Los Angeles Pet Stores, Shelters, Dog Parks & More
Well hello there and welcome to this blog on everything we know about pets in Los Angeles that will begin with a list of the best pet stores near you as they should be able to help you buy puppies, kittens, toys, food, treats, and all kinds of other supplies.
Once they are out of the way we will fill you in on animal shelters for people who would prefer to adopt a dog, cat, or other animal. The following three sections are for dog lovers as they will get into dog parks, puppy trainers, and dog bakeries.
Then we will pivot to Los Angeles pet grooming spas and dog or cat cafes in your area. Pet friendly hotels and overnight boarding facilities will be up next for the frequent travelers out there.
Veterinarians and pet cremation services are not the happiest of subjects but they still must be addressed, and it would be wise to stick around for our local LA pet business map at the conclusion.
And anyone who is interested is welcome to look through more of our posts on cities around the Southwest at that link.
Best Pet Stores In Los Angeles
The best Los Angeles pet stores in to buy a new puppy or kitten or just get some new toys, food, treats, or supplies would be:
Expect to find all kinds of pet foods, treats, collars, leashes, toys, carriers, and other supplies at any of those local pet stores.
BlueCollar Working Dog is a great place to buy food and supplies that will keep your dog active, healthy, and happy. They also provide weekly obedience training courses, group training, private training, and specialist seminars in tracking, pull training, scent work, street obedience, pack leadership, and aggression control.
The essentials are all available at Centinela Feed & Pet Supplies as well as a dog self-wash station, puppy training classes, and dental cleaning.
Over 80 brands of foods that are free of by-products, corn, wheat, and soy are sold at The Urban Pet while hand-picked beds, collars, leashes, bowls, and all the daily necessities including kitty litter, poop bags, flea treatments, grooming products, enzyme cleansers, and training tools are also sold. Dog obedience training, pet photography, vaccinations, and dental clinics round out the things they can do.
Allan’s Pet Center has the most unique supplies, a selection of dog and cat foods to meet any of your dogs’ dietary needs, and they also sell exotic pets in the Santa Monica, Venice, and Culver City neighborhoods.
If you are searching for a one-stop shop for healthy pet food, supplies, toys, and accessories for dogs and cats head to Tailwagger who also has a full service grooming salon and self-wash station. Tailwagger even offers free local same day delivery with a $30 minimum order.
Pet Food Express provides pet supplies in your area and has a self-service pet wash as well as dog training and small-animal adoption events plus they provide free same-day delivery on orders over $30.
Healthy Spot only sells the healthiest, safest, and most creative foods and products while doing full-service grooming, obedience training, pet dental care, and small dog daycare services that adhere to the greatest quality, safety, and personal care requirements.
A wide range of healthy pet foods, supplies, and accessories can be purchased at Anaheim Feed & Pet Supply.
Kriser’s Natural Pets specializes in all-natural cat and dog food and treats made from human-grade ingredients to keep them happy and healthy. Blueberry facials, FURminator de-shedding treatments, teeth cleaning, specific breed trims, hand stripping, cat grooming, and straight-through appointments are also available.
Animal Kingdom of Santa Monica offers healthy and reasonably priced pet food and supplies in addition to grooming and doggie day care.
My Pet Naturally has been a good place to buy all-natural, healthy, and holistic products for pets near you for over a decade plus they do grooming.
Animal Shelters & Adoption
Consider visiting one of these local animal shelters before you decide to go the buying new route:
NKLA Pet Adoption Center provides adoptions, spay and neuter procedures, and educational programs.
Kitten Rescue rescues cats and kittens from the streets and from City Shelter euthanasia while making their educational material available via events, prints, and school presentations. Kitten Rescue can also do Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) assistance for communities in the metro area and they teach people how to manage and care for feral cat colonies.
LA Animal Services runs six animal shelters in your area and each shelter helps missing animals be reunited with their owners and stray pets find new homes. They also provide pet licensing, microchipping, a pet food pantry, free spay and neuter treatments to low-income LA City residents, and discount vouchers to any resident for three dogs, three cats, and three bunnies per home.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has been an independent nonprofit animal welfare organization serving Southern California for many years. Donations, support programs, and services including adoption events, cruelty investigations, the disaster animal response team, violence prevention and humane education, and a range of shelter services are also possible.
City of Long Beach Animal Care Services gives shelter to homeless companion animals, pet adoption, and pet licensing.
Shelter, care, and enrichment for homeless, neglected, lost and found pet, abused, or unwanted animals are all available at The Irvine Animal Care Center in addition to licensing for Irvine residents, pet adoptions, and other events.
The Santa Monica Animal Shelter assists lost, abandoned, and homeless animals in finding a loving forever home while also being able to handle low-cost spaying and neutering in addition to vaccinations.
Dog Parks
On a sunny day these LA dog parks are where you and they can have a great time together:
The Bone Yard
Lake Hollywood Park
Alice’s Dog Park
Arts District Dog Park
Griffith Park Dog Park
Laurel Canyon Dog Park
Sepulveda Basin Off-Leash Dog Park
Silver Lake Dog Park
Recreation Dog Park
Puppy Training
To speed up their learning curve sign up for one of these puppy training services near you:
Zoom Room can do exceptional dog training classes using only positive reinforcement as small group classes or private sessions allow their expert dog trainers to teach obedience, agility, puppy training classes, and enrichment workshops in indoor climate-controlled gym. They serve Culver City, Marina del Rey, Playa del Rey, Playa Vista, Venice, Santa Monica, and more.
Private training sessions, board and train, online lessons, and dog day camps are all available at K9 Logicg.
Karma Dog Training offers private in-home dog training lessons, basic obedience classes, puppy training and socialization classes, behavior modification, a board and train program, service and therapy preparation, star puppy classes, canine good citizen classes, separation anxiety treatment plans and protocols, zen type training, zen daycare, and dog-on-dog aggression treatment.
Dog and puppy training, boot camp, therapy dog and ESA preparation, and more are what you can expect from Fun Paw Care.
Good Dog OC is based in Irvine and excels in basic and advanced obedience, service and therapy certification, aggression and behavior modification, or puppy and potty training for all breeds and ages.
OffLeash SoCal is a good option for local off-leash dog training, boarding, and lessons in Santa Monica and the Greater LA area. With one, two, and three week dog or puppy board and train programs, beginning and advanced obedience training, therapy training, service training, private and in-home training, and much more they are a solid option.
You can also get puppy training from other places on this page like BlueCollar Working Dog, Centinela Feed & Pet Supplies, The Barkley Pet Hotel & Day Spa, Wagville, Kennel Club LAX, Paw Sweet Paw, Pet Food Express, Healthy Spot, Fitdog, and The Wags Club.
Dog Bakeries
A special treat from one of these dog bakeries will show them how much you care:
The Dog Bakery carries fresh baked natural treats, birthday cakes for dogs, adoption day cakes, toys, clothes and more.
Three Dog Bakery offers quality dog food, chews, packaged treats, and of course their famous hand baked treats and cakes for your pup in addition to pet supplies and dog clothes.
Fresh baked grain-free treats made with all natural organic ingredients, no preservatives, artificial coloring, or gluten are available at Naked Dog Bistro.
Jackboy’s Dog Bakery is another good place to buy natural dog cakes, cupcakes, and gourmet treats with no artificial flavor or color. They also carry quality jerkies, meat chews, supplements, and more that are fully researched for quality.
PJ’s Pet Cafe also sells fresh baked all natural treats and chews.
Pet Grooming
These pet groomers in your area will make sure your dog or cat is looking their best:
Blue Pooch Dog Grooming is a great place to get in Japanese style dog grooming in West LA plus they can do dog daycare services and non-anesthetic doggy dental cleaning every 4th Sunday for $135 per dog.
Professional full-service grooming, a spa salon, and mobile vans that will come to your home, office, or hotel are all available from Pampered Tails.
Happy Tails does grooming for both cats and dogs.
Discount Pets Dog Grooming is an affordable dog and cat grooming salon.
For a state-of-the-art mobile grooming salon that will pamper your dog and maintain their coat while keeping their skin healthy, silky, and shiny contact Magical Mutt Makeovers.
Lucky’s Pet Care is one of the only cage-free dog groomers near you offering full-service dog grooming and daycare.
For more quality pet grooming in LA try BlueCollar Working Dog, Tailwagger, Healthy Spot, Kriser’s Natural Pet, Animal Kingdom, Kennel Club LAX, Camp Bow Wow, Paw Sweet Paw, Fitdog, My Pet Naturally, The Barkley Pet Hotel & Day Spa, Wagville, and The Wags Club.
Pet Cafes In Los Angeles
Dog, cat, or other pet cafes in Los Angeles are good places for them (or you) to make a new friend:
Crumbs & Whiskers is a cat cafe, not an all pet cafe, and they offer experiences where you can play with adoptable cats, drink coffee, and bring one home with you if you want.
PJ’s Pet Cafe specializes in providing fresh baked all natural treats to your pet in a cafe environment. They also sell a variety of toys, one-of-a-kind clothing, and health and beauty goods.
Both of these are doing great work helping formerly abandoned dogs and cats find new homes.
Hotels That Allow Pets
If you are trying to find a hotel that allows pets in your area try:
The Barkley Pet Hotel & Day Spa provides a wide range of luxury pet services including boarding, grooming, spa treatments, day camps, and individual or group training.
Wagville offers boarding, daycare, grooming, training, massage, dental cleaning, field trips, and a shuttle bus service for dogs.
Dog daycare, boarding, training, grooming, and concierge services are all available at The Wags Club.
Oh Hello Dog is a good option for doggie daycare, boarding, and bathing.
Kennel Club LAX offers long-term and short-term boarding, daycare, grooming, and training while their boarding options include cottages and condo upgrades, a swimming pool, and activities like a picnic in the park.
Hotel style dog boarding, cat boarding, daycare, and bathing can be found at Joyful Paws.
Camp Bow Wow provides dog daycare, boarding, and grooming services in your area.
Dog boarding, daycare, bathing, grooming, and training programs all take place at Paw Sweet Paw.
In addition to overnight boarding Fitdog also does daycare, grooming, and dog training.
OffLeash SoCal DogTraining, Irvine Pet Hospital, and Anaheim Hills Pet Clinic also do overnight boarding for animals.
Best Veterinarians Near You
They will get the best medical care possible if you take them to one of the best veterinarians in your area:
All of the above should be able to provide standard veterinary care for animals like microchipping, vaccines, flea and tick prevention, parasite control, cremations, euthanasia, other end of life care, and basic surgical or medical procedures.
The Veterinary Care Center also does behavior medicine, allergy testing and treatment, a pharmacy, nutrition and home-care products, digital radiography and ultrasound, laser therapy and laser surgery, and much more.
For over 20 years Sepulveda Animal Hospital has helped Culver City and West LA with loving and professional local pet care services.
Los Angeles Veterinary Center offers a variety of things including vaccinations throughout your pet’s life, urgent and emergency care when you need it most, internal medicine and diagnostics, and surgical services.
VCA Animal Specialty Group is open 24 hours providing emergency and critical care and you can call them at +1 818-244-7977 if you need immediate urgent veterinary services in your area.
Primary Care Animal Hospital can do urgent care, dentistry, and end of life care.
For a full service animal hospital that will take both emergency cases as well as less urgent medical, surgical, and dental issues contact Anchor Animal Hospital.
Anaheim Hills Pet Clinic is a good place to go for general wellness, dentistry, boarding and grooming services, acupuncture, chiropractic, and more.
BluePearl Pet Hospital is a 24 hour specialty and emergency veterinary clinic in Irvine that provides emergency and critical care, dental, dermatology, sports medicine, rehabilitation, and many other services. Call them at +1 949-833-9020 if you need urgent medical assistance for animals.
Irvine Pet Hospital offers emergency services, dental care, grooming, bathing, and a pet boarding kennel near you.
Pet Cremation & Euthanization
Life always comes to an end and when it does you can get your dog, cat, or other pet cremated at:
Guardian Animal Aftercare provides trusted and dignified cremation services with individual, private, or communal cremation for all animals including cats, dogs, birds, bunnies, horses, exotics, and others.
West Coast Pet Memorial offers private cremations, individual cremations with urns, and communal cremations.
In home pet euthanasia as well as pet cremation and aftercare for owners in Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, and the surrounding areas can be achieved by contacting Pet Home Euthanasia Service.
Primary Care Animal Hospital also does end-of-life care.
Now for a few helpful links like this one to obtain a local pet license online. Then we have these which can help anyone who has lost or found an animal in your area.
After thinking about all of those pet stores near you along with animal shelters, adoption centers, dog parks, puppy trainers, bakeries, groomers, cafes, hotels that allow pets, places to board your dogs or cats, and even veterinarian or cremation services you should be ready to plan your next move.
We know our future readers would be very thankful if you could let us know about anything incorrect on this page, or if you could share your own local pet tricks and tips in the comments. Hopefully you have a great time visiting any Los Angeles pet stores, shelters, dog parks, or whatever places you learned about on this page.
