Taurus Academy Lamar

Marcela A. 

on Yelp

9 years ago

I went to drop off my dog's vet records this afternoon and left the place wondering how can anybody leave their dogs here. I showed up at 3:05 pm without an appointment since they told us over the phone that we could drop off our dog's records at anytime during the day. . I walked in to find no receptionist / staff anywhere. While I waited for someone to come greet us I could hear a lot of distressed barking coming from the back, The barking reminded me of the type of barking you hear at the humane society in the morning whe... read more

Vince Y. 

on Yelp

9 years ago

I used both the Lamar and Metric location from 2002-2012. It was always easy to make last minute reservations, and they were great with my dog (though the "training" and "socialization" were worthless "benefits"). The facilities weren't great, but they were affordable and easy. I tried them again with a new (to me) dog this week, and I am so disappointed in how much has changed since then. They are now by far the most expensive boarder in town (50% more than even vets in Westlake!), and they have the most difficult and asin... read more

Jamison T. 

on Yelp

10 years ago

I relied on all the great reviews I read and decided to send my 10 year old dog here to socialize with other dogs. I was sending him twice a week at $35 per visit. I had asked to see the facilities several times and the staff never had time. It has been a month in a half and each time my dog comes home hoarse. Today I dropped him off in the morning and then walked back to the "yard". I saw an employee there and asked her about my dog who happens to be 18 pounds so he goes out with the little dogs. She told me that the ... read more

Scott T. 

on Yelp

10 years ago

I came here during the non-open hours for a tour, I like to see how boarding facilities operate outside the designated "tour" hours on surprise - they let me in... This review is in no way a reflection of the girl that gave me the tour, you were great and informational. By my uploaded pictures, I'm sure you will remember who I am. With that being said.... Drumroll.... *If you don't love your animal, bring them here* Lets start off with the facility, apparently it was a Veterinary office prior to being sadly converted, by s... read more

Joanna T. 

on Yelp

10 years ago

We took our black lab here for a day of day care because we had an all day event. We were so disappointed. They said they didn't have time to give us a tour when we dropped her off so we settled for seeing the place when we picked her up which was a big mistake. When we came to pick her up we had a tour of the facility. There were cages of dogs stacked one on top of the other. They told us that our dog was let out for 15 minutes at a time maybe a couple times throughout the day. After the tour they took +15 minutes to locate... read more

Trent B. 

on Yelp

12 years ago

$100 for boarding my dog for 24 hours???? WTF??? We lived in S. Lamar for several years before having to move to the West Coast for my wife's job, and used Taurus frequently for boarding our dog when we traveled. While they were somewhat pricey, they were convenient and at least reasonable. Fast forward to last December, where we were in TX for an extended period of time, and visiting friends in Austin for 1 1/2 days, with our dog in tow. We dropped him off on a Monday afternoon, with a scheduled pickup time for the follow... read more

Heather F. 

on Yelp

15 years ago

Taurus is really popular in Austin but I was disappointed in this location. The thing about taking your dog to a boarding place is that you can't ask him/her how was their day? Did they have fun? Did they get to go outside a lot and play with other dogs? Were any of the dogs mean to them? This is where we as dog owners depend on the establishment to feed us some PR. For example my dog's vet downtown does overnight boarding and they always give me a written report card on what she did, and they tell me some sort of stor... read more

Irina M. 

on Yelp

16 years ago

I would strongly recommend against boarding your smaller dogs with Taurus - rr620 location. I had a horrible experience boarding my min pin with them. He is my baby and is very small. I had a death in the family that required me to leave on a very short notice and travel overseas so I decided to let him board with Taurus. While in their care my little dog broke his leg, it snapped in two. I was told that his leg caught in one of the linoleum metal strips on the stairs that hold it down and broke. The dog was supposed to be... read more

matt S. 

on Yelp

16 years ago

These guys wanted me to sign a 1 year contract where my dog had to go at least 1x/week. Really? No thanks.