My husband and I were looking for a good place in the area where my dog could be happy and…read morecomfortable when we went away on trips. Golden Acres Kennel looked nice online, although I felt it was pretty expensive; boarding was $35 to about $55 a day, depending on accommodations; still, I thought we would at least check it out, so we decided to visit. We parked the car and went into what looked like the entrance. Upon entering, I almost passed out from the horrible smell of dog waste. It was stagnant, no ventilation whatsoever. There was no one there, except a little dog wandering around the premises alone. Anyone could have snatched him up in a second. I could also hear another dog in the room to the right. There was a table with computer/keyboard set up, phone, notes on the wall about how to treat customers, etc,
I looked toward the large room to the left and was incredulous. This room smelled horrible. It was filled with waste and littered with broken pieces of furniture, smelly dog beds, etc. The filth was unbelievable. Also piled up were many empty dog food bags and garbage of all sorts.
We went outside, looked around to see if we could find someone, without luck. We walked to the side, just near the "office", where there were penned up about 20 dogs: all sizes, all kinds, including pit bulls and other large dogs mixed in with tiny dogs. They were in a fenced enclosure on cement, on a Wednesday afternoon at 1:30, sun beating down and no water bowls visible. The fence had been bowed out where the dogs had been pushing on it, as they were when we saw them. They were totally unsupervised.
We got into the car and drove toward the back and found another dog, penned in a large grassy area behind another barn, totally alone. We drove back to the office and entered again, calling out repeatedly, again, for someone. No one came. We were there totally about 15 minutes or so before we left, all the while trying to find someone responsible here. There was no one. I was horrified at what I saw and experienced here. I cannot give this place a low enough rating.