My pup used Echo Lane Kennels as we had a all day family event so we had to board him for the day…read more We found ELK on Yelp and saw the good reviews and decided to give it a try. I sent in all the paperwork before hand and dropping off and pick up was no issue. Price was super, $14 for all day!! Wow!! FYI- the business has been sold and new owners are taking over starting July 1, 2015.

I am huge into customer service and I don't usually post reviews especially negative ones; but I…read morecan't shake how disappointed I am with my experience at Echo Lane Kennels. In January, I boarded my pitbull Zeus who is 5 years at Echo Lane. I've wanted to work with them for a little while now. Anytime I've previously tried working with them they I would leave multiple voicemails and call attempts to reach someone. They are not even a mile away from me and was the only place I knew of instead having to go to Manchester to board my pit. Eventually after multiple call attempts; I finally got a return call and scheduled my dog to be boarded there. He was super excited and I felt they were quick and easy to work with when boarding him; so I thought. When it came time to pick him up; Zeus was excited to see me and they gave me the lease and off they thought I went. Upon getting Zeus in my car I noticed his nose was bloodied up so I went back inside kindly asking for an explanation and a call from a manager. A day when by and no call; so I reached out myself and no call back. I ended up having to physically go back there in which their explanation was he tried to get out of kennel and broke the fence. I was not disturbed that we were going to let me take my dog home without telling me any issues; but that I had no even received a call from them when any of this took place. They offered to get oinment for him and meet me somewhere so I can pick it up. They did do that; there was no follow up call on how he was. After telling some of my friends this and showing them a picture of the alleged incident I was informed that the way the fence was pushed out there is no way Zeus would have done that and that it looked like a very old fence. Time passed by; and I needed to board my dog again and I called them and left multiple voicemails again. At this point; I wanted to forget and forgive, whatever happened I understand dogs will be dogs and surely since they have a kennel they would be trained for any kind of situation for a dog and that maybe they would make sure to not let history repeat itself. In a way they kinda did! After multiple calls and voicemails to give them a second chance at my business; I ended up texting one of the owners and eventually they told me without explanation they would not allow Zeus back at the Kennel. Not only did I feel they were extremely unprofessional; but I do feel they are not trained nor qualifed to watch dogs. If my dog truly bit his way out of the kennel as they claim it makes me believe they leave other dogs in there for an extended period of time and that this isn't their first rodeo of having an issue with a dog. If there was an actual issue with Zeus and that there's more to the story; they failed in being upfront and honest with me. If that's the case; they lack true customer service and lack any honest business morals. I wish Google reviews would allow me to post the pictures, but they don't provide a link. I did find a couple other local kennels that have been more than accommodating towards me and if they can't board him because of space they refer someone who will as well. If you're looking to board your dog check out peace and paws or paws on pine. Beware of this place; also keep in mind for dog owners who feed their dogs organic dog food or raw dog food. Echo lane kennel does not offer that kind of food and therefore you will need to bring your dogs food. They offer kibbles and bits and Purina which have been proven to be very bad for dogs.

This is my second English Bulldog puppy through "Train English Bulldogs". They certainly strive to…read morekeep you informed and fix any issue you may have. Sometimes you get a surplus of communication. Ha!

Judy has been great for our family pets! We have been working with her off and on for the past year…read morein different capacities. When we started working with her, it was no let out our dogs and walk our puppy when we would be gone more than a few hours during the day (he had a small bladder!). Recently, she's been walking the high energy dog (now over a year old) more regularly to help deplete energy while I work from home. The walks are pretty long and are high quality, she brings him to different areas and he just loves her. She is also available for transportation services (to dog training, daycare, boarding, etc...) and does full-service pet sitting. I appreciate that she's very accommodating and often available on demand. There have been times I was out longer than intended and I was able to just call her and she fit my dog in for a needed break. She also has experience with scent training and I've benefitted from her course at Inspire K-9.

Nancy does an incredible job. She's worked with my German Shepherds for decades. I just picked up…read moremy current Shepherd,Otis, from Nancy's He needed her magic touch.

Great experience, my dogs were cared for and healthy. I will return…read more I came to Saddleback late April 2021 to board my 2 Brittanys for a week, referred from a friend. They used to go to my parents but I've accrued to many dogs for them to take them all! I appreciated that the owners also own a veterinary practice, training services, and live on property. The latter is very important to me. I found the pricing to be affordable. They were very friendly and accommodating overall. I made a few changes with no hassle. When I got there, they let me take a tour on demand to see how the kennels were (which I thought were nice). I was able to leave their special toys. I chose not to bring food as they provide it as well if you want. They also provide the bedding. All of the notes I provided via e-mail and verbally were obviously taken into account from feedback when I returned. My dogs were having some problems with each other the week prior and they were careful about keeping them in separate kennels and giving them supervised play time together. 3 people helped me check out and they were all very knowledgeable about the dogs individually which made me feel like they were cared for well. I returned early and called to alert them with an hour notice that I was coming to pick them up sooner. They quickly gave them their baths before I got there...which must've been quite a task to do 2. I feared my boys would have been unhappy because of separation anxiety and my past experiences with other dogs were that they'd come home thinner as a result (not a reflection on the caretakers, just the anxious dog). But they were definitely fed and had eaten their treat toys.

Very pleasant and professional. Thank you very much for watching over my dog. Responsible and…read morecommunicative.

This guy is a piece of garbage. Took our deposit in March for a litter that was due in May. Come…read morelate June, we thought we would be getting ourselves a new pup. But then came the excuses and lack of response to texts and phone calls. Different people we getting different stories (he *had* a FB page so it was easy to contact other people that were also waiting). Then he took his FB page down as people started to post negative reviews. Some people got dogs, some did not. He just stopped all communication with no explanations. Avoid this guy AT ALL COSTS!

This review is not to give any information on the quality of the dogs but rather to comment on the…read morequality of the process and service. I sent the owner, Rick, a check for 500 in March to secure a spot on a waiting list for a chocolate lab. He acknowledged he had received my check a few days after I sent it. As the date for puppy pick up approached I tried reaching out to Rick with questions regarding when I could come pick up my puppy. I texted him daily for 3 days and received no response. I then started calling (no answer, full mailbox) Facebook messaged and emailed. No response. He finally responded to me 5 days later saying some puppies had been stolen by an employee and he was "sorting things out". However he communicated on FB that the puppies were sick. I continued to try reaching him for several days to no avail. Several families were in the same boat (no response to repeated attempts to contact) and we were communicating our confusion and concern on his Facebook page. Shortly thereafter he took down his Facebook page. I have since heard that some families did get their puppies but several did not. I also heard from some families that the price originally quoted increased substantially once it was time to pick up. So we're left bitterly disappointed with no explanation and no puppy. There are several reputable, licensed breeders in N.H. Choose one of them and steer clear of this guy.

We took a reactive rover course. Definitely would NOT recommend if you have a reactive dog. The…read morefirst 2 weeks are virtual, which is great but the next 2 are in person. The in person classes are extremely stressful with maybe 10 full minutes of face to face time with a trainer. On top of that, there's about 12-15 reactive dogs in the same parking lot! It's almost impossible to hear direction and because there's so many dogs barking and the training can't really be adjusted to your dogs needs. We didn't have any issues with the trainers or advice given, just with the value of the class. We paid a lot of money to put ourselves and our dog in a VERY stressful environment. The cherry on top, is that at the end of the last in person session the trainer said "Now it's not good to have your reactive dog around other reactive dogs, so try to get them around calm dogs." WHAT? Then why would you have a class full of reactive dogs? This course was not worth our money. I would recommend one on one training for any reactive issues.

We took our 1 year old black lab Venus here for level 1 training which is a 1 hr x 6 days course. I…read morecouldn't have been more pleased or say enough good things about the experience. I was excited to attend class each week to see what we were learning each day. The structure of the course was well thought out and made sense. Katie is a very knowledgeable, friendly and effective trainer. She really is a natural teacher for both humans and dogs. She gave us very good advice and our pup learned and matured a ton. Katie was open to answering any questions and provided thorough and thoughtful responses. She did great with covid protocol, too. I've already signed up for the level 2 class and would highly recommend taking any class here. I've heard the other trainers are great, too. The price was incredibly reasonable especially considering the quality of the training. Go check them out!

i hope Vedia that you are doing well and that you might be in need of a weekend assistant to assist…read morein caring for the horses , I worked weekends for you a number of years ago but got a fractured rib and had to stop. I miss being around the horses and would like to work with you and them again if possible . You probably forgot me, my name is Ellie and If you could use someone please let me know mt number is 978-595-4178 and i"m serious about once again working for you and being around them again. Hope to hear from you soon . Ellie PS i know your love of matches my own and I truly hope to hear from you