Coming Soon: Indoor/Outdoor Dog Park

Healthy Hounds & Fat Cats started in 2005 as Durango’s first dog day care. We also featured high quality food and supplies. We doubled in size in 2008 and added overnight boarding, full service grooming, and self service dog wash stations. Our next big project was to add luxury “kitty condos” for our feline friends. After over 17 years in the same location, HHFC is finally moving to a larger location that we own and can customize to our needs. We will specialize in pet care at the new location and will only offer a small selection of toys and treats for sale. We are especially excited to offer an indoor/outdoor dog park in late 2023!

Most of our clients are Durango and Four Corners local families, but we also have pets who stay with us every year while on vacation in the area, or who are just in town for a few days. Healthy Hounds & Fat Cats has always worked with people who are visiting the area to ride the Durango Silverton Narrow Guage Railroad, visit Mesa Verde National Park, or take advantage of the multitude of activities in the area. Some pets come play with us every day, some only come once- we welcome them all!

Healthy Hounds & Fat Cats is certified by the State of Colorado Department of Agriculture. Our staff is highly trained in dog behavior. Some of our training resources include seminars at Barkleigh Productions Pet Expos, Video training and movement analysis through resources such as “The Language of Dogs” by Sarah Kalnajs, and hands-on training sessions with the excellent trainer and behaviorist at Stacked Rock Kennels.

The canine guests at HHFC spend most of the day playing with other pups under the watchful eye of our “camp counselors” We have outdoor yards as well as indoor playrooms. The dogs are divided into play groups based on size and energy level. We also have comfortable kennels if certain dogs are not feeling too social. At night the dogs go into separate family kennels to sleep. They also get a late night potty break and wellness check.

Our feline guests enjoy full size kitty condos. Each condo has structures to climb on as well as “caves” to snooze in. Some cats even get to hang out in the office and help with paperwork- we all know cats are awesome at paperwork and computers! Of course only one family of cats is allowed out at a time.

We offer full service dog grooming as well as access to our self service dog wash station. There is a 30 minute time limit for this service. We provide all the supplies you need to take home a fluffy, sweet smelling pup!

Call us for more information or stop by for a tour any day between 10:00 am (11 am on Sundays) and 3 pm. You can also check out our online reviews, or peek at our daily pictures on Facebook.