With a passion for canine behavior, Lisa Moore began her long time career in competition obedience. After winning multiple national obedience titles, she didn’t stop there! In 1989 she established Top Notch Dog Training. With her talent and continued education in canine behavior she now shares her knowledge in training classes, private lessons and educational seminars designed to enhance the relationship between dogs and their families.

Recognizing the need for a home away from home for our beloved furry friends during family vacations and long days at work, Top Notch Pet Resort was born, custom designed and built to provide the highest quality canine care and comfort while maintaining the utmost standard of cleanliness.

Opened in 2002, with 1 location and 5 employees, we’ve grown to have multiple locations and nearly 50 employees. Expanding our business is highly motivated by our client’s wishes and the needs of our community to offer compassionate care and education for the people and dogs of Modesto, Turlock, and surrounding communities. Top Notch Pet Resort offers a wide range of services including: overnight boarding, daycare for dogs, numerous training options, gentle handling grooming, and the Bow Wow Boutique.

Top Notch Pet Resort takes pride in every aspect of running the business with the utmost integrity. We provide peace of mind with the idea of providing clients with a clean, well designed and comfortable place to leave their precious dogs. Our focus is on the quality of care the dogs receive while with us. We work hard to earn the trust of our clients, and provide their dogs with a fun experience, sending them back home healthy and happy.

Our goal has always been to operate as a family. We work hard to forge positive relationships with our clients as well as our co-workers. Regular staff meetings ensure communication about policies and procedures to keep the business running smoothly in order to take exceptional care of the canine guests, human clients, and employees to meet our high expectations and performance goals. Members of staff frequently attend educational seminars in all areas of the business to keep abreast of current information, research, training techniques, products, and laws.

Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partners are on staff offering a wide range of dog training and behavior modification options focused on scientifically proven, positive, force-free techniques, with no aversive methods used. The focus is always on the welfare of all our furry friends, fostering strong bonds between owners and their family dog, and keeping happy dogs and happy owners!

Together we advocate for gentle care and handling of dogs in all aspects, honesty with our clients, and a level of service we can all be proud of.

Existing Members can make any of their reservations online.

Headed to our Modesto location? Book your Boarding Reservation or Daycare Reservation online, or contact the team at: 209.353.9739

Headed to our Turlock location? Book your Boarding Reservation or Daycare Reservation online, or contact the team at: 209.739.3578