About Happy Paws Kennels

The kennel is fully licensed as a business and commercial kennel by Solano County, and the people here keep it immaculately clean. Guests come from Dixon, Davis, Vacaville, Fairfield, Woodland, Winters and Sacramento, and sometimes from as far away as Texas.

At a glance

• Caring for pets in Dixon since 1971
• 100 indoor/outdoor runs, heated and air-conditioned
• A cattery with individual four-level towers
• Large fenced play areas on about ten country acres
• Food, special diets and medications at no extra charge
• Featured twice on CBS Good Day Sacramento

A country kennel with room to run

Happy Paws sits in open farm country on Midway Road, close to Interstate 80 and Highway 113. Dogs get delta breezes, fresh country air, a grass field and fenced play yards. A stay here is a little like summer camp: more activity than at home, a lot of time chatting with the neighbors, and a tired, happy dog at pick-up.

Because it is a country kennel, dogs run through the field and play in the grass. You can book a bath before pick-up; the staff time it so bathing and drying are done when you arrive.

Two buildings, three kennel sizes

The original building holds the Economy Class runs. The second building, opened October 5, 2022, added a lobby, the cattery, a meal-prep room and 50 indoor plus 50 outdoor runs: ten First Class kennels (about 48 square feet inside and 72 outside) and forty Business Class kennels (about 30 inside and 60 outside). It has heating and air conditioning, epoxy floors and fire sprinklers.

Each dog has its own run and can see its neighbors through the fence. Dogs from the same family can share a run, and every extra dog sharing costs less.

What people notice

Reviewers on Google mention how clean the kennel looks and smells, the friendly people at the front desk, and the photos of their dogs playing while they are away. The rating on Google is 4.9 stars from 133 reviews.

As seen on Good Day Sacramento

CBS Good Day Sacramento has featured the kennel twice. You can watch the segments on the CBS site: Happy Paws Kennels and Happy Paws Kennels, Dixon.