Meh, my experience wasn't nearly as good as some of these other reviewers. I called Flying Fur to make an appointment to board our puppy for the weekend and they told me that he would need to come in for an "evaluation day" because he had never been there before.
We took him in on a weekday morning and I wanted a tour first before I left him there but they said they couldn't do it in the morning but would give me one when I picked him up. That was fine but definitely added to my anxiety. And (I know this is going to sound crazy), I was so upset that we were leaving our puppy alone for the first time that I practically started balling in front of the receptionist guy. My husband kept telling me to "pull it together" but I was so worried about leaving him. So, as I'm filling out paperwork and crying, the guy just took my scared puppy away behind my back, pulling him into the kennel room without allowing me to pet him or say goodbye or anything. OK, so I realize I was being crazy but I thought that was a bit insensitive.
Also, after having gone to another kennel, I realized that Flying Fur never asked me for my dog's vaccination records, particularly his rabies vaccine. I thought that was weird and realized that he was there the whole day with potentially unvaccinated dogs.
They said I could call during the day to check up on him so, of course, I did and all I got was, "Oh, yeah, he's doing well."
Then, when we picked him up, I got the tour. First of all, they wouldn't show me the kennel room because, as the lady who was giving me the tour said, it was "such a mess" - not a good sign. (Others have also told me that sometimes kennels don't show the kennel room because it's a privacy issue or some BS like that but I think I should be able to see where my dog is going to spend most of his day.) I asked her during the tour how many dogs they typically have and she said they cap it at 65 which seemed super high to me. Also (and I realize that this is a kennel), the grounds were simply dirty and nothing like the Yelp pictures. The outdoor space is basically on a hillside with not a ton of running/playing space and some of the space is even in the woods. I wasn't impressed.
What really got me was that the whole point was for me to drop him off for an evaluation day and they basically didn't even know who my dog was. I asked for the evaluation and the receptionist guy told me he was "good, but I'd like to have him back for further evaluation at some point so if you guys ever want to board him here or something like that...." - DUDE! (a) You clearly didn't watch/"evaluate" him at all while he was here and (b) the whole purpose of this visit was to get him to board here this weekend! Some of my friends talk about getting report cards when they drop their dog off for day care but I got nothing like that.
And, lastly, the price: $33/night is the most expensive price around and this place is so not worth it! We ended up taking him to Catawba Country Kennel (far away but totally worth it...) and they were everything that Flying Fur wasn't. read more