Whispering Pines Pet Resort

My 4 legged child, Jack, goes to Whispering Pines when we travel. Each time we arrive, he is greeted by staff who all know his name. His enthusiasm to visit his friends there tells me all I need to know about the loving care he receives.

Whispering Pines really helped out the community during the recent Boulder floods. They took in my 2 dogs and 2 cats on no notice and reduced the cost for the evacuees. Wonderful people and my pets love it there.

My dog loves to visit Whispering Pines. The staff there loves animals and if you’re a regular, they get to know and care about your dog. After boarding, my dog comes home happy and refreshed, as if she’s been on vacation herself.
The prices can be a little high around the holidays, but are still quite reasonable for the area and for the quality of care your pet gets. The staff will let your dog out into the yards and play with him, not just leave him to sit in a kennel all day.
Cats get a little short-​shifted – the place is definitely built with dogs in mind, so I don’t think the cats are given much interaction with people. The staff mentioned letting mine out into the open area of the cat room when cleaning the litterbox, but it is not a big area. They do supply all the cats’ needs, but for a cat accustomed to roaming around the house all day will probably find the condos lacking. They are decent, though, and better than the cat cages at many boarding facilities.
I plan to continue taking all my pets to Whispering Pines as long as I live in the Longmont area. The fact that the staff all love my dog and shower her with attention is a big selling point.

I’m fairly naïve when it comes to this whole pet boarding thing but when I walked into this place with my dog, it gave me more of a pet asylum feel than that of a pet resort. When I turned to glance at my very social Westie, the look in her eyes confirmed that she felt the same way. Lots of kennels — around 60 total — so lots of doggies. I only ended up leaving her for a few hours to try out the place, and when I picked her up she was a bit out of sorts. The people were really nice, and maybe it’s a good place for larger dogs. It just wasn’t the place for mine.

Our pups (though at 77 and 92 lbs I probably shouldn’t call them «pups» anymore) thoroughly enjoy going up to Whispering Pines. My husbands’ family has lived in the area for… well, most of his life and even took the family dog there in the 80’s. The great service hasn’t changed.
Prices are reasonable, and while they don’t have an in-​ground pool like my lab would prefer, they do keep large kitty pools in the play areas on hot days. REALLY hot days… the dogs play inside.
Leaving for a week or two? They have on-​site trainers that can teach your pooch a new trick or two while you’re gone! :)
Doggie-​day care? Drop ‘em off for age and size sorted play group in the morning… and pick up a very tired dog in the afternoon/​evening (seriously: my hyper active lab? Got in the car, «hurumphed» and laid down, fell asleep… and didn’t wake up til our german shepard was already out of the car and inside the house on the «best» of the doggie bed’s (the one they seem to… race too? lol))
Special instructions? No problem. Just let them know! They can even clean up your dog/​do some grooming before you pick them up… which is handy.
Leaving your friend behind to go to a special event? Let them know: we got a few extras thrown in free when we took the pups there for our honeymoon! :)