This review is for the boarding services only. It's a top-notch, clean, and well maintained facility. The staff is friendly, and I think my dog had a good time there. However, there were several thing... Read More
This review is for the boarding services only. It's a top-notch, clean, and well maintained facility. The staff is friendly, and I think my dog had a good time there. However, there were several things that made me not want to return. We always bring our dog's own food when we board so it doesn't upset his tummy. When I picked him up, inspection of the bill revealed they had charged us a $1 per feeding "storage fee" for his own food. What??? I was not informed of this when I dropped him off, nor is it mentioned on the website. This seems like taking advantage. Wouldn't it actually be CHEAPER for them to feed him the food that WE provided? If anything, we should have received a discount...Further inspection of the bill revealed they had also charged a $9 medication administration fee. My dog didn't receive any meds while there. They said it was a mistake and refunded it to my credit card. When my dog was brought out, I looked down and noticed his toe was bleeding to the point where drops of blood were landing on the floor. He had been groomed that day so I figured it was from the nail trim. I asked them to take him back and put some styptic powder on it, which they did. When she brought him back, she said the groomer sent along a message to "make sure he doesn't pull too much so his nails don't grind into the pavement" because they had been cut really short. Um, ok, why so short? Obviously too short if you had to give me that instruction and my dog was bleeding. My dog's regular groomer has no trouble cutting them to the proper length. I didn't receive a report about how my dog did during his stay. I paid for five additional activities for him (2 play times, 1 walk, 2 TV/couch time). When I dropped him off I explained that my dog can get a little anxious when boarding in new places. I asked that they please call me if it seemed like he didn't enjoy one service or the other, or even if he needed more attention. I would have been willing to pay for that. I never received a call. After I left from picking him up and I realized I hadn't received a report, I called back to ask and they said he enjoyed his stay but he needed more play time. I realize it was busy (4th of July holiday) but if you are going to bill yourself as a place that provides all these extra services, you might want to sell them a little better and make the owner feel a little more at ease.Finally, a silly thing but annoying nonetheless. My dog is male but they repeatedly referred to him as a "she." I know dogs don't care about their gender but this is a loving member of my family who I'm leaving in their care for over a week. Did they really spend the entire week thinking he was a girl?? It just added to the sense that they weren't taking much special care. Read Less