At Pet Haven, we love working with like-minded local businesses that value pet welfare as much as we do!

Downtown Dogs, located in Minneapolis, is the largest and longest-established dog daycare and boarding business in the Twin Cities. Since opening in 2004, they’ve been generously providing free or discounted boarding to rescue and foster organizations like Pet Haven. 

 

 

In 2021, along with their sister business Dog’s Day Out Bathing & Grooming, Downtown Dogs established Change Unleashed!, an ongoing initiative to help local pet welfare nonprofits raise money and awareness. 

 

 

Pet Haven is tickled to be the fourth quarter Change Unleashed! nonprofit recipient. 

From October through December of 2024 Downtown Dogs and Dog’s Day Out will donate 3% of all retail merchandise sales from its Change Unleashed! Barktique to Pet Haven! 

 

In addition, Downtown Dogs and Dog’s Day Out are supporting Pet Haven by offering round-up options at checkout and collecting new and gently used items for our pets in foster care.

Plus, we are excited to announce that Downtown Dogs will host its first-ever dog adoption event for us on December 15th from 1-4! Stay tuned for more details…

Pet Haven and Downtown Dogs share similar values. 

• We each have a pioneering history, local focus, and passion for helping people and pets. 
• We run our businesses as a family — leading with our hearts, compassion, and generosity. 
• We both go beyond our own walls to support the greater good of the animal welfare community. 

Pet Haven and Downtown Dogs are longtime partners. 

• Downtown Dogs has been offering free and reduced rate boarding to Pet Haven as part of its ongoing nonprofit rescue and foster support program for over 14 years! 
• Pet Haven Executive Director Kerry sits on the Mission Animal Hospital board with Downtown Dogs Owner Ralph. 
• Both Pet Haven and Downtown Dogs have an ongoing partnership with Twin Cities Caricatures whose generous “Caricatures For A Cause” program donates 25% to Pet Haven. 
• In 2020, before we had our own building, Downtown Dogs helped us out by warehousing 12.5 TONS of donated cat litter, resulting in an annual savings of $50,000 for Pet Haven. If you want to see what that much cat litter looks like, check out this short video. [https://www.facebook.com/share/r/nHVKAkpWXv6cxP7w/?mibextid=UalRPS]

If you own a dog — or have a pups on  your holiday  list! — and haven’t visited Downtown Dogs and Dog’s Day Out, we encourage you to do so. We know you’ll like what you see AND help Pet Haven in the process!