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In the News

As Seen on The Kelly Clarkson Show and NBC 5

Our owner, Charlsye, was honored as an Animal Hero nationally on The Kelly Clarkson Show, after NBC 5 honored her locally first.

See us Featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show

Celebrating Local Animal Heroes: NBC DFW

Recognized

Awards & Recognition

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Fort Worth Magazine — Best Boarder/Groomer 2024

In 2024, Metro Animals was named a Fort Worth Magazine Best Boarder/Groomer 2024 winner. Being chosen by our hometown magazine means the world to a company that has called Fort Worth home since 2005.

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Fort Worth Star-Telegram — Fort-Worthy Award Winner

Metro Animals is a Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort-Worthy Award Winner. We’re proud that Fort Worth’s own newspaper counts us among the businesses that make this city special.

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Dog Gurus Daycare Games — The Highest Score in the Country

In the 2024 Daycare Games — a national competition hosted by The Dog Gurus in which dog daycares across the country compete in skill events like Recall, Group Sit, and Gate Boundary — Metro Animals finished first in the Large Class in which dog daycares from across the country put their skills, care, and creativity to the test.

Metro Animals earned 64 medals (24 gold, 19 silver, 21 bronze) and 131 points — the highest score in the country. See the official final standings.

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64MedalsAward ribbon with a paw print
131Points
The highest score in the countryDog Gurus Daycare Games
  • 24Gold
  • 19Silver
  • 21Bronze
  • 1stLarge Class
64 medals. 131 points. The highest score in the country in the Dog Gurus Daycare Games.

Metro Animals

Who We Are

Metro Animals is a family-owned pet-care company established in 2005 in Fort Worth, Texas. We provide dog daycare, overnight boarding, professional grooming, a self-serve pet wash, and pet taxi service in Fort Worth and Plano. Our motto says it all: it’s a great day to play! Over the years, our community and the pet-care industry have taken notice, and this page gathers those honors in one place.

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Award ribbon with a paw print

Metro Animals runs an enrichment program at its daycares — that program is the reason we entered the Daycare Games, and it’s the reason we won. Every day here is built around keeping dogs engaged, active, and happy.

Come See Why

Awards are wonderful, but the real proof is a happy, tired dog at pickup time — and that happens every day right here at Metro 2. See what Metro 2 offers or book your pup’s first day — it’s a great day to play!

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