Shores Kennel

We love Shores Kennel our dog Sully enjoys running around with the other dog during his stay. We like how they post pictures on their Facebook page so we can see what he is up to while he is as we call it Sully’s spa vacations.

We took our 2 Russian Toy Terriers here at the last minute, over a holiday weekend, and they were very flexible and helpful. The dogs loved running around and were really treated well. I would highly recommend Shores Kennels.

I can’t say enough nice things about Shores Kennels.
We were going to cancel our vacation because there was no place that my boyfriend would trust with his aging Weimaraner (Fräulein) and my hyper Lab mix (Joe).
I found Shores Kennels on line and we went over and looked at their facilities. Donna was great and they were the only ones that could meet our needs. They don’t have slippery floors and the owners are on sight ²⁴⁄₇. They have inside and outside runs plus they take them out to play in their large yard (complete with kiddy pool and toys). We were still nervous and called the first few nights. Donna was great and put our minds at ease. They took pictures and posted them on line every night.
Joe had some separation anxiety and when he wouldn’t eat, Donna fed him by hand (spoiled boy). Fräulein came home walking better than I have seen in a year.
I highly recommend Shores Kennels and will definitely use them again.

We brought our dog there approximately 2 years ago so this is kind of a late review and things may have changed since then. However, when we picked up our dog from this kennel his nose was all scraped up and scabby. Apparently, he had been placed in the last kennel and was trying to see what was going on outside so he continually rubbed his nose up against the gate, as we were told. I’m just not sure why he was not moved to another kennel or brought in. We typically do not use kennels and will definately do more research next time.

We have used Shores Kennel a number times with absolutely no issues. Our American Bulldog is 130 lbs. so accommodating him based on his size can be challenging. They’ve always listened to our instructions (medicinal, walks, diet) and contrary to the previous poster, have been incredibly friendly. Cost-​wise I haven’t seen anything out of the ordinary and they seem competitive with other kennels in the area. I’d recommend them to anyone who needs to board their four legged friend.

My wife and I left our dogs there for two days the weekend we got married and when we picked them up Sunday morning and took them home we noticed they were infested with fleas. The night prior to taking them there we gave them baths and they were flea free.
When I called to let them know of this, the lady who answered immediately got rude and defensive by saying that in 24 years they have never once had a flea problem and that the staff gives each and every dog a quick look over to make sure they don’t have fleas prior to check-​in. She then went on to say that it is impossible for a dog to get fleas in two days, but right after that she said they (her staff) probably didn’t check my dogs which totally negates what she just said. Also to prove my point on the incompetence of the staff, they tag your dogs with a named collar for identity purposes. I pointed out each of my three dogs to them multiple times so they knew which one was which and they still tagged them with the wrong name collars. If they can’t get something as small as that right who’s to say they don’t overlook other things such as fleas?
Also beware of the little extra hidden fees. When we requested a quote we got an email that outlined the per day price for our dogs and when I dropped them off they added on roughly $ 25 extra for «processing fees». When I questioned those charges the lady got a bit rude with me and stated they were charges to place the above mentioned identity collars on the dogs for my protection and theirs. I will never board my dogs with them again and the BBB will definitely be hearing from me as well about this.