Dog Abuse / Neglect at North Star Kennels:…read more Micah has had our Belgian Malinois for a few overnight stays over the past few years. He knows our dog and usually speaks very highly of her. Our dog is a trained protection dog with very high drive. Upon dropping her off this past trip, my husband explained to Micah that "yes, she barks in the truck everywhere, she's just very excited" Micah decided to take issue with her barking in the kennel truck he uses to transport dogs. He put an electric shock collar (e-collar) on our dog without our consent or knowledge. She is NOT trained to use an e-collar and therefore had very adverse reactions to it. Without being trained to the shock, she did not know what to do with it. Upon arriving at the facility, our dog was covered in her own diarrhea. Micah did not inform us that he thought our dog was sick or reach out to ask if she had been sick before. When we picked her up 3 nights later she was also covered in her own diarrhea again. We found he had used the e-collar on her for transport back to us. He explained she had an "upset stomach" all weekend. We bathed her and she was perfectly fine for us the rest of the day and following days. We noticed she had an open sore on her neck. It was red and inflamed and had discharge coming out of it. We texted Micah a picture and asked if he had any idea how this happened. After further examination by us and our vet we found she had two matching marks on either side of her neck. The vet told us it was from e-collar misuse. The collar was on for too long, and too tight. This causes what is essentially a burn where the prongs meet the skin. The upset stomach is due to extreme anxiety and stress caused by the entire ordeal. We sent this report to Micah who said his vet disagreed. (Without seeing our dog, examining her, or providing information on who the vet is). Micah told us it was from our own misuse of a prong collar she had not worn since she had been home. She has had a prong collar for training and working since she was a puppy, never having any issues with it. Micah presents himself as knowledgeable in the dog training sector. He is absolutely not. No knowledgeable trainer would put an e-collar on a dog for over an hour without the dog being trained to it. Especially not without our permission. To insinuate that the injury was caused by us is incredibly insulting, he stated he could "teach us how to properly use a prong collar". Further conversations with Micah on the phone were aggressive and unprofessional. The vet exam and antibiotics were refunded by Micah, the 3 day dog stay was not. DO NOT TRUST North Star Kennels with your animals.

We have been bringing our 2 dogs here now for over 3 years. My 2 dogs love it. In the past my…read moreolder Lab has always come back from other kennels a bit stressed out and a nervous wreck. Now when we pick him up from NorthStar he trots out to the truck jumps in and lays down... :) Summer or Winter Linda and staff take care of our dogs like they are their own. I will never take them to another kennel.

I hired Jordi to watch my 11 week old puppy while I traveled for work. I was nervous about hiring a…read moredog sitter because he's so young and can't be left alone for long periods of time. Jordi completely understood my concerns and made sure my pup was let out every couple hours and stayed with him through the night. She was very considerate and texted photos and videos every day. I highly recommend Jordi!

This is a fantastic service. Jordi has been taking care of Sprinkles since we got him. She is the…read morebest. I can't express more how pleased I am with the service. She is reliable and responsive and her rates are very reasonable. She has even sent me a little video clip showing me how he was doing on a play day. I fully recommend her service to anyone.

Loved the place in the beginning. They were great at first and my dogs loved going there, but their…read morelack of communication is terrible. They didn't notify me, one of my dogs was experiencing anxiety which caused him to get involved in an altercation that was not provoked by him. He is on medication and I could have taken him to his vet to get a medication adjustment or more training. They reported he had experienced anxiety for a while now, but never informed me it was happening. They didn't give me the opportunity to find a solution and instead just kicked him out.

If I could give them 0 stars, I would…read more We moved to the SE side of town and needed a boarding facility closer to our house. We've taken our dogs there twice for overnight stays. 1. Not the hill I will die on, but each time I've asked them to clip their nails while they are there staying and they made up some excuse as to why they couldn't do it. 2. We brought my dog's bed and blankets. When they were picked up, their bed and blankets were SOAKING wet, to the point where we had to throw away the bed. We asked them if it was pee or water or just like what happened - they couldn't answer it. We figured out it was water but the amount was insane. You would have thought they threw the bed in a pool. 3. They were very rude when we did drop off and pick up. My one dogs has been having a hard time eating and they dismissed me when I was explaining to them how to get her to eat. She came back with her whole bag of food, barely touched. Needless to say, I'm glad we're moving back to Meridian to be closer to our original dog boarding facility because they would never.

Hannah is outstanding! My dogs adore her and she is prompt and patient with my crazy unruly twin…read moregirls. I can't say enough good things about her. (I have watched her from afar and knew this to be true). You won't be disappointed m, and your dog certainly won't be!!! I have used her more than once and hope to always be on her dance card when she is too busy because of excellent reviews!!!

Hannah is amazing! She is very communicative, shows up on time and sends photos and videos of your…read morepets during her visits. It was great to feel at ease while on vacation. Knowing my cat was well taken care of. I'm so glad we found Hannah and will be using Always There Pet and Plant again!

Wonderful loving care 3x a day for our 2 dogs and cat! Text and photo updates each visit! Fairly…read morepriced and consistent care!

I'm the pet parent of 3 cats, and hate leaving them to go out of town. When I first met Andrea,…read moreshe presented her services in a very professional and organized manor, and noted emergency and vet information. Andrea and her son have watched my cats for 4 years now, and I can leave town knowing that the kitties are well-taken care of, and that someone is watching out for my home as well. I LOVE the daily texts from Andrea with photos of the cats and a cute narrative as well. I highly recommend Safari Pet Sitting!

It doesn't look like you have many RECENT reviews. So, I thought I may change that. I have two Cane…read moreCorsos, Cash and Nyx. Cash is a 2 year old male and Nyx is a 1 year old female. Emerald Kennels has been a saving grace for us. Our dogs can be very high energy and being able to bring them in for doggy day camp is an absolute game changer! They come home tuckered out and well behaved. We always receive a nice report from the staff. I don't see how you could go wrong with such great prices and such amazing staff.

I recently boarded my cat here over the holidays and had a very poor experience…read more Don't bring your pets here unless you want them to come back injured and sick, with no explanation as to why. The staff could not give me any information and were not apologetic in the slightest.

Frank at Healthy Hounds walked and took care of my two labs Trouble and Shy for years up until the…read moreend of their lives. They were certainly a handful and his consistency with them server to train them better than I'd managed. You could not trust your pets with a kinder and more trustworthy company. For years Frank was one of only two people that I trusted with a key to my house. Highly recommend!

We used Annie & Dave's Pet Sitting for our Brody & Max, and we were so thankful they had a great…read morestay. This was the first time we used a pet sitter away from our home, and though I wasn't sure how our boys would do, I also felt a sense of calm & trust knowing Annie & Dave would love & care for our dogs. And I was right. Brody & Max had a great time & came home completely wiped out from all the fun. We will definitely use their services again. Thank you Annie & Dave

We have left out two labs with a Anne and Dave several…read moretimes. I think this is probably the best place they have ever have been boarded--it's as close to being at home as you will find. They are loved, play with many other pups and play all day in a big backyard. The girls come home exhausted and happy. We have had to travel a bunch this year and Inhsce not felt guilty leaving them knowing they are so well cared for. We will use Anne and Dave happily as long as they are available.