Eastsound Kennels

I boarded my dog at Eastsound Kennels for a week and took advantage of the ‘in-​and-​out’ privileges to take her for outings. At the end of each outing, she was happy to see Mary, which was a great sign since she really doesn’t like to be away from me. She was safe and secure here. The place smelled clean, and the other dogs that I saw there appeared to be well cared for. I would definitely recommend Eastsound Kennels!

My boyfriend and I took our 8 month old puppy here while we went on a whale watching tour. It was our first time leaving her at a daycare, but we felt very comfortable doing so once we met Mary and saw the facilities. We could tell Mary knew what she was doing. When we picked up our pup, we could tell that she had a lot of playtime, because she was unusually tired. We will definitely take her back here when we are on the Island again.

As relatively new dog owners, this was our first experience with leaving our separation-​anxiety stricken pet at a kennel so we could attend a friend’s wedding over the weekend. There are a couple other reviews (good ones) of Eastsound Kennel on another website, and they are much more accurate than the single star here. I had a good impression of Mary from the first phone call I made. The drop-​off and pick-​up times were a minor barrier because of a delayed ferry, but she was very flexible and willing to work with us, with her main priority for us to not have to worry about our dog and have a good time on the island. Meeting her put to rest any worries I would have had. She has a very calm and pleasant attitude and seems to understand and care for animals very much. The kennel itself is in a beautiful location, and the dog areas are plenty big. They are half indoors and half outdoors, but she closes everything so it’s indoors in cold weather and at night. She makes her own dog food for her «guests,» unless of course there are diet restrictions. My dog was immediately comfortable there too, which is kind of unusual for him, and I took it as a very good sign. He was happy to see us when we picked him up, but also seemed like he’s spent the last few days being pretty happy. Mary said she had put him next to a couple other small, quiet dogs and that he’d made a friend over the weekend. She also takes them for regular walks, and she said she pairs up dogs who are getting along for supervised play time. The cost was also very reasonable (cash or checks, no cards). Overall, we were very happy with our experience, and I would definitely use Eastsound Kennels again, and recommend it to friends.

We arrived a few minutes early to drop our dog off– we couldn’t keep him here.
No one was there and I got the impression that it was the norm.
All the dogs were in pretty small cages.
There was no area for the dogs to run around, so it was unclear whether they ever left the cages.
It reminded me of an animal shelter, except colder as the cages were outdoors.