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Sendaishi Pet Resort LLC

355 Straw Rd, Manchester, NH 03102

4.2
161 Google reviews
Grooming

Overview

Sendaishi Pet Resort LLC is a professional dog boarding and daycare facility located on 60 acres in Manchester, NH, operated by owners Bill and Joyce Matott since 1976. They offer boarding and daycare services along with grooming, and are known for their breeding of champion Alaskan Malamutes.

Amenities & Policies

Cage-free
Webcam
Staff overnight
Outdoor yard
Pool / water play
Small dog area
Accepts puppies
Reactive breeds
Medication admin
Grooming
Training
Climate controlled
Overnight potty breaks
Online booking
Spay/neuter required
Temperament test

Policies & Details

Care & Play

Group play
Daily updates
Feeding policy:Owner provides food

Extras

Owner operated

What Reviews Say

161 reviews analyzed

Sendaishi Pet Resort has a polarized reputation with a majority of 5-star reviews praising their caring staff, clean facility, and excellent dog happiness, particularly for long-term customers. However, serious red flags emerge: multiple incidents of dogs being injured on premises (including one fatality from bloat and another from a dog fight), medication administration errors, and a dog given to the wrong owner. The owner frequently responds defensively to negative reviews, sometimes with dismissive or argumentative tones. While many pets thrive there and the facility has saved at least one dog from bloat through vigilant monitoring, the safety incidents and pattern of staff rudeness in negative reviews suggest significant quality control issues that prospective customers should carefully consider.

Dog happiness
4.3
Value
4.2
Facility
3.8
Cleanliness
3.7
Drop-off / pickup
3.5
Staff
3.4
Communication
3.2
Safety
2.8

People love

Dogs love it/return happy and tired(35)Staff is friendly/welcoming(28)Clean facility(15)Long-term customers (years of service)(12)Good with special needs pets (medications, senior, diabetic)(10)Saved dog's life (bloat detection)

Staff shoutouts

RachaelBill(2 mentions)JoyceEmma(2 mentions)Shelby

Worth noting

Dog died while in facility care (bloat)

โ€œThis kennel allowed a dog, who was perfectly healthy when dropped off, to die of 'stress induced bloat' while in their care.โ€

Dog returned with serious injury (gash/puncture wounds)

โ€œHe had a HUGE 2" gash in his neck followed by a puncture hole 3" from the gash.โ€

Wrong dog given to wrong owner

โ€œthey must of sent him home with someone else!โ€

Dog returned injured (limping, swollen leg)

โ€œmy one-year-old had a limp from an injury that a couple hours caused her leg to swell up to twice the sizeโ€

Medication administration error - wrong medication given

โ€œShe was given one pill in the morning and night meaning she was sedated the ENTIRE time she was there. Not only that, she didn't get ANY of her medication that she needed daily.โ€

Kennel cough outbreak

โ€œboth contracted kennel coughโ€

UTI possibly from inadequate outdoor access

โ€œshe came home with a UTIโ€

Staff rudeness/dismissiveness(12 mentions)

โ€œThe woman at the front desk at pickup (who I believe was the owner) was rude, barely spoke to meโ€

Poor communication/miscommunication(8 mentions)

โ€œI was astounded and took the staff member for their word since this behavior was exactly what we experienced... I'm so thankful that the staff member who was walking my dog out let me know about his horrible dayโ€

Dogs coming home dirty/smelly(4 mentions)

โ€œMy dogs came home smelling so horrible and were so dirty that we had to bathe themโ€

Medication errors(3 mentions)

โ€œShe was given one pill in the morning and night meaning she was sedated the ENTIRE time she was thereโ€

Dogs not getting promised activities/walks(3 mentions)

โ€œwe signed him up for play time and you guys decided to stuff him up in a kennel everydayโ€

Owner replies to 78% of reviewsdefensive tone38 repeat customers

At a Glance

Google rating
4.2/ 5
Review score
3.6/ 5
Amenities1 of 14
Reviews161
Repeat customersNumber of reviews that mention returning or being a regular customer.38

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