Sniffspot 4+

Great for my reactive dog

I love this idea and I’m glad it exists! Tried it for the first time this week. I was a bit nervous walking into someone’s yard, but my dog loved it! Thank you to the founders and folks who keep this app going. I wish there were more local owners offering up their yard as it’s a bit of a drive for us to the available spots, but I don’t mind it! Yards are so decently priced. It hurts my heart that I can’t own property with a yard for my dog, but I’m glad this option exists now where he can explore so many more yards!
The app is a bit slow to load and sometimes pictures take awhile, but I don’t mind. As a reactive dog owner, the angst of not being able to walk my dog at normal hours and not being able to go to parks or dog parks has affected our quality of life.
I hope to see this app and service continue to
grow. Thank you Sniffspot team and thank you to the many owners who offer up their yards to us pet parents!

Dangerous! Proceed with caution.

Sniffspot does absolutely nothing to verify that the host to list properties actually on the property, have authority to list the property, or even legally allowed to give people permission to enter the property. I went to a 34 acre tract of land in Chico Texas last week. It was listed as Alvord Texas. I did notice that there was a deer feeder but it’s not deer season so I wasn’t too worried. We went back this week and due to some concerns I felt suspicious. I requested that the sheriffs office go and check and make sure that the landowner actually was giving me permission to enter the property. Deputy Florez of Wise county sheriffs office in Texas had the wonderful courtesy of going to the homeowner and asking them if they were a member of Sniffspot and if they knew I was going to be on the property for two hours today. The homeowner knew absolutely nothing! She had chickens, and if my dog had attacked the chickens, she could’ve legally shot my dog, because this is Texas. She might have even shot me whether it’s legal or not is beside the point I would’ve been dead! And I certainly could’ve been arrested for trespassing. Be afraid. If the land, owner or property owner does not meet you, I would be I just simply wouldn’t go on the property. Sniff spot is more concerned with valid reviews. Then they are with valid listings which means peoples lives are at risk.

Developer Response ,

I am very sorry to hear about this situation! Safety is our top priority and we have implemented over 100 features specifically designed to make Sniffspot safe. Over 97% of guest reviews are 5 stars. I am personally investigating this situation and will make sure that it is thoroughly resolved and that the root issue that enabled this situation to happen is also resolved.

Lifesaver

This app has been a lifesaver for me and my two reactive rescues. I go 3x a week, this helps me meet their needs without having to rely completely on walks where they get overstimulated at times. I do understand how there could be some issues with certain sniffspots, but my experience has been safe and affordable. I really dont know what id do without it. After difficult life events, i went every day to decompress out in the country and get out of the house. Its good for both me and my dogs.

The app itself leaves a lot to be desired, i dont mind simple but id give 10 stars with a few things - easier booking: entering a date manually would be great, getting a warning that you already have a booking on a specific date when you try to book (I’ve accidentally double booked a few times). Notifications: if you could notify me first thing in the morning that i have a reservation today and the time, itd be so great, i put everything on my calendar but it would be great to have notifications…. Or a real pipe dream, allow it to write to my calendar so i dont have to enter everything.

Developer Response ,

Thank you so much for the feedback, we will continue to work on improving our app for our guests!