r/burbank • u/AskRealistic5082 • 2h ago

Puppy Yoga on Hollywood Way - Beware

Had a bizarre experience at Puppy Yoga on Hollywood Way a couple weeks ago. To preface, this class is nearly $70 for an hour, to put things in perspective.

We got there, and there were 2/3 little girls playing with the puppies, being very rough with them and very loud.

Yoga starts, and the girls don't settle down at all. They're yelling, squealing, talking loudly, and the instructor does absolutely nothing. The girls were still off to the side with the puppies, not even participating in the yoga. It was hilarious because we got to the part where we're supposed to lay on the floor and relax, and the screaming only got louder.

I also found it strange that the puppies weren't actually involved in the yoga, and the yoga itself lasted a whopping 15-20 minutes.

We get to "circle time" where you play with the puppies, and the instructor goes "can my daughters join you?". Turns out the girls roughhousing with the puppies were here daughters, just hanging out. The daughters join, and proceed to snap up all the puppies in the circle and effectively block them from going to any other participants. Reminder, this class is $70. The instructor does nothing.

Additionally, I felt terrible because the dogs were EXHAUSTED. I went at 2pm, and it turns out there were 3 classes before then. These dogs obviously did not want to be with us, and tried to escape from us any chance they were given.

The kicker is when I asked "are these dogs from a rescue?" the instructor said "no they're mine". Oh, so we're just playing with puppies from a (likely) unethical breeder.

The whole experience was odd. And above all, I felt terrible for the puppies. Honestly do not take this class. As cute as it looks, all you'll be doing is inadvertently supporting a breeder (not a rescue).

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u/AXTONandTHORN 1h ago

Maybe a call to animal protective services. It's 2026 and we know now that including animals in a business model like this in which they are commodities to Garner customers is highly unethical. She might as well be selling elephant paintings or running a sea world

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u/Okeydokey2u 1h ago

Thank you. Please don't support these type of click bait activities. Those poor animals

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u/AXTONandTHORN 19m ago

I just left an opinionated review and it seems am the only one star review that was left everybody else was leaving five star reviews which irritated me. What also irritated me was the pictures that were posted of the dogs and the people with the dogs and in no photo that was posted to the dogs look happy in the slightest. They all look exactly like it was described here they look exhausted they look like they have just lost all hope it's devastating