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Originally Posted by jane032657

We went to the open house at the new Doggy Land on SE Hwy 42. The property is beautiful. However, if you have large dogs, which we do, I was very concerned.

They have it set up so if you have smaller dogs, they will board them in the house either in their own crate that you bring or maybe they can just be loose in the house if they are well behaved and socialized. So that is pretty good. Nice house with lots of space where they plan on boarding small dogs. No fenced area though for the dogs to run out into from the house if they need to go out. So they would have to put them on a leash and walk them, not sure how many at a time they can handle.

However, for the large dogs, they have what looks like they may have been former horse or other animal stalls, updated somewhat for the dogs. Not enclosed but they do have a roof over the stalls and the stalls are 12 x 12. Plenty roomy. But these stalls are away from the main house and also from the "dog swimming pool" and large fenced area that they boast they have. I do not see the dogs being taken to the pool so easily as it is a walk from the stalls and not easy if walking a lot of dogs.

The MOST concerning thing. I asked the owner. What about on hot days? No air conditioning, it is just outside stalls. In fact they are not enclosed so the bugs can get in. He said summer was still a long way away and he is thinking about it. He told me various vets told him air conditioning is not good when there are a lot of dog stalls. He is thinking about mist and fans, but presently has nothing. Now we can get hot weather any time, and I feel this should have been in place, whatever system, already. There is no heat either if it gets cold. I think it irresponsible to be boarding before the air and heat to address the elements are in place.

He did say the dogs could come in the house if needed and if they were trained, but how many dogs, little and big, can you have in one house, and there is not fencing around the house so how do the dogs go out and manage all their needs?

I felt that this dog boarding facility was not well thought out. It is also at least $15 a day more expensive for two dogs than Bedtime Tails where we presently go, and which has fencing right out the door for the dogs to go out and run.

Check it out for yourself. For small dogs, you may be ok, but for the big dogs, I cannot recommend at this time. It struck me more as somewhere that is going to take in as many dogs as possible, charge more, and is not organized yet. Maybe in time it will be ready, I do not think it is ready to operate as it is now.

My little Jack Russell is a runner, so this place is a definite no! for me. We love Villages Pet Spa on Rolling Acres Road...

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