pricey, but they let your dog play all day instead of keeping them in a kennel! Our dog is high energy so it was good for him. I wish we had had some more detail about his stay, just as far as whether there were any issues because this was the first time we had ever boarded him. Even still, it was a great place and they were friendly every day that we called to check in on him! I would bring my dog here again, paws down!

We take our dog here for day care maybe 2 – 4 times a month. He is medium sized (26 lbs) and usually ends up in the small dog area. He is clean when we pick him up. They clean the dogs when you pick them up with some kind of sanitizer, which works good. We’ve used another day care place in Tigard and our dog was quite dirty from that place’s rubber floor when we picked him up.
All in all, a 5 star day care would be leaving our little boy at someone’s home for full time personal care, but besides that unrealistic option, Arf has worked well for us. We will keep taking him there as needed. Their location is close to Nike, if you happen to work there.

We went looking for a new daycare when the boyfriend got a new job in Beaverton. Since we live in Beaverton, it didn’t make sense for him to go all the way into Portland before work and after work when it was his day to take care of our dog. We tried a different daycare first, but they were full so I decided to just go over to Noah’s Arf to see if they would be a good fit.
We met with a woman here that was really spacey, but there didn’t seem to be anything terribly wrong with the place and we signed up. On the fifth day, the boyfriend was told that our dog would be given one more chance before being kicked out. Apparently he was «trying to get out» and «barking too much.» This came as a bit of a surprise that after the first time being told this, he would get one more chance with them. It didn’t sound like he was causing any real problems.
Our dog has been to a few different daycares for different reasons (moving, terrible ownership change, etc.) and has never had an issue that had to do with him. Not everywhere is going to be a good fit for every dog, but when I asked the boyfriend if he wanted me to call and talk to them (I’m out of town), he said no. He didn’t want our dog going back there because it was clear that the people had no interest in doing any work. I got the same impression the three times I had been there, as well, I guess I just didn’t want to see it. All of the dogs looked sad. The space is very industrial. .. clinical almost. There was no playing with the dogs. It seemed like this was just someone’s hobby that went wrong. If they could have a few small dogs to play with and the owners to pay their high prices for doing so, everything would be great. If it became anything like work, that would just be too much.
So, for now, he is being driven into town and back each day, adding an hour and a half of driving to the day. The nice thing is that his normal daycare in Portland said they were very happy to see him back and that they were sad when they thought they were going to lose him. I know that some places are going to say this to get business, but he is clearly happy to be there (it’s obvious when he can’t control his excitement), and I would bet that his happiness comes from being treated well. I guess when you treat the dogs right, the dogs don’t try to fight back against your neglect.

They informed me that no one is on-​site for 8 – 9 hours overnight when they board animals. I’m not sure what you are paying them for as I could leave my dog at home by himself for free and receive the same supervision.

Boarded our pup here for a couple days, and left with mixed feelings.
The boarding area looks fairly industrial as it held prisoners for the county long ago. It’s safe, but not exactly comfy. The play area is decent, and staff seemed friendly. Loved the «report card». I couldn’t contact anyone after hours (er. minutes), which left a knot in my stomach all night. That alone made me reconsider.

I am not easily impressed by kennels, in fact it has been years since we have taken our dog to one because we always had family members to watch our dog. On our latest vacation though, no family member or friend was available to watch our dog so we were forced to take him somewhere. After much struggle I decided to try this facility even though it was an hour drive from our house. Needless to say I am so glad we did. Our dog is extremely shy around other dogs and would get depressed to the point of not eating for days at other kennels. Here, it was a totally different story. First off, it was clean. Very clean. And yes it smelled like a kennel but it did not smell like a dirty crap pit. Second was the staffing, they were out with the animals or out in the kennels, not just gossiping around the counter while the dogs were unsupervised. Lastly after 4 days our dog did not smell like he was wallowing around in crap, and his bed and chew toys were still clean. Yes, you pay more, but for us the extra cost was worth every penny. Top notch service, top notch staff. I cannot say enough about the wonderful experience our dog had there.

Went to scope it out for my dog. I would personally not keep my dog there. A dog slipped out the daycare when the attendant came out to meet me. First off, that should never happen especially since they are on a busy street and if the front door had been opened the dog could have gotten out.
Second, it’s just a building, industrial, cold, no outdoor area. The indoor play areas are so bare and unnatural. It’s just a brightly lit room with lots of dogs that cried like crazy when I went in because they all miss their owners. That’s not a good sign when the dogs seem really desperate to leave. They didn’t seem sad or mistreated of course, just anxious. I am very in tune to dogs energy and they were not calm there. One of the dogs, the one that escaped had very bad separation anxiety and the attendant didn’t seem concerned. The play rooms smell very strongly of pee. This is the downside to not having an outdoor area.
The boarding area is the loneliest smallest room I’ve ever seen in my life. NO WINDOWS where the dogs sleep, no fresh air, it’s like a narrow hallway that they put in chain cubicles. The bedding on the concrete floor wasn’t even warm looking enough, nothing to snuggle in. Just bare and lonely. They put the dogs in there at 6:30 then come a few hours later to walk them then leave them all night in there, locked up, pitch black, no windows, no people.
This is just my opinion of having went there to see if I would leave my dog there. I would not. How is this a comforting place for a dog? The people seemed nice but complacent about reassuring the dogs and the environment is just not comfortable in my opinion for a dogs well being.

This is a fairly new facility that opened in March of 2013. I recently relocated within Beaverton and have been taking my dog, Ajax, here for that last two weeks. So far I am really impressed. The facility appears new and clean. They have two separate areas for small dogs and larger dogs which are separate from one another. They offer overnight boarding. The staff is very friendly. After bringing Ajax in just once everyone seemed to know his name which was really nice. Whenever I pick him up I know he has had a wonderful day because he will come home and immediately fall asleep! It is so cute. The only sidebar I have is that the last two times I have picked him up his paws smelled fiercely of urine. No worries though I gave him a little foot bath when we came home. Overall, very glad I found Noah’s Arf as Ajax really seems to enjoy and the staff are very friendly and helpful.