OMG / I just do NOT kennel our greyhounds. Neither have ever stayed with someone else. But, this…read moretrip we decided we needed some alone time so I could visit Funland with my husband. That meant - no dogs! And, we just won't leave them in the hotel alone for that long. In comes Jungle Jim's. We visited our first day in town and really liked him as a person. His love of pets shines through when you speak with him. He even helped me find out where I could get some pet meds for our one. We dropped the "kids" off and had our choice of 3 different areas - wherever WE felt the dogs would be most comfortable. Then, part way thru their stay, Jim sent me a picture to let me know they were doing just fine! What a comforting thing to do! We plan to use and refer our friends to Jungle Jim's Taj-ma-Howl from now on!

Wow! If I could give them 10 stars, I would. We contacted Jungle Jim's for a last minute grooming…read moreof our golden retriever, after camping at Cape Henlopen . The business was very responsive and worked with us to find a time for us and our friends' golden too. Sarah Sievers did the grooming and she did the most lovely expert grooming I have ever seen. Our pup looked picture perfect, and Sarah was just the kindest person. She went above and beyond expectations and we 10/10 recommend and we will be back for sure!

I had an emergency to get cats in for vaccinations required for a move. Lost my transportation and…read moreon a Sunday morning, The Pack Pet Services arranged pick up and delivery of me and my 2 cats to my appoinment in 3 hours. As a senior citizen they moved the carriers and looked after me. Wonderfully caring and professional people - the kind you want to trust your furfriends with.

We are so grateful for the pet services. They are friendly and kind and my dog loves his walks with…read morethe team. We need a little extra help due to my husbands recent illness and they have been wonderful to work with.

We've boarded our two pups here a few times in the past couple of months. We are extremely pleased…read morewith everything from the staff to how happy (and tired!) our pups are when we pick them up. We board them in the suites with cameras and whenever we check they are either out or resting on their cots. No complaints at all!!

I've had the displeasure of boarding my dog here a few times…read more Both times, I did not think that my dog was even walked, despite paying for packages that include like multiple walks a day. My dog basically exploded when I got him outside he had to pee so bad. Even if his last walk was 3 or 4 hours ago, he should not be peeing and pooping this much in an instant. The staff is young, inexperienced, and can barely muster a smile when you walk in. The windows in the dog rooms are not cleaned, and it really smells awful in there. It's such an unhealthy environment, and for the price you pay per day, they should have double the staff. I predict they are winding down the staff because they will actually go out of business soon, but that is just my opinion. There is no way people want to pay so much to board their dogs in a place with ratty linens, rooms that aren't cleaned, and smell like pee.

This is the place you want your pets to stay while you're on vacation!…read more The folks at Gravel Hill Pet Wagon took such good care of our dog. We had a special family party in the area, and we didn't feel that we could leave our elderly dog in a kennel, while we traveled to Delaware. I called and spoke with Paul beforehand, and he seemed to be a kind and accommodating person, with a true love of animals. When we arrived at the kennel, Paul and Kyle came out and welcomed us to their business, and more importantly, welcomed our dog. The business is in a quiet area, not far from the Delaware beaches. It was clean and the pets had different areas to be cared for, at different times of the day. We would feel very comfortable recommending Gravel Hill Pet Wagon to anyone looking for a safe place for their pets to stay. Thanks, guys, for taking such good care of our old girl. We felt like we could relax and enjoy the party, knowing that she was in a good place, with caring people.

This place is dangerous for kennelling your dog. The owner has vicious pit bulls and rotweilers…read morerunning around, while trying to kennel other people's dogs. After we picked up our large 75 pound retriever from a 3-day stay at Gravel Hill, he came back with a huge gaping hole in his chest with exposed dried blood. We had to bring our dog to Salisbury Animal Hospital to receive 7 stitches and staples to his chest. If you love your pet, stay away from these guys.

My family has used Shawnee Kennels I believe 5 times over the past 3 years and we always feel…read moreconfident that our dog is in good hands

We had left our two babies here for a few days while we took a couple days to get away. It was the…read morefirst time we were leaving them for an extended period of time so of course we were nervous/sad about leaving them somewhere unknown. This kennel was recommended to me and I'm glad we took them here! Bonnie the owner, lives on the premises which gives you a piece of mind. The dogs had their own little door where they let them go outside and the inside was heated and looked super clean! When we picked them up, they actually smelled clean (which wasn't the case when we took them to a pet resort overnight). They ate pretty decently which also didn't seem like the case when we left them at the other place. Seemed like they were much happier here than at the pet resort and you can't beat the price! We will definitely use this kennel again in the future.

I had taken my doodle to Lauren from the time she was a puppy until she was 3. She was comfortable…read morehere. She had appointments every 6 weeks. One week before her appointment, I got a text saying my doodle's appointment was canceled and she was no longer going to be a client here. Explanation was that they were reducing their client load. One week notice? I had to scramble around to try to find someone willing to do the grooming at a moment's notice. VERY poor customer service!

Absolutely love taking our pups here! I will say they are a bit more expensive then PetCo/PetSmart…read morebut I think it is worth it to support a local business and their work is VERY good. Way better then the typical places. Will not go anywhere else. You can see the work done in the photos. And our dog looks so happy in the after photo. Shows how they care for the dogs while grooming as well.

When we adopted Zimmy, a 4-year-old Airedale, we expected an acclimation period and basic training…read morework. What we didn't appreciate was how much of a project Zimmy would become. As we soon discovered, she had endured some rough early years -- neglect, instability, life in a doggy daycare instead of a home -- and it showed. Explosive greetings, mouthiness, intolerance to downtime, and frenzied reactions to mailmen, dogs, cats, kids on bikes, Amish buggies, lawn ornaments, and on and on. She was impulsive, mischievous, and fiercely headstrong. Nevertheless we were smitten. "It's a good thing she's cute," we told ourselves, often. But we were in over our heads. After introductory discussions with Karen, we started in-home lessons in February ahead of a board and train program. Karen didn't just work with Zimmy, she worked with us, explaining the *reasoning* behind the techniques, and patiently fielding our questions between sessions. The yes/no marker system, impulse control work, "place" and "crate" commands, recall, emotional regulation -- the pieces started to click. Karen helped us understand what we were actually trying to accomplish. By the time Zimmy was Delaware bound with Karen in May, we were already seeing real, measurable progress. What happened over those next weeks was remarkable. Zimmy got to experience beach towns and boardwalks, picnics and festivals, pet stores and Lowe's, movie nights, a Golden Retriever convention, and a nose-to-nose greeting with a horse. Karen sent daily updates -- written recaps, photos, videos -- making it all feel close to home. We watched Zimmy learn to hold a "down" while shoppers walked past her, sit calmly while strangers greeted her, get a thorough breed-specific grooming, AND eventually coexist in glorious harmony with Karen's spunky feline assistant, Chippy. To his enormous credit, and to our astonishment, Chippy treated Zimmy with the patience of a saint and the authority of a lion. We award Chippy SIX stars. Midway through the stay, Zimmy seemed maybe a little off -- subtler signs than you'd normally flag, but Karen knew Zimmy's medical history and trusted her gut. She reached out, drove Zimmy several hours back to our local vet the next morning to get checked out, then stopped by for an impromptu in-home lesson. Zimmy was *her* dog for that month, and we saw that compassion, dedication, and proactivity firsthand. Zimmy returned home in June still very much the Zimmy we had grown to love, but with a new side that we noticed immediately -- calmer greetings, impulse control, fast post-distraction recovery, and leash manners. That day, we practiced walking Zimmy past our neighbor's dog lunging and barking at the fence, and Zimmy nailed what once seemed impossible. With her outsized presence, Zimmy continues to reintegrate into our home alongside her older brother Cooper, adapting her new mindset to familiar routines and stimuli. She's as energetic as she is clever, a classically stubborn Airedale, and we can envision the work we still have ahead of us. But as each day passes, there are small moments, moments that would seem trivial to anyone who hadn't witnessed Zimmy's old ways, where even without direction from us, she's making good, simple, levelheaded decisions. She's taking afternoon naps in her crate instead of perching in surveillance mode at our front window. She's pausing at open doors and looking to us instead of blindly barging through. When passersby can't help but approach to remark on her cuteness, she welcomes the attention with newfound poise. Karen established that foundation, and with her help navigating the transition home, we have the know-how and assurance to build on it. We're immensely grateful to have Karen as Zimmy's "trainer for life." One of the hardest parts of all this was seeing Zimmy on her homecoming day, nose to the living room window, watching with longing as Karen drove off. We look forward to Karen dropping by if she's in the area, and if we ever need more extensive training or boarding, we'll know right where to go.

Karen is an outstanding dog trainer who listens to your dogs' individual needs and develops a…read moretraining plan for them. In addition to the training she gives your dogs, she also teaches you how to hold them accountable and continue the structure that they have been taught once your sessions have been completed. She helped me with my 2 large Great Danes when I was at my wits' end with them and I can't thank her enough!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Training with Karen!!!

Ella was so sweet and gentle trimming the nails of my 15 year old poodle mix and she did an…read moreexcellent job. I highly recommend!

Perfect Golden Retriever Groom! My dog pulls me to get inside and comes home smelling amazing and…read morelooking like a champ!