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Gaithersburg Best Friends

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Best Friends Pet Hotel is the leader of the pack when it comes to the absolute best care for your dog or cat. That’s over 140 dog years of experience!

Your pet's home away from home. 🐾 Safe, fun, and full of belly rubs — we offer boarding, daycare, training, & grooming by people who love animals as much as you do. We specialize in boarding, grooming, doggy day camp and training. We are an Employee owned business, and all of our locations are owned and operated by Best Friends Pet Care. We offer a fully customizable boarding stay for dogs, cats and other pets - with either individualized or group play. We also offer Doggy Day camp through a monthly membership program called Canine Crew. We interview every dog, before they start Doggy Day Camp, and our Camp is staffed 100% of the time with our Certified Camp Counselors. We also offer Grooming services - you can make an appointment anytime, or reserve one as part of your pet's stay with us. With more than 30 climate controlled Pet Hotels across the United States, including on site at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, our state-of-the-art facilities provide your pet with a safe, clean and fun environment. For over 20 years, since 1995, we have been treating your pets like our family. Safety comes first when caring for your pets, and we make sure your pets are treated like our family.

11/11/2026

Our Best Friends are getting into the Halloween spirit! From pumpkin patches to cozy blankets, these pups are loving every moment of spooky season with us. We love making memories with your pets!

11/10/2026

Halloween is better with best friends! Check out these pawsome costumes from our daycare crew. Want your pet to join the fun next year? Book your spot for boarding, daycare, or grooming today!

11/09/2026

Meet our new friend Mango, our tiniest hot dog with the biggest personality! Who else thinks this costume deserves a treat (or two)?

11/09/2026

🍂 Stay More. Save More.
SAVE $25 ON HOLIDAY BOARDING!

Heading out of town this holiday season? Give your pet a comfortable stay while you enjoy yours. Book 5+ nights between 11/9/26 and 1/6/27 and automatically save $25.

No code needed. Just book, drop off, and rest easy knowing they're in good hands.

📅 Holiday stays fill quickly! Reserve today: https://ow.ly/ltxC50ZVC7s

11/08/2026

Mira is on the move and ready for fun! Whether she’s playing or posing, she brings so much joy to our day. Who else thinks Mira deserves a treat for being this cute?

11/07/2026

Meet Dekota, our golden ray of sunshine! His happy face and gentle spirit always brighten our days. We’re so lucky to have such sweet friends to celebrate the season with. Sending you all the puppy love and smiles!

11/06/2026

Meet Charlie, our sweet Halloween star! He’s all smiles after his visit and ready for some festive fun. Wishing all our furry friends a safe and happy spooky season!

11/05/2026

Jasmine always enjoys making friends in camp!!!

11/04/2026

Nova and Scotia enjoy exploring together!

11/03/2026

Kurgan enjoyed his playtime!! He loves the cat tree!

07/17/2026

Furry Friend Friday. 🐾

It's the middle of July, which means the only acceptable state of being is "damp."
Some dogs sip politely. Some claim the water bowl as a personal pool and dare you to say otherwise. Some just stand in the splash and let the day happen to them.

No wrong answers here. Stay cool out there. 💛

07/10/2026

Friday at our pet resorts looks like this: 🐾

Dogs settling into their favorite spots like they’ve always lived there. Playgroups that look more like reunions.

Midday naps that happen mid-conversation with staff.
And the quiet confidence of pets who feel at home.

That’s really the job — creating spaces where animals can just be themselves, safely and comfortably, while their people are away.

Here’s a look at this week across our centers. 💛

07/06/2026

Summer has a way of changing routines for pet parents. ☀️

More time away from home. More logistics. More moments where someone else is caring for your pet.

And if you’ve been in that season already this year, you know the feeling of handing over the leash — even temporarily — and hoping everything feels familiar and safe on the other side.

That trust is something we don’t take lightly.

For every pet parent who has chosen us as their pet care partner this year: thank you for letting us be part of your pet’s routine. 🐾

07/03/2026

A reminder to every pet parent heading into the long weekend:

Your dog does not want to attend the fireworks show.
Your dog does not want to go to the crowded park.
Your dog does not want to meet fifteen new humans at the BBQ.

Your dog wants a cool floor, a quiet corner, a favorite toy, and the specific sock they’ve decided is emotionally important.

And if you’re planning ahead for the weekend — this is exactly what safe, trusted stays are for.

Structured play. Familiar routines. Enrichment activities. Quiet rest breaks. A place where they can actually enjoy the holiday in their own way, without the noise and overwhelm.

That’s the goal: a calm, safe 4th for them, and peace of mind for you. 💛🐾

06/29/2026

A short post for the people working holiday weeks in pet care.

You’re not “having a long weekend.”
You’re making long weekends possible for everyone else.

One of the quiet truths of this industry is that when the rest of the world slows down, we speed up. Vacation weeks aren’t vacation weeks in pet care.

So to every team member working through the 4th of July week: thank you.

Thank you for the early mornings, the holiday shifts, the extra walks, the medication reminders, the enrichment sessions, the cleaning, the updates, and the care that allows thousands of pet parents to leave town knowing their pets are safe and loved.

That matters more than most people realize. 🐾

06/26/2026

To every dog currently surveying the backyard because something “smells different,” and there may or may not be thunder later:

We see you. We respect the vigilance. Your commitment to perimeter security does not go unnoticed.

06/24/2026

How our locations prep for the 4th of July, behind the scenes. 🏡

It starts in May.

→ Every location's boarding calendar is reviewed and capacity is locked
→ Staff schedules adjust — we add overnight coverage across the holiday week
→ Enrichment plans are rewritten for the holiday — quieter activities, more individual attention

By the time July 1 rolls around, there's a playbook for every pet in our care.

We don't treat the 4th as a high-stress weekend. We treat it as a week where our job matters even more than usual and our pets deserve the best out of office experience they can get.

06/22/2026

The 4th of July is the single worst day of the year for pet anxiety — and the single biggest day for pets escaping their homes. 🎆

Some numbers worth sitting with:

• 1 in 5 lost pets goes missing around the 4th
• Shelter intake rates spike by 30–60% the week after
• Fireworks anxiety affects an estimated 45% of dogs — most severely under-diagnosed

What actually works:
• Boarding or daycare — climate-controlled, staffed, far from the noise
• Updating microchip info BEFORE the holiday (not after)
• Not taking pets to fireworks events — it's never worth it
• Creating a calm space indoors: white noise, drawn blinds, familiar smells

If you haven't planned for your pet's 4th yet — this is the week to do it. Find the Best Friends location nearest you: https://ow.ly/TXJG50ZcSM5

06/19/2026

A note for everyone working this summer Friday:

Somewhere, a dog is completely asleep in a patch of sun with their out of office turned on. Their only plan for the afternoon is to continue being asleep in that patch of sun. If they move, it will only be to follow the sun as it crosses the floor.

Pretty impressive work-life boundaries, if you think about it.

Have a good one. 💛

Address

395 Muddy Branch Road
Gaithersburg, MD
20878

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm
Saturday	9am - 4pm
Sunday	11am - 3pm

Telephone

+13019266005

Website

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