Welcome to
Down to Earth Dogs
Down to Earth Dogs Daycare & Boarding
A paw-sitive place for your dog to play, socialize, and be loved.
Personalized dog daycare & dog boarding for fun-filled playtime, social skill learning and safe sleep time led by professional trainers and fellow dog lovers.
Serving San Diego dogs & their paw-rents for 13 years.
Over 100 5-star reviews.
"I Love to have a place that can safely help my puppy to socialize with other dogs of all sizes and temperaments. I highly recommend Emily & Down To Earth Dogs!"
-Magdalena Laffaye
A New Approach to Dog Daycare & Dog Boarding
Welcome to your pup’s home away from home!
No more stressing about your pup being overlooked, overwhelmed and overcrowded at a large facility or kennel.
Down to Earth Dogs Daycare & Dog Boarding offers a new way to care for your fur baby. With small-group playtime, personalized care and expert training background, it’s like an educational, safe and eco-friendly vacay for your companion.
"Emily cares deeply about all her daycare pups and is very patient and kind. I have had two dogs enrolled in daycare, and they always came home exhausted. Your dog kids will have a blast"
Dog Daycare & Dog Boarding
San Diego Dogs’ Vacation Home
Dog Daycare
Where fun and play meet training and safety.
From Tuesday to Friday, give your dog a chance to interact with matched playmates, build their social skills and have fun in the San Diego sun!
Dog Boarding
A day of play and a night of safe, comfy rest.
Give your dog their own vacation with playtime during the day, love and attention from humans, and a safe, individual space to sleep.
"My dog has been attending daycare with them twice a week for about a year and a half and it's the best part of his week. They take such good care of him like he's one of their own! They send the cutest photos of him with the other dogs each day he's there."
-Shannon D.
Apply to join San Diego dogs’ 5-star daycare & boarding
Making dog daycare & dog boarding fun and safe for everyone.
We take our job as seriously as paw-ssible. An initial meet-and-greet and trial run can help us evaluate if your pup is eligible for our personalized small-group dog daycare & dog boarding.
We can’t wait to meet you and your best pal!
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"Emily has a special gift with training dogs, and her love and passion for animals is clearly evident. She's also prompt, responsive, and great to work with. I'd give her 100 stars if I could!"
-Joseph Willmore
Emily Keaney
Emily Keaney is a Boston native who moved to San Diego in 2010. Beginning in her teens, she immersed herself in the animal shelter and rescue community, adopting over 30 animals of all different species. She has volunteered her time with several local organizations, both in Boston and in San Diego, most recently to include the San Diego County Animal Shelter & the San Diego Partners for Pit Bulls Program, & as an adoption counselor/trainer with San Diego Animals Worthy of Life (AWOL). She has fostered numerous dogs for local rescue groups, including a litter she saved from neglect in Mexico. Her personal dog Rodney, a Mastiff mix, was adopted from the Oceanside Humane Society after spending 9 months waiting for a home. He came to Emily with significant separation anxiety, as well as a wide range of fear-based behavior issues; he was the catalyst for Emily’s education and experience in dog behavior and training.
Emily spent 3 years apprenticing under local trainers, including Jessica Wheatcraft, Kyle Rayon, and Madeline Gabriel. Through this experience, she developed a strong intuitive understanding of dog training and behavior, and has a keen eye for body language and social interactions between dogs. She is pursuing certification with PACCC (Professional Animal Care Certification Council). Emily initially offered private in-home training, but now focuses solely on boarding.
"I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Emily's services to anyone with a dog. She is a fabulous force free trainer!
-Matt White