If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. I am REALLY upset with the condition my dog was in upon pickup and even more upset with the answers I received from management.
I chose this facility to board my high energy black lab after great reviews online and a friend recommendation. When I first did the evaluation (she passed), the staff was so nice, the facility was clean, the dogs looked happy - I was excited to give my dog a vacation too.
One perk of boarding here is that they upload pictures daily. We noticed a mark on her nose, thought it must have just been dirt. A day later we got a phone call saying that she was trying to look out of the cage and rubbed her nose raw. RAW. They said they were going to move her to a bedroom, up charge us, and we said fine. At the time, I was thankful they called and were taking care of it but didn't know how bad it was until we picked her up. The next days more pictures were posted: with crud all over her eyes and sores on her lips. We had no idea what was going on, but she was obviously in pain.
We picked her up and I questioned what happened to her nose, eyes, and mouth. The receptionist told me she was "nervous" and that caused all of these issues. Her eyes were blood shot red, there is no way nervousness is a cause for an eye infection. They finally gave me my dog back and she was filthy! More dirty than when we come home from the dog park. We went home to give her a bath - she was lethargic, coughing. I checked my bag they gave me back, and it had 6 bags of dog food left! So it was clear she wasn't eating either. Clearly a sick dog. I made a vet appointment for the next day. The vet confirmed all my suspicions - she has an eye and mouth infection, also kennel cough. She is on 3 antibiotics, pain meds, and eye drops for the next 2 weeks.
I called the facility back and asked to speak to a manager. She completely blamed my dog for being "nervous and anxious" which is why she had so many problems. She never said she was sorry, never offered to take money off my bill, or cover my vet bill. She wouldn't even let me finish speaking, she was being so defensive. They claim they don't let sick dogs in the facility and they clean it daily, but that's the only way she would get an eye infection and kennel cough! I will give you her being nervous, she may have been chewing at her cage which caused the sores on her nose and mouth. HOWEVER, my biggest issue is WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED? Sure you called me when you wanted to charge me more, but clearly my dog wasn't doing well in this facility. You should have called, or at the very least put it in her daily report card instead of spunky treat monster. I could have called my emergency contacts and had arrangements made. Who knows how long she was sick for (of course, they couldn't tell me that).
I am just so disappointed with the care my dog received, as well as the way I was treated. I will not be bringing any of my dogs back here. EVER. read more