Pride & Joy Kennels

Dog died at facility with no explanation provided

“I left my dog with pride and joy for what was supposed to be a week, he died on his 2nd day there and I've never been given an explanation.”

Dogs returned injured with unexplained bruises

“He had bruises under all his legs, stomach, private area like he had been in a hoist for a long time or possibly tangled up from being left on a run with no supervision for a lengthy time.”

Dogs returned sick with bloody diarrhea and injuries

“The oldest 4 years was throwing up and had bloody diarrhea clearly very ill.”

Denied access to view kennel areas

“I asked to see all of the kennel areas and was denied entry.”

Dogs left in filthy conditions

“My dog layed in a filthy bed, which was clean when I brought it in.”

Poor communication/lack of response from owner(3 mentions)

“It took him days to even respond back to us with a very non-caring attitude.”

Dogs stressed from excessive barking/noise(2 mentions)

“A non-stop cacophony of barking in the back. When employees need to put on hearing protection to go into the kennel area, how do you think that is on a dog's sensitive ears?”

Feeding instructions not followed(2 mentions)

“They hadn't followed the feeding schedule (1/2 cup morning and evening) because half the food, which we had packaged, was not used.”

Dogs returned traumatized/smelling bad(3 mentions)

“She was traumatized.”

Dogs lost weight during stay

“He had visibly lost weight - his ribs were showing and he smelled really bad.”