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Custom Kare Kennel

3.2 (43 reviews)
Closed 7:00 am - 5:30 pm

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Bath and groom only

Pet boarding

Full grooming

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Pet haircut

Private dog training

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Bridgett is by far the BEST GROOMER IN MURFREESBORO!! I've lived here over 20 years and have experienced many bad situations with my babies. Too many groomers don't listen to what you want, or will shave your pet claiming your dog is "too matted" which happened so many times...I knew that wasn't the case at all; it was rushing through or just laziness. Other times, I'd find my babies would be cut too close to the skin and be bloody which is just not acceptable. So when I found Bridgett, and I saw how calm my baby reacted to her touch, that spoke volumes to me. When I drop off Harvey for his 6 week grooming, he goes in looking forward to see Bridgett. He comes home rested with a gorgeous schnauzer groom. Bridgett is by far the BEST!

Beware.This is what happens to your dog if you leave them Custom Kare Kennel.Not only that,but owner will not even call me to discuss.
Carrie Leitch W.

To my 'Boro friends and fellow dog lovers: I've had both dogs boarded with Custom Kare Kennels for the last 5 days. When I arrived to pick them up, I was told that my dogs fur had turned green on a significant amount of her fur, a long strip of fur going from her chest all the way to the bottom of her mouth. They had no explanation as to how this happened. But that it had been that way for the last 3 days. Once she was brought up front, it took me 30 seconds to see that she was suffering, and that the skin underneath this new mysterious green fur was significantly irritated. I called the vet office from their lobby and took her directly to an appointment. The vet was confused as to what it was, but their best guess was that she was exposed to some sort of dye and had a bad reaction. I personally feel that the kennel, having admitted they saw this strange coloring on a yellow dog was completely negligent in caring for her from that moment on. She did not arrive with green fur. A large specific area of green fur that arises under your care should have not been ignored. Especially when we had an emergency contact on file, that in fact actually contacted the kennel to check up on them and was told they were fine. After 3 days of basically sitting there being un treated by Custom Kare Kennels with whatever the hell happened to her while under their care has resulted in her skin looking as you see below in the pictures. She is eating and drinking, but in a lot of discomfort. We have made Custom Kare Kennels aware of this situation. And sadly, they didn't care. They re-directed fault, provided idiotic excuses to their management of our dog while under their care and were not sympathetic at all. I went back and asked to see where my dog slept to try and piece together how this could have happened, and they refused to show me. I spoke to the manager, Tina and requested the owners contact us. I am sharing this story so that others can properly do some research before ever considering entrusting their family pet with Custom Kare Kennels.

My Lakota looking like Prince Charming after a pamper at Custom Kare Kennel!  Love them!!

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It was the first time we had boarded one of the dogs, and we had moved, so we needed to find a new place to board them.

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