Vet Clinic
Winner: Boulevard Animal Hospital
298 Prince Ave. · 706-425-5099
Your neighborhood vets prove daily that attention and concern make pets and owners feel comfortable and cared-for.
Runner Up: Firehall 4 Animal Hospital
815 Hawthorne Ave. · 706-583-9191
Photo Credit: Porter McLeod
Pet Groomer
Winner: The Dawg House Grooming and Gifts
2095 Milledge Ave. · 706-355-9911
When your pet feels like $1 million and looks like it, too, how does that make you feel? The Dawg House is good for the whole family.
Runner Up: Pet Supplies Plus
191 Alps Rd. · 706-353-0650
Place to take Kids on a Rainy Day
Winner: Sandy Creek Nature Center
205 Old Commerce Rd. · 706-613-3615
This is a treasure house of fun and education, worth coming back repeatedly for all it has to offer inquiring eyes. Parents will enjoy watching their kids learn while learning a lot themselves.
Runner Up: Athens-Clarke County Library
2025 Baxter St. · 706-613-3650
Kids’ Classes: Movement
Winner: Canopy Studio
160 Tracy St. · 706-549-8501
Strength, poise, confidence, fun: Canopy takes movement to a higher level for kids of all ages and physical conditioning.
Runner Up: Dance FX
396 Foundry St. · 706-355-3078
Kids’ Classes: Creative
Winner: Treehouse Kid and Craft
815 W. Broad St. · 706-850-8226
The moment you walk in the door, you know this place is designed with children in mind, and its classes are kid-centric, absorbing their time and attention.
Runner Up: Good Dirt
510 N. Thomas St. · 706-355-3161
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