Dog Boarding
Your pet's happy home away from home.
From $39 per night
Fairburn & Atlanta · a working kennel since 1972
Your pet's happy home away from home
Boarding, daycare and grooming at two Georgia locations, including nine green acres in Fairburn on land that has cared for dogs for over fifty years.
Nine acres in Fairburn · AKC S.A.F.E. certified salon · Free Meet N Greet for every new guest
What we do
Four services, two locations, one team
Cat Boarding
Designed for kitty comfort.
From $25 per night
Dog Daycare
Fun and safe, every single day.
Call for pricing half or full day
Dog Grooming & Spa
A well groomed dog is a happy dog.
From $20 93 breeds priced
The people
Your dog is with people who have done this their whole lives
Our owner has 35 years of experience as an AKC breeder and exhibitor, and the team around her has decades in the show ring and on the grooming table between them. We are not a franchise or a chain. We are a genuine kennel, owned and operated by someone whose life has been dedicated to dogs.
Every guest gets individual care rather than a slot in a run. Our team knows the dogs by name.
Read our story →
Kennel on this land since 1972
Nine acres in Fairburn
35 years showing dogs
AKC S.A.F.E. certified salon
93 breeds priced for grooming
Boarding suites
Every suite opens onto its own private patio
Your rate follows your dog, not the room. Any dog can stay in any suite, so book a bigger room if you would like and just add the upgrade to the nightly rate.
Small Suite
Classic indoor and outdoor
$39 / night
Under 20 lbs
55 sq ft total. 27.5 sq ft indoors plus a 27.5 sq ft private patio, 33 inches wide by 10 feet deep.
Fits most dogs
Medium Suite
Room for two
$45 / night
21 to 45 lbs
73 sq ft total. 36.7 sq ft indoors plus a 36.7 sq ft private patio, 44 inches wide by 10 feet deep.
Grand Suite
Our largest
$50 / night
46 lbs and up
93 sq ft total. 46.7 sq ft indoors plus a 46.7 sq ft private patio, 56 inches wide by 10 feet deep.
Want more room than your dog's size calls for?
Any dog can stay in any suite. Your rate depends on your dog, not on which room we put them in, so book a bigger room than your dog's size calls for and just add the upgrade to your nightly rate. A 12 lb terrier is welcome in our largest suite if that is what you would like.
| Upgrade to a Medium Suite 44 inches wide, 73 sq ft total | +$6 per night |
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| Upgrade to a Grand Suite 56 inches wide, 93 sq ft total | +$11 per night |
Discounts and extras
| Unaltered dogs over one year | $2 per night |
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| Lodge Together discount | Family dogs sharing a suite stay for less. Ask us for your rate. |
| Extended stay discount | A reduced nightly rate on longer visits. |
| Daycare | Half day and full day available, with after-hours checkout. Call for pricing. |
The Fairburn property
Built as a kennel. Not squeezed into a strip mall.
Our Fairburn home has been a working professional kennel since 1972, and it even housed the USDA's famous Beagle Brigade. That heritage means our suites were designed for animals first: long enough to trot, tall enough to climb, with a private patio for every single guest, canine or feline.
Because every patio matches its suite exactly, your dog's space doubles the moment they step outside. Most facilities call a narrow concrete ledge an outdoor run. Ours is a whole second room.
More space means less stress, better sleep, and a happier pet waiting for you at pickup.
A typical chain suiteabout 4 ft deep
Every Paws & Pastures suite10 ft suite plus a 10 ft patio
9 acresof countryside
20 feetof private run, end to end
50+ yearsof kennel heritage
4+daily outdoor breaks
New customers
Your pet's first night is on us
Bring your dog or cat for their first overnight stay free. A free Meet N Greet comes first, so everyone is comfortable before the big night.
Not to be combined with other offers. Limited to one per customer. Discount subject to availability. No cash value.
How it works
Four steps, and your dog is booked in
Book a free Meet N Greet
Every new daycare and boarding guest starts here. We watch how your dog plays and find the right group for them.
Drop off and settle in
Arrive during opening hours. Scheduled feedings, wellness checks and at least four yard breaks a day from there.
Get a daily report card
You will hear how the day went, and you are welcome to text, call or email us at any point.
Home happy and tired
Add a bath or a full groom to any stay and your dog goes home looking as good as they feel.
The property
Fifty years of dogs on this land
We are the current caretakers of a kennel that started long before us.
1972
A professional kennel opens on the Fairburn property as Celebrity Kennels. It has operated as a kennel ever since.
The Beagle Brigade years
The property later housed the USDA's Beagle Brigade, the detector dog teams that work the nation's ports of entry.
13 years on Cascade Road
Best In Show Pet Care opens on Cascade Road in Atlanta and builds a loyal following of Atlanta pet families.
June 2026
Hilde Haakensen reopens the nine acre Fairburn property as Best In Show Paws & Pastures. FOX 5 Atlanta covers the grand opening.
Visit us
Two locations, different hours
Please check before you drive over. Fairburn runs split hours through the middle of the day.
Fairburn
Nine acres, boarding and cattery
6285 Short RdFairburn, GA 30213
- Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri
- 8:00am to 12:00pm, 1:00pm to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 8:00am to 12:00pm
- Saturday
- 9:00am to 12:00pm
- Sunday
- 9:30am to 10:30am
Atlanta
Our original salon, daycare and boarding
2200 Cascade Rd SWAtlanta, GA 30311
- Monday to Friday
- 7:30am to 7:00pm
- Saturday
- 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Sunday
- 10:00am to 2:00pm