Pet store

yunasong1117

Jayden has made this experience so much more amazing. We've been here as college students to rest and heal as well as helping puppies get some play time and this place is so welcoming and loving to us and the puppies

Beks

Love this place. Everyone is so sweet and amazing! Shout out to Joe and Chloe they are the best. Thank you for giving my two babies, Jasper and Matteo a loving home. Also, Joe you are the best, thank you for keeping your word and helping me out with mister man. I’m so thankful and you guys are like family! Much love! XO!

Jody G

Great variety of pet foods at the average price. I like this store but the parking is horrible. The parking lot is always full and this shopping center is extremely busy, best to go at off times. The employees are helpful and the store is clean.

Isaac Sanchez

Me and my wife came in and got our first puppy. It was incredible.
Nice employees
Nice building
Kylie was great
Joe was also great
They were very helpful and I would recommend you come in and buy a puppy tomorrow from the time you are reading this

morgan richardson

I couldn’t recommend lilly more she was so helpful and caring. We bought our beautiful cockapoo today and we absolutely love him. He
got so comfortable with us.

traumamed

My family and I purchased a Weimaraner puppy about two weeks ago, and we have been very happy overall. The puppy was on the older side at ~16 weeks, which made us a little nervous due to missing most of the critical socialization window. However, Petland seems to have done a great job socializing her while she was in their care for over a month. She is a confident, intelligent, loyal, gentle puppy who has done well with all people and dogs she's met, is eager to please, and learns quickly. She is my fifth lifetime puppy, and has been one of the easier ones so far.

The only reasons for four stars instead of five: first, our pup did have a couple of minor health issues. Cellulitis (skin infection) on her abdomen, and a diarrheal illness. Both cleared up quickly with antibiotics. No big deal, but still had to be dealt with. To Petland's credit, her vet care, including treatment of these concerns, has been free/covered by Petland.

Second, their initial pricing is eye-wateringly high. That said, they were quite negotiable with us. I don't know if that's the norm though, as our pup had been "in stock" for a month and is not a breed they typically carry. They special-ordered her for someone who never showed up to get her. Anyway, we negotiated 33% off their ask price, which still translated into about $500-1000 over the average breeder price for a Weim. In fairness, the free vet care has given substantial added value.

Last thing - admittedly a bit of personal commentary. We were willing to pay a premium for our pup because of the privacy and convenience of the Petland experience. I am old school I guess. All of my prior puppies I went to a breeder, spent five minutes meeting the puppies, picked one, plunked down some cash, and went home. I guess a lot has changed in the past 10 years since the last time I bought a pup. It seems Petland is the only place you can go now without being subjected to a total invasion of privacy just to get a dog. The application requirements at breeders and rescue centers have gotten absolutely ridiculous. Thank you Petland for not going this route. I'm happy to pay a little more to a place that respects people's privacy and does not act under the premise that everyone is a dog abuser until proven otherwise.

Christina Marie

If I could leave zero stars I would. Had nothing but health issues with my baby since I got him 9/10 months ago. He passed away in my arms early this morning an an emergency vet visit (that cost me $1,000 and they still couldn’t save him so I had to make the tough choice to put him down) because he wasn’t eating, his blood sugar crashed and his organs were failing, as they had not been functioning properly been since I got him.. especially when it came to his bladder.. He has been sick for a long time, and answers have been hard to find…and now I have to say goodbye to a family member that captured the hearts of myself and my children.. way to soon. He was only one when he passed. Not enough time, too short of a life. This has been devastating to say the least.

They also had him fixed when he was only a few weeks old, and I didn’t find out until his first vet check. This wasn’t told to me prior, and this is a Yorkie, toy breed.. so they are super small. Never should have happened that soon, you don’t know for sure when that type of surgery needs to be done until they are well over 2 months old, not 3 weeks old. He never gained weight properly either, no matter how much I fed him. Just sick all of the time.

Save your time and money and go to a reputable breeder or even a shelter. My daughter also had health issues with a husky she got from them around the same time.

Just be cautious and very careful.

Edit: I called like this owner down here asked me to do. No help. I was helped for the first day, they then ignored me then after. Again ZERO stars. Such a tragic loss and zero accountability.

Ann Marie Gio

We just got an amazing sweet puppy from Petland Sarasota! We love him! We have had many dogs over the last 40 years including a puppy from a breeder, and this by far was one of the most amazing experiences we ever had Our saleswoman was Beth. She is kind, patient, and very knowledgeable. She loves all of dogs She explained everything we would possibly need to know about adopting a puppy. We got everything we could possibly need with the purchase of our puppy. When we got home, the puppy was unafraid of the crate and just about housebroken. The puppy is sweet, affectionate, smart, and a happy little guy Never have we adopted a dog that was so emotionally secure and easy to manage. We are very grateful Beth was there She made the whole experience memorable Love our new child!