Edit: Note the lack of denial regarding: (i) crating a dog for almost 11 hours; and (ii) not informing the owner so we can make an educated decision. Just continued lies and misrepresentations ('more down time than usual').
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When there is one 1-star review, it may just be a jilted a customer. When there are multiple 1-star reviews from different people and over time and across multiple locations (as is the case with this organization), then perhaps there are systemic and problematic issues.
We had been patrons of B&B since 2016 - big mistake on our part. They pride themselves on transparency and communication, yet, they did not practice these core tenets, at least in our situation.
In our case, B&B told us that our dog was part of a limited play and rotated down-time program. As we found out on our most recent visit at pickup after some questions due to some fuzzy statements by the staff, this really meant that he had sat in a crate for the entire time that he was under their care. The only time he was let out was because an employee was willing take him out on their personal break. For the 11 hours our dog was under B&B supervision on Oct. 30, he was in a crate for 10.5+ of those 11 hours and the 0.5 hours was because someone took him out on their personal time. Meanwhile we had been told he was in a play rotation program.
Confined to a crate for 10.5+ hours out of 11 hours is at worst an outright lie relative to what was communicated and an inhumane way of treating an animal, and at best a very liberal definition of limited play and still inhumane. Moreover, B&B refused to discuss questions about prior treatment of our dog or why we were initially told he was being rotated when in reality he was being crated, at least on this last visit, if not more.
By misrepresenting their 'care' for our dog, this organization not only stole our business, but more importantly and disappointingly, they stole our right to make an informed decision about how to manage dog care and training as well as knowledge about the welfare of our dog. Shame on us for trusting this organization and not figuring out the truth sooner.
There are additional examples where at best, B&B was not performing the service that they represent, and at worst we were being outright lied to. At the end of the day, it appears that some owners have good experiences, but clearly others do not.
Dog-owner beware with this organization. If you decide to use them, please make sure to ask all the questions, stay on top of the situation and corroborate statements. Based on our experience, please do not take everything you hear at face value. If you utilize their services, I truly hope you have a very different experience from ours. Personally, we wish we had heeded the warnings of the 1-star reviews.
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