Man's Best Friend

10/12/09

Convient, great for training

by rsmithdawgs at Citysearch

I was pretty satisfied with the training that my dogs got at these facilities. I have ALWAYS trained my dogs myself, so I was pretty skeptical to let someone else do it. It just got to the point though that something had to give and I obviously didn't have the time to commit to training like I used to. They did a great job and Max is one happy pup now!

However, I would say that the boarding facilities aren't really of the plush variety that I am used to. I will probably try a new place or dog sitter next time I go out of town.

• Pros: Great trainers
• Cons: boarding facilities not what I am used to

06/16/08

The absolute worst experience

by bagz2400 at Citysearch

All I heard on the radio was how great this place was. Well we took our dog in for boarding and found an extremely depressing site. I asked to take a tour before dropping my dog off and the request was met with rude remarks. They finally let me in to see the boarding area and to be honest some animal control shelters have better conditions. The warehouse setting was dark and cramped with stalls for dogs about the size of a shower. The had about 30 or so dogs in the steel boarding area and the sound off the walls and the concrete floors were deafening. I was reluctant to leave my dog but had to get on the road. I called the next day to check on the dog to make sure she was eating and was placed on hold for about 10 minutes while they checked. The response was she was just fine. I pick her up the following day and she came out in a comatose state. She was not excited or scarred. She was motionless. On the way back home we noticed that she had some sort of serious goup on her face, matted hair (not hers) in her mouth, and her paws had feces on them. We took her home and let her in the door and she went straight for the water. This was not a good sign as my dog will drink a ton of water on a daily basis. She roughly drank a half of gallon of water withing the first hour of being home. After that she slept for the remainder of the day with nothing able to wake her up. She was oblivious to what was going on. We were concerned about her hearing or the chemical they used in the mandatory bath. Finally after about a 20 hour nap and needing to be helped around the house she got her strength back. She is eating normal now and hearing is back. To say the least WE WILL NOT BE GOING BACK TO MANS BEST FRIEND. If you care about your dog and want them to be healthy and happy when you get back think about sending them somewhere else. Like I said animal control shelters have better condition.

• Pros: NONE
• Cons: CONDITIONS FOR BOARDING ARE HORRIBLE.